Mage Mania vs Apodaca 1890
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.
Apodaca 1890
Embark on a challenging retro-style 2D platformer adventure through an ancient fortress. Navigate traps, overcome enemies, and master precise jumps to reach the end of this expansive, hand-crafted level.
- Retro-style 2D pixel art
- Massive single-level design
- Challenging traps and enemies
- Classic jump-and-run gameplay
- Simple, responsive controls
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Can you conquer the old fortress? Step into Apodaca 1890, a massive retro-style 2D pixel art platformer packed with traps, enemies, and secrets. Your mission: reach the very end of the ancient fortress—if you can survive the journey. Explore hand-crafted areas filled with moving platforms, dangerous obstacles, and challenging jumps. Every section will test your timing, precision, and determination. Features: • One enormous level to complete from start to finish • Classic jump-and-run gameplay • Simple, responsive controls • Pixel art visuals inspired by classic games Will you have what it takes to master Apodaca 1890 and claim victory?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Apodaca 1890 at 4.8 against Mage Mania's 4.2. Apodaca 1890 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Mage Mania's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Apodaca 1890 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Apodaca 1890 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mage Mania has 100 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Mage Mania's written reviews are positive against 75% of Apodaca 1890's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, Apodaca 1890 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mage Mania | Apodaca 1890 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (100 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jampot Software co., ltd | Amado Mata |
Customer experience
Mage Mania
Apodaca 1890
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
Apodaca 1890
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
Apodaca 1890
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mage Mania free?
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