Magic Mansion vs Nekosan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Mansion
Navigate challenging retro platformer levels by tapping to jump and avoid numerous traps and enemies. Unlock adorable characters in this pure 1-bit arcade experience.
- One-touch gameplay
- Retro 1-bit arcade experience
- Multiple traps and enemies
- Unlockable characters
- Challenging levels
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Tap to jump and avoid traps while climbing the challenging levels of the Magic Mansion, in this retro pocket-sized platform game by Nitrome and Sets And Settings. Features: • A multitude of traps and enemies • One-touch gameplay • Pure 1-bit retro arcade experience • Over 1 colour! • Many adorable characters to unlock Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off in-app purchase. We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nekosan at 83% against Magic Mansion's 34%. Nekosan also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (872 vs 181). Magic Mansion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Magic Mansion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nekosan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 181 and 872 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Magic Mansion's written reviews are positive against 83% of Nekosan's.
Magic Mansion ships an update every 5 days, Nekosan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Mansion | Nekosan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (181 ratings) | 4.6 (872 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 | 872 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 8 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
Magic Mansion
Nekosan
User reviews
Magic Mansion
From 181 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Cute and retro-style graphics
- 🎶 Catchy chiptune music
Room to improve
- 🐛 Coins reset to 20 when exiting the game
- 💸 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🕹️ Challenging controls and unforgiving difficulty
Nekosan
From 872 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Bugs and requests
Magic Mansion
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch for some devices
- Glitches causing loss of control and audio issues
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety and enemy types
- Option to disable ads for a one-time fee
- Ability to save progress and coin count
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
In-app purchases
Magic Mansion
- 250 coins$0.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Get 5000 coins$3.99
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
