Polybear vs Magic Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polybear
Jump between melting ice floes to escape a rising sea in this addictive one-button endless runner. Collect crystals to unlock unique characters and compete globally for high scores.
- One-button gameplay
- Endless runner mechanics
- Jump between ice drifts
- Collect crystals
- Unlock special characters
- Global leaderboards
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Flee the rising sea in this ultra addictive one-button endless runner! Jump between melting ice drifts to stay afloat. Challenge yourself, or compete against players around the globe for world records. Collect Crystals to unlock special characters like Zombies, Dragons, and many more! • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Magic Hands
Embark on an archaeological adventure to rescue ancient creatures frozen in time. Use magical weapons to break through permafrost and revive prehistoric animals, experiencing the thrill of bringing dinosaurs back to life.
- Break permafrost with magical weapons
- Revive frozen prehistoric animals
- Collect unique exploding weapons
- Simple finger-based controls
- Use magic lightning to awaken creatures
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Are you ready to resurrect the centropods that had been frozen for millions of years in the permafrost? Plot: In Magic Hand: You will be an archaeologist who equipped with magical weapons that can break the permafrost. You will be traveling to different lands to find prehistoric animals that are frozen for millions of years and revive them. It was amazing to see a tyrannosaur roar after millions of years. Gameplay: Simple controls, move your finger to throw your weapon into the ice ahead and be rest assured since your weapon won't harm the sleeping animals. So just destroy them and then use magic lightning to wake them up! Amazing Weapons: To be able to break the ice quickly, you need special weapons that can explode like bananas, fireballs, teddy bears... and a lot more different weapons that not as anything else that you can ever thought of. Collect a lot of weapons to experience the destruction more exciting! So are you ready to go to the Magic Hand's world to enjoy the thrill of rescuing the dinosaurs?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polybear at 86% against Magic Hands's 54%. Polybear also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Magic Hands's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 68). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Polybear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Polybear holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hands has 1.2K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Polybear's written reviews are positive against 54% of Magic Hands's.
Polybear ships an update every 13 months, Magic Hands every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polybear | Magic Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (68 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 53.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 353 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | Negaxy., JSC |
Customer experience
Polybear
Magic Hands
Bugs and requests
Polybear
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game lags and crashes
- Graphics are a little lagged
- Reaction times are lagged
Requested features
4 requests- Add more gameplay variety
- More characters to unlock
- Remove ads entirely
- Free gems
Magic Hands
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Polybear
- Pile of Crystals$1.99
- Doubler$3.99
- Barrel of Crystals$4.99
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- Chest of Crystals$19.99
Magic Hands
- Remove Ads in game$2.99
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