Magic Tricks Revealed Free is an entertainment app providing video-based magic tutorials for aspiring magicians on iOS.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Entertainment
Sentiment
3.9
97 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app to learn performance magic, but the current experience prioritizes store redirects over content delivery, failing the core job-to-be-done.
For Aspiring magicians and hobbyists looking for instructional content on performance magic.
What does it look like?
Key features
Step-by-step instructional videos covering over 1000 magic tricks.
Content organized by type including cards, coins, and levitation.
How much does it cost?
The app operates on a free model with no visible subscription gates, relying on ad-supported engagement.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has reached a zombie state, with no updates or development activity recorded for 3,110 days. The only available version history consists of a single minor update from early 2018 that contained no new features. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, live operations, or feature development.
Who built it?
Georg Lugmayr
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate the core magic trick tutorials provide educational value for users interested in learning new skills.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core magic trick tutorials provide educational value for users interested in learning new skills
- Users report the app functions as a deceptive advertisement to force pro version purchases
8 of 8 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Magic Tricks Revealed Free
How's the Entertainment market?
Magic Tricks Revealed Free maintains a 3.9-star rating across 97 reviews, but the lack of updates since 2018 signals a stagnant position in the Entertainment category.
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Key takeaways for Magic Tricks Revealed Free
Where is it heading?
The app is in a terminal state due to the lack of development since 2018. Without a pivot to transparent monetization, the app will continue to lose relevance as users migrate to modern alternatives with active update cadences.
- The lack of updates since 2018 indicates the app is in maintenance mode, which prevents it from addressing current user complaints regarding deceptive redirects.
- Negative sentiment regarding store-forcing tactics drives churn, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the platform.
The SWOT
- Categorized 1000-trick library provides a broad educational foundation
- Pivot to transparent ad-supported model to capture hobbyists
Next best moves
Audit redirect logic because users report deceptive store-forcing behavior → reduce negative sentiment
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
Users report: The app's 1000-trick library is a liability rather than an asset…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The intelligence report reflects a shift in strategic outlook, moving from a focus on functional repair to a recommendation for potential sunsetting due to the lack of development since 2018.
Bottom line
Users report: Magic Tricks Revealed Free provides a deep library of instructional magic content, but its deceptive monetization tactics and lack of updates since 2018 erode user trust, so the developer should pivot to a transparent ad-supported model or sunset the app to preserve brand reputation.
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- [1] App Store, source
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