iCons vs VRTX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCons
This magic app lets you influence minds using your phone's icons. Easily create illusions with any card or text, supporting multiple languages and secret inputs. Performances are explained within the app.
- Influence minds with phone icons
- Use any card or text
- Secret inputs
- Multi-language support
- Performance explanations
- Card and text input
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iCons allows you to influence people's mind with any card, any text using the icons of your phone. It's a magic app. It's easy to use, very simple to do. Multi-Language Connected to Inject, Elips & WikiTest Card Input Text Input 2 Secret Inputs Letters and numbers Performances explained
VRTX
This tool instantly generates acrostics for any word, perfect for creating unique storytelling routines in magic tricks. It offers easy export options and integrates with other magic applications for advanced functionality.
- Instant acrostic generation
- Creative storytelling routines
- Easy export to notes or sharing
- Seamless API integration with magic apps
- Dice-controlled acrostic selection
- Expanded dictionary options
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------------------------- • WELCOME TO VRTX • ------------------------- Created by Eddy Bouchenak and Guillaume 'GB' Bellut VRTX (pronounced vertex) is an acrostic generator design for magic tricks. ------------------------- Core Features (Included) ------------------------- • Instant Acrostic Generation – Generate an acrostic for any word with a single tap. • Creative Freedom – Use generated words to craft unique storytelling routines. • Easy Export – Save acrostics directly into a note or share them effortlessly. ------------------------- Powerful Add-Ons (Available Separately) ------------------------- • Seamless API Integration – Connect VRTX with other magic apps like Inject, Elips, WikiTest, and more. • Dice-Controlled Acrostics – Manually select a dice value or sync with Kinetic Mental Dice for automatic positioning. • Custom API Output – Export generated acrostics to any app or system of your choice (Glyphs, Voila, Hydra...). • Expanded Dictionaries – Unlock additional word lists to refine and customize your acrostic possibilities. VRTX is part of the new "In The Middle" (ITM) generation of magic apps, acting as a seamless bridge between applications—receiving input from one app, transforming it, and sending it to another. Please note: TV & Internet rights are not included with any of our products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iCons at weekly against VRTX's every 3 weeks. iCons also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. iCons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VRTX sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iCons against 5.0 for VRTX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
iCons ships an update weekly, VRTX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCons | VRTX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | French Twins Illusion | Guillaume Bellut |
Customer experience
iCons
VRTX
In-app purchases
iCons
- Buy iCons$44.99
VRTX
- Dizionario delle destinazioniFree
- Dicionário de DestinoFree
- ReisezielwörterbuchFree
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- Dictionnaire de destinationsFree
- Destinations DictionaryFree
- Dizionario dei marchi$4.99
- Dizionario degli animali$4.99
- Dizionario degli oggetti$4.99
- Dicionário de Objetos$4.99
- Woordenboek van beroemdheden$4.99
- Dicionário de Marcas$4.99
- Dicionário de nomes$4.99
- Dicionário de celebridades$4.99
- Promi-Wörterbuch$4.99
- Tierlexikon$4.99
- Dictionnaire de prénoms$4.99
- Dictionnaire d'objets$4.99
- Animals Dictionary$4.99
- Names Dictionary$4.99
- Dictionnaire de marques$4.99
- Celebrities Dictionary$4.99
- Objects Dictionary$4.99
- Full Version$134.99









