Mister Maker vs Card Magic Tricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mister Maker
This app offers a creative digital art experience for children aged 4 and up, inspired by a popular TV show. Kids can draw, create unlimited designs with various materials and effects, and even make photos wacky. It includes fun games and challenges to foster creativity and learning.
- Unlimited picture and design creation
- 350+ colors and materials
- Photo editing and wacky creations
- 20 Minute Make challenges
- Shape identification and games
- Virtual glitter and glue
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Inspired by the hit CBeebies TV show Mister Maker’s Arty Party!, this official app is guaranteed to give hours of creative fun. Hosted by Mister Maker himself with the help of his friends Tocky and The Shapes, this extensive creative experience is designed for kids 4 and over. USE GLITTER AND GLUE, BUT WITHOUT THE MESS Designed especially for your own budding Mini-Makers, this app allows kids to imagine and create an unlimited number of pictures and designs using the extensive range of over 350 colours, backgrounds, materials and special effects available from the Doodle Drawers. There's even virtual glue and lots of glitter to use. TAKE PHOTOS AND MAKE 'EM WACKY Take a photo or use images from your device's photo album, then turn them it into wacky creations to share with your friends. What would grandma look like wearing a snorkel and why has grandpa got red hair? CAN YOU MAKE IT IN A MINUTE? Join Tocky and take part in 20 different Minute Make challenges. PLAY WITH THE SHAPES Learn to identify shapes and watch them morph into fun objects in the original Shapes Game, or play the Shapes very own Match-3 game. SAFE MISTER MAKER ENVIRONMENT Mister Maker himself is on-hand to give continuous positive advice and encouragement to your Mini-Makers using video and audio guidance. Also includes The Shapes, Tocky, The Doodle Drawers, Minute Makes, Frame It! together with all the familiar music and sound effects from the TV show. Mister Maker: Let’s Make It! is so much more than another colouring game, it offers endless creative possibilities and hours of fun. KEY FEATURES • Produce unlimited numbers of pictures and designs • Choose from 350+ colours and fun materials • 10 themed backgrounds to use in your own pictures • Extensive range of tools and special effects • Take photos or use existing pictures and turn them into wacky creations • Create unlimited frames for your artwork • Share with family and friends using email or print* • Take part in 20 Minute Make challenges • Play two games based on the The Shapes. * To use the print function access to an AirPrint enabled printer or emulator is required. • ALSO AVAILABLE? All of the above content is unlocked and ready to use in the standard app, but if you want more the Around The World pack is available to purchase separately. This contains 100 extra materials to use plus 20 exciting new Minute Makes to keep them entertained for hours. Around The World Pack contains creative fun from UK and Australian themes. • SUITABLE FOR AGES 4 years and over • LANGUAGES This app has spoken words and on-screen text in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Free translated User Guides are available to download from our website in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. • P2 KID SAFE (LEVEL 2) APP This is a P2 Kid Safe App. P2 Kids Safe Level 2 apps DO NOT contain data gathering systems of any kind, meaning your children can safely play without fear of unwittingly disclosing data about their playing habits, location or the device they are using. • P2 CUSTOMER CARE PLEDGE We are committed to bringing all our customers the highest quality apps and after care service and are always looking for ways to improve our games so please get in touch if you have any suggestions or feedback. In the unlikely event that you experience a problem, please email our support team who are waiting to help you. Email us at support@p2entertainment.co.uk you will usually receive a reply within 24 hours.
Card Magic Tricks
Learn and perform two card magic tricks with this application. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the process, making it easy to impress your friends and family with your new skills.
- Two card tricks included
- Step-by-step instructions
- Easy to learn
- Perform for friends and family
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Card Magic Tricks There are Two Card tricks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Card Magic Tricks at Free against Mister Maker's $2.99. Card Magic Tricks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mister Maker's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 41 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Card Magic Tricks is free to download; Mister Maker costs $2.99 up front. Mister Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Card Magic Tricks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mister Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Mister Maker's written reviews are positive against 40% of Card Magic Tricks's.
Mister Maker ships an update every 5 months, Card Magic Tricks every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mister Maker | Card Magic Tricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better | 2.7 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | P2 Entertainment Ltd | Sukhbir Kaur |
Customer experience
Mister Maker
Card Magic Tricks
Bugs and requests
Mister Maker
Reported bugs
41 issues- App immediately shuts down
- App doesn't open
- App crashes on loading screen
- App flashes logo and disappears
- App closes immediately after opening
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- App crashes on the loading screen
- App crashes won't let me access it
- App kicks me out
- App opens and immediately shuts down
- App won't load, just shuts straight down
- App doesn't open with current iOS
- App crashes immediately on trying to open
- App doesn't work, black screen
- App closes as soon as you open it
- App won't open
- Black screen after intro video
- App starts up but then just a black screen
- Screen keeps going black
- Black when I load
- App starts to load and then goes to black screen
- App doesn't work anymore, starts up but then black screen
- Black screen on iPad Air 4
- Intro loads but then screen goes black
- Keeps crashing
- Crashing on startup
- Not working after update
- All go to a black screen
- Doesn't open, just shows main picture and black screen
- Doesn't work properly
- App crashes on startup if you try skip the intro video
- When you exit an activity, it’s not usable
- App gives black screens, isn’t working now at all
- All go to a black screen
- Doesn't open, just shows the main picture and, after a few seconds, black screen
- App crashes on screen after choosing profile
- App has recently started crashing all the time
- Never got it to work before it crashes and closes
- Doodle drawer just doesn't work at all
- Red Cross on the right of the doodle draws stops working
- Slider on the left is unresponsive
- App opens with a profile setup page that confuses kid
Requested features
7 requests- Add AR mode
- Add animate mode
- Add around the world content
- Add two player mode
- Update for iOS9 on iPad2
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- Fix profile setup for toddlers
- Make 1-minute maker less overwhelming
Card Magic Tricks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mister Maker
- Around the World Pack 1$0.99
Card Magic Tricks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mister Maker free?
Is Card Magic Tricks free?
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