[Easy Magic] Special Feature: Big Collection of Smartphone Magic Tricks
No matter how old you are, magic never fails to amaze—and it’s a surefire way to liven up any gathering!
Surprisingly, there are plenty of magic tricks that are easy to do, and both adults and kids can enjoy them.
In this article, under the theme of “easy to try,” we’ll introduce a variety of smartphone-based magic tricks all at once!
We’ve selected a wide range—from tricks you can do with just a phone to ones that combine a phone with coins or cards.
Some can even be performed using the spectator’s own smartphone, so go ahead and surprise your friends or coworkers!
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[Easy Magic] Big Feature on Smartphone Magic (31–40)
Try stabbing a sword into a smartphone
There’s a classic magic routine where you plunge a sword through something.
With its flashy visuals, it’s sure to get the crowd going.
To perform a sword-through trick using a smartphone, you’ll need a bit of prep.
Cut a hole in a flat piece of cardboard to mount the smartphone, and set it up so you can thrust a cardboard sword through it.
You can find detailed instructions on websites and YouTube.
By the way, the secret is that the sword you thrust is collapsible, and the tip of a fake sword pops out on the other side.
Magic trick where a card appears from a smartphone
It’s a magic trick where you touch a card that appears to be displayed on a smartphone screen and pull it off the screen, and a real card pops out.
The card is hidden behind the phone, and you simply eject it quickly in sync with the on-screen slide—an easy mechanism.
To make it look more mysterious, focus on how you show the card on the phone: for example, take a photo and zoom in so that the slide makes it disappear from the screen.
If you use a dedicated app, you can even make the card move just by moving the device itself, so that’s also recommended.
A smartphone fits in the balloon.
It’s a magic trick where you press a smartphone against an inflated balloon and let the air out, making it look like the phone ends up inside the deflated balloon.
Then, by reinflating the balloon while pulling the phone out, you can show that the phone comes out and the balloon has no holes, adding to the mystery.
The secret is that the phone isn’t actually inside the balloon; the deflated balloon is simply clinging tightly to it.
If the back of the phone is visible, the gap will be seen and it’ll become obvious that it’s just stuck on, so be mindful of the angles you show as you perform.
A super easy magic trick you can do with your cell phone’s calculator
Here’s an introduction to a magic trick using the calculator function on your smartphone.
Ask someone for their top three favorite two-digit numbers, then multiply them together.
In the end, you correctly predict the result and reveal it on the smartphone—surprise! With a simple setup, anyone can do this right away.
If you want to try it, watch the video for the secret reveal!
Smartphone magic that no one has ever seen
This is a magic trick that makes it look like you’re controlling numbers: the digits on a smartphone calculator gradually disappear, and when you wave your hand over it, they come back.
It uses the calculator’s functions—numbers are erased with swipes, and then a prearranged calculation is displayed to make it seem like the digits have been restored.
If you only show swiping and the calculation result, it ends up just looking like a feature demo.
The key is to make it feel mysterious by staging it so the vanished numbers seem to be in your hand, and by lightly touching the screen as you wave your hand to bring them back.
[Easy Magic] Special Feature on Smartphone Magic Tricks (41–50)
Magic where snacks come out of a smartphone
It’s a magic trick where, when you quickly flick a piece of candy displayed on your smartphone screen toward the outside of the screen, a real piece of candy pops out.
What you prepare is the candy you want to produce and a photo of it taken from a distance.
Enlarge the photo to actual size and set it up so that when you move it quickly, it disappears off the screen.
Then, as you move the candy on the screen, you simply produce the candy you’ve been holding behind the phone.
The key is to match the real candy and the image in size precisely and to move the candy behind the phone smoothly.
A smartphone that rotates 360 degrees?
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It’s a quick magic trick that makes you do a double take: a hand holding a smartphone appears to rotate 360 degrees.
If you tried to copy it right after watching the video, your wrist probably only turned about 180 degrees, right? That’s when many people have the “oh!” moment.
The secret is starting with your wrist already twisted 180 degrees, which lets you complete a full 360-degree rotation in the end.
It’s a simple, unassuming gimmick, but perfect as a light trick to use in casual conversation or as a fun icebreaker at a drinking party.
