MagicCon vs Elf Tech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicCon
Navigate your convention experience with this official app. Access event schedules, detailed maps, guest information, and real-time updates. Activate your badge within the app to unlock exclusive features.
- Event schedule and programming
- Detailed convention center maps
- Guest and artist profiles
- Real-time push notifications
- Badge activation for immersive features
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The MagicCon mobile app is your ultimate companion for navigating MagicCon: Amsterdam. Designed to enhance your weekend experience, this app puts all the information you need right at your fingertips! 1. Event Schedule and Programing Plan your weekend with an up-to-date schedule of panels, ticketed play events, signings, and other activities. Browse different stages, event types, and don't forget to set reminders, so you never miss a moment. 2. Maps Easily find your way around the convention center with all of our detailed show maps! Location of Magic Marketplace exhibitors, Art of Magic artists, play areas, panel rooms, and more. 3. Guest and Artist Info Check out profiles for our special guests and featured artists. Get signing schedules and booth locations so you can plan your meet-and-greet moments. 4. Push Notifications & Updates Stay informed with real-time alerts about schedule changes, exclusive announcements, or show updates throughout the weekend. 5. Badge Activation & Gaming Use the badge activation directly in the mobile app to unlock immersive features, the game hub, and more happening throughout the show!
Elf Tech
Experience an augmented reality art rave on a live stage during events. This application brings immersive visual art to life, transforming the atmosphere of live performances.
- Augmented reality art
- Live stage integration
- Event atmosphere enhancement
- Immersive visual art
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Elf Tech - AR Art Rave experience on the Live Stage during the event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elf Tech at 75% against MagicCon's 15%. Elf Tech also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). MagicCon's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 11). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elf Tech holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicCon has 119 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of MagicCon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Elf Tech's.
MagicCon ships an update every 4 months, Elf Tech daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicCon | Elf Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (119 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reed Elsevier Inc. | Rypplzz, Inc. |
Customer experience
MagicCon
Elf Tech
In-app purchases
MagicCon
No in-app purchases
Elf Tech
No in-app purchases
