Scosche MagicMount Pro2 review
On a recent iPhone this is the cheapest way to get magnetic convenience. On anything else you are agreeing to stick a metal disc to your phone, and almost nobody tells you that before you buy.
By Sawyer V. · Published · How we research
We have not tested any of this. Everything below is compiled from published manufacturer specifications, and the arithmetic is printed so you can check it. This page carries affiliate links: if you buy through one we earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and it does not change the order of the picks. Full disclosure.
The verdict
Buy it if you have an iPhone 12 or later, or a MagSafe case. The magnet grabs the ring already in your phone, nothing is stuck to anything, and you get a Limited Lifetime Warranty — the longest written commitment of any mount in this hub. It mounts to the dash on an adhesive base or to a vent on a removable clip, and both options lock rather than relying on friction.
Think harder if you have an Android phone or an older iPhone. Scosche’s own listing is explicit: those phones “utilize the provided MagicPlate” — a metal disc you adhere to the phone or the case. That is a real cost, it is permanent on whatever you stick it to, and it is the part of this purchase nobody puts on the front of the box.
| # | Pick | Install | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scosche MagicMount Pro2 Magnetic hold without paying for Qi2 | Clips on | 9.1/10 | $24.88 - view on Amazon |
Prices last verified October 29, 2026. They move constantly; the figure on Amazon when you click is the real one.
What it is
A magnetic phone mount sold as the MP2DVM MagicMount Pro2, with two ways to attach it to the car in one box: an automotive-grade adhesive base for the dashboard, and a removable clip for an air vent. The published weight is 0.26 lb and the listing dates it to April 2024.
It is the magnetic pick on the vent mount page and appears on fourteen pages across this site. This review exists because the most important thing about a magnetic mount is not the magnet — it is what the magnet has to hold onto, and that depends entirely on which phone you own.
The MagicPlate, which is the actual decision
A magnet needs ferrous material or a magnet to pull against. An iPhone 12 or later has a ring of magnets built in for MagSafe, so a magnetic mount grabs it directly. Scosche states this plainly: those phones mount “without the need for a metal plate.”
Everything else does not. The same listing continues: “For all other smartphones such as iPhone 11, X, SE, Galaxy, and other Android devices, utilize the provided MagicPlate for a secure and reliable mounting experience.”
So the honest shape of this purchase: on a recent iPhone it is excellent and frictionless, on an Android it is a mount plus a commitment. If the commitment is the part you object to, the alternative is a mechanical cradle that grips the phone physically and cares about nothing except width — which is the iOttie, and magnetic vs clamp car mounts is the page that works the trade through properly.
Two positions, and both of them lock
The box contains an adhesive dash base and a removable vent clip. Scosche describes the vent clip as being for “effortless transfer between vehicles”, which is the right framing: the adhesive base is the permanent installation and the clip is the one that moves between cars.
The detail worth noticing is in the same sentence — “the lock-nut feature included on both mounting options.” A lock nut means the ball joint is clamped at the angle you set it rather than held by friction. Friction ball heads are the standard failure in cheap mounts: they hold fine until a pothole, then the phone is pointing at the floor and you re-aim it at every light. A head that mechanically locks does not do that, and both of this mount’s bases have one.
The head itself is published as 4-axis with 360 degrees of rotation, so portrait and landscape are both available without unmounting.
What is published, and one figure this site got wrong
The magnet is described as rare-earth neodymium and “30% stronger than our standard MagicMount phone holders.” That is a comparison against Scosche’s own cheaper product rather than a measurement — it tells you the ordering within one brand’s range and nothing you can check against another brand.
No hold rating in pounds appears anywhere on the listing for this mount. That matters because this site has been printing one.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Magnet | Rare-earth neodymium, MagSafe compatible |
| Magnet strength | '30% stronger' than Scosche's standard MagicMount - no absolute figure |
| Hold rating in pounds | Not published for this SKU |
| Mounting options | Adhesive dash base and removable vent clip, lock nut on both |
| Head | 4-axis, 360-degree rotation |
| Non-MagSafe phones | Require the provided MagicPlate |
| Warranty | Limited Lifetime |
| Weight | 0.26 lb |
| Dimensions | Not published |
| Plate grade included | Not stated |
The warranty is the best in this hub
The listing publishes a Limited Lifetime Warranty. For context on what that is worth here: the iOttie Easy One Touch mounts publish two years, which is already better than most, and several mounts this site has looked at publish no term at all.
Two honest qualifications. “Limited” is doing work in that phrase and the terms were not readable, because Scosche’s warranty page was among the ones that would not load. And a warranty on a mount mostly covers the mount — the adhesive base is a consumable by nature, and no maker in this category publishes how long an adhesive pad is expected to last.
Still, a lifetime term from an established brand on a twenty-five dollar part is a real commitment, and it is the single strongest argument for paying this rather than less.
Who should buy something else
- Anyone unwilling to adhere a plate. If your phone has no magnet ring, this is the whole decision, and a mechanical cradle avoids it entirely
- Anyone running a thick or rugged case on a non-MagSafe phone. Magnetic hold falls off with distance, and a plate on the outside of a thick case is the workaround people end up using and disliking
- Anyone who wants charging. This is a mount and nothing else. A Qi2 charging mount costs roughly three times as much and needs a car charger behind it — best wireless charging car mounts covers whether that is worth it
- Anyone whose dashboard is textured or curved. The adhesive base wants a flat surface; the vent clip is the fallback, and vent vs dashboard vs windshield covers which position suits which car
What this review cannot tell you
- How strong the magnet actually is. “30% stronger” than another product in the same range is not a figure, and no absolute hold rating is published for this SKU
- Which grade of plate is in the box. The listing says “the provided MagicPlate” and nothing more, and the hold figures that circulate for Scosche plates are not all the same number
- How the plate interacts with wireless charging, in Scosche’s own words. A metal disc between the phone and a charging pad is a problem in principle, and the vent mount page says so — but neither the listing nor any reachable Scosche page addresses it, so there is no maker statement to quote. Worth settling before you adhere anything if you charge on a pad
- What “Limited” excludes. The warranty page could not be reached
The verdict
It stays the magnetic pick on this site and the reasoning is now more precise. On an iPhone 12 or later it does exactly what a magnetic mount should: one-handed placement, no cradle arms to work around, two mounting positions in the box, a head that locks instead of slipping, and a lifetime warranty behind it.
On any other phone, the sentence that matters is Scosche’s own, and it is near the bottom of the listing rather than the top: you will be using the provided MagicPlate. Decide about the plate first and the mount second, because the plate is the part you cannot undo.
If that settles it against magnets, the iOttie Easy One Touch 5 review covers the mechanical alternative at a similar price, and iOttie vs Scosche vs Belkin puts the three mechanisms side by side.
Every pick, with the working
Each entry lists the specifications the maker publishes, the axis scores those specifications produce, and what you give up. Rows that read “Not published” are not omissions on our side: they are things the maker will not commit to in writing, and they cost the product points on the transparency axis. Specifications compiled September 4, 2026.
Our pickMagnetic hold without paying for Qi2
Scosche MagicMount Pro2
Rare-earth neodymium magnets that Scosche states are 30 percent stronger than its standard MagicMount, in a head that mounts two ways — an adhesive dash base or a removable vent clip, each with a lock nut rather than a friction joint. On an iPhone 12 or later it grabs the MagSafe ring directly with no plate at all. On anything else Scosche's own listing says you use the provided MagicPlate, and that adhesive disc is the real decision.
- Magnet
- Rare-earth neodymium, MagSafe compatible
- Magnet strength
- Stated 30% stronger than Scosche's standard MagicMount; no absolute figure
- Mounting options
- Adhesive dash base and removable vent clip, lock nut on both
- MagSafe
- Attaches directly on iPhone 12 and later; all others need the provided MagicPlate
- Head
- 4-axis, 360-degree rotation
- Warranty
- Limited Lifetime
- Weight
- 0.26 lb
- Hold rating
- Not published
- Plate grade included
- Not published
- Dimensions
- Not published
List price $24.99 per Scosche's own store, sale price (regular $39.99), captured on the compile date below. Not a live price and not what you will pay — the button is where the real number is.
What it gets right
- Two mounting bases in one box, dash adhesive and removable vent clip, with a lock nut on both rather than a friction ball
- Works with MagSafe rings directly on iPhone 12 and later, no adhesive plate needed
- Limited Lifetime Warranty — the longest written term of any mount in this ledger
- 4-axis, 360-degree head, so portrait and landscape without unmounting
Flaws
- Android phones and older iPhones need the provided stick-on MagicPlate, which is permanent on whatever you adhere it to
- No hold rating in pounds is published for this SKU, and the grade of plate included is not stated
- Magnetic mounts hold worse in a hard corner than a mechanical cradle does
- No charging
The working behind the 9.1
- Heat headroom: not scored (weight 22%)
- The maker publishes no operating-temperature ceiling, so this axis is dropped and the other weights are re-normalized.
- Install effort: 9.0 (weight 24%)
- Clips onto a vent blade or a headrest post. Two minutes, no tools, no adhesive, no residue.
- Price against the ceiling: 10.0 (weight 24%)
- Listed at $24.99 on the compile date. This site's buyer has a practical ceiling around $150 for a single upgrade, so the scale rewards everything under $100 and falls away sharply past $150. The live price is very often different, and that is what the button is for.
- Written commitment: 10.0 (weight 15%)
- 1200-month warranty. This is the only promise in the entire listing that a court would read, which is why it is scored and the marketing copy is not.
- Spec transparency: 7.0 (weight 15%)
- 7 of the 10 specifications we went looking for are published by the maker (70%). A blank row is never a guess here: it prints “Not published” and it costs the product points, because a figure nobody will commit to in writing is a figure you cannot check.
Axes with no published input are dropped and the remaining weights re-normalized, so a product is not punished for a category where an axis does not apply. Specifications compiled September 4, 2026 from the Scosche MP2DVM retail listing (Scosche's own product page returns 404).
Prices last verified October 29, 2026. They move constantly; the figure on Amazon when you click is the real one.
Questions people actually ask
Does the Scosche MagicMount Pro2 work with Android phones?
Yes, but not directly. Scosche's listing states that iPhone 11, X, SE, Galaxy and other Android devices "utilize the provided MagicPlate" — a metal disc you adhere to the phone or its case. Only phones with a built-in magnet ring, meaning iPhone 12 and later or a MagSafe case, attach "without the need for a metal plate".
How much weight can the MagicMount Pro2 hold?
No hold rating in pounds is published on the listing for this mount. Scosche describes the magnet as rare-earth neodymium and "30% stronger than our standard MagicMount phone holders", which is a comparison against its own cheaper product rather than a measurement. A 3 lb figure circulates in connection with a heavy-duty MagicPlate, but the listing for this SKU does not say which grade of plate is included, and Scosche's own pages could not be reached to check.
Does the MagicPlate come off?
It is adhesive, so treat it as permanent on whatever you stick it to. That makes the real choice phone-or-case: on the case, the mount stops working when you change cases; on the phone, it shows whenever the case is off. Neither source publishes a removal method or says whether the plate affects wireless charging.
Dash or vent for the MagicMount Pro2?
Both are in the box and both lock rather than relying on friction. The adhesive dash base is the permanent install and wants a flat, smooth surface; the vent clip is the one Scosche describes as being for "effortless transfer between vehicles", so it suits a rental, a shared car or a textured dashboard.
Is the MagicMount Pro2 worth it over a cheaper magnetic mount?
The strongest argument is the Limited Lifetime Warranty, which is the longest term of any mount this site has looked at — most publish two years or nothing. Beyond that you are getting two mounting bases with locking heads rather than one friction head. What you are not getting is a published hold figure, so the magnet strength claim cannot be compared against another brand.
Sources
- Published magnet description, the 30% comparison, MagicPlate requirement for non-MagSafe phones, dual mounting bases with lock nut, 4-axis head and Limited Lifetime Warranty on the retail listing
- Scosche's own MagicMount Pro2 page - cited previously by this site's product record, and returning HTTP 404 when re-checked on October 29, 2026