Comparison

Magical Creatures vs Potterhead Wizards

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

Potterhead Wizards

Test your knowledge of the wizarding world with daily trivia challenges covering spells, characters, and magical creatures. Compete with friends on leaderboards and earn achievement badges for your expertise.

Highlights
  • Daily trivia challenges
  • Achievement badges
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Smart difficulty levels
  • Enchanting design
  • Covers spells, characters, and creatures
Features
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Test Your Wizarding Knowledge – and Win the House Cup for Your House! Potterhead Wizards is a trivia game for fans of the wizarding books and films you grew up with. From the first book to the last film and everything in between, prove how deep your knowledge really runs – and earn points for your house while you do it. Why You'll Love Potterhead Wizards: * The Sorting Ceremony Answer five questions and discover which of the four houses you belong to. * The House Cup Every quiz earns points for your house. A new term starts every four weeks, so there's always a Cup to win. * Daily Challenge Five new questions every day. Keep your streak alive. * Quick Play Ten-question rounds whenever you like, on Easy, Medium or Hard. * Streak Run Three lives, fifteen seconds a question. How far can you get? * Wizarding Portraits Place yourself in a magical scene that changes every week. Your first portrait is free. * Achievements 18 achievements for streaks, perfect scores and milestones, adding up to your Wizarding Honours. App Features: * Hundreds of questions covering spells, characters, books, movies, magical creatures and unforgettable moments – every one checked against the books and films * Tiered scoring – Easy questions are worth 10 points, Medium 20 and Hard 30 * Friends – add friends with a Wizard code and see how you rank against them * No account needed – start playing in one tap, then link Apple or email to keep your progress on a new phone * No ads, ever Who It's For: * Lifelong fans who know every spell, creature and character * New fans eager to learn more * Trivia lovers who crave a daily challenge * Friends and groups looking for magical competition Download Potterhead Wizards now and bring glory to your house. ---------- WIZARDING PREMIUM: Potterhead Wizards is free to play. Wizarding Premium unlocks Hard mode, lets you choose your subject, makes every Quick Play round count toward the House Cup (free players earn points on 3 rounds a day), adds an extra Streak Run life, and includes 10 Wizarding Portraits a month. Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Portrait Packs of 5 extra portraits are also available as a one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://nigelware.com/legal/potterhead-wizards/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://nigelware.com/legal/potterhead-wizards/privacy-policy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ---------- Potterhead Wizards is an unofficial, fan-made trivia game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or licensed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., J.K. Rowling or any of their affiliates. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Screenshots

Magical Creatures4 screens
Potterhead Wizards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Potterhead Wizards at none against Magical Creatures's shown. Magical Creatures's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 4). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 and Potterhead Wizards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Magical Creatures against 4.3 for Potterhead Wizards. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magical Creatures has 22 ratings behind it against 4, 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 75% of Potterhead Wizards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, Potterhead Wizards every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magical Creatures versus Potterhead Wizards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical CreaturesPotterhead Wizards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (22 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuhani PaasoNigelware

Customer experience

Magical Creatures

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

Potterhead Wizards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
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
7 purchases

Potterhead Wizards

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$1.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Annual Subscription$4.991 Year
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Portrait Pack (5)$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Magical Creatures free?
Magical Creatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potterhead Wizards free?
Potterhead Wizards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magical Creatures or Potterhead Wizards?
Magical Creatures and Potterhead Wizards are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 22 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Magical Creatures or Potterhead Wizards have ads?
Magical Creatures shows ads; Potterhead Wizards does not.
Which is updated more often, Magical Creatures or Potterhead Wizards?
Magical Creatures ships an update every 3 months, and Potterhead Wizards every 7 months. Most recently, Magical Creatures was updated on October 9, 2026 and Potterhead Wizards on October 7, 2026.

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