App Magic: Best Magic Trick Apps for Magicians
Welcome to the exciting world of digital magic tricks! App magic is revolutionizing the world of magic tricks and many magicians are trading in their magic wands for smartphones. Our phones are now one of the most powerful tools in a magician’s arsenal. Join us as we take a look at the best magic trick apps for magicians.
What is App Magic?
App magic is a special genre of magic that allows you to perform amazing tricks with your phone. Magic apps are designed to look like normal apps. They hide in plain sight, allowing you to perform cool magic tricks at any moment.
Magicians use magic apps for everything from easy street magic tricks to easy mentalism tricks anyone can do. You can even amaze friends and family with card tricks using apps like Card2Phone, which allows you to pluck a chosen playing card right from your phone.
Why are Magic Trick Apps so Popular?
Magicians use magic apps because they make magic tricks easy. They’re typically self-contained and live in your pocket. Every magician from master magicians to those just starting to learn magic tricks can use app magic. As long as you have a magic app (or apps) on your phone, you'll always be prepared to show fun magic tricks to friends and family.
Where Can I Buy Magic Apps?
You can typically buy app magic in the same places you buy magic tricks, like the Vanishing Inc. Magic Shop. They are also often available from Apple’s App Store or the Google Play Store.
Some of the best magic tricks you can do right now are magic apps. So let's not waste anymore time.
Here are the top-rated magic apps you should get!
The Best App Magic Tricks for Magicians
WikiTest is arguably the holy grail of app magic. Many magicians and mentalists consider it to be one of greatest magic tricks of all time. If you told a professional magician they could only use one magic app for the rest of their life, many would choose WikiTest.
What makes WikiTest so beloved is its simplicity. It’s a powerful book test that can be learned in minutes and done using a phone. Using their own phone, they search for anything they want on Wikipedia. That information is secretly sent to you and can be revealed however you’d like.
This bonafide miracle has stood the test of time. It’s also continually improving with new pairing methods and integrations with other apps that expand how the secret information can be used.
WikiTest creator Marc Kerstein is widely considered the number one app creator for magicians. He is often credited with ushering in the modern era of app magic.
While WikiTest was his magnum opus, his portfolio contains many other bestselling magic apps.
As legendary magician David Blaine put it, Marc Kerstein’s magic apps are ”unbelievable”.
We could dedicate this whole article to Marc Kerstein’s impressive portfolio of app magic. But, to be fair to other creators, we will just quickly mention a few of the other best Marc Kerstein magic apps:
- Inertia: A diabolically clever principle that allows you to force anything on any website (even when using their phone)
- Earworm: A shocking song prediction that’s done on a borrowed phone and ends with an audible reveal
- ISO: Capitalizing on the the potential of augmented reality, Marc Kerstein has developed incredible digital methods for classic effects like bill to impossible location and pegasus page—all of which happen on a borrowed phone
- Astral: An eye-popping effect created with Henry Harrius that allows you to force and produce a small object from your phone.
Only available on iOS.
Inject 2 by Greg Rostami is the only app on this list that gives WikiTest a run for its money as the most popular magic app in the world. This powerful tool allows you to instantly know anything that’s been searched via a Google page on your volunteer's phone.
What separates Inject from WikiTest is the level of customization Inject offers. There are so many ways you can leverage this secret information once it’s been “thumped” (magic app lingo for “sent”). There is a vibrant community of talented magicians that have created a variety of amazing effects and add-ons that expand the possibilities of Inject; like having the info appear as part of an image or even inside of an email that was sent before the trick even began.
The biggest benefit of Inject though is arguably the fact that it’s available on Android (in addition to iOS). It’s an unfortunate reality that Apple users have more options when it comes to magic apps. Inject offers Android users a powerful alternative to WikiTest (which is only available on iPhone).
WikiTest and Inject are the two best magic apps available. You can’t go wrong with either. If you have an iPhone, and can afford both, you should absolutely do it!
Available on iOS and Android.
Enigma by Christian Grace is about as close to real mind-reading as you’ll get. The method is pure genius. Despite being an app, your phone is essentially never in play. All of the focus is on the connection you make with the person you're performing for.
They think of something like an object or an animal. Nothing is written down or said out loud. Yet, somehow, you can impossibly reveal the thought. This perfectly-structured routine leaves them with no chance of discovering the secret. It’s a mind-blowing miracle they'll never forget.
Don’t let the price scare you. This is worth every penny.
Available on iOS and Android.
Digital Force Bag is hands-down the best way to force anything with your phone. This ingenious idea from Nick Einhorn & Craig Squires was brought to life by app legend Marc Kerstein. It's so organic, reliable and easy to do.
They name a number 1 through 100. You then open up a list in your phone's notes app and read out whatever is written next to that number. It could be a celebrity, an animal, a place, or whatever you want. The possibilities are endless.
This entire process is done openly without any weird moves. Your audience will have no clue that you just forced something on them. How you choose to reveal that you predicted it ahead of time is only limited by your imagination.
You may also be interested in the expanded DFB X. Greg Rostami also has a similar idea that can be done on someone else’s phone called ReaList that is worth checking out.
Available on iOS and Android.
The Stranger Phone Call by Jonathan Levit is one of the most amazing app magic tricks ever created. An audience member picks a card. They, or others in the audience, then freely generate a random number. You call this number and the stranger that picks up on the other end impossibly guesses the correct card.
This is the type of magic trick that simply can’t be followed. It’s too strong. But it’s also more than just a trick. It’s a vibrant community that continues to grow. You’ve probably already seen the “I’m a Stranger” pins at all the best magic conventions.
With “The Stranger System”, Jonathan takes this idea to new heights by adding in hands-off capabilities and app integrations (including Inject and WikiTest). This means you’re no longer limited to just playing cards. From a dream destination to lotto numbers or a birthday, your stranger can now reveal basically anything you want.
Available on iOS and Android.
Honorable Mention: Hydra
Hydra by Shameer Salim can be used as a standalone magic app. However, its massive popularity is largely due to the way it enhances other apps. Hydra is a versatile add-on that is compatible with nearly every major magic app (including most of this list).
This devious tool allows secret information to be revealed as a prediction on your real Instagram page or Facebook page. It’s not only a powerful effect, but a great way to gain followers.
For example, you can link Hydra with Inject or WikTest. Whatever they search automatically appears in your Instagram bio as a prediction. They open up your real Instagram profile on their phone. Your phone doesn't even need to come into play.
Hydra has solidified its place as a must-have companion for your magic app toolbox.
Available on iOS and Android.
This list only scratches the surface. There are so many other magic apps that we didn’t have the space to include; like the versatile mind reading app Cognito or The Architect of Predictions (TAP)— which is a complete system that allows you to essentially create your own app magic effects. There’s also iThump/Toxic+, which offers the best version of the toxic force you’ll ever see. But we strategically avoided going into detail about it because it’s also the effect that is most likely to be Googled by a curious audience member.
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