Comparison

Earworm vs Vision

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

Head to head
About

Earworm

This app enables a magic trick where you can seemingly predict a song or video a friend is thinking of. It works with borrowed phones and can be performed in person or remotely, with no accomplices or memory work required.

Highlights
  • Song prediction effect
  • Performable in person or remotely
  • Works with borrowed phones
  • No accomplice needed
  • Any song can be named
  • Works with multiple services
  • Supports notifications
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Earworm is a music prediction effect for professional performers. Here's what happens: - You ask a friend to take out their phone, mute the volume and open YouTube. - You then take your friend's phone and play a song, giving the phone back with its screen facing downwards. - Now you apparently mentally transmit the thought-of song to your friend. - Your friend names *any* song, turns the volume up on their phone and looks at the screen to hear and see that your prediction was correct... that exact song is playing on their phone! The entire effect happens on their phone. Earworm is built for real-world performance. It gives you multiple advanced input methods, flexible reveal options, and powerful integrations so you can adapt the routine to your style, language, and audience. Everything can be inspected afterwards, with nothing suspicious to find. Features include: - Predict songs, music videos, trailers, or almost any searchable video - Multiple input methods, including voice and covert browser input - Performable in multiple languages - No accomplice required - No memory work - Integrations with many third-party magic apps - Notification support for additional confirmation And with Earworm Pro: - Supports Bluetooth peek devices, including the PeekSmith and Lumen Duo as part of Earworm Pro - Never touch their phone with Earworm Remote - Enhanced input methods Earworm Pro is an optional purchase that brings even more advanced performance tools, including: Enhanced Voice input - Automatically detect songs mentioned in conversation. - Uses your own funded AI account and API key for best-in-class recognition. - Black mode offers a covert input with vibration cues. Earworm Remote v2 - Perform Earworm without touching the spectator's phone. - A new, even more natural way to share your video link. - Auto Redirect and WikiTest integration for pairing and redirecting. Send To Earworm - Allow supported third-party apps to submit to Earworm, letting you reveal a freely chosen song via their input methods. Peek Device Support - New support for compatible peek devices. - Live Peek support for the Notes input (to make it seem that you really did predict the chosen song!) - Native PeekSmith and Lumen Duo support is built into Earworm Pro Earworm is designed for performers who want a practical, modern, impossible-looking prediction effect. Video and audio broadcasting of any description (including TV, radio and Internet) of this effect is prohibited without the written consent of its creator.

About

Vision

This app uses your iPhone's camera to scan and identify playing cards in a face-up spread. It can display the order of detected cards and show any missing ones. Basic functionality is available for free, with a subscription unlocking all features.

Highlights
  • Capture card spreads via video stream
  • Detect and display card order
  • Show missing cards
  • Supports regular Poker-Playing cards
  • Fast detection (under 1 second)
  • Variety of settings
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IMPORTANT: That you really can use the app, you have to make an in-app purchase. Without the in-app purchase, you will have only some basic functionality to verify, that the app does really what you expect. A face-up spread of playing cards can be captured via the video-stream from the back camera of the iPhone. The order of the playing cards will be detected and can be displayed. All missing cards can be displayed too. All regular Poker-Playing cards (Bicycle, Phoenix) are detected. Also the new Phoenix Large Index Deck is supported. Important: Jokers are NOT detected! The detection and analysis works very fast (faster than 1 second). The app has a variety of different settings. To unlock the whole functionality, you can purchase the monthly subscription "Full Access". With this subscription you unlock (for the time periode of the subscription) all features of Vision. In addition to that, it also unlocks (for the same time periode) all in-app purchases of the companion app Vision:Tricks. If you do purchase the subscription, please note: • The subscription of "Full Access" is running one month. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy and Terms of use: https://www.vision-tricks.com/app_access/info/terms-and-privacy-policy.php

Screenshots

Earworm4 screens
Vision2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vision at Free against Earworm's $64.99. Vision also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). Earworm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (130 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Vision is free to download; Earworm costs $64.99 up front. Earworm sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Vision sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earworm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earworm has 130 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Earworm's written reviews are positive against 83% of Vision's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, Vision every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Earworm versus Vision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarwormVision
Price$64.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (130 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinMartin Eisele

Customer experience

Earworm

All ratings130 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%

Vision

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earworm

One-time2
  • Earworm Pro$49.99
  • Earworm Remote$49.99
1 purchases

Vision

Subscriptions1
  • Full access$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Earworm free?
Earworm costs $64.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Vision free?
Vision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earworm or Vision?
Earworm is rated higher. Earworm averages 5.0 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Vision averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Earworm or Vision have ads?
Neither Earworm nor Vision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earworm or Vision?
Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, and Vision every 2 months. Most recently, Earworm was updated on October 15, 2026 and Vision on September 25, 2026.

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