Mage Mania vs Blicke
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mage Mania
Embark on a dungeon-crawling adventure where you collect elements to cast spells and battle monsters. Explore a world filled with dragons, collect powerful equipment, and utilize over 20 unique spells in this 8-bit styled game.
- 8-bit style graphics
- Tap and clear gameplay
- 20 unique spells
- Over 200 equipment items
- More than 100 monsters to battle
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Dragons ruled the world once. Now they are sleeping in the dungeon with endless wealth and waiting for the adventurer's challenge. Grab your staff and dive into the dungeon. And use your spells to fight the monsters and dragons. The rule is simple. Collect elements by tapping and casting spells for attack. An interesting adventure is waiting for you. FEATURES • 8-bit style • Tap and clear, simple and straight. • 20 spells. • More than 200 equipment. • More than 100 monsters.
Blicke
Slide colored blocks across a board to reach their targets in this unique puzzle game. With 100 handmade levels, it offers a challenge for all ages without time or move limits. Use blocks as support to create new paths and solve intricate puzzles.
- 100 handmade levels
- Sliding block mechanics
- No time or move limits
- Minimalistic graphics
- Hint system
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Blicke is a unique puzzle game in which you have to slide the colored blocks across the board to take each one of them to their target. Recommended for all ages! The blocks slide until they hit a wall or another block, challenging you to figure out how to use your pieces as support to create new paths and beat the 100 handmade levels. There's no time or move count limit. It is challenging you to simply complete the puzzles. It sounds simple, right? But I dare you to complete all levels. FEATURES - 100 handmade levels - Easy to play - Minimalistic graphics - Provides a great challenge experience for players. - No time or move count limit - Hints
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blicke at 4.7 against Mage Mania's 4.2. Blicke also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Mage Mania sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Blicke sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blicke holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Mage Mania's written reviews are positive against 99% of Blicke's.
Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, Blicke monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mage Mania | Blicke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (100 ratings) | 4.7 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 98.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jampot Software co., ltd | Bivis |
Customer experience
Mage Mania
Blicke
User reviews
Mage Mania
From 100 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- ✨ Retro and nostalgic feel
- 🎮 Easy to pick up and play
- 💡 Interesting game concept
- 😊 Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unbalanced gameplay
- 🐛 Buggy experience
- 🐛 Grind-heavy progression
- 🐛 Ads not rewarding
- 🐛 App stops music/podcasts
Blicke
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent mental challenge and brain workout
- 😌 No time pressure or move limits
- 🎮 Simple yet engaging mechanics
- 🧩 Well-designed puzzle difficulty progression
- 😍 Highly addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 📉 Limited content with only 84 levels
- 🔕 Hints not always helpful for solving puzzles
- 😤 Some levels extremely frustrating without guidance
- 📱 Technical issues with app deletion on older devices
- 📺 Intrusive ads in recent version updates
Bugs and requests
Mage Mania
Reported bugs
6 issues- Translations are funny/need fixing
- App stops podcast/music playback
- Ads never give reward
- Tutorial starts without equipping spells
- Thrown weapons listed for zero gold in shop
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- Game not playable offline
Requested features
6 requests- Fix translations
- Allow offline play
- More characters to use
- Build chains diagonally
- Choose number of pieces in a chain
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- More content/updates
Blicke
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to uninstall properly on iPad mini first generation
- Intrusive ads cannot be disabled in version 1.4.1
- App becomes unresponsive after failed deletion attempts
Requested features
6 requests- Additional levels beyond the current 84
- More robust hint system with better guidance
- Level skip functionality
- Better tutorial or explanation of mechanics
- Sequel or Blicke 2 release
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- Difficulty settings or adjustable challenge modes
In-app purchases
Mage Mania
- 1000 Coins$0.99
- Double Experience$0.99
- Double Earning$0.99
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- 2200 Coins$1.99
- 5500 Coins$4.99
- 12000 Coins$9.99
Blicke
- 3 Hints$0.99
- Unlock Blue Levels$0.99
- Unlock Green Levels$0.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Hints$1.99
