Comparison

Magical Creatures vs Magic School

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

Head to head
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

Magic School

Engage in a daily puzzle challenge with unique magical themes. Choose from square, triangle, or circle modes to assemble pieces by turning, flipping, and spinning them. Share your completed puzzles to unlock exclusive illustrations inspired by magical schools.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Three puzzle modes: square, triangle, circle
  • Piece manipulation: turn, flip, spin
  • Unlockable exclusive illustrations
  • Daily changing images
  • Global same puzzle mode
Features
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A piece of Magic Every Day! Magic School: Puzzle offers a unique daily challenge! Assemble puzzles in one of three magical modes: square, triangle, or circle—turn, flip, and spin the pieces! Once completed, share your result to receive an exclusive illustration inspired by your favourite books about a school of magic for witches and wizards. The image changes daily, and the puzzle mode is the same for all players worldwide. What are you waiting for?

Screenshots

Magical Creatures4 screens
Magic School3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic School at none against Magical Creatures's 10. Magic School also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Magical Creatures's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Magic School asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, Magic School weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magical Creatures versus Magic School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical CreaturesMagic School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuhani PaasoEgor Vdovin

Customer experience

Magical Creatures

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Magic School

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Magic School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magical Creatures free?
Magical Creatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic School free?
Magic School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magical Creatures or Magic School have ads?
Both Magical Creatures and Magic School show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magical Creatures or Magic School?
Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, and Magic School weekly. Most recently, Magical Creatures was updated on October 9, 2026 and Magic School on September 26, 2026.

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