Treasure Scanner vs Magical Creatures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treasure Scanner
Scan barcodes and QR codes to earn points and discover hidden treasures. Some codes contain collectible digital items. Explore application images and social media for more artwork.
- Barcode scanning
- QR code scanning
- Earn points for scanning
- Find hidden treasures
- Collect digital items
- Discover artwork
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Treasure Scanner is a barcode and QR code scanner that is fun to use. Use Treasure Scanner as a regular bar code or QR code scanner, but earn points and find hidden treasures every time you scan. Some codes are also special and have collectible items inside. Look carefully within application images and our social media accounts https://treasurescanner.com/#social Some treasure artwork is based on Emoji provided by EmojiOne and licensed under CC BY 4.0 license
Magical Creatures
Run a magical laboratory to craft potions and heal mythical creatures. Travel through portals to discover new magical places and encounter diverse beings. This fantasy adventure game offers a unique healing experience.
- Craft magical potions
- Heal mythical creatures
- Run a magical laboratory
- Travel through portals
- Discover magical places
- Encounter diverse creatures
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Become a healer for magical creatures around the world. Start running a magical laboratory and learn to craft magical potions for your patients. Later in the game, travel through portals, meet different magical creatures and magical places as well. Adventure awaits. If you like fantasy and idle games, you will enjoy Magical Creatures!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Treasure Scanner at none against Magical Creatures's 10. Treasure Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Magical Creatures's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). On price 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. Magical Creatures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Treasure Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Treasure Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Treasure Scanner's written reviews are positive against 70% of Magical Creatures's.
Treasure Scanner ships an update every 7 months, Magical Creatures every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treasure Scanner | Magical Creatures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Chernyshev | Juhani Paaso |
Customer experience
Treasure Scanner
Magical Creatures
In-app purchases
Treasure Scanner
No in-app purchases
Magical Creatures
- 250 Blue Mana$1.99
- 62 Red Mana$1.99
- 10 Purple Mana$1.99
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- 200 Yellow Mana$1.99
- 4K Gold$1.99
- Double Profits$1.99
- 12K Gold$4.99
- Healer's Kit$4.99
- 240K Gold$44.99
- 1 Million Gold$99.99
Questions
Is Treasure Scanner free?
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