Comparison

Nexus Magic vs AC Matrix

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

Head to head
About

Nexus Magic

Create unique magic tricks with advanced input methods. This app processes your input and outputs it to various devices, offering endless possibilities for surprise and impact.

Highlights
  • Create new magic tricks
  • Advanced input methods
  • Process input information
  • Output to various devices
  • Endless possibilities for surprise
Features
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Nexus is your digital hub to create new and unique magic tricks. Using some of the most advanced input methods in magic today, or using inputs from other apps and devices, your input information is processed and then output to nearly anyplace you can think of. The possibilities for impact and surprise are truly endless!

About

AC Matrix

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Nexus Magic4 screens
AC Matrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nexus Magic at none against AC Matrix's 1. AC Matrix's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AC Matrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nexus Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nexus Magic ships an update every 2 weeks, AC Matrix every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nexus Magic versus AC Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexus MagicAC Matrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB261 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan Levit ConsultingFeiyu Chang

In-app purchases

None

Nexus Magic

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AC Matrix

One-time1
  • AC Matrix Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Nexus Magic free?
Nexus Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AC Matrix free?
AC Matrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nexus Magic or AC Matrix have ads?
Neither Nexus Magic nor AC Matrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nexus Magic or AC Matrix?
Nexus Magic ships an update every 2 weeks, and AC Matrix every 4 days. Most recently, Nexus Magic was updated on October 24, 2026 and AC Matrix on October 26, 2026.

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