Comparison

Magic Wands vs Potterhead Wizards

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Collect unique wands
  • Cast epic spells
  • Use wand as flashlight
  • Discover wizard house
  • Unlock wands with potions
Features
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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

About

Potterhead Wizards

Test your knowledge of the wizarding world with daily trivia challenges covering spells, characters, and magical creatures. Compete with friends on leaderboards and earn achievement badges for your expertise.

Highlights
  • Daily trivia challenges
  • Achievement badges
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Smart difficulty levels
  • Enchanting design
  • Covers spells, characters, and creatures
Features
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Test Your Wizarding Knowledge – and Win the House Cup for Your House! Potterhead Wizards is a trivia game for fans of the wizarding books and films you grew up with. From the first book to the last film and everything in between, prove how deep your knowledge really runs – and earn points for your house while you do it. Why You'll Love Potterhead Wizards: * The Sorting Ceremony Answer five questions and discover which of the four houses you belong to. * The House Cup Every quiz earns points for your house. A new term starts every four weeks, so there's always a Cup to win. * Daily Challenge Five new questions every day. Keep your streak alive. * Quick Play Ten-question rounds whenever you like, on Easy, Medium or Hard. * Streak Run Three lives, fifteen seconds a question. How far can you get? * Wizarding Portraits Place yourself in a magical scene that changes every week. Your first portrait is free. * Achievements 18 achievements for streaks, perfect scores and milestones, adding up to your Wizarding Honours. App Features: * Hundreds of questions covering spells, characters, books, movies, magical creatures and unforgettable moments – every one checked against the books and films * Tiered scoring – Easy questions are worth 10 points, Medium 20 and Hard 30 * Friends – add friends with a Wizard code and see how you rank against them * No account needed – start playing in one tap, then link Apple or email to keep your progress on a new phone * No ads, ever Who It's For: * Lifelong fans who know every spell, creature and character * New fans eager to learn more * Trivia lovers who crave a daily challenge * Friends and groups looking for magical competition Download Potterhead Wizards now and bring glory to your house. ---------- WIZARDING PREMIUM: Potterhead Wizards is free to play. Wizarding Premium unlocks Hard mode, lets you choose your subject, makes every Quick Play round count toward the House Cup (free players earn points on 3 rounds a day), adds an extra Streak Run life, and includes 10 Wizarding Portraits a month. Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Portrait Packs of 5 extra portraits are also available as a one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://nigelware.com/legal/potterhead-wizards/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://nigelware.com/legal/potterhead-wizards/privacy-policy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ---------- Potterhead Wizards is an unofficial, fan-made trivia game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or licensed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., J.K. Rowling or any of their affiliates. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Magic Wands4 screens
Potterhead Wizards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic Wands at every 2 weeks against Potterhead Wizards's every 7 months. Magic Wands also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Magic Wands sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Potterhead Wizards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Magic Wands against 4.3 for Potterhead Wizards. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Wands has 4.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Magic Wands's written reviews are positive against 75% of Potterhead Wizards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Wands ships an update every 2 weeks, Potterhead Wizards every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Wands versus Potterhead Wizards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic WandsPotterhead Wizards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.4K ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalgameGlen Bentley

Customer experience

Magic Wands

All ratings4,384 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral9.9%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative18.5%

Potterhead Wizards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Potterhead Wizards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Magic Wands

One-time5
  • 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
7 purchases

Potterhead Wizards

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$1.991 Year
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  • Annual Subscription$4.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Portrait Pack (5)$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Magic Wands free?
Magic Wands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potterhead Wizards free?
Potterhead Wizards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Wands or Potterhead Wizards?
Potterhead Wizards is rated higher. Magic Wands averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Potterhead Wizards averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Magic Wands or Potterhead Wizards have ads?
Neither Magic Wands nor Potterhead Wizards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Wands or Potterhead Wizards?
Magic Wands ships an update every 2 weeks, and Potterhead Wizards every 7 months. Most recently, Magic Wands was updated on October 29, 2026 and Potterhead Wizards on October 24, 2026.

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