Magic vs Brain Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic
This is a puzzle game where you arrange numbers in a grid to make each row, column, and diagonal add up to the same sum. It features four difficulty levels, from easy 3x3 grids to challenging 4x4 grids.
- Magic square number puzzles
- Rubik's cube style movement
- Four difficulty levels
- 3x3 and 4x4 grids
- Fastest route solving
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A stylish puzzle game that combines Rubik's cube-style movements with the fun of solving magic squares! "Magic square", it is a number placed in a square It means an arrangement in which the total values of each of the vertical, horizontal and diagonal columns are all aligned. In "Magic-Square Puzzle", randomly arranged numerical panels It is a puzzle game to move and complete "Magic square". The game has four levels of difficulty. Use your full powers of calculation and imagination to arrange the numbers so that the total of each line adds up to the same value. Solve the Magic Square Puzzle using the fastest, shortest route! ■Movements of the Game A number is displayed on each panel. If you move a number to the panel of your choice using a swiping motion, you will see all the other linked numbers move as well. ■Game Instructions 9 numbers are displayed on a 3 x 3 panel. o.EASY Arrange the numbers in the three horizontal rows so that the three numbers contained in each row add up to a total of 15. o.NORMAL In addition to the three rows, also arrange them so that the three numbers in each of the three vertical columns and the two diagonals also add up to a total of 15. 16 numbers are displayed on a 4 x 4 panel. o.HARD Move the panel numbers in the four horizontal rows so that the four numbers contained in each row add up to a total of 34. o.EXTREAM Move the panel numbers so that the four numbers contained in each of the four horizontal rows, four vertical columns, and two diagonals add up to a total of 34. SE:Music is VFR、魔王魂 BGM:taroN
Brain Arcade
Engaging brain games offer a fun distraction for minutes or hours. Enjoy beautiful, self-paced challenges with dynamically changing backgrounds and mood-boosting affirmations.
- Collection of 20+ brain games
- Self-paced gameplay
- Visually appealing design
- Mood-boosting affirmations
- Classic and unique game modes
- Suitable for short breaks
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Whether you're stuck waiting in line, or need a break from social media, Brain Arcade's engaging brain games can provide a fun distraction for a few minutes, or a few hours. Brain Arcade's self-paced games are as beautiful to look at, as they are fun to play. And Brain Arcade's dynamically changing backgrounds, and smiley-based affirmations will brighten your mood while they challenge your mind. Brain Arcade games: • 2048 - Earn the 2048 tile before the grid fills up • 21 - A card game where it's 21 or bust • Brink - Arrange shapes so they fill a rectangle • Code Breaker - Choose colored pegs to solve a code • Fifteen - Slide 15 numbered tiles into order • Flash - Simon Says with flashing lights • Letters - Trace letter tiles to find words • Lights Out - Click to turn off all the lights • Mines - Uncover tiles without detonating mines • Peg - Peg Solitaire with the French board • Recall - Match pairs of hidden letters • Scramble - Swap letter tiles to unscramble words • Slide - Slide tiles until they match the pattern • Solitaire - Remove playing cards from the tableau • Splatter - Match 3 fruits as many times as you can • Sudoku - Fill each 3x3 box with the numbers 1-9 • Synco - Guess the hidden 5 letter word • Tetravex - Slide tiles until all adjacent edges match • Treys - Find 3 cards that are all the same or all different • Yacht - Roll 5 dice to make 12 different combinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brain Arcade at 3.8 against Magic's 2.6. Magic's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brain Arcade holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Magic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Brain Arcade's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Magic ships an update every 9 days, Brain Arcade every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic | Brain Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (9 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomoya Tsuruta | Daniel Hansen |
Customer experience
Magic
Brain Arcade
In-app purchases
Magic
No in-app purchases
Brain Arcade
No in-app purchases









