Comparison

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More vs Stack Trainer

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

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About

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More

This application helps magicians learn and master the Mnemonica stack by Juan Tamariz. It offers interactive training, multiple modes, and progress tracking to elevate magic skills. Designed for those who own or want to learn the famous card stack.

Highlights
  • Interactive training
  • 10 Chapters
  • 68 Levels
  • Expert Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Speed measurement
  • Score sharing
Currently charting
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MemoDeck is a premium training app for card magicians who want to learn, practise, and master memorized deck work with confidence. Originally created for Mnemonica users, MemoDeck now goes further with support for several well-known memorized deck systems, including Mnemonica from Juan Tamariz, Aronson from Simon Aronson, Memorandum from Woody Aragon, Rapsodia from Ruthguiller Dumont, and CHaSeD. You can also create your own custom stack and use it throughout MemoDeck, making the app suitable for virtually any memorized deck system. Whether you are starting your first stack or keeping your memory sharp between performances, MemoDeck gives you a structured, elegant, and practical way to train every day. Learn at your own pace through progressive training chapters, then strengthen your recall with Expert, Challenge, Time Trial, and ACAAN practice modes. Work from number to card, card to number, previous card, next card, random positions, speed drills, and more. Your learning progress is saved independently for each stack, allowing you to switch between different memorized decks without losing your progress. MemoDeck is designed as a serious practice companion for magicians — not as a shortcut to secrets. It does not reveal routines, methods, or explanations from any book or DVD. Instead, it helps you build the memory, speed, and confidence needed to use memorized deck work more naturally in your magic. Main features: • Built-in stacks: Mnemonica, Aronson, Memorandum, Rapsodia, and CHaSeD • Create and practise with your own custom memorized deck • Independent learning progress for each stack • Complete progressive training mode • Multiple Expert drills for fast stack recall • Multiple Challenge modes, including Four of a Kind Positions and the Quartet Principle • ACAAN training mode • Time Trial exercises to measure your speed • Score tracking and online score sharing • Available in English, French, Spanish, and German If you own books or courses about memorized deck magic, MemoDeck is the perfect companion to help you practise, retain, and improve your stack knowledge. Train smarter. Recall faster. Perform with more confidence.

About

Stack Trainer

Enhance your memorized deck skills with daily practice sessions. This app offers guided learning for card sequences, detailed progress tracking, and various training modes to improve recall and fluency. It's designed for magicians to master their decks efficiently.

Highlights
  • Daily practice sessions
  • Guided PAO learning course
  • Card-to-position and position-to-card recall
  • Speed and accuracy training modes
  • Progress tracking with focus cards
  • Support for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
Features
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Learn your memorized deck, then keep it sharp with a few minutes of practice a day. Practicing Mnemonica is free. Stack Trainer is built for magicians who use a memorized deck. Practice daily, build a streak, and see exactly which cards are slipping, so every session goes where it's needed. PRACTICE EVERY DAY - Short, focused sessions that fit into any day - Streaks, reminders and a Habit Tracker that shows every session at a glance - Awards and Personal Bests to mark your progress LEARN MNEMONICA CARD BY CARD A guided PAO course teaches each card with a vivid Person, Action and Object, then tests you both ways: card to position and position to card. A step-by-step plan takes you through all 52, followed by spaced reviews so the stack stays solid. The first 5 cards are free. Pro unlocks the full course. WAYS TO TRAIN CORE RECALL - Recall Quiz: card to position, position to card, next and previous card STACK FLUENCY - Matchup and 4 of a Kind: speed and accuracy against the clock - Stack Segments: master the deck in small groups, then expand - Grid Rebuild: put the full deck back in stack order in a grid - Fan Rebuild: put the full deck back in stack order in a card fan - Stack Trail (Pro): trace runs of cards in stack order PRACTICAL STACK WORK - ACAAN: find any card at any number - Improv (Pro): realistic cut, count and spell scenarios SEE WHAT TO WORK ON A 52-card map shows your strong and weak cards. Track accuracy, recall time and progress, and let Focus Cards bring back the cards that need more work. IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH Train on iPhone, use the full-screen layout on iPad, and run quick recall drills on Apple Watch. Your Watch results sync with iPhone. FREE - Mnemonica practice in every mode except Improv - The first 5 cards of the PAO course - Streaks, Habit Tracker, Awards, Personal Bests and stats PRO: ONE-TIME UNLOCK - The full Mnemonica PAO course and learning plan - More stacks: Aronson, Redford, Particle System, Memorandum, Nikola Card System and Joyal - Build and train your own custom stack - Improv mode - Adaptive Focus Cards that prioritize your weakest cards - Notes and photos for each card - iCloud sync, backup and restore - Future Pro features No subscription. No ads. One purchase. Train daily. Build fluency. Know your stack.

Screenshots

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More4 screens
Stack Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stack Trainer at Free against MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More's $7.99. Stack Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (96% vs 71%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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

Stack Trainer is free to download; MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More costs $7.99 up front. Stack Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More's written reviews are positive against 71% of Stack Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More ships an update every 9 months, Stack Trainer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More versus Stack Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemoDeck | Mnemonica & MoreStack Trainer
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThierry BaudhuinWayne Borcher

Customer experience

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

Stack Trainer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stack Trainer

One-time1
  • Stack Trainer Pro$19.99

Questions

Is MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More free?
MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack Trainer free?
Stack Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More or Stack Trainer?
Stack Trainer is rated higher. MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Stack Trainer averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More or Stack Trainer have ads?
Neither MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More nor Stack Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More or Stack Trainer?
MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More ships an update every 9 months, and Stack Trainer every 5 days. Most recently, MemoDeck | Mnemonica & More was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stack Trainer on October 31, 2026.

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