Vanish vs The Grid
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!
The Grid
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The Grid is a magic app that will allow you to perform an INTERACTIVE MAGIC TRICK using images. You can perform The Grid on the phone of all your spectators at the same time, without limit of spectators. The Grid is ideal to amaze small or large groups of people on the real world and also is amazing for streaming platforms like zoom, meet, etc. Also you can perform The Grid on your phone, without an internet connection, showing your screen to a small group of spectators. Welcome to The Grid the INTERACTIVE MAGIC APP!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Grid at none against Vanish's shown. The Grid also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vanish ships an update every 20 months, The Grid every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanish | The Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bjorn Orri Saemundsson | Javier Franco |
In-app purchases
Vanish
No in-app purchases
The Grid
No in-app purchases
