Wizards and Wagons vs Magic Research 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wizards and Wagons
Embark on a post-heroic fantasy adventure where you manage a traveling merchant business. Buy, sell, and trade goods across a vibrant world, completing quirky quests and defending your cargo from fantastical threats.
- Buy, barter, trade, and sell goods
- Exploit public gatherings for profit
- Take on random Commerce Guild assignments
- Manage inventory with a Tetris-like system
- Upgrade wagon and equipment
- Defend cargo from enemies
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The Demon Lord has been defeated, and peace has returned to the realm -- but this means that the resident Hero is officially out of a job. Armed with a small wagon, can you make a living in this new era? In Wizards & Wagons, you’ll buy, barter, trade and sell goods in a vast fantasy world filled with villages, towns, kingdoms, and comical characters always ready to send you on the most ludicrous errands! KEY FEATURES: Buy and sell goods in a vast fantasy world Cunningly exploit public gatherings and festivals for profit Take on randomly-generated assignments from the Commerce Guild Manage your inventory space with a Tetris-like system Regularly upgrade your wagon and equipment Defend your precious cargo from the likes of thieves, ogres . . . and even a massive world turtle!
Magic Research 2
Embark on a magical quest as a rookie wizard to find or create the Philosopher's Stone. Utilize over 120 spells, transmute hundreds of items, and lead a team of wizards in a semi-automated combat system. Explore dozens of areas, uncover secrets, and experience over 60 hours of gameplay.
- Over 120 distinct spells
- Transmute over 250 items
- Control a team of wizards
- Semi-automated combat system
- Explore dozens of areas
- Discover secrets and storylines
- Retirement bonuses for faster progress
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Experience the long-awaited sequel to Magic Research! In Magic Research 2, you are a rookie wizard with a single ambition: to find or create the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary magical item that is said to be able to cure any illness. As you do so, you will learn more than you ever imagined about Magic and about the world around you. What kinds of adventures await you? * Use your arsenal of more than 120 distinct spells to make progress * Study the Elements! Learn new ways to use Magic in your path to mastery * Transmute (magically craft) over 250 different items to help you on your journey * Control a team of Wizards that will cast Spells for you * Enjoy a deep, semi-automated combat system as you make your way through dozens of areas to explore * Discover tons of secrets - many of which will change the way you play the game! * Encounter over a hundred distinct Storylines with powerful bonuses along your journey * Restart the game and make progress faster each time with retirement bonuses * Over 60 hours of addictive gameplay - with a clear ending! (Or perhaps more than one...?) * Optimized both for phones and tablet devices You do not need to have played Magic Research in order to enjoy Magic Research 2!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic Research 2 at every 3 days against Wizards and Wagons's every 3 weeks. Magic Research 2 also leads on chart position (#21 vs unranked). Wizards and Wagons's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Wizards and Wagons costs $4.99 and Magic Research 2 $4.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Wizards and Wagons against 4.7 for Magic Research 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 119 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Wizards and Wagons's written reviews are positive against 82% of Magic Research 2's.
Wizards and Wagons ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Research 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wizards and Wagons | Magic Research 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.69 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (118 ratings) | 4.7 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #21 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Touch Dimensions | Matias Ezequiel Colotto |
Customer experience
Wizards and Wagons
Magic Research 2
User reviews
Wizards and Wagons
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 💡 Interesting trading mechanics
- 🗺️ Lots of quests and towns
- 💰 Clear profit/loss during transactions
- 😄 Light and humorous style
Room to improve
- 🤔 Steep learning curve
- 😵 Combat can be tedious/annoying
- 💸 High repair costs
- 🐢 Slow progression
- 😴 Gets monotonous quickly
Magic Research 2
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic sequel, better than the first
- 👍 Incredible sense of progression
- 💡 Fun build types, best in genre
- 👍 Incremental masterclass, gold standard
- 👍 True semi-idle masterpiece
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely complicated, tedious timers
- 🐛 UI is absolutely atrocious
- 🐛 Time pieces cap out at 100k
- 🐛 UI issues, not easy to navigate
- 🐛 Sorting doesn't sort exactly as wanted
Bugs and requests
Wizards and Wagons
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sound bug with rain and gold pick up when muted
- Companion disappears
- Wagon can be destroyed by enemies too quickly
- Switching weapons is difficult during combat
- Hit to miss ratio on mobs is terrible
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- Cannot hit birds with melee
- Mobs steal cargo but cannot be hit afterwards
- Picking up most things is difficult
- No countdown timer for timed quests
- Cannot see map for quests
- Combat needs redesign to not be so unfair and rapid
- Occasional crashes
- Lagging on older devices
Requested features
16 requests- A sequel with a bigger world and more features
- More impact to investing time meeting settlement needs
- More story quests leading to great challenges
- House customization or relocation
- Mini map or regular map for supply/demand
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- Customizable weapon switching function
- Video demonstration for weapons
- Storage system for equipment
- More variety of defenses
- Place to pick up travelers to help fight
- Weapons showing damage output
- More updates based on user feedback
- Improved graphics
- More wagon types
- More interesting quests at higher levels
- Expansion pack
Magic Research 2
Reported bugs
6 issues- App instantly crashes on open
- Game crashes on startup
- App started rapidly pushing buttons on its own
- Overheating phone
- Lags and gets choppy in the late game
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- Compendium doesn't unlock for bosses unless already beat
Requested features
9 requests- DLC or sequel news
- macOS version
- Better automation and convenience features
- Tweak familiar search time down
- Release the next one
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- More Please
- Auto fight boss button
- Compendium unlocks bosses before beating them
- Less dialogue and descriptions, more functional text
In-app purchases
Wizards and Wagons
No in-app purchases
Magic Research 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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