Shameer Salim

Hydra

HYDRA PRO has now been released. It is everything Hydra was, and SO MUCH MORE. 
Click here to read about it's advantages.

Hydra will be supported until May 2027.

Description

  NEW MIND READING ADD-ON WITH UPGRADE #2  

 

3 exciting ways to get a peek with HYDRA.

Hydra Upgrade 2

 

#1 - PeekSmith 3 integration

If you bought a peeksmith 3 device, this app upgrade will allow you to get a peek of whatever they type into Google or YouTube.

That means, by the time they’ve done their search, you not only know exactly what they searched for - but the HYDRA app has already placed the prediction LIVE on your social media. Without you ever touching the phone.

#2 - Apple Watch Peek

Customers have been asking for this for a long time and it’s finally available.

The most popular watch on the planet is the Apple Watch, so if you’re looking to go incognito as a mind reader, this is a tool you can’t leave home without.

App upgrade 2 now unlocks Apple Watch peek notifications, so with a quick glance at your watch, you know exactly what they searched for.

#3 - The Audio Peek

Wearing AirPods or headphones? The audio peek allows you to secretly HEAR the peek.

HYDRA will read it to you and repeat it as many times as needed.

This is ultra fooling for casual performances, as often, people leave AirPods in, even if nothing is playing.

And on stage, if you’re wearing an earpiece it makes the peek completely hands off - and can’t be retraced.

This is our favorite new feature of app upgrade 2.

Note: this new peek functionality does not work if you are using Wikipedia screens within hydra as your input.

You can still use wikitest and HYDRA will work at placing the word on your socials, but peeks can’t be done from the Wikipedia input.

 


 

  JUICE UP HYDRA BY UNLOCKING UPGRADE #1  

 

By purchasing this upgrade, it will allow you to perform HYDRA on your spectator's phone. 

You NEVER take your phone out of your pocket. 

Fulfilling the promise of constant innovation and development, HYDRA creator, Shameer, has just dropped his latest unlockable upgrade. 

For those who already own CIPHER PRO, WIKITEST, INJECT, or ELIPS (These 4 apps can be purchased separately from the app store), you'll be able to purchase (from the dropdown above) a special code that integrates HYDRA with those 4 powerhouse apps. 

This enables you to perform MORE deceptive & cleaner effects - using HYDRA.

 

Hydra Upgrade 1

 

Effect #1 - CIPHER PRO Integration

With the phone in their hand, you can have a spectator's star sign or pin code appear in your Instagram Bio or Facebook timeline. 

Cipher Pro secretly mines their pin code, star sign etc for you to peek and reveal - but with this HYDRA integration, you can have that information automatically put into your real Instagram bio without EVER taking the phone back. 

It's a hands-off miracle to end all miracles. 

 

Effect #2 - Inject Integration 

Now your spectator can legitimately search for anything on Google, using their own phone and you can have it appear in your Instagram Bio or Facebook timeline. 

From the moment they start typing, to the moment it's revealed (also on their phone) - you touch nothing. 

 

Effect #3 - Stranger Pro Integration

Perform a ridiculously clean Acaan using Stranger Pro.

You might know Stranger as the wizard calling effect, but you can now use stranger pro to send numbers, playing cards or anything to Instagram with this upgrade. 

Jonathan Levit, the creator of Stranger used this upgrade to close his continuous 26 shows in Magic Castle.

 

Effect #4 - Wikitest Integration


We all love WIKITEST, even David Blaine has used it on his TV specials. 

With HYDRA's Upgrade #1 you'll be able to link the two apps to reveal the chosen word in your Instagram Bio or Facebook timeline. 

Your spectator chooses a word from Wikipedia and can then view that word, predicted far ahead of time on your own social media. A guaranteed 'follow'. 

NOTE: You need the WikiTest Pro tools to use Wikitest integration.

 

Effect #5 - ELIPS Integration

 

You guessed it. Have any word from the lyric of any song appear as a prediction in your Instagram Bio or Facebook timeline. 

For those using ELIPS, you'll understand the power of a no-force revelation of any word from any song lyric in existence. 

If you're already using that app, with this new upgrade, you'll be able to reveal that word as a pre-written prediction, made days before you ever met your spectator. The best part? It happens on their phone. 

 

NOTE: You must own the original HYDRA app first & Cipher Pro, Wikitest, ELIPS, Inject or the Stranger to enjoy this upgrade. Purchase the upgrade from the dropdown above. 
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HYDRA is a modern multitool for perfect prophecies. Your spectator chooses any word, celebrity, playing card... Literally ANYTHING. No forces. 

With a simple swipe, HYDRA steals the spectator's (absolutely) free choice and creates a prediction on your real Facebook or Instagram profile... in 5 seconds flat*. 

When they look you up on Facebook or Instagram, using their own phone, they'll see you predicted EXACTLY what they thought of. 

HYDRA is one of the most advanced prediction tools we've ever seen.  It solves the problem of your audience assuming your phone is doing something suspicious, or that it's a fake app... because it's their phone the prediction is revealed on. 

Not only that, it can be verified by everyone and anyone who checks... It's really there.

  • Fully customizable.
  • Create your own templates.
  • Multiple input methods. 
  • Hands-off revelations.
  • No pre-show or forces. 
  • No fake social apps. 

 

This allows you to have one of the cleanest looking performances for any app-based effect. You don't have to type, turn your back, or 'milk' the phone towards you. 

Swipe. Lock. Done. Put it in your pocket. The rest is presentation. 

*ADDED BONUS* Because the prediction is revealed on your spectator's phone, you can now ask your audiences to follow you and increase your fan base while performing. It's a double-whammy. 

Hydra is so versatile, it can be performed in-person or over Zoom. Here are some performances from Perseus Arkomanis, JT Chalatsis, Nevin Sanchez, and the creator: Shameer Salim. 

With HYDRA, you can perform 1-on-1, using your own phone as the input device, or you can use a secret assistant to input the information for you. Your call, you have options. 

Ellusionist first connected with expert app-designer, Shameer Salim, to completely overhaul our beloved Cipher, Tempus, Predictagram & Picasso Pro apps.

The guy is a genius and doesn’t slouch with his code. The end result is an app you can rely on - and one that is far superior to anything we’d ever created before. 

Bug fixes, updates, and new features are baked into the price of HYDRA. Shameer will be on hand to provide support and development every step of the way. 

*The quote of '5 seconds flat' relates to testing on Instagram. Facebook can take up to 8 seconds according to the creator. 

 

CREDITS

“Changing the bio on Instagram is an effect originally conceived and developed by Marc Kerstein and released as “BioSwap.” When I reached out to Marc and explained the similarities and differences between Hydra and BioSwap, he graciously understood and gave me a go-ahead.” - Shameer Salim

Ellusionist would also like to thank Marc Kerstein for his permission to release HYDRA.

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I am a repeated customer and everything I purchase I am beyond pleased with. If I have ever had an issue with anything I contact them and receive prompt responses and they always rectify an issue in more than a timely manner. Definitely a company in the magic world I’d recommend.

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Mark Bargo
It's a must!

Been enjoying this app already and really great promoting your social media!

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Thomas Geiger
Great for promoting your insta

This effect is great for normal magicians but especially for working magicians who want to promote their instagram. Tutorials are great too and what i like the most is the „reset insta bio“ button.

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Arefoo Mentalist
Hands down, the most lethal weapon in my repertoire.

I’ve been performing mentalism for a long time, but HYDRA has completely changed the game for me. This isn't just another magic app; it is an absolute reputation maker. The fact that a spectator can make a 100% free choice, and seconds later the exact prediction is sitting right there on my REAL Instagram or Facebook profile—while they look at it on their own phone—feels like actual sorcery. You literally don't even have to touch the device to make a miracle happen.
The reactions I get with this are explosive. People don't just freak out; their brains genuinely short-circuit. But beyond the crazy reactions, HYDRA has actually helped my career in a massive way. Because the reveal happens directly on my social media, my engagement and follower count have skyrocketed. It naturally funnels people to my profile, which has directly led to me booking more paid gigs and events.
The app is completely hands-off, flawlessly reliable, and seamlessly integrates into my daily carry. Shameer Salim is an absolute genius for engineering this. If you want to completely destroy your audiences and organically grow your brand at the exact same time, HYDRA is the ultimate tool. 10/10, easily the best investment I've ever made in digital magic. You are leaving money and reactions on the table if you aren't using this.

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Gabriel Si vito
Hydra

Excelente toda la atencion y es una herramienta fundamental para el mentalismo moderno

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Nadav
Very useful very easy!

Such a huge fan of this!
So much potential, so easy! So useful in so many routines!
A no brainer purchase!

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GavinTheWizard
A Great App!

Highly recommended! Easy to use, customizable, and a great jam from Peter Turner.

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Ribixiel
Is really good 😊 love it but need more template!

The app is very good, and I have tried it at some events and am already waiting to use it in my shows.
I wish it had more templates for APIs, Wikipedia, Google, and YouTube, and that we could use it from the viewer's cell like other apps.

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David Jaison
Hydra - Why did I wait so long?

I'm not sure why I waited this long to take the plunge. Hydra is a fantastic way to bring people to your social media. It was fairly simple to set up, I just needed a little extra help on an app integration but otherwise I had it up and running in ten minutes. Now I am alway ready to blow someone's mind and get them to my IG. If ou have been thinking about Hydra I would definitely just buy it.

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עומרי ביטון
Amazing tool to be more popular

After you do whatever you do on tour shows, the moment after, face to face you can make yourself unforgettable thanks to Hydra. Every magician must have it.

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Tim
JUST BUY IT! One of The BEST Apps!

I don't use many apps, but Hydra is one that is a worker for sure.

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Marcos Martinez Gonzalez Gonzalez
Good

Is good stuff. Excellent trick specially for begginers!

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Gabriel

Imcredible app, especially in combination with Audience Wonderland products. A game changer when used correctly.

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Chloe-Grace Little
Mind melter

This add on takes your Hydra routine to a level that should require a license to drive!
The reactions are next level

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Michael

I like that i could do alot with it and can intergrate other apps with it . My imagination truly can soar with this

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Mat Dawn
I like it!

I like it! Not only is it a good trick, but it can also help you gain new followers! Brilliant!

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Lewis Pawley
Hydra is Awesome

Hydra is awesome been able to link with other apps like inject and Wikitest is great and best of all I don’t have to do anything! Hydra sat on my phone for a while unused and I don’t know why I waited this is a great app

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javier natera
Wow

I really how it works and that also always works!

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Donald Townsend
Incredible Hydra

Hydra gets huge reactions from audiences! And the best thing is it never misses. This is the most reliable magic app I have ever used. Outstanding!

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demetre jincharadze

So amazing trick I love it very clean efect

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NH Ryan
Lots of potential, takes a little playing with to figure out.

This is neat, but you will need to take some time to click around and play with it before you understand how it will work and its application. Recommendation to Ellusionists- clean up the ad copy. I found it very confusing what you are buying vs what the add-ons are and do. I still haven't gone back to add anything because it's still not clear.

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Joao

Great product!

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Subhajit Chattopadhyay
The App Every Magician Should Need in this Technological World

Now all move always with Smartphone and we cannot think without Social Media, be it instagram or facebook. Hydra gives that power to the magicians to do the impossible and it is so simple to use and integrates seamlessly with other apps like Inject which I also use. I think this is one of must have apps for any magician who has a profile on social media

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Basile
Great trick !

Hydra is a clever and modern magic tool that uses technology to create truly impossible effects. One of its biggest strengths is its versatility — it can be used for predictions, revelations, mind reading, and more, all while keeping everything looking incredibly clean from the spectator’s point of view. The effect feels totally hands-off, yet the magician remains in full control at all times.

In terms of practicality, Hydra requires a bit of setup and practice, but once mastered, it becomes a powerful secret weapon for close-up or parlor performances. It's also designed with discretion and reliability in mind, making it suitable for professional use.

In short: a powerful and flexible tool that rewards performers who are willing to invest time into learning it. Perfect for magicians who want to incorporate technology into their magic without sacrificing impact.

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Ryan Mentis
The Swiss army demon in your phone

Imagine if Siri took a few psychology classes, joined a cult, and decided to start doing magic shows? Well that’s Hydra.
This app isn’t just a tool, it’s a shapeshifting digital trickster that lives in your phone and quietly mutters: Psst… want to read someone’s mind through their screen?

Hydra can reveal star signs, predict names and project thoughts onto Instagram. It’s like having ten secret assistants hiding inside your pocket, whispering secrets only you can hear.
It’s slick, it’s scary and it’s probably smarter than your last five tricks combined.

10/10. I would summon this demon again!

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Quinn
Absolutely must have for marketing

Great way to get your Instagram in front of people and do magic. It’s the social media version of magic with a business card

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David Morrill
Great product and founder

Love the capabilities of Hydra and how receptive the founder is to listening to the community and making tweaks that make sense.

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Bogdan Mangu
Real magic

I wish I could keep this just to myself

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NOGUERA Stéphane
Hydra add-on

Excellent add-on for an excellent app! Hydra is for me one of the best Magic app on the market!

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Richard Silverstein
Easy to use, Big impact

This works great with DeQode!

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Drxp
This product blows everyone away!

Hydra has blown all my family and friends away! Good stuff!!

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Victor San Juan
THE BEST IMPROMTUM EFFECT

Hydra has saved me from a lot of situations where I've been asked to do some magic and I was carrying nothing but my phone. In less than a minute I've been able to have a shocking effect.