Comparison

Magic vs Monster vs PunBall

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

Head to head
About

Magic vs Monster

Engage in a pinball arcade experience as a wizard, using your wand and magic to crush monsters and zombies. Aim, launch, and strategically bounce a magic pinball to defeat enemies, complete stages, and upgrade your wizard powers. Protect your homeland from invasion in this brick-breaking adventure.

Highlights
  • Brick breaker pinball gameplay
  • Crush monsters and zombies
  • Upgrade wizard skills and powers
  • Hundreds of unique stages
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Offline play capability
Features
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Magic VS Monster is a Brick Breaker pinball arcade game. You can crush various monsters as a wizard! Use your wand, release wizard powers, and combine with various pinball skills to crush monsters and zombie, also prevent invasion from the monsters and zombie! How to play? -Click and slide magic pinball to aim at monsters -Launch the magic pinball after selecting the best angle -Use your exclusive skill to destroy monsters by a critical strike -Complete stage with full stars and get rewards to collect more resources! How to win? -Select a best angle to bounce as many times as possible to crush the monsters -The more times the magic ball bounces, the more damage it causes to monsters, and you will also receive a high combo reward -Bounce the ball is the key to crush monsters. -Upgrade skills to make yourself powerful -Unlock advanced characters to get more powerful magic power The reasons that you fall in love with Magic VS Monster -A free arcade pinball game. And a new type of Brick breaker game. -Hundreds of ingeniously designed stages and different kinds of monsters are waiting for you to explore -Great graphics and easy control. -Best time killer -Play it anywhere -Four different characters Arcane, Flame, Lighting and Frost bring you different magic-power experience It’s a new brick breaker game. Practice your pinball ability, upgrade magic skills, crush all monsters, protect your homeland, and become the wizard master! You will fight against various powerful monsters in different maps: Will Mountains, Mystical Valley, Lava Land and etc. Keep an eye on their fighting style and adjust your launch strategy so that you can get victory successfully. Also pay attention to your magic barrier in battle, that is your last fortress! Magic VS Monster is a brick breaker game and block breaker game which allows you to crush bricks with fun. With the bounce ball, you can crush bricks easily. Besides it’s a block breaker game that you can easily control. In the game, you’re a wizard who can destroy bricks with magic. After aiming at the monsters with your bounce ball, they can be destroyed successfully. The bounce ball can be controlled by your move. Crushing bricks within your control brings huge entertainment. We will add more characters in the game and enrich your magician career, if you have any ideas, please feedback us at any time! Welcome to join our Magic Academy! Have fun! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MagicvsMonster/ * Subscription options * 7 Days VIP, Price: $2.99/week * 30 Days VIP, Price: $9.99/month * 90 Days VIP, Price: $24.99/quarter - Privileges: * Claim 300 gold every day * Claim 10 diamonds * Get Storm magician * Get a random potion * Obtained gold +20% after completing level * Remove ads Subscribers will enjoy above privileges within the validity of the subscription. This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before 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 * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/site/hk707privacylicense/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/707inttermsofuse

About

PunBall

Embark on a Roguelite adventure in a world threatened by evil. Wield magic and unique skills to defeat waves of enemies and restore light. This game combines RPG elements with block-breaking gameplay for an engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Roguelite + RPG combined with Block Breaker Gameplay
  • Over 100 Skills with infinite combinations
  • Thousands of stages
  • Easy controls
  • Spin-off from Archero's IP
Features
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This story takes place in a once barren land, where Zeus created civilization. 
Over time, Zeus grew lazy and an evil Shade appeared and wreaking havoc, bringing waves of evil to all. Now, a lone mage, pretty and strong stands alone as the only savior in a quest for light over darkness. Follow her on this Roguelite adventure; don’t lose though or you’ll have to begin from scratch again! Use magic and more in this new and unique gameplay with various skills and super fun world! Features: - Spin-off from Archero’s IP, opening an all-new form of adventure - First Roguelite + RPG combined with Block Breaker Gameplay - Super easy controls - 100+ Skills with infinite combinations! - Thousands of stages! FaceBook:@PunBallEN Customer Service: punball@habby.com

Screenshots

Magic vs Monster4 screens
PunBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic vs Monster at 80% against PunBall's 37%. Magic vs Monster also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). PunBall's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 114). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic vs Monster sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and PunBall sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic vs Monster holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PunBall has 3K ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Magic vs Monster's written reviews are positive against 37% of PunBall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic vs Monster ships an update every 4 weeks, PunBall monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic vs Monster versus PunBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic vs MonsterPunBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (114 ratings) — better4.2 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better37.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1143K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB493 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRedFish Game StudioHABBY

Customer experience

Magic vs Monster

All ratings114 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

PunBall

All ratings3,009 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews427 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral15.9%
Negative46.8%

Bugs and requests

Magic vs Monster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PunBall

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Balls randomly disappearing during combos
  • Enemies becoming invincible or spawning endlessly
  • Levels not loading or freezing on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to disable/fuse unwanted gear
  • More balanced difficulty progression
  • Improved energy system or removal of limits
  • Better rewards for free-to-play players

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Magic vs Monster

Subscriptions2
  • Magic Membership weekly$2.997 Days
  • monthly magic membership$9.991 Month
One-time11
  • A Pocket of Gold$1.99
  • A Pocket of Gems$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Resources Pack$1.99
  • Golden Pig$1.99
  • ThunderPack$4.99
  • A Bag of Gold$4.99
  • A Box of Gold$9.99
  • Master Pack$9.99
  • A Heap of Gold$16.99
  • Super Magic Pack$29.99
22 purchases

PunBall

One-time22
  • Some Gems$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 1$0.99
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
Show 19 more
  • Daily Challenge Scroll Pack 1$0.99
  • Survival 0.99$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 2$4.99
  • Survival 4.99$4.99
  • Heap of Gems$9.99
  • Equip Investment 1$9.99
  • Piggy Bank 3$9.99
  • Investment$9.99
  • Battle Pass$9.99
  • MCard2$9.99
  • Piggy Bank 4$19.99
  • commonpack1$19.99
  • Common Outfit$19.99
  • Survival 39.99$39.99
  • commonpack2$39.99
  • commonpack3$39.99
  • commonpack4$79.99
  • commonpack5$79.99
  • commonpack6$79.99

Questions

Is Magic vs Monster free?
Magic vs Monster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PunBall free?
PunBall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic vs Monster or PunBall?
Magic vs Monster is rated higher. Magic vs Monster averages 4.7 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while PunBall averages 4.2 from 3K ratings.
Do Magic vs Monster or PunBall have ads?
Neither Magic vs Monster nor PunBall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic vs Monster or PunBall?
Magic vs Monster ships an update every 4 weeks, and PunBall monthly. Most recently, Magic vs Monster was updated on October 21, 2026 and PunBall on October 22, 2026.

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