Comparison

Serial vs Shining Glasses

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Serial

Features
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This applet helps you train your mental skills to calculate reduced serial sums using the approach of 'outcasting the tens'. It targets close-up magicians familiar to tricks that require such skills. The overall design of this app is geared towards Alain Nu's 'Serial Thrillers' plot as described in Alain Nu, 'Serial Thrillers', Alain Nu 2009. The app cycles through 'Serial Thrillers'' logical phases and serves as a virtual spectator who whispers random digits. It allows you to validate your conclusions against the correct response before taking you right into the next cycle. This is another app by yeahgic.com that aims at increasing your learning curve for mentally intensive tricks. Take it with you whereever you go. Some Features: - serial numbers up to 26 digt length - The design is kept straightforward and simple and fully tailored to help you focus on the real work. Practicing magic you don't want no complicated, overloaded and distracting user interface. Less is more. yeahgic.com dedicates to card magic apps since 2010. Its other commercial apps address the ACAAN plot, the Twice as Hard plot, Stack Training, and - probably the most courageous app in card magic academy - the Symbolic Method editor. - Note: the app's design is limited to ascii-font without any pictures. No buttons - it responds to gestures only. The help text is spartanic without formatting. It has the minimum design required to achieve its purpose. Check out the free 'Random Input' app available at the Appstore to experience the look and feel. 'Serial-Sum Trainer' was created with passion and driven by commitment. If this is not what you expected, and considering the solid price, please do not hesitate to make use of Appstore's return option or contact yeahgic.com directly. ------------ Serial-Sum Trainer forms part of a comprehensive suite of apps that dedicate to technical learning tools for close-up magicians. Serial-Sum Trainer helps you train your mental skills to calculate reduced serial sums using the approach of 'outcasting the tens'. It targets close-up magicians familiar to tricks that require such skills. The app is geared towards Alain Nu's 'Serial Thrillers' plot as described in Alain Nu, 'Serial Thrillers', Alain Nu 2009. A radical slim design. Cycle through the logical phases of the challenges at hand. Name it the 'virtual spectator' concept. Credits: - credits to Alain Nu for his 'Serial Thrillers' plot as described in Alain Nu, 'Serial Thrillers', Alain Nu 2009. - I like to thank Alain Nu for the permission to use his ideas for this commercial app. Some Features: - serial numbers up to 26 digit length - display and whisper modes - feedback driven development - feels almost like a true deck of cards. Practicing card magic you don't want no complicated, overloaded and distracting user interface. Less is more. - probably the most complete, and straightforward solution available. A series of numbers, its serial count. Which digit is missing? Think, calculate, check, and again. Swipe, swipe, think, verify. Serial swipes. To experience the look and feel of 'Serial-Sum Trainer' load the free 'Random Input' app available by this developer.

About

Shining Glasses

Control your LED full-color display screen with this app. Customize text, expressions, colors, and effects. Create unique patterns, music rhythms, and graffiti for a personalized device experience.

Highlights
  • Control LED full-color display
  • Change display text and expressions
  • Variety of color schemes
  • Display and pattern effects
  • Music rhythm effects
  • Custom graffiti and display effects
Features
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Shining glasses is a cool app that controls the LED full-color display screen. It can change the display text and expression in the app, provide a variety of color schemes and display effects, pattern effects, music rhythm effects, and customize graffiti and display effects as you like. With cool and diverse play methods, your device is unique. Shining Glasses是一款控制LED全彩显示屏的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字和表情,提供多种配色方案以及显示效果,图案效果,音乐律动效果,可以随心所欲自定义涂鸦及显示效果,酷炫多样的玩法,让您的设备独一无二。

Screenshots

Serial4 screens
Shining Glasses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shining Glasses at Free against Serial's $2.99. Shining Glasses also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shining Glasses is free to download; Serial costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serial ships an update every 7 months, Shining Glasses every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Serial versus Shining Glasses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerialShining Glasses
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—61 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalph CosShenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Serial

No in-app purchases

None

Shining Glasses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serial free?
Serial costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shining Glasses free?
Shining Glasses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Serial or Shining Glasses have ads?
Neither Serial nor Shining Glasses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Serial or Shining Glasses?
Serial ships an update every 7 months, and Shining Glasses every 2 months. Most recently, Serial was updated on September 2, 2026 and Shining Glasses on October 17, 2026.

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