The Card vs ESP Pro
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)
ESP Pro
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ESP Pro – Train Your intuitive sense Discover the power of your intuition with ESP Pro. This engaging app lets you explore and develop your extra-sensory perception through fun, interactive game designed to challenge your mind – maybe you have psychic powers? Features: • Play & Train – Test your intuition by selecting the right square, before even the app knows which one is chosen. • Track Your Accuracy – Built-in statistics help you see whether your results are skill or chance. • Progress Over Time – Advanced analytics let you measure improvements and patterns across sessions. Whether you’re curious about ESP, want to sharpen your intuition, or simply enjoy a new kind of brain challenge, ESP Pro gives you the tools to explore your hidden potential. Download ESP Pro today and start your journey into the world of intuition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Card at Free against ESP Pro's $2.99. The Card also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). ESP Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
The Card is free to download; ESP Pro costs $2.99 up front. The Card sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ESP Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Card ships an update every 3 weeks, ESP Pro every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Card | ESP Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cinnamon Mobile LLC | Lakoy |
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
ESP Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Card
- Remove Annoying Ads$0.99
- All Tricks$29.99
ESP Pro
No in-app purchases
