Comparison

Magic War Legends vs The Codex

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

Head to head
About

Magic War Legends

Engage in turn-based tactical combat in a magical realm. Collect and upgrade 23 unique heroes, master spells, and explore dungeons. Battle other players in the arena or embark on an epic campaign.

Highlights
  • 23 unique heroes with special abilities
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Arena battles and PvP
  • Epic dungeon exploration
  • Hero and spell collection
  • 14 handcrafted maps
Features
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Magic War Legends is a turn-based strategy game that immerses you in a magical world with 23 epic heroes. Dive into a tactical adventure full of magic and sorcery with Magic War Legends. Collect and choose from 23 heroes with unique abilities, upgrade your units, and explore magical and fantastic worlds. Face other players in arena battles, master epic dungeons in turn-based strategy games. Use your strategy to play against powerful enemies and triumph. Your enemy is one of the factions of the fantasy world, populated by creatures from abandoned dungeons like mighty dragons, minotaurs, necromancers, and mages. Experience epic battles against the horde and use magic and sorcery to defeat them. FEATURES 23 UNIQUE HEROES Choose from 23 heroes, each with unique abilities, to develop your strategy and conquer the magical world. Prepare for arena battles in turn-based strategy games. INTENSE ARENA BATTLES Challenge your opponents in arena duels and showcase your skills in playing. Use your RPG abilities and master the arena. EPIC DUNGEONS WITH LIMITED MOVES Explore magical dungeons with limited moves, where every tactical decision counts. Use magic and sorcery to defeat powerful enemies. 14 HANDCRAFTED MAPS Fight enemies on 14 carefully designed maps that offer new tactical challenges in this magical world. Develop your strategy and lead your heroes to victory. RPG GAME Experience an RPG game where tactics and magic are crucial. Use magic in turn-based strategy games to defeat your enemies. DEFEND CASTLES AND THE MAGICAL KINGDOM Use turn-based strategy to defend castles and the magical kingdom. Fight against the horde and employ your tactics. THE AGE OF MAGIC Discover the power of magic in the age of mages. For every magical world, you receive rewards after successful strategic challenges. COLLECT HEROES, CARDS, AND SPELLS Find your role in the war and use magic to stand against dragons and mages in turn-based strategy games with your heroes. Collect heroes, cards, and spells to become the ultimate mage. TURN-BASED STRATEGY GAMES Face the challenge of building your army by collecting cards and playing against others. Your army of heroes could become the world's first thanks to your mastery in turn-based strategy games. UNIQUE CAMPAIGN WITH 14 MISSIONS Experience an epic campaign with 14 missions in this RPG game with your heroes. Play against legendary dragons, minotaurs, skeletons, vampires, and the legion of the undead from the necropolis in this fantastic strategy adventure.

About

The Codex

This companion app provides a comprehensive database for a popular GPS RPG, detailing monsters, gear, classes, and events. It offers detailed stats, drop information, and build guidance to enhance gameplay. The app works offline and updates automatically with game releases.

Highlights
  • Monster and boss database with stats and drops
  • Detailed item and gear information
  • Character class and skill breakdowns
  • In-game event calendar
  • Offline database access
  • Instant search and filtering
Features
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The Codex is the official companion app for Orna: The GPS RPG, from Northern Forge Studios. It puts the entire world of Orna in your pocket: every monster, boss, raid, follower, item, skill, class and event, straight from the game itself and updated with each release. KNOW YOUR ENEMY Look up any monster, boss or raid to see its tier, level range, where it spawns, what it drops, the skills it uses, its elemental weaknesses and resistances, and the status effects it shrugs off. Planning a kingdom raid or an arisen fight? Check the numbers before you commit. GEAR UP Browse thousands of weapons, armor, adornments, materials and consumables. Every item shows its stats, traits, adornment slots, element, who can equip it, what it costs, which monsters and raids drop it, and what it takes to upgrade. Tap through from a drop to the monster, from a material to the gear it forges. BUILD YOUR CHARACTER Explore every class and specialization: stats, weapon proficiencies, passive abilities, and the full list of skills learned at each level. Open any skill or spell to see its power, targets, cost, status effects and which classes learn it. Follower pages cover behaviour rates, bestial bonds and which monsters they can be tamed from. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event calendar shows what is happening in Orna this month at a glance, with what is active right now front and centre. Each event page explains how it works tier by tier and lists its featured raids, bosses and followers. MORE • Instant search across the whole Codex, with filters by tier, family, rarity, slot, class, element and more • Status effects, passive abilities, NPCs and their quests, dungeon types and buildings • In-game guides covering the fundamentals and the endgame • Release notes for every app and server update • Bookmarks to keep your favourite entries a tap away • Community links to the official Discord, Reddit and more • Works offline once the database has been downloaded; refreshes automatically when the game updates • Available in every language the game supports The Codex is free and made by the same team that makes Orna. Travelers, your journey just got easier.

Screenshots

Magic War Legends4 screens
The Codex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Codex at 100% against Magic War Legends's 32%. The Codex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 17). Magic War Legends's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Magic War Legends sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. The Codex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Codex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic War Legends has 7.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Magic War Legends's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Codex's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic War Legends versus The Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic War LegendsThe Codex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB11 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTINYSOFTNorthern Forge Studios Inc

Customer experience

Magic War Legends

All ratings7,257 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews1,347 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative53.3%

The Codex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic War Legends

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when accessing certain features
  • Rewards not being properly awarded
  • Ads failing to close or reward players

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and maps
  • Improved balancing and difficulty curve
  • Better customer support and communication
  • Reduce reliance on ads and in-app purchases

The Codex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Magic War Legends

One-time16
  • 70 Gems$0.99
  • Magical Forest Offer$0.99
  • Lost Marsh Offer$2.99
Show 13 more
  • 450 Gems$4.99
  • Time Offer 1$4.99
  • Fertile Plains Offer$4.99
  • Ticket Offer Conversion$4.99
  • Daily Offer$4.99
  • Offer for arena competition boost$7.99
  • Hell`s Chambers Offer$9.99
  • Chinese New Year$9.99
  • Time Offer 3$19.99
  • Sisters Magic Offer$19.99
  • Good Value$19.99
  • 2000 Gems$19.99
  • Iron Hills Offer$29.99
None

The Codex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic War Legends free?
Magic War Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Codex free?
The Codex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic War Legends or The Codex?
The Codex is rated higher. Magic War Legends averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while The Codex averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Magic War Legends or The Codex have ads?
Magic War Legends shows ads; The Codex does not.

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