Magic Reality vs AC Matrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Reality
This app uses augmented reality to create stunning, ultra-visual card transformations without any special decks or gimmicks. It's designed for magicians of all levels to enhance their routines and perform breathtaking magic tricks easily.
- Augmented reality card transformations
- Use with any standard deck
- No gimmicks or sleight of hand required
- Easy to use for all skill levels
- Ultra-visual magic effects
- Pre-designed and custom routines
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Discover Digital Flap: The real AR Magic Tool! With this first effect available in the Magic Reality app, take your card magic to a new dimension! What is Digital Flap? Digital Flap is a revolutionary tool that modernizes the principle of card transformations without any manipulation. With this app always at hand, you can perform stunning and ultra-visual transformations of normal cards anytime, anywhere. No gimmicks, no complex techniques – just pure magic. Key Features: - The only app of its kind that truly uses the technology of augmented reality! - Use Your Own Cards: No need for special decks. Digital Flap works with any standard Bicycle "Rider Back" deck. - No Gimmicks: The app uses advanced technology to create perfect transformations without trick cards. - Easy to Use: Designed to be simple and intuitive, even for beginners. No sleight of hand required. - Always With You: Never leave home without your phone? You’ll always be ready to impress. - Ultra-Visual: Perform visually stunning card transformations that will leave your audience speechless. Why You'll Love Digital Flap: - Enhance Your Routines: Whether you’re a professional magician or a hobbyist, Digital Flap will elevate your card magic routines to the next level. - Open a New Dimension: What better way to expand your repertoire of card tricks with effects that blend reality and virtual magic? - Designed for All Levels: From beginners to experts, everyone can use Digital Flap to create breathtaking magic tricks. - Custom Routines: Use it for your own magical routines or try the specially designed routines included in the app. How It Works: 1. Download and Install: Install the free "Magic Reality" app from the App Store and set it up on your device. Then, unlock the "Digital Flap" effect. 2. Choose Your Routine: Select from a variety of pre-designed routines or create your own. 3. Perform the Magic: Follow the simple instructions to perform amazing card transformations. Hand the card to your spectator for verification – they won’t believe their eyes and will want to try transforming cards with the phone themselves! Join the Magic Community: We are excited to share Digital Flap with you and can’t wait to see how it enhances your magical performances. Download the app today and join a growing community of magicians taking their art to the next level with Digital Flap. Ready to Impress? Download Digital Flap now and start performing pure and astonishing transformations instantly! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
AC Matrix
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AC Matrix turns your phone into a magic instrument. Everything an audience sees looks like an ordinary phone doing ordinary things. Everything you do to control it is invisible. SLIDE EFFECTS Flash through your own screenshots and clips, full-screen. Because the media is yours, the effect can be anything a phone screen can show — a home screen where the icons gather into one corner, a photo that changes when you turn the phone around, a lock screen that shouldn't exist yet. • Cut instantly, or cross-dissolve over a length you choose • Hold a slide for a set delay before it changes • Let a slide advance itself, so a beat lands on time and not a moment late • Name your slides so a long routine stays readable while you build it TRIGGER IT HOWEVER YOU LIKE Every slide chooses its own way in: a tap anywhere on the screen, a shake of the phone, or a hand gesture seen by the camera. Mix them inside one routine — tap, tap, shake, pinch — so no single tell repeats. AI CLEANUP, ON DEVICE Box out a clock, a notification, a status bar, anything that gives the game away. An inpainting model rebuilds the area from its surroundings, on your phone, and stores the cleaned copy alongside the original. One toggle switches between them. Works on stills and on video, either as a single patch or frame by frame. Cleanup runs in the background with a Live Activity, so you can watch a long job finish from the Lock Screen instead of holding the app open. BUILT FOR PERFORMING • Two-finger swipe down to leave — there is no visible quit button, and that is the point • Swipe right to step back a slide if you need to • The screen stays awake and the status bar stays hidden • Open the app straight into a performance, so nothing is ever seen but the effect LEARN IT BY WATCHING IT Every setting that describes a behaviour over time is shown as a small looping animation, not a paragraph. A "?" next to any control opens the tutorial already scrolled to the right topic. There is a filmed clip of one routine being performed, start to finish, if you would rather just watch one first. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION AC Matrix has no network code functionality. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is analysed, no account is required. Camera frames are read for hand detection and discarded — never recorded, never saved, never sent. The AI cleanup model runs entirely on your device. Requires iOS 17 or later. Camera gesture triggers need a physical iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AC Matrix at every 4 days against Magic Reality's monthly. Magic Reality's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Magic Reality sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and AC Matrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Reality ships an update monthly, AC Matrix every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Reality | AC Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Open zone | Feiyu Chang |
In-app purchases
Magic Reality
- Digital Flap ∞$39.99
- Digital Flap ∞$44.99
- Digital Flap ∞$119.99
AC Matrix
- AC Matrix Pro$4.99









