Comparison

Mindlinker vs Focus by Joel Dickinson

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

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About

Mindlinker

Features
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This is a truly amazing mind-reading app. It's the closest thing you can get to real mentalism.  Throughout most of the routine, the phone is not even used. It's only used at the end to display the image of what they thought of - on Google. Ask a spectator to think of any item/word within a specific category. You can name one of the categories listed on your app. Once they have thought of a word, go through the performance - which is to simply talk to the spectator and make him point to things in the air. Within a minute, you will be able to pull out your phone and show him what he had thought of, right on Google's own search engine. This mentalism trick is a watered-down version of Enigma by Christian Grace. If you want the bells and whistles, you should buy Enigma. All credit for the idea of this app goes to him. If you are happy with the main effect only, then you can use this app instead. The performance and reveal are the same as Enigma, but the app works in a different way. You can see how Christian performs this effect from his YouTube performance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-ImAan4kA The idea of this app was taken from Christian's Enigma app, but developed in a different way so as not to infringe upon his creation.

About

Focus by Joel Dickinson

This app allows performers to reveal images participants are thinking of, either from their mind or a gallery. It offers multiple reveal modes and a natural interface, requiring no AI or internet during performance.

Highlights
  • Reveal thought-of images
  • Customizable image galleries
  • Multiple reveal modes
  • No AI or internet required
  • Instant reset
  • Smartwatch notifications
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A participant thinks of an image. Seconds later, you reveal what they are thinking. Your participant can either think of any image entirely in their mind within a category… or freely focus on an image from your gallery. No writing. No typing. No awkward procedure. No AI and no internet required during performance. Focus is a performance system built for magicians and mentalists, designed to create impossible thought-reading demonstrations using a completely natural gallery. “This has become a go-to for me. The reactions I get are absolutely insane.” — Joe Bainbridge Unlike many digital effects, Focus feels casual, organic, and genuinely natural in performance. The interface mirrors a real photo gallery, allowing the experience to unfold without suspicious handling, strange processes, or awkward procedure. Whether your participant thinks of an image in their mind or freely focuses on one from your gallery, the thought remains completely hidden. Use your own photographs, create custom galleries, and reveal thoughts in the way that best suits your performance style. Comes ready to perform with a built-in “Who Is It?” gallery, allowing you to start performing straight away. Built for real-world performance with instant reset, flexible handling options, optional smart watch notifications, and complete offline capability. Perfect for close-up, walkaround, social media, casual performing, content creators, and professional magic and mentalism routines. FEATURES • Create custom image libraries for different routines • Use your own photos from your gallery, files, or folders • Perform using either a freely thought-of image or a target gallery • Comes ready to perform with a built-in “Who Is It?” gallery • No AI • No internet required during performance • Choose different reveal modes for each routine • Instant reset • Flexible handling options • Optional notification system for compatible smart watches • Familiar gallery interface that feels natural and unforced • Fast, reliable, practical, and performance tested REVEAL MODES Focus is designed to reveal your participant’s thought in any way you want. If you simply want to secretly discover what your participant is thinking and reveal it later in your own way, Focus allows you to do that in seconds. Focus also includes several powerful built-in systems... Live Peek Secretly obtain the thought-of information with invisible handling. Reveal it naturally away from the screen, or receive the information through an optional notification system on your phone or compatible watch. Blind Reveal The participant interacts with the gallery while the phone remains face down. Somehow they still arrive at the exact image they are thinking of, this revelation happens in their own hands. Date Reveal A participant thinks of any image and any date. Moments later they discover that exact image was predicted long before the performance began, on the very date they are thinking of. Force Mode Focus doesn’t just reveal thoughts. It can secretly create them. Guide a participant to any image you choose while everything appears completely fair and natural. Mosaic Zoom out from a single image and watch the entire gallery visually transform into a giant mosaic revealing the participant’s exact thought. Falling Tiles The gallery shatters apart, exposing the single image the participant is merely thinking of beneath it. Polarise Shake the device and the gallery visually morphs into one clear image, the image held in the participant’s mind. Recently Added Sometimes the strongest methods are the simplest. Quietly identify the participant’s image using a deceptively innocent reveal process that feels completely genuine and impossible to backtrack. Turnover Appear to arrive at the wrong conclusion before the image unexpectedly transforms, revealing that you knew the participant’s thought all along. Designed for performers who want mentalism that feels impossible, fast, and real.

Screenshots

Mindlinker3 screens
Focus by Joel Dickinson3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mindlinker at $29.99 against Focus by Joel Dickinson's $59.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Mindlinker costs $29.99 and Focus by Joel Dickinson $59.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Mindlinker versus Focus by Joel Dickinson: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindlinkerFocus by Joel Dickinson
Price$29.99 — better$59.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLentrica SoftwareJoel Dickinson

In-app purchases

None

Mindlinker

No in-app purchases

None

Focus by Joel Dickinson

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindlinker free?
Mindlinker costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus by Joel Dickinson free?
Focus by Joel Dickinson costs $59.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindlinker or Focus by Joel Dickinson have ads?
Neither Mindlinker nor Focus by Joel Dickinson shows ads.

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