PK vs The Button by Joao Miranda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PK
Create a paranormal illusion by magically moving permanent ink on your mobile screen. Spectators choose ink placement and color, and you control the movement remotely or with hand gestures. Offers multiple finales and can integrate with other magic apps for advanced effects.
- Spectator-chosen ink placement
- Customizable marker colors and designs
- Remote control and hand-gesture recognition
- Multiple powerful finales
- Offline functionality
- Integration with other magic apps
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With PK-Ink App, you can magically move permanent ink drawn on your mobile screen! Key Features • The spectator chooses the exact spot where the ink will appear. • The spectator can select from a variety of marker colors or designs — or you can upload your own drawings. • Move the drawing without touching the phone, using remote control or advanced hand-gesture recognition. Multiple gesture options included: pinch, index finger pointing, open-hand (5 fingers), and more — all highly reliable. • Multiple powerful finales: the spectator will be unable to erase the ink they just saw move. You start clean and end clean. • No internet connection required (unless you use integrations). • Integrate your favorite magic apps with an Ouija-style effect: Imagine the spectator searching for a word in apps like Inject or Elips, and the ink begins to move toward each letter or number — triggered by hand gestures, volume buttons, or fully automatic mode, gliding smoothly across the entire alphabet. Use this as a paranormal illusion with the built-in video animation feature, or as a psychic/magical effect by moving the ink across any Ouija board image you’ve downloaded. • Video instructions available in English and Spanish. • Extremely easy to use — no complex setup or configuration required.
The Button by Joao Miranda
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The Button is a digital performance tool by João Miranda: a giant red button on your phone, built for close-up and parlor work. Press it. It sinks, lights up, and sounds like the real thing. With two fingers you unscrew the cap. Underneath, a folded card is waiting — the one you prepared. Designed so you can set it once and trust it in performance: • Custom folded card from your library or the camera, with the card frame already in place • Your own click, bell, and table surface • The routine stays put if the phone locks • No account. No activation code. Buy it, open it, work. This is software for magicians. It is not a toy button and it is not tied to a physical prop. What the audience sees is a phone and a button. What you do with it is the trick. The Button by João Miranda Premium Magic Solutions Support: support@joaomiranda.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Button by Joao Miranda at $39.90 against PK's $99.99. The Button by Joao Miranda also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
PK costs $99.99 and The Button by Joao Miranda $39.90 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PK ships an update every 2 months, The Button by Joao Miranda every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PK | The Button by Joao Miranda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | $39.90 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nelson Suarez Arteaga | JOÃO MIRANDA PREMIUM MAGIC SOLUTIONS |
In-app purchases
PK
No in-app purchases
The Button by Joao Miranda
No in-app purchases
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