Comparison

Magic Balls vs Castle Raid!

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

Head to head
About

Magic Balls

Features
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Play with glow magic balls to get more fun Reaction physics and beautiful balls Have more than 100 levels to play Ease to play Come and get all stars to get more secret balls.

About

Castle Raid!

Control your army by cutting grass and conquer enemy castles. Engage in interactive battles with impressive 3D graphics and strategically upgrade your forces to dominate the battlefield. Experience a unique blend of strategy and action.

Highlights
  • Interactive cutting gameplay
  • Army control through grass cutting
  • Castle raiding mechanics
  • Enemy battles
  • Army upgrades
  • 3D graphics
Features
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Cut the grass to control your army and battle the enemies to raid their castles! - Interactive cutting gameplay - 3D graphics - Upgrade your army

Screenshots

Magic Balls3 screens
Castle Raid!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Balls at none against Castle Raid!'s 13. Magic Balls also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Castle Raid!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 44 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Castle Raid! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Balls asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Balls ships an update every 44 months, Castle Raid! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Balls versus Castle Raid!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic BallsCastle Raid!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (80K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—17.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—80K — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB282 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAn TaVoodoo

Bugs and requests

Magic Balls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Castle Raid!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes at level 119
  • Upgrade/purchase issues
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety
  • Faster raid/battle speed option
  • Better progression system
  • Improved castle/upgrade functionality
  • More detailed graphics

In-app purchases

None

Magic Balls

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Castle Raid!

One-time13
  • Small pack of coins$0.99
  • Small Pack of Gems$0.99
  • Unlock Fire Power$1.99
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  • Unlock Water Power$1.99
  • Unlock Wind Power$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$4.99
  • Skip'its Medium Pack$6.99
  • Unlock all powers$9.99
  • Premium Pass$9.99
  • No Ads bundle$13.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$14.99
  • Big Pack of Coins$39.99

Questions

Is Magic Balls free?
Magic Balls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Castle Raid! free?
Castle Raid! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Balls or Castle Raid! have ads?
Castle Raid! shows ads; Magic Balls does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Balls or Castle Raid!?
Magic Balls ships an update every 44 months, and Castle Raid! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Magic Balls was updated on October 28, 2026 and Castle Raid! on November 2, 2026.

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