Comparison

SoundsReal vs Onyx Magic

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

Head to head
About

SoundsReal

Features
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Trigger your sounds at the right moment. Without being seen. Without missing a beat. SoundsReal is the audio sequencer built for stage performers — magicians, actors, musicians, and artists. Control your soundscapes, sound effects, and music with full discretion, straight from your pocket. Simple Import: Add your sounds and music directly from your iPhone or iPad, no computer required. 10,000+ Built-in Sounds: Access a massive integrated sound library with over 10,000 ready-to-use sounds and effects — no need to source your own audio to get started. Precise Sequences: Schedule your audio triggers with delay, haptic feedback, and millisecond-accurate timing — so you never miss your cue again. Remote and Discreet Control Connect a Bluetooth remote (BLE) to trigger your sequences without touching the screen Compatible with the Virtuoz by MagieFactory for a magician-native integration Use your smartphone's volume buttons as a discreet trigger Compatible with the Flic Smart Button Lock Mode: Prevent any accidental interaction during your performances. The app stays active, on the right mode, even in your pocket.

About

Onyx Magic

This utility uses AI to remotely alter captured photos in real-time. It allows for seamless modifications to images moments after they are taken, directly on a spectator's device. Create impossible effects like changing playing cards, revealing hidden messages, or altering clock times within photos.

Highlights
  • Real-time AI photo modification
  • Remote image alteration
  • Spectator's camera integration
  • Physical photo printing (Onyx Print)
  • Third-party app integrations
  • Variable delayed input
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Onyx is a revolutionary utility that allows you to modify a captured image in real-time using variable input data. Using cutting edge AI, Onyx lets you remotely create seamless alterations to photos moments after they've been taken - all with your spectator's camera. For example: — Make a playing card appear in your spectator's wallet. — Morph your spectator's shadow to look like their thought of animal. — Take a photo of your spectator holding a signed card. They name *any* other card. The signed card in the photo transforms to match their thought. — Supplement your Gypsy Queen routine with Onyx: zoom in on a photo of your spectator holding the Queen of Hearts for the reveal. — Reveal a thought-of word, name, or initials hidden naturally in the light reflections of a spectator's eye. — Change the time on a photo of a clock. — Remove your spectator's wristwatch in a photo, making it sbeem that it was removed earlier. ...and more! If you can describe it, Onyx can likely create it. Onyx is particularly great for revealing something ephemeral. Photograph a shadow, clouds, a TV screen or more, and Onyx will realistically insert their free choice. * Variable Delayed Input Inspired by the popular variable trigger system featured in DFB X, Onyx pauses and automatically waits for input, letting you remotely modify a photo *after* it's been taken. * Cutting Edge Technology Take a photo, then have your spectator make a free choice. Onyx's advanced technology seamlessly transforms the photo remotely. * Create Unlimited Effects Change signed playing cards, reveal initials and names, or modify writing. Reveal *anything you can imagine* within a genuine photo you just took. * Your Integrations. Their Camera The effect happens entirely with the spectator's camera. With Onyx's powerful integrations, your phone never needs to leave your pocket. * Invisible, Advanced Technology As only the spectator's device is in play, Onyx remains hidden and inconspicuous. * Third Party Integrations Use your favourite magic apps' input methods, including: — Earworm's covert typing Web Search & Notes input — Native voice input — Native clock swipe input — WebFX's Wrist Gestures — WikiTest — PeekSmith — Bridge ...and any compatible third-party app. # Introducing: Onyx Print Onyx Print brings Onyx’s digital effect into the real world. # Produce Physical Photographs Instead of revealing information only on a screen, Onyx Print can generate and automatically print images on a pocket printer, allowing you to produce a real photograph from your wallet, pocket, or envelope for a powerful ending. # Dynamic Prompting Onyx Print uses the same dynamic prompting and covert input system that powers Onyx. Use any of Onyx’s input methods, and Onyx Print will automatically generate and print an image to match. # Use Your Own Photos You can even modify existing photos. For example: have Onyx Print set up with a photo of yourself and have a spectator name any place in the world. Onyx Print will then create and automatically print a realistic photo of you in that exact location, ready to reveal. # Works With Other Apps Onyx Print can even monitor your photo library and automatically print images saved by other apps. When an app saves a photo, Onyx Print can print it. Onyx Print is an in-app purchase within Onyx, and currently supports the Instax mini Link+, with plans for additional printers in the future. Onyx is a tool specifically designed for entertainment purposes. It uses purchaseable in-app credits or a funded OpenRouter account for best-in-class automatic edits. Onyx supports: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese simplified and traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

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Onyx Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SoundsReal at Free against Onyx Magic's $64.99. SoundsReal also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). Onyx Magic's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SoundsReal is free to download; Onyx Magic costs $64.99 up front. SoundsReal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Onyx Magic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SoundsReal against 5.0 for Onyx Magic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onyx Magic has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SoundsReal versus Onyx Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoundsRealOnyx Magic
PriceFree — better$64.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent GachetMarc Kerstein

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SoundsReal

One-time1
  • SoundsReal Premium$17.99
2 purchases

Onyx Magic

One-time2
  • 100 Onyx Credits$19.99
  • Onyx Print$49.99

Questions

Is SoundsReal free?
SoundsReal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onyx Magic free?
Onyx Magic costs $64.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SoundsReal or Onyx Magic?
SoundsReal and Onyx Magic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do SoundsReal or Onyx Magic have ads?
Neither SoundsReal nor Onyx Magic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoundsReal or Onyx Magic?
SoundsReal ships an update fortnightly, and Onyx Magic fortnightly. Most recently, SoundsReal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Onyx Magic on October 22, 2026.

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