Comparison

Twine Viewer vs Magic Research

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

Head to head
About

Twine Viewer

Play games built with the Twine Engine directly on your device. Organize your games by copying them into a dedicated folder within your Files app. Supports both offline and online gameplay.

Highlights
  • Play Twine-based games
  • Organize games in Files app
  • Supports offline play
  • Supports online play
  • Optional ad-free subscription
Features
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Twine Viewer is a game player app, you can play games that uses the Twine Engine. Twine Viewer create a folder in your "Files" app, then you can copy your games directly on your device and play. Twine Viewer allows you to play online games too. Twine Viewer is only an HTML game player based on Twine, HC-WebApplications is not responsible for any misuse of the software or the content of certain games. --- The app contains an optional monthly subscription system. Payment and Subscription Infos : * These are auto-renewable subscriptions * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account (in the Settings App) after purchase. * The payment of these subscriptions via your iTunes account is effective only with the confirmation of the payment. * Your subscription will be automatically renewed unless the "Automatic Renewal" option has been deactivated at least 24 hours before renewal. * Your account will be charged 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Terms of Use : https://hc-webapplications.fr/apps/twineviewer/terms.html Privacy Policy : https://hc-webapplications.fr/apps/twineviewer/private.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Twine Viewer3 screens
Magic Research4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Research at 95% against Twine Viewer's 33%. Magic Research also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Twine Viewer's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Twine Viewer is free to download; Magic Research costs $3.99 up front. Twine Viewer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Magic Research asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Research holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Research has 186 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Twine Viewer's written reviews are positive against 95% of Magic Research's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twine Viewer ships an update every 4 months, Magic Research every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Twine Viewer versus Magic Research: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwine ViewerMagic Research
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating2.9 (12 ratings)4.7 (186 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews95.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12186 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCyril HubeauMatias Ezequiel Colotto

Customer experience

Twine Viewer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Magic Research

All ratings188 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Twine Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Twine Viewer

Subscriptions1
  • AdFree Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
None

Magic Research

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twine Viewer free?
Twine Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Research free?
Magic Research costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Twine Viewer or Magic Research?
Magic Research is rated higher. Twine Viewer averages 2.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Magic Research averages 4.7 from 186 ratings.
Do Twine Viewer or Magic Research have ads?
Twine Viewer shows ads; Magic Research does not.
Which is updated more often, Twine Viewer or Magic Research?
Twine Viewer ships an update every 4 months, and Magic Research every 4 days. Most recently, Twine Viewer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Magic Research on October 30, 2026.

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