# Mage Mania vs Wordactle

The clearest difference is price: Mage Mania at Free against Wordactle's $0.99. Mage Mania also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (100 vs 2). Wordactle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.

Mage Mania is free to download; Wordactle costs $0.99 up front. Mage Mania sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Wordactle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Mage Mania holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mage Mania has 100 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mage Mania | Wordactle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[4.2 (100 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mage-mania/id1020990223/reviews)** | [3.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordactle/id6477959301/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **100** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 60 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jampot Software co., ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/590341509) | [H Valeur](https://appshunter.io/developer/621824042) |

## What reviewers say

### Mage Mania

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mage-mania/id1020990223)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Double Experience | $0.99 | one-time |
| Double Earning | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2200 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| 5500 Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| 12000 Coins | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- ✨ Retro and nostalgic feel
- 🎮 Easy to pick up and play
- 💡 Interesting game concept
- 😊 Good for passing time

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unbalanced gameplay
- 🐛 Buggy experience
- 🐛 Grind-heavy progression
- 🐛 Ads not rewarding
- 🐛 App stops music/podcasts

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Fix translations
- Allow offline play
- More characters to use
- Build chains diagonally
- Choose number of pieces in a chain


### Wordactle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wordactle/id6477959301)

A word puzzle game where you decipher a secret five-letter word using other five-letter words as clues. Offers unlimited puzzles with varying difficulty and daily challenges, playable offline.

**Highlights:** Secret word guessing, Clue-based word puzzles, Unlimited puzzles, Daily challenges, Multiple difficulty levels, Offline play

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mage Mania free?

Mage Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Wordactle free?

Wordactle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Mage Mania or Wordactle?

Mage Mania is rated higher. Mage Mania averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Wordactle averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Mage Mania or Wordactle have ads?

Mage Mania shows ads; Wordactle does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*