Vanish vs Magic Joker 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vanish
Create stunning visual illusions with two images. Define interactive zones to cut and paste elements in real-time, making objects appear, transform, or vanish. Perfect for magicians looking to elevate their performances with dynamic effects.
- Create seamless visual effects
- Use primary and swap images
- Define interactive zones for transformations
- Perform illusions in real-time
- Make objects appear, transform, or vanish
- Perform card transformations
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Vanish – Perform Stunning Visual Effects Vanish is a powerful tool for magicians, allowing you to create seamless visual effects right on your phone. Using two images—a primary image and a swap image—you can define interactive zones that let you cut and paste between them in real time, enabling you to perform amazing illusions. How It Works: • Select Your Images – Choose a primary image as your starting point and a swap image with the elements you want to reveal during performance. • Define Zones – Mark areas where transformations will occur. • Perform – During your performance, use a swap trigger to instantly overlay the selected portion of the swap image, creating a smooth and magical effect. Endless Creative Possibilities: • Make objects appear, transform, or vanish with ease. • Use playing cards as images to perform stunning color changes—even transforming the card piece by piece! • Use any screenshot from your phone to craft unique and personalized effects. Unlock Your Potential: Download Vanish now and elevate your magic to new heights with amazing visual effects at your fingertips!
Magic Joker 2
This app allows professional magicians to create customizable digital magic effects using cards. Features include cards appearing, changing, or disappearing, with adjustable time delays and programmed card reveals. Enhance your magic performances with interactive digital illusions.
- Card appearance effect
- Card change effect
- Card disappearance effect
- Adjustable time delay
- Programmed card reveal
- Choice of appearance animation
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Magic Joker is a very versatile application for creating an effect with cards. Many options are possible: - A card appears without touching the phone - Card change - Disappearance of card - Time delay adjustable via secret menu - Triggering at the desired time... - Programming the card that appears in front of the spectators - Choice of the effect for the appearance of the card (fade, translation...) This application is for professional magicians who want to add a fully customizable digital magic effect to their set.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vanish at Free against Magic Joker 2's $17.99. Vanish also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (90% vs 67%). Magic Joker 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Vanish is free to download; Magic Joker 2 costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vanish holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Vanish's written reviews are positive against 67% of Magic Joker 2's.
Vanish ships an update every 20 months, Magic Joker 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanish | Magic Joker 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bjorn Orri Saemundsson | Benjamin Vianney |
Customer experience
Vanish
Magic Joker 2
In-app purchases
Vanish
No in-app purchases
Magic Joker 2
No in-app purchases









