# Magic Golf vs SparkMagic Minigolf

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SparkMagic Minigolf at none against Magic Golf's 10. SparkMagic Minigolf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Magic Golf's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Magic Golf sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SparkMagic Minigolf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Magic Golf ships an update fortnightly, SparkMagic Minigolf weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Magic Golf | SparkMagic Minigolf |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-golf/id1175670097/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 166 MB | 240 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Qwiboo Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/323503765) | [The Archemist Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/1530281729) |

## What reviewers say

### Magic Golf

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-golf/id1175670097)

Experience mini-golf with thousands of unique, player-created levels. Design and share your own courses, customize your character with wacky accessories, and compete in daily tournaments. It's a fun and creative twist on a classic game.

**Highlights:** Thousands of player-created courses, Create and share your own courses, Customize character with accessories, Complete challenging goals, Compete in daily tournaments

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Glasses | $0.99 | one-time |
| Red Glasses | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pirate | $0.99 | one-time |
| Axe | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mustache | $0.99 | one-time |
| Bowtie | $0.99 | one-time |
| Bag of Gems | $1.99 | one-time |
| Box of Gems | $4.99 | one-time |
| Barrel of Gems | $9.99 | one-time |
| Pile of Gems | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Very addicting
- 🚀 Great competitive game
- 👍 Fun, cute, addictive
- 👍 Easily my favorite game on my phone
- 👍 Smooth controls and physics

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Levels can be impossible to complete
- 🐛 Glitchy physics
- 🔋 Battery draining

**Reported bugs**

- Level 73 has a black screen bug
- Level 417 is impossible after update
- Disconnected notification issue
- Inability to progress past level 225

**Requested features**

- More level pieces and obstacles
- Ability to browse and play user-created levels
- Option to rate difficulty of user-created levels
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to skip levels


### SparkMagic Minigolf

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparkmagic-minigolf/id6744373905)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Magic Golf free?

Magic Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is SparkMagic Minigolf free?

SparkMagic Minigolf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Magic Golf or SparkMagic Minigolf have ads?

Magic Golf shows ads; SparkMagic Minigolf does not.

### Which is updated more often, Magic Golf or SparkMagic Minigolf?

Magic Golf ships an update fortnightly, and SparkMagic Minigolf weekly. Most recently, Magic Golf was updated on September 20, 2026 and SparkMagic Minigolf on September 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*