Comparison

Mage Mania vs Astra Haven

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

Astra Haven

Engage in a sci-fi match-3 strategy game where matching energy cores fuels your colony's survival. Build and upgrade your command center, deploy tactical boosters, and complete missions to defend humanity's outposts. Enjoy hundreds of levels with increasing strategic challenges.

Highlights
  • Tactical match-3 gameplay
  • Colony base building and upgrades
  • Sci-fi missions
  • Tactical boosters
  • Daily and Weekly Operations
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Offline play
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Astra Haven: Colony Command is a sci-fi match-3 strategy game where every move powers your colony's survival. Match energy cores to unleash Plasma Burst, Gravity Trap, Mega Blast, and Star Surge abilities. Deploy powerful tactical boosters to overcome dangerous missions, rescue stranded colonists, secure valuable cargo, and defend humanity's final outposts. Build and upgrade your Colony Command Center, strengthen planetary defenses, collect Flux and resources, complete Daily and Weekly Operations, and unlock new technologies as you expand across the frontier. Features: -Tactical match-3 gameplay with explosive chain reactions -Sci-fi missions including Colony Defense, Cargo Recovery, and Derelict Expeditions -Colony Command base building and powerful upgrades -Tactical boosters including Plasma Burst, Gravity Trap, Mega Blast, and more -Daily and Weekly Operations with exclusive rewards -Collect Flux, resources, stars, and technology upgrades -Hundreds of handcrafted levels with increasing strategic challenges -Offline play with no internet required for gameplay Master every mission, protect your colony, and become humanity's last hope among the stars.

Screenshots

Mage Mania4 screens
Astra Haven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Astra Haven at 5.0 against Mage Mania's 4.2. Astra Haven also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Mage Mania's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Both are free to download. Mage Mania sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Astra Haven sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astra Haven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mage Mania has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, Astra Haven daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mage Mania versus Astra Haven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMage ManiaAstra Haven
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (100 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB198 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJampot Software co., ltdFrau LLC

Customer experience

Mage Mania

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

Astra Haven

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Astra Haven

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
6 purchases

Astra Haven

One-time6
  • Flux Cache 400$0.99
  • Flux Cache 2500$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
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  • Flux Cache 5500$9.99
  • Premium Bundle$9.99
  • Flux Cache 12000$19.99

Questions

Is Mage Mania free?
Mage Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astra Haven free?
Astra Haven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mage Mania or Astra Haven?
Astra Haven is rated higher. Mage Mania averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Astra Haven averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mage Mania or Astra Haven have ads?
Mage Mania shows ads; Astra Haven does not.
Which is updated more often, Mage Mania or Astra Haven?
Mage Mania ships an update every 4 months, and Astra Haven daily. Most recently, Mage Mania was updated on October 24, 2026 and Astra Haven on October 28, 2026.

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