MnemoStack vs Sleight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
MnemoStack
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A spectator freely swipes through a deck of cards on your phone. They stop wherever they want and without you touching the device again, you instantly know the exact card. Built for magicians and designed for live performance, MnemoStack feels natural, organic, and impossible to backtrack. Powered by the principles of memorized-deck magic: Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings. it creates a moment that feels completely fair, yet utterly impossible. Built for magicians who already perform with memorized stacks and the perfect reason to start learning one. Features β’ Works with Mnemonica, Aronson, Si Stebbins, Nikola, Eight Kings, or New Deck Order β’ No forcing, no input, no visible app actions β’ Instantly know the spectatorβs card β’ Minimal, elegant design for real performance They swipe. You know. Simple. Clean. Impossible.
Sleight
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Place a card on your phone. Tap the screen β it transforms into a different card. Lift the phone β the real card underneath has changed too. Sleight turns your iPhone into a close-up magic trick. The card on screen dissolves into golden dust and reforms as a completely different card. When you lift the phone, the physical card matches. It looks impossible. HOW IT WORKS β’ Pick any two cards from a full 52-card deck β’ The card appears to rise through the phone's glass β’ Tap β it transforms with a cinematic particle effect β’ Swipe the card away, or lift the phone to reveal BUILT FOR iPHONE DUO Place a real card inside the fold. The cover screen shows it transforming. Open the phone β the card has changed. The foldable form factor makes the trick even more convincing. PHOTOREALISTIC CARDS Every card is rendered at true-to-life size with paper texture, printed on warm card stock. Hold a real card next to the screen β they match. THE DETAILS β’ Cinematic dissolve-and-reform transformation β’ Cards sized to exact physical dimensions on every iPhone model β’ Accelerometer dismiss β lift the phone and the card falls back through the glass β’ Visual step-by-step tutorial showing exactly how to perform the trick β’ Dark, premium magician's surface β’ Haptic feedback at every moment of magic β’ No account. No ads. Free. From the makers of Magic Coin Flip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleight at none against MnemoStack's 3. Sleight also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MnemoStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sleight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MnemoStack | Sleight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Launay | Sameer Bhutani |
In-app purchases
MnemoStack
- Xtremagic Pass$3.991 Month
- Xtremagic Pass$22.991 Year
- Full Access (One-Time Purchase)$7.99
Sleight
No in-app purchases









