The Card vs MindReader Card Magic Trick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Card
Perform astonishing card tricks and mind-reading illusions using your iPhone. Amaze your friends and family with a clever, mysterious effect that reveals a thought-of card without touching the device. This app offers a magical experience that can even fool experienced magicians.
- Reveal thought-of cards
- Perform mind-reading illusions
- No physical card handling required
- Impress friends and family
- Clever and mysterious trick
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-- The best magic apps for iPhone -- AppPicker. Your iPhone has magic powers, without touching it, to reveal a thought of card in mysterious ways. Impress your friends and family with this jaw-dropping trick that is so clever it even fools magicians. Inspired by great friend, magician, tennis coach and life mentor: Bill Jacobson Icon and Graphics Art Director: Sarah Ma App Preview Video Director/Actress: Heeva Parsi Watch Cody Scott "Invisible Card" WOW performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVdF1632KIw)
MindReader Card Magic Trick
Select a card in your mind as a deck is riffled. This application will magically reveal your chosen card. Perfect for entertaining friends and family with a captivating illusion.
- Mental card selection
- App reveals chosen card
- Interactive magic illusion
- Share with friends and family
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A bunch of playing cards from the deck will be shown to you. You have to select a card in your mind as the deck is quickly riffled through. In a moment, this app will reveal the card in you mind like magic! Try it with friends & family and share the magic with the most amazing mind-reading card trick for your iPhone. This app is intended for entertainment purposes only and dose not provide true mind reading functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Card at 53% against MindReader Card Magic Trick's 0%. The Card also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 4). MindReader Card Magic Trick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Card sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MindReader Card Magic Trick asks for nothing beyond the download.
MindReader Card Magic Trick holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Card has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of The Card's written reviews are positive against 0% of MindReader Card Magic Trick's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Card ships an update every 3 weeks, MindReader Card Magic Trick every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Card | MindReader Card Magic Trick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (58 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 9.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cinnamon Mobile LLC | kitaek kim |
Customer experience
The Card
MindReader Card Magic Trick
Bugs and requests
The Card
Reported bugs
7 issues- Instructional video will not play
- Video tutorial doesn't work
- Pro features glitchy and require reinstallation
- Proximity trigger does not work
- Apple Watch feature not found
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- Number pad not accessible
- Siri feature auto-charged for all features
Requested features
7 requests- Allow individual purchase of effects
- Lower the price of the full app
- Improve Apple Watch integration
- Add more triggers to the free version
- Allow sampling of paid features
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- Fix proximity trigger issues
- Make the app less expensive for individual features
MindReader Card Magic Trick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Card
- Remove Annoying Ads$0.99
- All Tricks$29.99
MindReader Card Magic Trick
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Card free?
Is MindReader Card Magic Trick free?
Which has better reviews, The Card or MindReader Card Magic Trick?
Do The Card or MindReader Card Magic Trick have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Card or MindReader Card Magic Trick?
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