Smartivity Magico vs Fire Captain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartivity Magico
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IMPORTANT: This is a FREE companion app for Smartivity Magico activity. This app requires Magico Stand and Letter, Number, and Shape Tiles. It will NOT WORK without the Magico set. Smartivity Magico is available on www.smartivity.com , www.amazon.in and various retailers such as Hamley's etc. Magico is an educational and fun app which presents the child with basics of Maths, Spellings, and Shapes in the form of engaging games and activities. Transform your smartphone into a powerful educational tool for your child and elevate the passive screen-time to constructive, learning time. The games and activities included in the app are- 1. Number recognition. 2. Addition. 3. Letter recognition. 4. Spellings. 5. Shape recognition. 6. Shape identification. 7. Colour recognition. HOW DOES IT WORK? Magico blends cutting edge Computer Vision technology with sensory play to deliver a magical, mind-body engagement-focussed experience that next generation demands and deserves. Place your smartphone on the Magico stand and open the app. The app presents a series of games and activities which your child can interact with, using the tiles provided in the box. Different tiles are provided for different activities which are recognised by the app. This is AI driven learning at its best, just like having your personal AI tutor. It's magic! Intuitive sounds, visuals and a kid friendly interface make sure that your child finds it easy to browse through the app. HOW TO USE IT? 1. Assemble the Magico stand. 2. Install the Magico app on your smartphone. 3. Give the permissions to the app by tapping the ‘ALLOW’ button. 4. Place your Smartphone on the Magico stand. 5. Slide the Magico Hat onto the stand. 6. Tap any game to launch it. 7. Place the appropriate tiles on the white area of the board to play. 8. If the answer is correct, the next activity will appear. Else, the app will ask you to answer correctly. TIPS: 1. Ensure that the Tiles are placed in the Play Area (white coloured area) only. 2. Ensure that the Magico Hat is placed in such a way that it rests snugly and straight on top of your smartphone. 3. Ensure that the lighting is appropriate and the surroundings are well lit. 4. Make sure that you update the app regularly. Keep the play area neat and clean. HAVE FUN!
Fire Captain
Lead a team of firefighters, doctors, and engineers in this casual strategy game. Build your base, recruit specialized personnel, and tackle exciting missions across various maps. Strategize your approach to overcome challenges and achieve success.
- Base building
- Hire firefighters, doctors, engineers
- Handle exciting missions
- Multiple maps and missions
- Recruit different heroes
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Fire Captain is a Casual Strategy game. In this game, you are acting as a fire captain, you build your base, hire more firefighters, doctor, engineers to work together to handle exciting missions! It offers: *Lots of different missions and maps *Many different heros
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smartivity Magico at none against Fire Captain's 10. Smartivity Magico also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Fire Captain's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Fire Captain sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smartivity Magico asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smartivity Magico ships an update every 3 months, Fire Captain weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartivity Magico | Fire Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 323 MB | 533 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartivity | Fuzhou Lingyuan Technology Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Smartivity Magico
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fire Captain
Reported bugs
49 issues- Game stops at level 16
- Game will not load
- Maritime training drill rescue boat doesn't show up
- Boat unavailable in drill
- Helipad built but no aircraft
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- Unable to load boat in mission 15
- Video button for rewards doesn't work
- Game broken and closes app at level 17
- Stuck on first boat mission, click target off-screen
- Glitch in level 15
- Firefighters run through building instead of around
- Doctor goes to opposite side of building in level 6
- AI pathways cannot maneuver around building
- People walk through walls and get stuck
- Medic goes wrong trajectory and gets stuck
- Rescuer gets stuck in door frame in mission 14
- Second fire kills everyone by approaching it
- Cannot put fire out in level 14 without damage
- Cannot carry person in first room of level 14
- Stuck on level 11, character running in place exiting motel room
- Bed tracking issue, not going around to get asset
- Cannot access one of the assets in level 10
- Door in mission 14 in wrong place, units run in but not out
- Game bugs out at a certain point
- Shows close-up of firehouse but does nothing else
- Freezing at level 8, trucks don't come
- Game gets stuck a few levels after level 5 fix
- Game crashes and glitches after level 8
- Captain walks across bed instead of around and gets stuck on desk in level 5
- Captain glitches and walks on bed to get asset but can't get it in level 5
- Captain can't collect asset on mission 5 nightstand, gets stuck
- Asset in bedroom not letting player pick it up, glitched on bed in level 5
- Player gets stuck on invisible box at level 5
- Character gets stuck in level five trying to get asset by the bed on nightstand
- Bug prevents clearing of assets on level 5
- Stuck on level 5, get stuck on invisible barriers
- Captain character gets stuck on nightstand asset in level 5
- Firefighter gets stuck on bed trying to recover asset in mission 5
- Firefighter gets stuck retrieving assets by the bed in mission 5
- Firefighter climbs over bed and gets stuck in level 5
- Captain got stuck on bed in level 5
- Fireman get stuck trying to get money off dresser beside bed in level 5
- Glitch in level five, runs on bed then stands there
- Captain tries to recover asset in bedroom but gets stuck on bed in level 5
- Character keeps glitching and can't reach asset in level 4
- Cannot get one of the assets in the 5th mission
- Firefighters get stuck in invisible walls or run through walls in mission 5
- Captain gets stuck on bed trying to get money from bedside table in mission 5
- Lags and unable to complete missions
Requested features
4 requests- Make more levels
- Fix bugs before release
- Improve AI pathfinding
- More extinguishers for fires
In-app purchases
Smartivity Magico
No in-app purchases
Fire Captain
- A Couple of Gems$0.99
- New Player Package$1.99
- A Handful of Gems$2.99
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- ToolPackage$3.99
- Growth Rewards VIP$4.99
- A Pile of Gems$4.99
- VehiclePackage$8.99
- A Sack of Gems$9.99
- ToolPackageUsualPrice$12.99
- VehiclePackageUsualPrice$29.99
Questions
Is Smartivity Magico free?
Is Fire Captain free?
Do Smartivity Magico or Fire Captain have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smartivity Magico or Fire Captain?
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