Comparison

Earworm vs SameCube

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

SameCube

Perform a magic trick where a photo of a mixed Rubik's cube in your gallery matches an online cube mixed by a spectator. Amaze anyone with this easy-to-use tool, perfect for beginners and experts alike. No prior knowledge of Rubik's cubes is needed.

Highlights
  • Rubik's cube magic trick
  • Photo gallery integration
  • Spectator-controlled online cube
  • Easy for beginners
  • No Rubik's cube knowledge required
  • Immediate reset
Features
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SameCube is an incredible magic trick always handy! Perfect for both beginners and experts, very easy to use, you'll be able to amaze anybody. What is the effect: A photo of a mixed Rubik's cube in your Photo Gallery is exactly the same of an online Rubik's cube mixed by spectator, with his smartphone! Obviously you don't have any other Rubik's cube photo, and you can show to be in your Photo Gallery. So, you can always have a real magic miracle with you! Important points: - When you open the photo, you no longer have to touch the smartphone - Nobody think you're using a magic App - No knowledge of the Rubik's cube is required - Very simple to perform - Can be used anywhere - Immediate reset

Screenshots

Earworm4 screens
SameCube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SameCube at $6.99 against Earworm's $64.99. SameCube also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). Earworm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (92% vs 53%). On 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

Earworm costs $64.99 and SameCube $6.99 up front. Earworm sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SameCube asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 1, 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 53% of SameCube's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, SameCube every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Earworm versus SameCube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarwormSameCube
Price$64.99$6.99 — better
Rating5.0 (130 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinHYDEMIND SRL

Customer experience

Earworm

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

SameCube

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earworm

One-time2
  • Earworm Pro$49.99
  • Earworm Remote$49.99
None

SameCube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earworm free?
Earworm costs $64.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SameCube free?
SameCube costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Earworm or SameCube?
Earworm is rated higher. Earworm averages 5.0 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while SameCube averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Earworm or SameCube have ads?
Neither Earworm nor SameCube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earworm or SameCube?
Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, and SameCube every 14 months. Most recently, Earworm was updated on September 23, 2026 and SameCube on June 4, 2026.

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