Magic Wands vs Wizarding World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Wands
Explore a magical world of wands and spells. Collect unique wands, cast epic spells like healing and fire, and even use your wand as a flashlight. Discover your wizard house and unlock new powers through potions.
- Collect unique wands
- Cast epic spells
- Use wand as flashlight
- Discover wizard house
- Unlock wands with potions
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Magic wands and spells - the best collection in one game! Collect all the unique wands! Cast epic spells! Take test to find which house you belong! Swing your phone to cast the spell: ► Heal, freeze, shoot fire, cast curses and charms with beautiful and legendary wands. ► Use your wands as Flashlight. Awaken true wizard in yourself, become the master of witchcraft! Collect potions to unlock new, unique and more powerful wands and spells. Coming soon - in the upcoming updates: ► Fight Monsters in the dungeons ► Duel with friends ► Design and Craft your own wand
Wizarding World
Explore a magical universe with spells, artifacts, and AR experiences. Discover your faculty, collect magical items, and engage in spellcasting and flight games. Create and store your magical creations in augmented reality.
- Faculty allocation ceremony
- Personal magic wand
- Flashlight control spells
- Collectible magical creature cards
- Magic wand and broom collection
- Broom flight and AR games
- AR drawing and video creation
- Secret room for secure storage
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Welcome to the world of magic and wizardry! Discover a magical universe where spells, artifacts, and skill shape your journey. - Faculty Allocation: Take part in the allocation ceremony and discover which of the four faculties you belong to. Each faculty has its own unique traits, values, and traditions. - Magic Wand: The first time you launch the app, you will receive your personal magic wand. Remember: the wand chooses the wizard, not the other way around. - Flashlight Control (Magic Spells): Use magic spells to control your flashlight. Say “Lumos” to turn the light on and “Nox” to turn it off. You can also simply swipe the device to turn the flashlight on or off. - Collectible Cards: Collect cards featuring magical creatures from the wizarding world. Each card includes unique illustrations and fascinating lore. - Magic Wand Collection: Unlock new magic wands, expand your collection, and learn interesting facts about each one. - Magic Broom Collection: Unlock powerful and legendary magical brooms, grow your collection, and discover detailed information about each broom’s history and abilities. - Player Profile: Create your own wizard profile and track your progress. - Broom Flight Game: Take to the skies in an exciting broom flight game. Earn coins, improve your skills, and compete for top positions on the global leaderboards. - AR Game: Play an exciting AR game, collect coins, and unlock new maps featuring magical creatures. - AR Drawing: Create colorful AR drawings and videos by bringing your imagination to life in augmented reality. - Secret Room: Use the Secret Room to securely store your photos, videos, and notes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Wands at 69% against Wizarding World's 28%. Magic Wands also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Wizarding World's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Magic Wands sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Wizarding World sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wizarding World holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.2K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Magic Wands's written reviews are positive against 28% of Wizarding World's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Magic Wands ships an update every 2 weeks, Wizarding World every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Wands | Wizarding World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (4.2K ratings) | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.7% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 2.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talgame LLC | Nikita Chizhov |
Customer experience
Magic Wands
Wizarding World
User reviews
Magic Wands
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good overall game
- 🤓 Fun for Harry Potter fans
- 💡 Unique wand and spell experience
- 🎨 Cool visual effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lack of content and features
- ⏳ Long wait for promised updates
- 💤 Repetitive and boring gameplay
- 🤔 Misleading app description
Wizarding World
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 🎨 Fun and immersive AR experience
- 👍 Engaging for Harry Potter fans
Room to improve
- 💰 Excessive in-app purchases
- 🔍 Lack of clear instructions
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance
- 📢 Overwhelming number of ads
Bugs and requests
Magic Wands
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and app instability
- Sorting quiz with grammatical errors
- Inconsistent wand and spell mechanics
Requested features
6 requests- Multiplayer dueling mode
- Wider variety of spells and abilities
- Progression system with levels and challenges
- Customizable characters and wands
- Integrated storyline or quests
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- Dungeon mode with diverse enemies
Wizarding World
Reported bugs
4 issues- Spells not working as expected
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Incorrect house and wand assignments
Requested features
4 requests- More spell options and functionality
- Ability to customize wands and other items
- Improved tutorial and onboarding process
- Reduction or removal of in-app purchases
In-app purchases
Magic Wands
- 1350 Potions$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 4700 Potions$2.99
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- 4700 Potions +Remove Ads$2.99
- 10007 Potions$4.99
Wizarding World
- New Magic Wand$0.99
- Open Spell$2.99
- Open Chamber of Secret$5.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
- Open Magic Brooms$9.99
- Open Gallery$9.99
- Purchase All$19.99
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