7 Billion Humans vs Magic Research
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
7 Billion Humans
Solve programming puzzles by automating swarms of office workers within a unique parallel computing environment. This sequel offers over 60 levels with a new, multi-worker programming language, designed to challenge your logic and problem-solving skills.
- Over 60 programming puzzle levels
- New multi-worker programming language
- Automate swarms of office workers
- Hint and skip systems
- Incomprehensible cutscenes
- Multiple language support
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Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans! THRILLING FEATURES! - More puzzles, more humans, more rippling brain muscles - over 60+ levels of programming puzzles! 77.777778% more levels than Human Resource Machine. - A whole new programming language to enjoy! Where Human Resource Machine was based on Assembly and executed by a single worker, 7 Billion Humans has an all new language that lots of workers can all execute at the same time. - You'll be taught everything you need to know. Even useless skills can be put to work! - Feeling stressed out? There are now friendly hint and "skip" systems to facilitate your career's ascent. - Available in English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Russian. And possibly more languages on the way! - Incomprehensible cutscenes! You will be delighted and bewildered. - From the creators of Human Resource Machine, Little Inferno, and World of Goo.
Magic Research
Lead a new magic institution to discover the secrets of magic and achieve fame. Research spells, build your campus, manage staff, and uncover hidden storylines to win the Tournament of Magic. Enjoy a complete game experience with no ads.
- Cast over 100 spells
- Research magic in various schools
- Build and manage campus
- Manage researchers and apprentices
- Discover hidden features and storylines
- Retirement bonuses for faster progress
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In Magic Research, you are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic with one goal: to learn as much as possible about this power and get enough fame to be able to compete, and win, the prestigious competition of schools: the Tournament of Magic. But what will you discover along the way? * Cast over a hundred different spells with various effects * Research magic in various magical schools to discover new, surprising ways to use this power * Accumulate resources and build the school campus * Manage a team of researchers and apprentices to lead your school to fame * Discover tons of hidden new features - when will you unlock the next one? * Find over eight dozen secret storylines with permanent, game-altering effects * Restart the game and make faster progress each time with retirement bonuses * Optimized both for iPhone and iPad * No ads! This is the full, complete game. You can transfer save data from the demo by using the Export / Import Save feature available in both the demo and in the full game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Research at 4.7 against 7 Billion Humans's 4.4. Magic Research also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 76%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). 7 Billion Humans's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
7 Billion Humans costs $4.99 and Magic Research $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Research holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of 7 Billion Humans's written reviews are positive against 95% of Magic Research's.
7 Billion Humans ships an update every 3 days, Magic Research every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 7 Billion Humans | Magic Research |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (156 ratings) | 4.7 (186 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #121 — better | #138 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Experimental Gameplay Group | Matias Ezequiel Colotto |
Customer experience
7 Billion Humans
Magic Research
User reviews
7 Billion Humans
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent puzzle design and logic challenges
- 💡 Innovative programming-based gameplay mechanics
- 😄 Humorous and witty dialogue/storytelling
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay loop
- 📚 Educational value for learning programming concepts
Room to improve
- 📱 Screen rotation ignores iOS orientation lock
- 🔊 Cannot disable all sound effects completely
- 🎵 Game blocks background music/audio apps
- 📊 No cloud save/sync between devices
- 📝 Confusing IF/ELSE statement interface
Magic Research
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great idle/incremental game
- 💡 Deep and complex systems
- 🚀 Well-paced progression
- 💰 Worth the price
- ✨ No ads or microtransactions
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI layout issues
- 🐌 Can be grindy
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Text running off page/scrolling issues
- 🐛 Wood resource bug
Bugs and requests
7 Billion Humans
Reported bugs
10 issues- Screen rotation occurs despite orientation lock being enabled
- Sound cuts out randomly and requires app restart
- Auto-save doesn't work reliably
- Hamburger menu opens under Dynamic Island in portrait mode
- Nearest panel function incorrectly re-evaluates when panel is taken by another worker
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- Level 37 appears unbeatable despite correct solutions
- IF statement placement logic causes unwanted ELSE statements
- Dragging code blocks too sensitive, conflicts with scrolling
- Sound doesn't work on iOS 13
- Rotation prompt appears repeatedly instead of once
Requested features
12 requests- iCloud/cloud save synchronization across iOS devices
- Option to lock screen orientation
- Ability to disable all sound effects
- Support for background music/audio apps
- More levels and additional content
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- Level editor for community-created challenges
- Undo/redo functionality for code editing
- Better zoom capability for small screens
- Save language preference between sessions
- Step-back debugging feature
- Clipboard support for code copying
- Leaderboards and infinite loop detection
Magic Research
Reported bugs
8 issues- On new iPhones, switching away and back causes UI unresponsiveness
- Text running off the page, preventing interaction with buttons
- Wood resource counting backwards
- Becoming stunned for a full minute, unable to act
- Bosses running away from fights
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- Exploration difficulty jump
- UI layout issues on iPad Pro (long scrolling panels, cut-off inventory views, difficult spell favorite scrolling, useless event panel)
- Text pages not scrolling, making discoveries unreadable
Requested features
12 requests- Add background music
- Add Chinese language support
- Make monsters pixelated
- Adjustable times for apprentice auto-casting
- Display monstium collection counter during exploration
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- Allow apprentices to auto-craft potions
- Make the game accessible to the blind
- Add a way to start further into dungeons
- Automate crafting
- Improve quality of crafted items (armor, weapons)
- Add a 'Magic Smithing' school
- Allow players to avoid or cure silence effects
In-app purchases
7 Billion Humans
No in-app purchases
Magic Research
No in-app purchases
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