Polyominoes vs Magic_8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polyominoes
This tile-placement puzzle game offers engaging gameplay for all ages. Strategically place colored tiles to cover more of the board than your opponents. Enjoy solo play or challenge up to three friends in this easy-to-learn yet difficult-to-master game.
- Easy to learn gameplay
- Challenging strategy
- Solo play against AI
- Multiplayer with friends
- Higher difficulty levels
- Tile-placement mechanics
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It only takes a minute for anyone to learn how to play Polyominoes, but it is challenging enough to keep both kids and adults engaged for hours. Each player has a rack of colored tiles to play on the board. Play your first tile at any corner of the board. After that, each tile you play must touch a corner of a tile of the same color, without touching an edge of that color. Win by covering more of the board than your opponents. Play progresses around the board until there are no places left to play. Polyominoes is simple to learn, but game strategy is difficult to master and game play is unpredictable. Play by yourself against the game, or with up to three of your friends. Need even more of a challenge? Higher difficulty levels are available through in-app purchase. Polyominoes Terms of Use: https://polyominoes.app/terms-of-use
Magic_8
Get answers to your questions from the future. Simply ask, then shake your device or tap your watch for a response. Features a minimalist design with interactive widgets and Siri support.
- Ask questions and receive answers
- Shake to get a prediction
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- Interactive Home Screen widget
- Siri and Shortcuts support
- Minimalist black design
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Ask your question and let Magic 8 answer from the future. Shake your iPhone, tap on Apple Watch, or use the widget whenever you want a quick answer. Features: - Minimal black design - Interactive Home Screen widget - Apple Watch app and watch-face widgets - Siri and Shortcuts support - No ads and no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic_8 at 100% against Polyominoes's 50%. Magic_8 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Polyominoes's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (34 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Polyominoes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Magic_8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Polyominoes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polyominoes has 34 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Polyominoes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magic_8's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Polyominoes ships an update monthly, Magic_8 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polyominoes | Magic_8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steven Harris | The Agile Monkeys SL |
Customer experience
Polyominoes
Magic_8
In-app purchases
Polyominoes
- Polyominoes Premium$3.991 Year
Magic_8
No in-app purchases
