Magical Creatures vs Magic School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical Creatures
Run a magical laboratory to craft potions and heal mythical creatures. Travel through portals to discover new magical places and encounter diverse beings. This fantasy adventure game offers a unique healing experience.
- Craft magical potions
- Heal mythical creatures
- Run a magical laboratory
- Travel through portals
- Discover magical places
- Encounter diverse creatures
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Become a healer for magical creatures around the world. Start running a magical laboratory and learn to craft magical potions for your patients. Later in the game, travel through portals, meet different magical creatures and magical places as well. Adventure awaits. If you like fantasy and idle games, you will enjoy Magical Creatures!
Magic School
Embark on a magical journey at an enchanted school. Craft your persona, test your skills with thrilling challenges, and solve mystical riddles. Explore enchanted locations and compete with friends to shape your magical destiny.
- Puzzles and riddles
- Attention games
- Hidden object games
- Personality tests
- IQ tests
- Guess the scene games
- House sorting
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Welcome to the Magic School! Get ready for adventures inspired by the most beloved books of magic and sorcery! Prepare your magic wand to start your journey at an enchanted school, where young wizards and witches hone their skills, discover hidden secrets, and unravel mystical riddles to prove that the hat sorts right! Craft your magical persona, sharpen your wand, test your character, and spell your talents through thrilling challenges and tests. Whether navigating the twisting corridors, exploring the enchanted forest, an abandoned shack and the lake caves, or solving mysterious puzzles with complex spells, the magic never ends! You can look forward to: • Puzzles and riddles, • Attention games, • Memory Match games, • Hidden Object games, • Personality tests, • Unique IQ test, • "Guess the Scene" games, ...and many other exciting adventures! With immersive music and a unique art style inspired by the iconic British school of magic, you'll feel as if you’ve truly stepped into a wizard’s world. Collect achievements in your Trunk, create your school legacy, share your experiences, and compete with friends! Just as legendary students before you once uncovered secrets hidden within these walls, it's your turn to shape your magical destiny! Define your House, and prepare your Wand... You are accepted! The Magic School App Team: Developer: Egor Vdovin Concept, Product, and Project Manager: Valerii Sazonov
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic School at none against Magical Creatures's 10. Magic School also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (348 vs 22). Magical Creatures's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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. Magical Creatures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic School asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Magical Creatures against 4.4 for Magic School. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic School has 348 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Magical Creatures's written reviews are positive against 84% of Magic School's.
Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, Magic School every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magical Creatures | Magic School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (348 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 348 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juhani Paaso | Egor Vdovin |
Customer experience
Magical Creatures
Magic School
Bugs and requests
Magical Creatures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magic School
Reported bugs
3 issues- Locked exams despite completing prerequisites
- Glitches and screen freezes during gameplay
- Inconsistent test results across multiple attempts
Requested features
4 requests- More tests and quizzes
- Ability to retake house/wand/patronus tests
- Add pets or other interactive elements
- Improve instructions and tutorials
In-app purchases
Magical Creatures
- 250 Blue Mana$1.99
- 62 Red Mana$1.99
- 10 Purple Mana$1.99
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- 200 Yellow Mana$1.99
- 4K Gold$1.99
- Double Profits$1.99
- 12K Gold$4.99
- Healer's Kit$4.99
- 240K Gold$44.99
- 1 Million Gold$99.99
Magic School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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