Magic River vs Nom Plant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic River
Navigate a boat down a river, avoiding obstacles and exploring various locations. Collect gems to unlock new characters and boats. Simple tap controls change the boat's direction.
- River navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Location exploration
- Gem collection
- Character unlocks
- Boat customization
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Move through the river without hitting any obstacles! Explore different locations while drifting down the river! Collect gems to unlock awesome new characters and boats! Tap anywhere on the screen to change the direction of the boat.
Nom Plant
Control a growing plant, collect coins and candies, and avoid obstacles. Expand your collection of plants and pots as you achieve new lengths. Can you collect them all?
- One touch controls
- Smooth gameplay
- Beautiful HD graphics
- Haptic feedback
- Plant and pot collection
- Coin and candy collection
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Grow long and eat candies and coins in Nom Plant! Avoid obstacles while growing your plant in any direction to get coins and increase your ever growing collection of plants and pots ! How long can you get? Can you collect them all? Features: * One touch controls * Smooth gameplay * Beautiful HD graphics * Feel your plant grow with haptics on iPhone7+ devices --- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS VIP Subscription offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $3.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock following features: Double Coin Rewards, No forced in-game advertisements, and all available King Plant characters for the duration of the subscription. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. End of trial and subscription renewal: • This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will also be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial or subscription: You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements offered in your chosen Subscription Option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@lucky-kat.com Privacy Policy: https://www.lucky-kat.com/games-privacy-notice/ Terms of use: https://www.lucky-kat.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nom Plant at 4.6 against Magic River's 3.2. Nom Plant also leads on ratings volume (36K vs 196) and review sentiment (47% vs 33%). Magic River's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Magic River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nom Plant sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nom Plant holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nom Plant has 36K ratings behind it against 196, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Magic River's written reviews are positive against 47% of Nom Plant's.
Magic River ships an update monthly, Nom Plant every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic River | Nom Plant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (196 ratings) | 4.6 (36K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 196 | 36K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Magic River
Nom Plant
User reviews
Magic River
From 196 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Fun and challenging
Room to improve
- 🌀 Ads disrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Glitchy controls
- 🕰️ Repetitive scenery
Nom Plant
From 36K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🥳 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and creative graphics
- 🕹️ Simple but engaging mechanics
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🤯 Levels get repetitive
Bugs and requests
Magic River
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Boat movement not responsive
- Leaderboard not updating properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to skip difficult missions
- More varied environments and obstacles
- Option to disable ads for a fee
Nom Plant
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes when collecting rewards
- Crashes on higher levels
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ad frequency
- Add more level variety and challenges
- Implement cloud save feature
In-app purchases
Magic River
- Remove Ads$1.99
Nom Plant
- King Plants Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- No Forced Ads$2.99
- 500 Coins$2.99
- 1100 Coins$4.99
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- 2500 Coins$9.99
- 7000 Coins$19.99









