Comparison

NameForge vs Digital Visions

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

Head to head
About

NameForge

This tool transforms any word into a personalized acrostic for mentalism performances. It offers seamless input and output options, with optional pro features for enhanced routines and community sharing.

Highlights
  • Word to acrostic generation
  • Customizable input and output
  • Pro features via in-app purchases
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Voice and camera input
  • Community sharing of routines
Features
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NAMEFORGE - MODERN MENTALISM, FORGED TO PERFECTION Created by professional mentalist Paul Brook, NameForge is a cutting-edge mentalism tool that transforms a simple word into a powerful, personalised moment of mentalism. Take a name - typed, spoken*, or selected - and instantly generate a compelling acrostic, where the first letter of each line spells out the original word. It feels deeply personal to your participant, yet the method remains entirely invisible. Whether you’re performing on stage, close-up, or over video, NameForge delivers genuine impact - without giving away your secrets. CUSTOMISED INPUT AND OUTPUT, SEAMLESS DELIVERY Any word can be inputted into NameForge, which will then be turned into an acrostic - where the first letter of each word creates another word. After the acrostic is made, it can then be sent virtually anywhere you want, via the predefined outputs, or use the customisable outputs to send to somewhere specific. PRO FEATURES FOR WORKING PERFORMERS Enhance your routines with optional Pro features (In-App Purchases): • Apple Watch Peek – discreet reveals on your wrist • Voice Input – speak the word aloud to create the acrostic • Camera Input – show a written word to any of your phone's cameras to input it • Unforged Sending – send unformatted words to any integration • Search Result Output – make their phone show your prediction • Add More API Outputs – connect to more integrations COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SHARING Profiles and word lists can be shared between performers with ease, letting you explore and perform community-favourite routines in seconds. CONSTANTLY EVOLVING NameForge is packed with tools and always evolving - ready to help you create miracles, anywhere, anytime. *Voice Input requires the ‘Voice Input’ In-App purchase.

About

Digital Visions

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Digital Visions is a performance tool for professional magicians. A spectator names a drawing. Your phone — sitting untouched on the table since before the effect began — shows a video message that already contains it. THE PERFORMANCE Press Go and put the phone down. The screen goes dark. Minutes later it pings with a message from a contact. You pick it up, open it, and play the video. Pause it before the reveal, ask for a drawing, and finish. WHAT YOU GET - A messages interface you can dress to look like your own phone — contacts, avatars, conversation history, all editable - Notifications that arrive on your timing, from ten seconds to five minutes - Complete offline operation once installed. No signal, no wifi, no problem - A free version with three reveals so you can try it properly before buying THE FULL PACK Unlocks the complete set of reveals — every drawing a spectator is likely to name, with alternative names mapped to each one so a "puppy" and a "dog" both land. Available as an in-app purchase, or with the code supplied in the boxed Visions release from your magic dealer. BUILT FOR WORKING PERFORMERS No connection required at performance time. Nothing to set up between shows. Designed by a working magician with over fifty releases through Murphy's Magic.

Screenshots

NameForge4 screens
Digital Visions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digital Visions at Free against NameForge's $69.99. Digital Visions also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). NameForge's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Digital Visions is free to download; NameForge costs $69.99 up front. NameForge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Digital Visions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NameForge ships an update every 8 days, Digital Visions every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NameForge versus Digital Visions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNameForgeDigital Visions
Price$69.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaul Michael Brookmatthew wright

In-app purchases

6 purchases

NameForge

One-time6
  • Unforged Output$29.99
  • API Inputs$29.99
  • Watch Peek$49.99
Show 3 more
  • Voice Input$49.99
  • Camera Input$49.99
  • Search Result Output$49.99
1 purchases

Digital Visions

One-time1
  • Full Visions Pack$29.99

Questions

Is NameForge free?
NameForge costs $69.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Digital Visions free?
Digital Visions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NameForge or Digital Visions have ads?
Neither NameForge nor Digital Visions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NameForge or Digital Visions?
NameForge ships an update every 8 days, and Digital Visions every 2 days. Most recently, NameForge was updated on September 22, 2026 and Digital Visions on September 30, 2026.

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