Mage Mania vs Match Attack!
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.
Match Attack!
A fast-paced puzzle game combining match-3 mechanics with rising Tetris-style gameplay. Strategize to clear the board as it fills, facing increasing challenges with special blocks. Offers multiple modes for varied player experiences.
- Match-3 gameplay
- Rising board mechanics
- Special blocks (bombs, anchors, locks)
- Multiple game modes
- Progressive difficulty
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Make matches quickly as the board fills up and rises to the top. The game starts slow but quickly speeds up as bombs, anchors, and locks are thrown into the mix! Multiple game modes for endless fun ● Normal mode for beginners ● Hardcore mode for experts ● Levels mode for quest lovers ● Secret mode for people clever enough to unlock it... Hope you enjoy the game!
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Verdict
Mage Mania and Match Attack! both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Mage Mania's written reviews are positive against 42% of Match Attack!'s. Match Attack!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Match Attack! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Mage Mania against 4.2 for Match Attack!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Mage Mania's written reviews are positive against 42% of Match Attack!'s.
Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, Match Attack! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mage Mania | Match Attack! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (97 ratings) | 4.2 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jampot Software co., ltd | Andrey Spencer |
Customer experience
Mage Mania
Match Attack!
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
Match Attack!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Match Attack!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mage Mania free?
Is Match Attack! free?
Which has better reviews, Mage Mania or Match Attack!?
Do Mage Mania or Match Attack! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mage Mania or Match Attack!?
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