Comparison

Magical Creatures vs Spy Academy

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

Head to head

Magical Creatures

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.322 ratingsView app →

Spy Academy

Code & deduction party game

Free

🎮 Games

No ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Craft magical potions
Heal mythical creatures
Run a magical laboratory
Travel through portals
Discover magical places
Encounter diverse creatures

Features

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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!

About

Spy Academy

Features

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In Spy Academy, the mission is as simple as it is dangerous: contact your partner without the other agents discovering you. In each round, the system will assign you a secret ally and your goal will be to send a code that allows you to identify each other. But be careful: everyone is watching. After sending the codes, the moment of truth arrives: the vote. Can you go unnoticed or will your message be too obvious for the rest?

Screenshots

Magical Creatures4 screens

Spy Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spy Academy at none against Magical Creatures's 10. Spy Academy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Magical Creatures's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magical Creatures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spy Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, Spy Academy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Magical Creatures versus Spy Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Magical Creatures	Spy Academy
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (22 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	70.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	22 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	137 MB	35 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Juhani Paaso	Jorge Gerardo Pena Pastor

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magical Creatures

One-time10

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

None

Spy Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magical Creatures free?

Magical Creatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Spy Academy free?

Spy Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Magical Creatures or Spy Academy have ads?

Both Magical Creatures and Spy Academy show ads.

Which is updated more often, Magical Creatures or Spy Academy?

Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, and Spy Academy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Magical Creatures was updated on October 24, 2026 and Spy Academy on October 25, 2026.