Comparison

Notarized vs CardCull

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

Head to head
About

Notarized

This app enables mind-reading and drawing duplication using a borrowed phone. It turns any iPhone into an impression pad, allowing you to instantly see what a spectator writes or draws. Perform advanced mentalism effects with features like colored line support and lock screen mind-reading.

Highlights
  • Mind reading with borrowed phone
  • Drawing duplication
  • Impression pad functionality
  • Colored line support
  • Telegram support for thought transmission
  • API integration
  • Lock screen mind reading
Features
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Now with support for iOS 26 devices! From theory11 and ThoughtCast Magic comes NOTARIZED! Amazing mind reading is now possible with a BORROWED PHONE! Turn any iPhone into your own personal Impression Pad, and see everything they write or draw with ease. Be able to read minds, perform drawing duplication, and more with Notarized! You open the Notes app on your spectators phone, ask them to enter any words or make any drawing, and you know exactly what word they are thinking of, or what image they drew - immediately! Any words that are typed into that note or drawings made are immediately viewable on your iPhone. Plus, you can set multiple force words and drawings and send them to their phone, as an amazing revelation. Then, cleanup and remove the evidence in five seconds. You can even clean up without ever touching their phone! You can now perform many Notarized routines WITHOUT NEEDING YOUR PHONE AT ALL! Their phone does ALL the work! Plus, with the NEW theory11 supercharge, now you can perform even more incredible effects with powerful new features, including: - Colored Line Support, for performing your favorite Color Matching-Style effects - Telegram Support, for sending the spectators thought of word to yourself or a friend! - API Support! Receive their thoughts from API based apps like WikiTest or Inject, or send them from an API app and reveal their thoughts on THEIR device! - Lock screen mode! With their phone locked, read their mind, then magically unlock their phone right in front of them! - Push Notification support for smart watches - And More! Get Notarized and perform miracles anytime and anywhere! This app is for entertainment purposes only and for use by magicians for magical performances only! This app requires a reliable internet connection to use all advertised features.

About

CardCull

This app generates a random card from a standard 52-card deck. It offers on-tap, timer, and custom time modes for practicing card tricks and speed culling techniques. Users can also customize the visual appearance of the deck, mat, and desk.

Highlights
  • Random card generation
  • On-tap mode
  • Timer modes
  • Customizable visuals
  • Speed culling practice
  • Card control techniques
Features
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The first random card generator for a standard deck of playing cards. Practice your magical craft as you use on-tap, timer modes, or custom time to generate a random card. Tap to reveal one of 52 cards! Change the look of the deck, mat, or desk - visualizing how you want to practice. Work on your speed culling techniques and card controls.

Screenshots

Notarized4 screens
CardCull3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardCull at none against Notarized's 1. Notarized's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notarized sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CardCull asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Notarized against 5.0 for CardCull. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notarized ships an update every 6 days, CardCull fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Notarized versus CardCull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotarizedCardCull
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertheory11.comDavid Johnson

Customer experience

Notarized

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CardCull

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notarized

One-time1
  • Base App Unlock$99.99
None

CardCull

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notarized free?
Notarized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardCull free?
CardCull is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notarized or CardCull?
Notarized and CardCull are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Notarized or CardCull have ads?
Neither Notarized nor CardCull shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notarized or CardCull?
Notarized ships an update every 6 days, and CardCull fortnightly. Most recently, Notarized was updated on November 4, 2026 and CardCull on November 9, 2026.

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