Bad Magic vs HEATONIST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bad Magic
Discover exclusive merchandise for popular podcasts and comedy shows. Shop a wide variety of apparel, home goods, and collectibles, with new designs released weekly. Special discounts are available for dedicated fans.
- Podcast merchandise
- Comedy show merchandise
- Weekly new item drops
- Apparel, home goods, collectibles
- Tie-dye options
- Fan discounts
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Merchandise for fans of Timesuck Podcast, Scared To Death Podcast, Secretsuck Podcast, & Dan Cummins Comedy. Boasting what is easily the best merchandise in the podcast universe, Bad Magic drops fresh new items weekly! Don't miss out! Designs don't last long as we're constantly making way for new merch. Tee Shirts, All Over Wearables, Home Goods, Collectibles, and More! Oh and TIE DYYYE! (Oprah yell) *Space Lizards get 20% off Timesuck and Secretsuck Merch!
HEATONIST
Explore a curated selection of all-natural, small-batch hot sauces, including those featured on Hot Ones. Get notified about new releases, limited editions, and exclusive collaborations. Track your orders and earn rewards for spicy perks.
- Shop 100+ craft hot sauces
- Track orders and history
- Redeem reward points
- Back in stock notifications
- App-only promotions
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Discover all-natural hot sauces from small batch sauce makers, including all Hot Ones hot sauces! Stay up to date on new drops, limited-edition sauces and one-of-a-kind collabs. - Shop 100+ craft hot sauces - Track your order & hot sauce history - Redeem reward points for free hot sauce & spicy perks - Receive back in stock & launch notifications - Stay spicy with special app-only promotions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HEATONIST at 1.1K against Bad Magic's 78. HEATONIST also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Bad Magic's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 73%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bad Magic against 4.9 for HEATONIST. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEATONIST has 1.1K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Bad Magic's written reviews are positive against 73% of HEATONIST's.
Bad Magic ships an update every 2 months, HEATONIST every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Magic | HEATONIST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (78 ratings) | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 73.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bit Elixir, LLC | HEATONIST LLC |
Customer experience
Bad Magic
HEATONIST
Bugs and requests
Bad Magic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HEATONIST
Reported bugs
2 issues- Checkout issues with billing vs shipping addresses
- Persistent pop-ups and ads in the app
Requested features
4 requests- Improve rewards redemption process
- Add more product details and Scoville ratings
- Streamline checkout process for gift orders
- Enhance 'Hot' category browsing on the app
In-app purchases
Bad Magic
No in-app purchases
HEATONIST
No in-app purchases
