Comparison

Mage Mania vs Teslagrad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 8-bit style graphics
  • Tap and clear gameplay
  • 20 unique spells
  • Over 200 equipment items
  • More than 100 monsters to battle
Features
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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.

About

Teslagrad

Explore a hand-drawn world as a young boy with electromagnetic powers. Solve magnetic puzzles and overcome challenges in a forgotten tower to uncover its secrets. This 2D puzzle-platformer offers a unique art style and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn graphics
  • Unique art style
  • Electromagnetic powers gameplay
  • Visual storytelling
  • Old-school boss fights
  • MFI controller support
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In the Kingdom of Elektropia, a king rules with an iron fist, combating and destroying a sect of technological wizards who have a massive tower in the middle of the city named Teslagrad. Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle-platformer with action elements where magnetism and other electromagnetic powers are the key to go throughout the game, and thereby discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower. Embark on an adventure as a young boy armed with ancient Teslamancer technology. Forge your path through the Tesla Tower and overcome the huge variety of challenges and enigmas. Released first on PC with over 1,6 million copies sold, we’re proud to share with you this experience carefully adapted for mobile devices. Main Features: ● Hand-made graphics / Unique Art Style ● Innovative gameplay with different mechanics to unlock ● Visual storytelling! No texts, just the game and you ● Old-school boss fights! ● Support MFI controllers ● One time payment to download (Absolutely NO ads and NO in-app payments) If you experience any issue with Teslagrad, please contact our customer support at playdigious@gmail.com and give us as much information as possible on your problem.

Screenshots

Mage Mania4 screens
Teslagrad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mage Mania at Free against Teslagrad's $6.99. Mage Mania also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 73%). Teslagrad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mage Mania is free to download; Teslagrad costs $6.99 up front. Mage Mania sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Teslagrad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teslagrad holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 217 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Mage Mania's written reviews are positive against 73% of Teslagrad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, Teslagrad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mage Mania versus Teslagrad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMage ManiaTeslagrad
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.2 (100 ratings)4.4 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better73.0% of reviews
Number of ratings100217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB700 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJampot Software co., ltdPlaydigious

Customer experience

Mage Mania

All ratings97 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral15.5%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative9.8%

Teslagrad

All ratings217 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative15.9%

User reviews

Mage Mania

From 100 App Store ratings

What 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

Teslagrad

From 217 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Difficult touch controls
  • 🤯 Frustratingly hard at times
  • 🔁 Repetitive deaths
  • 📱 Not optimized for mobile
  • 🕹️ Inconsistent ability mechanics

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

Teslagrad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Graphical glitches
  • Sync issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable controls
  • Difficulty settings
  • Checkpoint system improvements
  • Controller support

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mage Mania

One-time6
  • 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
None

Teslagrad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mage Mania free?
Mage Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Teslagrad free?
Teslagrad costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mage Mania or Teslagrad?
Teslagrad is rated higher. Mage Mania averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Teslagrad averages 4.4 from 217 ratings.
Do Mage Mania or Teslagrad have ads?
Mage Mania shows ads; Teslagrad does not.
Which is updated more often, Mage Mania or Teslagrad?
Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, and Teslagrad every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mage Mania was updated on November 1, 2026 and Teslagrad on November 6, 2026.

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