Comparison

Tabletop Gaming vs Magic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tabletop Gaming

This app delivers a monthly digital magazine focused on board games, card games, RPGs, and wargames. It features news, reviews, interviews, and guides, with exclusive digital content and a mobile-optimized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Monthly magazine content
  • News and reviews
  • Interviews with designers
  • Miniatures painting guide
  • Mobile-optimized reading
  • Night reading mode
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages. Extra digital content is available only with the digital edition including exclusive images, videos, podcasts and more! PLUS, with a specially designed mobile edition, wave goodbye to zooming and say hello to night reading mode, adjustable text size and accessing all things gaming at the touch of your fingertips. 
With tons of reviews of new releases each month you’ll never be in the dark about what you should play next.

 Each issue: 
• Latest news and reviews to discover new favourite games
 • Dive deep into how games are made in interviews with world famous designers
 • In-depth features
 • Ten of the Best games lists
 • Tabletop Gaming Live Event news
 • How we made and have you played articles
 • Learn new tricks with our miniatures painting guide 
• Get to grips with the classics that have passed you by 
• The indie shelf, showcasing unknown gems 
• Event reports from the world of tabletop gaming 
• Shop spotlights to find your new gaming café ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Magic

Engage in strategic match-3 battles by collecting cards and building powerful decks. Recruit iconic characters, cast spells, and defeat opponents in various game modes. Join a global community and compete in tournaments for rewards.

Highlights
  • Match-3 RPG gameplay
  • Collect and craft cards
  • Recruit Planeswalkers
  • Build powerful decks
  • Real-time PvP battles
  • Daily challenges and events
  • Story mode campaigns
Features
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Magic: Puzzle Quest blends the original match-3 RPG classic with the lore and flavor of Magic: The Gathering. Recruit your favorite Planeswalkers, collect exclusive cards and build powerful decks. Summon the deadliest spells and lethal creatures on the battlefield to defeat your enemies in match-3 battles! FEATURES ● Join a community of over 2.5 million players worldwide! ● Recruit your favorite Magic: The Gathering Planeswalkers and master its abilities to enhance your strategies. ● Show off your skills on the battlefield and devise your own strategies to defeat opponents around the world in real-time PvP and different new events. ● Quest Journals! Access to daily challenges varying your play style and earn rewards! ● Craft powerful cards to build the perfect deck and battle enemy Planeswalkers in different tournaments. ● Play with your friends! Join a coalition to play with millions of players around the world and win bonus rewards in tournaments. ● Take on epic battles in the Story Mode and complete all Chapters! ● Compete in Standard events with your favorite cards, summon the deadliest spells, and unleash powerful creatures. COLLECT AND CRAFT CARDS Collect and craft some of Magic: The Gathering’s deadliest spells like Ghoulcaller's Harvest and creatures like Tiamat. MATCH MANA GEMS TO CAST SPELLS Mana gems are the core of your strength and power. Match-3 or more in a row to collect enough power to cast deadly spells and creatures. WIN REWARDS AND CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Enter daily events and Player-vs-Player (PVP) tournaments and show off your skills on the battlefield. Climb the leaderboards and win awesome rewards including mythic and rare cards from the latest sets! RECRUIT YOUR CHAMPIONS FOR BATTLE Find the latest Planeswalkers from Magic: The Gathering, recruit and pair them with your best deck and enter the arena fully prepared to decimate the competition: Make a pact with Liliana to summon an endless, undying horde of minions! Team up with the hotheaded Chandra and burn down the battlefield by casting fire, fire, and more fire! Or scheme darkness plans using spells to manipulate artifacts bringing them to life with the talented artificer Tezzeret. Each Planeswalker comes with unique abilities to activate and enhance your cards or wreak havoc on your opponents. Build up their levels and watch their abilities grow into an unstoppable force! NOW WITH VIP MEMBERSHIP PLANS! ● 3 plans provide players with more rewards and early access to special content ● 1 Week Basic Plan ($4.99 USD), 1 Month Master Plan ($14.99 USD), and 1 Month Pro Plan ($29.99 USD) durations ● You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase ● Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period ● You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase ● Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/2WMpKSD JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! ■ Facebook: www.facebook.com/MagicPuzzleQuest ■ YouTube: www.youtube.com/MagicTheGatheringPuzzleQuest ■ Twitter: www.twitter.com/MtGPuzzleQuest ■ Instagram: www.instagram.com/MagicPuzzleQuest The app is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese. Developed by Webcore Games Game and Software ©2023 D3 Go! TM & ©2023 Wizards of the Coast LLC

Screenshots

Tabletop Gaming4 screens
Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic at monthly against Tabletop Gaming's every 5 months. Magic also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 29) and review sentiment (62% vs 54%). Tabletop Gaming's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabletop Gaming sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months and Magic sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tabletop Gaming holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic has 4.4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Tabletop Gaming's written reviews are positive against 62% of Magic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Gaming ships an update every 5 months, Magic monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tabletop Gaming versus Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop GamingMagic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings) — better4.4 (4.4K ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews61.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings294.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB277 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWarners Group Publications PLC505 Go Inc.

Customer experience

Tabletop Gaming

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Magic

All ratings4,414 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews1,242 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral9.9%
Negative28.2%

Bugs and requests

Tabletop Gaming

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Magic

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes during battles
  • Inability to delete cards from decks
  • Rewards not properly credited after matches
  • Facebook login issues
  • Planeswalker abilities not functioning correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More deck customization options
  • Better matchmaking system
  • More frequent content updates
  • Improved customer support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tabletop Gaming

Subscriptions2
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time8
  • Issue One (id:799153)$6.99
  • Issue Two (id:799150)$6.99
  • Issue Three (id:799151)$6.99
Show 5 more
  • Issue Four (id:799152)$6.99
  • Issue Five (id:799677)$6.99
  • Issue Six (id:799681)$6.99
  • Issue Seven – D... (id:799685)$6.99
  • June 2018 (#19) (id:801344)$6.99
10 purchases

Magic

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan$14.991 Month
  • Master Plan$29.991 Month
One-time8
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Small Mana Crystals$4.99
  • Starter pack$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Training Pack$4.99
  • Mana Crystals$9.99
  • Special Offer Pack$14.99
  • Big Mana Crystals$19.99
  • Huge Mana Crystals$49.99

Questions

Is Tabletop Gaming free?
Tabletop Gaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic free?
Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop Gaming or Magic?
Tabletop Gaming is rated higher. Tabletop Gaming averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Magic averages 4.4 from 4.4K ratings.
Do Tabletop Gaming or Magic have ads?
Neither Tabletop Gaming nor Magic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Gaming or Magic?
Tabletop Gaming ships an update every 5 months, and Magic monthly. Most recently, Tabletop Gaming was updated on November 1, 2026 and Magic on November 5, 2026.

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