Comparison

ClockWork Magic & Mindreading vs MagicLockApp

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

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About

ClockWork Magic & Mindreading

Features
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From your own phone, your Apple Watch, or your PeekSmith, you secretly control the clock on your spectator's phone. They're holding what looks like an ordinary clock: stopwatch, timers, alarms, world clock. Every one of them is yours. ALTER TIME ITSELF A spectator starts a stopwatch on their own phone, in their own hands, and stops it whenever they like. It stops on your number. No sleights, no switches! The phone does the magic for you. BORROW ANY IPHONE, NO INSTALL Nothing to download, no account, no setup on their end. A tap, a QR code, or a link puts your clock on their phone in seconds, and it disappears on its own afterward. Borrowed-phone magic that actually feels organic. FORCE ANY TIME OR NUMBER Five force modes built for real routines: • Manual: land on the exact value you choose • Addition Total: the digits sum to your prediction • Full Time: force a complete minutes-seconds-hundredths reading • Multiple of 9: self-working number math • Lap Times: force the totals across multiple laps And not just the stopwatch: force which city appears in their world clock, the time an alarm is set for, and where a timer lands. REVEAL IT IN THEIR HANDS Turn a quiet force into a visible moment of impossibility. On your secret cue, or when the spectator shakes their phone, waves a hand over it, or touches the screen, the clock they're holding visibly animates to your forced value. Add a delay to time your line, plus a synced 3-2-1 countdown you feel buzz in your hand as it lands, so you can choreograph your magic wave to reveal the time, location, and more. Afterward, everything stays examinable. PEEK EVERYTHING THEY DO, LIVE Your phone quietly mirrors the spectator's screen in real time: every start, stop, lap, alarm, timer, and city they pick. Perfect ammunition for predictions, revelations, and readings, before they even know a trick has started. CONTROL IT ALL FROM YOUR WRIST Run the entire effect from your Apple Watch: arm forces, fire reveals, and peek live values with your phone still in your pocket — or let the watch run the show entirely on its own. MORE THAN A STOPWATCH • Practice Mode — rehearse the full routine offline, anywhere • Rock-solid connectivity: direct device-to-device link with automatic cloud fallback • PeekSmith display support for stage-ready peeks • Your settings and force lists follow you to any device ClockWork is built for working performers. The clock in their hands is yours. This app is for entertainment purposes only.

About

MagicLockApp

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MagicLock is the app made for magicians (and not just them!) who want to amaze their audience with an illusion around unlocking a phone. How it works: choose a background image, set the code and the number of attempts, then hand over the phone and let the magic happen — with a single tap. FEATURES • Customizable background and final reveal with any photo or video from your library • 4 or 6-digit code, adjustable attempts • Three final behaviors to choose from • Step-by-step illustrated tutorial • Available in Italian and English Note: this is an entertainment app made for magic tricks. It does not actually unlock or access your iPhone or anyone else's. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ClockWork Magic & Mindreading4 screens
MagicLockApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MagicLockApp at 18.6 against ClockWork Magic & Mindreading's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ClockWork Magic & Mindreading sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MagicLockApp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
ClockWork Magic & Mindreading versus MagicLockApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockWork Magic & MindreadingMagicLockApp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.218.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndEtc, Inc.Gianluigi Strazzo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClockWork Magic & Mindreading

One-time1
  • ClockWork Full Unlock$1000.00
1 purchases

MagicLockApp

Subscriptions1
  • MagicLockApp3 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is ClockWork Magic & Mindreading free?
ClockWork Magic & Mindreading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MagicLockApp free?
MagicLockApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClockWork Magic & Mindreading or MagicLockApp have ads?
Neither ClockWork Magic & Mindreading nor MagicLockApp shows ads.

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