Comparison

Anamorphic vs Magic Cross

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

Head to head
About

Anamorphic

A perception game where you rotate 3D art to discover hidden images. It features 50 handcrafted levels with varying difficulty and color palettes, offering both relaxing and challenging gameplay modes.

Highlights
  • 3D art discovery
  • Image rotation puzzles
  • 50 handcrafted levels
  • Adjustable difficulty modes
  • Multiple color palettes
  • Relaxing and challenging gameplay
Features
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Anamorphic - Anamorph vision, A game of perception, A game of 3D art and with full of fun. Simply swipe or rotate or use finger to turn and discover images. You will really enjoy once you did it. Individually Hand-Crafted Levels. It will contain hand crafted 50 puzzle Level. Each level will be totally different with previous level with different dimension and from 1 color to 5 color and from easy to extreme hard to recognize. Difficulty Mode. You can choose Easy or hard mode to enjoy the level. - easy mode to just enjoy and relax anamorphic art with perspective view. - Hard mode to get tough competition with your vision and brain. Yes, of course with beautiful audio.

About

Magic Cross

Unleash your inner artist with this digital coloring book. Paint by numbers to create vibrant pixel art masterpieces. Enjoy a vast collection of images, daily bonuses, and share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Extensive variety of pixel art images
  • Easy color-by-numbers gameplay
  • Augmented Reality Sharing
  • Experiment with color palettes
  • Share creations on social media
  • Daily bonuses and gifts
Features
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Brighten up your weekdays and enjoy a wide collection of colorful pixel pictures! Start painting right now without paper and pencils! There’s no need to bother choosing colors - just paint by numbers and create your own masterpiece! In Magic Cross-Stitch you can: - Choose among an extensive variety of pictures for both adults and kids! - Enjoy easy gameplay - just color by numbers! - Use Augmented Reality Sharing to place your paintings on the walls around you! - Experiment with the color palette and improve your skills! - Share finished pictures with friends on social media or save them to your phone! - Get daily bonuses and gifts! Magic Cross Stitch is great way to relax and get rid of everyday stress! Unveil your inner artist and paint effortlessly! Color by numbers and turn a plain sketch into a bright art piece! Paint everywhere just by using your phone or tablet! Contact us at support_games@zimad.com with any issues, questions or comments. We would love to hear from you! - Subscription: Upon subscribing, you will immediately receive free access to the full collection of pixel art images! A subscription also allows you to create unlimited amount of your own user-created pixel art images and turns off ads in the game. The price is $7.99 per week or equal to the same price tier that "Apple's App Store Price Matrix" determines in other currencies. In case of cancelling a subscription you lose all the benefits described above. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Payment is charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original package, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Terms of Use: https://zimad.com/terms-of-use/magic-cross-stitch/ Privacy Policy: https://zimad.com/policy/

Screenshots

Anamorphic4 screens
Magic Cross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic Cross at 4.9 against Anamorphic's 4.3. Magic Cross also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 3). Anamorphic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Anamorphic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Cross sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Cross holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Cross has 6.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anamorphic ships an update fortnightly, Magic Cross monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Anamorphic versus Magic Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnamorphicMagic Cross
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.9 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.3% of reviews
Number of ratings36.4K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB306 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvani KamdarZiMAD

Customer experience

Anamorphic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Magic Cross

All ratings6,400 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews712 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.1%

Bugs and requests

Anamorphic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Magic Cross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets after app crashes
  • Coins not properly awarded for completed tasks
  • Imported images not rendering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable background music
  • Implement a 'delete' function for imported images
  • Introduce more diverse and challenging picture categories
  • Provide a 'resume' feature for unfinished puzzles

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Anamorphic

One-time3
  • 25 Tip Points$0.99
  • 75 Tip Points$1.99
  • 200 Tip Points$2.99
10 purchases

Magic Cross

Subscriptions1
  • Color by number 1 week premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time9
  • Mini Pack$1.99
  • Marathon Key$2.99
  • Small Pack$2.99
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  • Cross Stitch coloring no ads$4.99
  • Small Bundle$4.99
  • Medium Bundle$9.99
  • Large Pack$9.99
  • Large Bundle$14.99
  • Huge Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Anamorphic free?
Anamorphic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Cross free?
Magic Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anamorphic or Magic Cross?
Magic Cross is rated higher. Anamorphic averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Magic Cross averages 4.9 from 6.4K ratings.
Do Anamorphic or Magic Cross have ads?
Magic Cross shows ads; Anamorphic does not.
Which is updated more often, Anamorphic or Magic Cross?
Anamorphic ships an update fortnightly, and Magic Cross monthly. Most recently, Anamorphic was updated on November 2, 2026 and Magic Cross on November 10, 2026.

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