PocketPal vs ScreenMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketPal
Adopt and care for a virtual pixel art pet that lives on your device's Home Screen. Keep your companion happy, healthy, and fed through interactive widgets, and customize their appearance with unlockable outfits and backgrounds.
- Virtual pixel pet companion
- Home Screen widget integration
- Interactive pet care
- Customizable outfits and backgrounds
- Unlockable content
- Multiple animal choices
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PocketPal is a cozy pixel pet that lives on your iPhone, iPad, and Home Screen. Choose from 18 fully animated pals—from foxes and bunnies to pandas, tigers, penguins, and more. Feed, play, and clean your companion as their hunger, happiness, and health change over time. MEET YOUR PAL • Pick from 18 expressive pixel pets • Enjoy original idle, feeding, play, and cleaning animations • Switch pets anytime MAKE IT YOURS • Dress your pal in hoodies, crewnecks, sweaters, and dresses • Unlock outfits and nine illustrated backgrounds • Earn coins naturally by caring for your pet CARE YOUR WAY • Feed, play, and clean with a tap • Keep an eye on three simple care stats • Care for your pal from the interactive Home Screen widget • Keep your pal with you on iPhone, iPad, and Mac No ads. No subscriptions. Just you and your pal.
ScreenMagic
Transform your phone into a visual magic performance tool. Make objects appear on your screen and create illusions of pulling them out. Customize and perform unlimited magic tricks.
- Perform with cards, coins, and business cards
- Import and photograph custom objects
- Create motion-reactive effects
- Use your Home Screen for performances
- Save custom objects for reuse
- Perform unlimited illusions with Pro
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Make the impossible feel real with ScreenMagic. ScreenMagic turns your iPhone into a powerful performance tool for visual magic. Make cards, coins, business cards, and everyday objects appear on your screen — then create the illusion of pulling them right out of your phone. CREATE YOUR OWN MAGIC • Photograph and import your own objects • Perform with cards, coins, tickets, business cards & more • Calibrate objects to realistic sizes • Use your own Home Screen for convincing performances • Create fluid, motion-reactive effects • Save custom objects for future performances • Perform unlimited ScreenMagic illusions with Pro DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE Whether you're a magician, content creator, or just want to amaze your friends, ScreenMagic gives you the tools to create visual illusions directly on your iPhone. Create it. Perform it. Make the impossible feel real. SCREENMAGIC PRO Start with a 3-day free trial. After the free trial, ScreenMagic Pro is $19.99 per year. Your subscription automatically renews for $19.99/year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Free trials are available to eligible users. Any unused portion of a free trial may be forfeited when a subscription is purchased, where applicable. Terms of Use: https://screenmagicapp.netlify.app/support/ Privacy Policy: https://screenmagicapp.netlify.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenMagic at 100% against PocketPal's 50%. ScreenMagic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). PocketPal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. PocketPal sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ScreenMagic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenMagic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PocketPal's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScreenMagic's.
PocketPal ships an update every 2 weeks, ScreenMagic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketPal | ScreenMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUSTIN WEI SUN | ServiceWizard LLC |
Customer experience
PocketPal
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In-app purchases
PocketPal
- 100 Coins$2.99
- 250 Coins$5.99
- 1000 Coins$19.99
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- 2000 Coins$29.99
ScreenMagic
- ScreenMagic Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- ScreenMagic Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- ScreenMagic Pro Lifetime$29.99









