Greedy Goblin vs Magic vs Metal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Greedy Goblin
Embrace your inner goblin and conquer races to amass gold and power. Engage in various activities like running, exploring, and crafting to achieve ultimate influence and rule the world.
- Conquer races of gnomes, orcs, and elves
- Collect gold through various activities
- Explore and conquer new lands
- Learn crafting, poison making, and combat
- Gain influence and power
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Grow your greedy goblin. You are a goblin, evil and greedy. All you want is money and power. You need to conquer races of people, gnomes, orcs and elves. You adore gold and you're ready for anything for it, you will: - play cockroache run for gold - go hiking and conquer new lands to get more gold - work hard work before you become influential - learn to make poison, fight, conjure, just to take all the gold from your enemies Become the Greedy Goblin, Become the Ruler of the World!
Magic vs Metal
Engage in a post-apocalyptic war between biological and mechanical factions. Command armies in real-time strategy or join the fray in third-person shooter mode. Unleash powerful hero abilities and craft unique items to dominate the battlefield.
- Real-time strategy (RTS)
- Third-person shooter (TPS)
- Massive single-player campaign
- Unique heroes with powerful spells
- Item crafting system
- Fantasy and sci-fi genre blend
- Stunning 3D graphics
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Centuries after a meteor impact nearly wipes out mankind, two factions evolve - one biological, the other mechanical. Now, both are locked in a desperate war for survival. Choose your hero, summon an unstoppable army, unleash devastating powers, and wipe out the enemy in this action-packed real-time strategy game. -------------------------------------------- REAL TIME STRATEGY (RTS) OR THIRD-PERSON-SHOOTER (TPS) Choose your faction, choose your hero, and go to war. Play with one hand while commanding above the battlefield, or join the battle in an action-packed third-person shooter - the choice is yours! MASSIVE CAMPAIGN Wage war across a post-apocalyptic world as you attack and defend in a massive single-player campaign. POWERFUL SPELLS & HEROES Choose from six unique heroes, each with dozens of powerful spells to bring into battle. Crush your enemies with the Berserker, disintegrate them with the Nova, overwhelm them with the armies of the Necromancer, and more! CRAFT POWERFUL ITEMS Collect items and use them to craft rare and powerful artifacts that supercharge your heroes, spells, and troops! GRAPHICS Experience incredible 3D graphics, dynamic lighting, and detailed particle effects. You'll be immersed in this dark and war-torn fantasy world! FANTASY MEETS SCI-FI Summon fantasy creatures, or build sci-fi war machines. Cast spells, or unleash firepower. Use magic or technology to win the war - the choice is yours in this unique merging of genres! SOCIAL MEDIA Find us (@FoursakenMedia) on Discord, Twitter, or Facebook for the latest news and updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Greedy Goblin at none against Magic vs Metal's shown. Greedy Goblin also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Magic vs Metal's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 65). 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
Both are free to download. Greedy Goblin sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Magic vs Metal sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Greedy Goblin against 4.9 for Magic vs Metal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic vs Metal has 1.4K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Greedy Goblin's written reviews are positive against 79% of Magic vs Metal's.
Greedy Goblin ships an update daily, Magic vs Metal monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Greedy Goblin | Magic vs Metal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (65 ratings) | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 981 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heatherglade Publishing Kft | Foursaken Media |
Customer experience
Greedy Goblin
Magic vs Metal
Bugs and requests
Greedy Goblin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magic vs Metal
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when using too many powers
- Text replaced by jumbled symbols
- Berserker loses self-heal when equipping Crusher weapon
- Unable to progress past certain levels
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer and co-op modes
- More campaign content
- Ability to disable auto-fire
- Seamless view switching
- Improved inventory management
In-app purchases
Greedy Goblin
- 10K coins$0.99
- Career Boost$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Salary X2 – 30 min$1.99
- 35K coins$2.99
- 90K coins$2.99
- 90K coins$3.99
- Iron Bird$3.99
- 220K coins$6.99
- 220K coins$8.99
Magic vs Metal
- Rare Coins$0.99
- Bonus Vault$2.99
- Battle Pass$4.99
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- Rare Coins$4.99
- Unlock Magi$6.99
- Unlock Mecha$6.99
- Unlock All$9.99
- Rare Coins$9.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- Rare Coins$19.99
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