“A revolutionary magic utility for the modern world!”

Michael Carbonaro

“A revolutionary magic utility for the modern world!”

Michael Carbonaro

“A revolutionary magic utility for the modern world!”

Michael Carbonaro

“This is hands down the trick that just floors people! It is so much fun to perform and just seems absolutely impossible! Jonathan has created a trick that does not seem like a trick. It is a performance piece that can end any show and will be what everyone is talking about.”

A spectator names a playing card, a word, a number, picks an envelope, mixes a rubiks cube, says something. Anything

a TOTAL STRANGER is called. 

The stranger REVEALs what the spectator is thinking!

Watch The Stranger in action!

This is a full performance of The Stranger, performed with the playing card revelation. The call to the stranger turned into a video FaceTime call. Be sure to watch to the end to see the uproarious reaction from the audience!

Out of the “box”/phone, the Stranger allows you to:

Further expand your creative opportunities with the following add-ons:

Choose just what you need—miracles are included in all!

The Stranger App can be unlocked with any of the modules below. Additional modules can always be added.

Playing Card

$ 149
99
  • Call a live Stranger and reveal a forced playing card.
  • Call a live stranger and reveal any playing card. *
  • Call a recorded conversation (that sounds absolutely real) and have any playing card revealed.
  • Upload your own recorded conversation to reveal anything you like. **
Popular

Playing Card

Call a live Stranger and reveal a forced playing card.
$ 149
99
  • Call a live stranger and reveal any playing card. *
  • Call a recorded conversation (that sounds absolutely real) and have any playing card revealed.
  • Upload your own recorded conversation to reveal anything you like. **
Popular

you want to devastate an audience?
Put your trust in a stranger.

“A perfect trick that I pull out when

I want to send them over the edge!”

Paul Gertner

“It f*%#ing crushed!
One guy jumped out of his seat and ran out of the theater!”

Larry Wilmore

The reviews are in…and it’s a hit!

DAVID REGAL

“The Stranger” is the perfect marriage of plot and possibility.This is more than a culmination of  what has been done before — it is a sea change.”

JIM STEINMEYER

“It’s the ultimate ‘this can’t be happening’ moment. And then it happens. What could be better?”

DANNY ORLEANS

“When it comes to  “Pick-a-card-and-I’ll-name-it” tricks, the category is pretty enormous. And I’ve seen more than I care to remember. But when I watched Jonathan Levit perform THE STRANGER, he received the largest explosive reaction I’ve ever heard reverberate inside the Chicago Magic Lounge.”

DAN HARLAN

“You did it! This is definitely the best “Call a Stranger” idea ever! For the working pro to the beginner…it’s perfect for any magician that wants to have a true miracle in their pocket. This is a real winner!”

MIKE CAVENEY

“Imagine having a blockbuster effect in your pocket at all times that is suitable for an audience of one or a hundred. Believe it or not, you already do. Just add Jonathan Levit’s “The Stranger” to your arsenal and you become a walking miracle worker. This brilliantly thought-out routine defies explanation.”

TONY CLARK

“This is one of the strongest and most well put together phone apps effects I’ve ever seen. It will knock your audiences socks off! This is one that every magician can and should do!”

“I just performed this for the first time at a seminar in New York. It was a fantastic response. They are all still talking about it! It will remain a part of that seminar script forever in each location. Thanks for a great bit!” Scott McFall | “The Stranger” User

“Jonathan, thank you SO much for this brilliant tool. It will have a HUGE impact on the work I do …. GENIUS!!” Ken Newman | “The Stranger” User

“This is just outstanding! Easily one of the best things to come out in a very long time. Thank you Jonathan Levit! I love it.” Scott Bays | “The Stranger” User

One of the best releases in magic! Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“I worked a party in LA and The Stranger killed! Everybody was talking about it, and, by the end of the night, I booked more gigs and the venue even offered me my own night!” Matt Bruce | “The Stranger” User

Incredible!!! There are many many apps out there for magicians. But this is so good and well thought out, you’re crazy for not purchasing this. Unlike anything that has been offered before. Such a cooler. You can close your show with this. It’s that good. Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“Holy shit I love this app! Just outstanding! Ethan Nessen | “The Stranger” User

Surpassed expectations. “This would end up being another app that would just stay on my phone and never be used, but The Stranger is exactly the opposite. This should be way more $ than it is- this is truly a steal. Myself and my audiences thank you, Jonathan!” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Brain frying magic. Easy to do, huge impact. “The effect itself seems impossible to the spectators but is incredibly easy to do.  It can be done with literally no sleight of hand but the impact is still huge.  It is so simple that your focus will be 100% on the performance.  If you like knuckle busting sleight of hand, this is not for you.  If you like completely frying peoples brains with an impossible mentalist effect, this is for you.

The trick is exactly as Jonathan performs it in his trailers and as it is described in the Apple store. If you like what you have seen in the performance videos, then you will love this trick. Plus, it plays huge. You can do it for a few people, but it would work just as well for a an entire auditorium. 

I have to admit that I am surprised he released this to the magic community and didn’t keep it to himself. This is a reputation maker and a truly professional level piece of magic.  Congratulations and Thanks to Jonathan Levit for sharing his magic genius with all of us.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“I think this app seems like an evolutionary game changer. Congrats to Jonathan Levit.” Brett Barry | Creator of the SvenPad and “The Stranger” User

“So… I just returned from my weekly residency performance at The Mohegan Sun Casino in CT where I performed for the first time, The Stranger. Immediately after my set the club management came RUNNING UP TO ME to say they thought that was the best trick I’ve done during my two years performing on a weekly basis!! LOVE THIS TRICK!” Jim Spinnato | “The Stranger” User

A work of absolute genius. The effect is mind-blowing—talk about “pure astonishment”!!—and the method is completely brilliant. The whole thing is perfectly thought out, from top to bottom. Brilliant, awesome, thank you for putting this thing of beauty into the world!” Ezra T.  | “The Stranger” User

“I have been in magic since I was 9 and can’t remember the last time I was this excited about a new effect!” Dick Van Buskirk | “The Stranger” User

Again – what you created is so well conceived, so diabolically effective and so well executed you should get an Academy Award or something!  WOW what a well thought out trick, great teaching, great data and superb recordings and execution.  I never get blown away any more.  I managed cruise ship entertainment for a decade for Regency Cruises and Princess.  Managed the Magic Corner in Hollywood.  I’ve just seen it all.  This is the top effect of the year and way too hidden!  You need the cover of Genii!  It’s that good! Jonathan Todd | “The Stranger” User

“The Stranger” is BRILLIANT!! “I can’t say enough about this App. The description of it sounded amazing. And now that I have it, and have used it … ‘amazing’ is a monumental understatement. 

This is an absolutely inspired creation. Practical, intuitive, and absolutely mind blowing.”Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Wow! “The effect is amazing, the interface is simple, intuitive and elegant. The instructions are incredibly well-written and easy to understand. I wish all magic apps were this good.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Unbelievable reactions! “Its difficult to explain how much this effect resonates with people. This taps into something that is exciting AND impossible. The spectator can even do all of the talking, further eliminating any method they could ever hope to grasp. When the card is finally revealed there is this beautiful and pure moment of astonishment that all of us as magicians ever hope to achieve.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Any playing card is selected or named. A random phone number is called. The Stranger on the other end of the line names the specatator’s card! The reactions are huge. Check out this video and see for yourself.

The Stranger is listening. For anything. Words. Numbers. Serial numbers on a bill. Multiple selections.  You decide what should be heard and then this information is sent to your Stranger for the ultimate reveal!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Send any thought of word from your own Book Test to your live Stranger. But, it doesn’t stop there. You can send ANY word to your Stranger—a country name, a common name, a birthday, an object in someone’s purse…anything you can imagine can be sent directly to your Stranger!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Send any number to your live Stranger. How much change is in your pocket? What number is showing on the rolled die? If you use a memorized deck, you can have your spectator choose a card, then you can send the number of the card location to your spectator…this elevates “card at any number” to a whole new level! Anything you can enter into a number pad can be sent to your live Stranger.

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Perform WikiTest and the search word will be sent directly to your live Stranger. This creates a reveal that seems completely impossible!

(WikiTest App Required)

(Texting feature subscription required)

With the nail writer module, you can send literally any information to your live Stranger! If it can be typed on a keyboard, it can be sent to your Stranger. The serial number on a dollar bill, the name of someone in your audience, anything. This value can be entered prior to your performance, or you can enter it on the fly!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Our collaboration with CubeSmith allows a Rubik’s cube to be mixed and then a stranger is called. When asked if they have a Rubik’s cube, they look for it in their home, find it, and then the cubes are revealed to be an exact match!

(CubeSmith App Required)

(Texting feature subscription required)

With the NFC module, The Stranger can write to an NFC tag and read NFC tags. Send the reveal (playing card, envelope, book, anything you can imagine) to your Live Stranger seamlessly!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Our collaboration with iThump/Toxic+ opens up endless possibilities! Your Stranger can reveal birthdates, zodiac symbols, the day someone was born, or become a secret accomplice to create incredible feats of mind reading for the magician!

(iThump App Required)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Why "The Stranger?"

Any setting or audience

Whether you are with one person, strolling, or on stage for a large audience, “The Stranger” will get a great reaction! I’m not kidding. I’ve done this in every one of these situations and it is easily the best response in the show.

call a random phone number

Audience members call out numbers to construct a truly random phone number. The phone can be in the spectator’s hand and they can press the numbers and place the call themselves.

built in convincers

Learn how to first call a disconnected number or a voicemail, or both, before connecting to The Stranger. These convincers dispel any thought that the routine has been pre-arranged.

any card picked or named

That’s right. ANY card can be named and The Stranger on the other end of the call will know the card!

doesn't feel like technology

The trouble with most phone magic tricks is they feel like you are using technology. “The Stranger” is completely organic. You are truly dialing a random phone number and having a conversation with someone on the other end of the call.

no verbal coding or force

Call a real person and communicate the card to them with absolutely no forcing and no verbal coding!

Note: This feature requires a monthly subscription, available as an in-app purchase.

PLACE A REAL PHONE CALL WITH NO CELL RECEPTION

Using Wi-Fi Calling, even with no cell reception, your call can be placed to ANYONE on an iPhone OR Android, and the chosen card can be communicated (with no coding or forcing) with no cell reception, even in airplane mode!

no pre-show

There is nothing to prepare. The performance is exactly as you see in the video above. A card is selected or named, a random phone number is dialed and after a conversation with The Stranger, they reveal the card!

perform immediately

Learn the secret and start dialing. Careful thought has been put into the routining to make this bullet proof and easy to perform.

Easily PRACTICE

Rehearse performance and timing easily and choose from a variety of options that allow you to perform this immediately, or rehearse more advanced scenarios for an even greater impact.

1 to 10 solid minutes of material!

Choose from different performance possibilities to give you a SOLID performance, from 1 to 10 minutes in length. Perfect for the emcee, or, heck, anyone performing magic, in any venue, on any stage or situation.

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FAQ

Most frequent questions and answers
When your 7 day trial ends, you’ll be able to unlock the app by purchasing one or more of the revelation modules.
 
The playing card module gives you access to the playing card conversation recordings as well as the ability to call a live stranger. This module is $149 USD. The other revelation modules are offered at varying prices:
Nail Writer: $49 (Requires texting subscription)
Booktest: $99 (Requires texting subscription)
Number: $99 (Requires texting subscription)
NFC: $99 (Requires texting subscription)
Listen: $199 (Requires texting subscription)
 
Pro Pack: The Pro Pack unlocks the Nailwriter, Booktest, Number, NFC, or Listen modules for $100 off the price of these modules if purchased separately. Please note the Pro Pack offer will not be available if any of these modules is purchased on their own.
 
Texting Subscription: $3.99 per month. This service will send a text message automatically to your Stranger with the information from any of the modules. 
 
The CubeSmith, Wikitest and iThump integrations are Included with the texting subscription.

“This is hands down the trick that just floors people! It is so much fun to perform and just seems absolutely impossible! Jonathan has created a trick that does not seem like a trick. It is a performance piece that can end any show and will be what everyone is talking about.”

A spectator names a playing card, a word, a number, picks an envelope, mixes a rubiks cube, says something. Anything

a TOTAL STRANGER is called. 

The stranger REVEALs what the spectator is thinking!

Any playing card is selected or named. A random phone number is called. The Stranger on the other end of the line names the specatator's card! The reactions are huge. Check out this video and see for yourself.

With the nail writer module, you can send literally any information to your live Stranger! If it can be typed on a keyboard, it can be sent to your Stranger. The serial number on a dollar bill, the name of someone in your audience, anything. This value can be entered prior to your performance, or you can enter it on the fly!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Send any thought of word from your own Book Test to your live Stranger. But, it doesn’t stop there. You can send ANY word to your Stranger—a country name, a common name, a birthday, an object in someone’s purse…anything you can imagine can be sent directly to your Stranger!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Send any number to your live Stranger. How much change is in your pocket? What number is showing on the rolled die? If you use a memorized deck, you can have your spectator choose a card, then you can send the number of the card location to your spectator…this elevates “card at any number” to a whole new level! Anything you can enter into a number pad can be sent to your live Stranger.

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Perform WikiTest and the search word will be sent directly to your live Stranger. This creates a reveal that seems completely impossible!

(Texting feature subscription required)

(WikiTest App Required)

With the NFC module, The Stranger can write to an NFC tag and read NFC tags. Send the reveal (playing card, envelope, book, anything you can imagine) to your Live Stranger seamlessly!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

Our collaboration with CubeSmith allows a Rubik’s cube to be mixed and then a stranger is called. When asked if they have a Rubik’s cube, they look for it in their home, find it, and then the cubes are revealed to be an exact match!

(Texting feature subscription required)

(CubeSmith App Required)

The Stranger is listening. For anything. Words. Numbers. Serial numbers on a bill. Multiple selections. You decide what should be heard and then this information is sent to your Stranger for the ultimate reveal!

(This feature is available as an in-app purchase)

(Texting feature subscription required)

you want to devastate an audience?
Put your trust in a stranger.

“A perfect trick that I pull out when

I want to send them over the edge!”

Paul Gertner

Watch the trailer.

“It f*%#ing crushed!
One guy jumped out of his seat and ran out of the theater!”

Larry Wilmore

The reviews are in…and it’s a hit!

DAVID REGAL

“The Stranger” is the perfect marriage of plot and possibility.This is more than a culmination of  what has been done before — it is a sea change.”

JIM STEINMEYER

“It’s the ultimate ‘this can’t be happening’ moment. And then it happens. What could be better?”

DANNY ORLEANS

“When it comes to  “Pick-a-card-and-I’ll-name-it” tricks, the category is pretty enormous. And I’ve seen more than I care to remember. But when I watched Jonathan Levit perform THE STRANGER, he received the largest explosive reaction I’ve ever heard reverberate inside the Chicago Magic Lounge.”

DAN HARLAN

“You did it! This is definitely the best “Call a Stranger” idea ever! For the working pro to the beginner…it’s perfect for any magician that wants to have a true miracle in their pocket. This is a real winner!”

MIKE CAVENEY

“Imagine having a blockbuster effect in your pocket at all times that is suitable for an audience of one or a hundred. Believe it or not, you already do. Just add Jonathan Levit’s “The Stranger” to your arsenal and you become a walking miracle worker. This brilliantly thought-out routine defies explanation.”

TONY CLARK

“This is one of the strongest and most well put together phone apps effects I’ve ever seen. It will knock your audiences socks off! This is one that every magician can and should do!”

“I just performed this for the first time at a seminar in New York. It was a fantastic response. They are all still talking about it! It will remain a part of that seminar script forever in each location. Thanks for a great bit!” Scott McFall | “The Stranger” User

“Jonathan, thank you SO much for this brilliant tool. It will have a HUGE impact on the work I do …. GENIUS!!” Ken Newman | “The Stranger” User

“This is just outstanding! Easily one of the best things to come out in a very long time. Thank you Jonathan Levit! I love it.” Scott Bays | “The Stranger” User

One of the best releases in magic! Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“I worked a party in LA and The Stranger killed! Everybody was talking about it, and, by the end of the night, I booked more gigs and the venue even offered me my own night!” Matt Bruce | “The Stranger” User

Incredible!!! There are many many apps out there for magicians. But this is so good and well thought out, you’re crazy for not purchasing this. Unlike anything that has been offered before. Such a cooler. You can close your show with this. It’s that good. Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“Holy shit I love this app! Just outstanding! Ethan Nessen | “The Stranger” User

Surpassed expectations. “This would end up being another app that would just stay on my phone and never be used, but The Stranger is exactly the opposite. This should be way more $ than it is- this is truly a steal. Myself and my audiences thank you, Jonathan!” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Brain frying magic. Easy to do, huge impact. “The effect itself seems impossible to the spectators but is incredibly easy to do.  It can be done with literally no sleight of hand but the impact is still huge.  It is so simple that your focus will be 100% on the performance.  If you like knuckle busting sleight of hand, this is not for you.  If you like completely frying peoples brains with an impossible mentalist effect, this is for you.

The trick is exactly as Jonathan performs it in his trailers and as it is described in the Apple store. If you like what you have seen in the performance videos, then you will love this trick. Plus, it plays huge. You can do it for a few people, but it would work just as well for a an entire auditorium. 

I have to admit that I am surprised he released this to the magic community and didn’t keep it to himself. This is a reputation maker and a truly professional level piece of magic.  Congratulations and Thanks to Jonathan Levit for sharing his magic genius with all of us.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

“I think this app seems like an evolutionary game changer. Congrats to Jonathan Levit.” Brett Barry | Creator of the SvenPad and “The Stranger” User

“So… I just returned from my weekly residency performance at The Mohegan Sun Casino in CT where I performed for the first time, The Stranger. Immediately after my set the club management came RUNNING UP TO ME to say they thought that was the best trick I’ve done during my two years performing on a weekly basis!! LOVE THIS TRICK!” Jim Spinnato | “The Stranger” User

A work of absolute genius. The effect is mind-blowing—talk about “pure astonishment”!!—and the method is completely brilliant. The whole thing is perfectly thought out, from top to bottom. Brilliant, awesome, thank you for putting this thing of beauty into the world!” Ezra T.  | “The Stranger” User

“I have been in magic since I was 9 and can’t remember the last time I was this excited about a new effect!” Dick Van Buskirk | “The Stranger” User

Again – what you created is so well conceived, so diabolically effective and so well executed you should get an Academy Award or something!  WOW what a well thought out trick, great teaching, great data and superb recordings and execution.  I never get blown away any more.  I managed cruise ship entertainment for a decade for Regency Cruises and Princess.  Managed the Magic Corner in Hollywood.  I’ve just seen it all.  This is the top effect of the year and way too hidden!  You need the cover of Genii!  It’s that good! Jonathan Todd | “The Stranger” User

“The Stranger” is BRILLIANT!! “I can’t say enough about this App. The description of it sounded amazing. And now that I have it, and have used it … ‘amazing’ is a monumental understatement. 

This is an absolutely inspired creation. Practical, intuitive, and absolutely mind blowing.”Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Wow! “The effect is amazing, the interface is simple, intuitive and elegant. The instructions are incredibly well-written and easy to understand. I wish all magic apps were this good.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Unbelievable reactions! “Its difficult to explain how much this effect resonates with people. This taps into something that is exciting AND impossible. The spectator can even do all of the talking, further eliminating any method they could ever hope to grasp. When the card is finally revealed there is this beautiful and pure moment of astonishment that all of us as magicians ever hope to achieve.” Apple app store review (5 Stars)

Why "The Stranger?"

Any setting or audience

Whether you are with one person, strolling, or on stage for a large audience, “The Stranger” will get a great reaction! I’m not kidding. I’ve done this in every one of these situations and it is easily the best response in the show.

call a random phone number

Audience members call out numbers to construct a truly random phone number. The phone can be in the spectator’s hand and they can press the numbers and place the call themselves.

built in convincers

Learn how to first call a disconnected number or a voicemail, or both, before connecting to The Stranger. These convincers dispel any thought that the routine has been pre-arranged.

any card picked or named

That’s right. ANY card can be named and The Stranger on the other end of the call will know the card!

doesn't feel like technology

The trouble with most phone magic tricks is they feel like you are using technology. “The Stranger” is completely organic. You are truly dialing a random phone number and having a conversation with someone on the other end of the call.

no verbal coding or force

Call a real person and communicate the card to them with absolutely no forcing and no verbal coding!

Note: This feature requires a monthly subscription, available as an in-app purchase.

PLACE A REAL PHONE CALL WITH NO CELL RECEPTION

Using Wi-Fi Calling, even with no cell reception, your call can be placed to ANYONE on an iPhone OR Android, and the chosen card can be communicated (with no coding or forcing) with no cell reception, even in airplane mode!

no pre-show

There is nothing to prepare. The performance is exactly as you see in the video above. A card is selected or named, a random phone number is dialed and after a conversation with The Stranger, they reveal the card!

perform immediately

Learn the secret and start dialing. Careful thought has been put into the routining to make this bullet proof and easy to perform.

Easily PRACTICE

Rehearse performance and timing easily and choose from a variety of options that allow you to perform this immediately, or rehearse more advanced scenarios for an even greater impact.

1 to 10 solid minutes of material!

Choose from different performance possibilities to give you a SOLID performance, from 1 to 10 minutes in length. Perfect for the emcee, or, heck, anyone performing magic, in any venue, on any stage or situation.

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