A Magic Camera vs Calculon Magic and Mindreading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Magic Camera
This camera app allows you to perform magic tricks by making a spectator's chosen card appear written on a whiteboard in a photo you just took. It's designed for easy use, enabling anyone to become a magician.
- Perform card trick illusions
- Appears to predict chosen card
- Easy to use interface
- Create magician-like photos
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This is a camera that can make you a magician You take a photo for spectator with a white board by A Magic Camera and then you ask spectator to pick a card you show the photo you just take Amazing!! there is a card written on the white board in photo and the card is exactly the same as the card that spectator just pick! It's easy to use! you can become a magician easily by owning A Magic Camera!!
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
Perform advanced mind-reading magic tricks using a borrowed phone with no setup. Reveal numbers, star signs, cities, and more. Integrates with other magic apps and devices for enhanced performances.
- No setup on borrowed phone
- Reveal numbers, star signs, cities
- Force number effects
- Works with iPhone and Apple Watch
- Integrates with other magic apps
- Requires ThoughtCast portal login
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Take your mind reading to another level with Calculon! All your favorite calculator effects are now available on a borrowed phone with NO SETUP! One tap, and you are ready to perform! This is the cleanest, simplest method ever devised and it's only available with Calculon! Know what numbers they are thinking of, what star sign their birthday is, what city they are from, and more using only THEIR phone! Plus, force number and magic effects not possible before with a calculator are now possible with Calculon! Any numbers that are typed into that calculator are immediately viewable on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Plus, you can set multiple force numbers and change them in performance, enable or disable the force anytime, and even set new force numbers with ease. All this without ever touching their phone! This app works in conjunction with Robert Ramirez's Expert Phone Technique, which allows numbers to appear, disappear, and change magically, all on the phone they hold in their hands. Numbers change with a shake of their phone, a wave over the screen, or with a snap of the fingers! Calculon also works with other magic apps and devices, including the Versa Remote, OmniSense, the PeekSmith v2 and v3 peek device, David Penn's Pi Revelations, and more! This app is part of the ThoughtCast suite of magic apps and services, and a ThoughtCast portal username and password is required to log in and use the app. This app is for entertainment purposes only and for use by magicians for magical performances only! This app requires a reliable internet connection to use all advertised features. The EULA is the Standard Apple Agreement and can be found at http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: A Magic Camera at 100% against Calculon Magic and Mindreading's 57%. A Magic Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Calculon Magic and Mindreading's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. A Magic Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Calculon Magic and Mindreading sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $119.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A Magic Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of A Magic Camera's written reviews are positive against 57% of Calculon Magic and Mindreading's.
A Magic Camera ships an update every 7 months, Calculon Magic and Mindreading every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Magic Camera | Calculon Magic and Mindreading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FebesGoods Studio | AndEtc, Inc. |
Customer experience
A Magic Camera
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
In-app purchases
A Magic Camera
- A Magic Camera Full Version$14.99
Calculon Magic and Mindreading
- Pro Tools$119.991 Year
- Base App Activation$149.99
Questions
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