I wasn’t going to give this 5 stars. I was going to give it a hundred! This is such a wonderful
collection of prediction routines, all done with the iPhone. The only other things you would need
are a blank piece of paper and a pen or Sharpie, and not every routine even needs those. For a
couple of the routines, you need to download a couple free apps from the Apple App Store. Otherwise,
every routine is done with native iPhone apps.
The initial set-up takes a while, but it’s
all very easy. Even someone not very tech savvy will do fine. The routines have different
variations and ways of performing them, which adds to the number of possible handlings and effects.
It is recommended to use a Bluetooth selfie remote for some routines, but not necessary.
Amazon sells them for $8.
The genius behind the workings of the routines is clearly seen.
The performance of all routines is easy, and I’d be amazed if anyone can figure out how any routine
is done. Only an iPhone super-user techie might get it. The effects are astonishing for such
simple performances, all because of the self-working methods. I fancy myself as pretty good with
the iPhone, but I never had an inkling what makes this all work.
David Jonathan does an
outstanding job explaining both the set-up and the handlings. If I had to come up with a complaint,
it would be that during the set-up, he goes a bit fast, and I was rewinding a lot. However, some of
the set up steps take longer than it does to teach them, so that’s not David’s fault. Just be
prepared to pause and/or rewind a bit. But you may be fast enough to keep up. Also, it would have
been extremely time consuming for David to have slowed down any.
A PDF is included as a
companion to the multiple tutorial videos. The PDF isn’t used instead of the videos, but it
contains a lot of hints and additional info.
The effects work best with iOS 17, but David
has generously included instructions to perform the routines with older operating systems.
The price is extremely fair for the assortment of routines, the possible variations of those
routines, and the simplicity of performance. The somewhat lengthy set-up is all worthwhile as the
end results pack a punch, with such a variety.
Awesome job, David Jonathan. Awesome.
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Received Black Magic about two weeks ago so figured after taking this period to evaluate , it is
time to share some thoughts. First comment is that it is most definitely a 5 star product especially
considering what you get for the price.
I agree with all comments posted in the previous March
23 , 2024 review without needing to repeat all the kudos. David has obviously spent a great deal of
time ( and considerable knowledge) to put this all together.
As mentioned in other comments it
is indeed somewhat time consuming to load and prepare all the shortcuts. If you don’t have several
hours ( as I had to go back several times to correct some errors that I made) then maybe this effect
might not be to your liking but trust me the time it takes to prepare is most definitely worth it.
Suggestion here is that if a shortcut gets messed up , simply delete it , reload and start over. I
now have Lotto , book read , Google maps , birthday gift and text to photo working perfectly. Just
have not had time to load the remains effects.
Have had great reactions to these effects so far
.
Perhaps one of my most liked about feature of this project is that I am always ready to
perform it with just my iPhone. Unlike being asked to do some magic and I don’t have a deck of
cards, coins or other gimmicks with me.
Final point is the Facebook group that you can join to
get questions answered and other routine suggestions.
Bravo and well done David. 👏
I really wanted to love this project. I own several of David Jonathan’s releases and have always
been pleased but this one is not for me. I like to think that I am quite adept at using my phone,
even a little more than the average person and after reading reviews that claim how easy this is to
setup I made my purchase.
2 hours later and an additional experienced iPhone user could not
fully understand setting up a few of the effects. The Lotto effect put the numbers out of sequence 3
of the 5 tries. Going into my photo gallery to find the lotto picture I noticed that the picture and
one other that I was not using would duplicate itself. Very confusing for us to figure out. If you
work at Apple or know someone who does, go for it. But please, if you are not above average with the
inner workings of your phone and the shortcut app then this may be a tough one. No blame on the
creator. I like David Jonathan. I just wish the “easy” word was not stressed in the descriptions and
reviews.
Wow!! This is one of the best I have gotten. The best thing is there’s always something available to
perform all the time as it’s done on your phone. There is no app required, which I found amazing. So
can always end up clean. If you have an iPhone then I 1000% recommend this product.
This is the best app 👌 it’s not just one trick app there is so many I think the lotto prediction
alone is with the price of the project ,, all the other tricks are top notch aswell on it,, so if
you haven’t bought it yet ,, you are missing out big time ,, I’d give it 10 stars 🌟 if I could ,, I
love it ,, well done David on a Great release 👌👌🙏🙏
Probably the best magic release in the last decade. This project is unbelievable! I guarantee you
this will be Penguin Magic’s 2024 Trick of the Year.
I would have happily paid $100 EASY
for this project. The Facebook support group is also great and David is extremely generous and
helpful.
I’ve never been more happier to be an iPhone user. Consider this a 10 star review.
Probably the best magic release in the last decade. This project is unbelievable! I guarantee you
this will be Penguin Magic’s 2024 Trick of the Year.
I would have happily paid $100 EASY
for this project. The Facebook support group is also great and David is extremely generous and
helpful.
I’ve never been more happier to be an iPhone user. Consider this a 10 star review.
Probably the best magic release in the last decade. This project is unbelievable! I guarantee you
this will be Penguin Magic’s 2024 Trick of the Year.
I would have happily paid $100 EASY
for this project. The Facebook support group is also great and David is extremely generous and
helpful.
I’ve never been more happier to be an iPhone user. Consider this a 10 star review.
This is a common problem with those who develop tech dependent magic effects. The creator knows
their creation so well, but have not studied how to teach. Thus, the creator zips through the
instructions rapidly, leaving the student in the dust and having to rewind over, and over and over
and over again. This exhausts many of us and often requires many sittings to get through the
instructions.
I have multiple of DJ's effects, most actually. I love his brilliant and
magical mind but he is a very poor teacher when it comes to his tech based products (I own all of
these). He would help his instruction a GREAT deal by SLOWING WAY DOWN. I do appreciate his
willingness to answer questions but wish he would either partner with a good teacher or view
teaching as a separate skill set that, like any important skill set, requires training and
experience to do well. (I speak as a professional teacher.)
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