Comparison

Magic Forest vs Rogue Sword

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

Head to head
About

Magic Forest

Embark on an action-adventure through a mysterious forest to collect magical crystal fragments. Battle dark spirits and a corrupted wizard to save the Enchanted Lands from an encroaching darkness. Utilize elemental magic and unique wizard abilities to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Superbly crafted levels
  • Pixel graphics
  • Intuitive controls
  • 5 unique wizards with elemental attacks
  • Wizard upgrades and super abilities
  • Offline play
  • Collect chests
Features
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The Magic Forest is the most mysterious place in the Enchanted Lands. He has a special protection - here everything is not what it seems. And it's not easy... In the center of the forest is the strongest magic crystal - the Heart of the Forest. He endows the Magic Lands with magic! Everything went on as usual, but one of the wizards, Dares, decided to subdue the power of the Heart of the Forest. To do this, he went to the most impenetrable and mysterious parts of the Magic Forest. Many magicians tried to stop him, but the thirst for power blinded him and turned him into a Dark Magician. All who opposed him were turned to stone. At this time, the strongest wizards and guardians divided the crystal and hid the pieces in different parts of the forest. And in the vicinity of the fragments formed portals that will help the good wizard to quickly find all the fragments. At the moment when the last fragment was hidden, Dares gets to the place and sees the keepers. He turned them all to stone. Dares was furious. He understood that only magicians of light can open the magic circle that allows you to see the true appearance of the forest. It opens the Dark Portal and lets in dark spirits that are able to endow the creatures of the forest with dark power or turn into an enemy themselves. Also, the Dark Magician used a spell of dark infection. Kotore, infecting the forest with darkness, will remove the spell of its protection. There are not many Light magicians left, as well as time to save the forest. You need to collect all the fragments as soon as possible, combine them into a single crystal and defeat the Dark Mage in order to save the Magic Lands. Magic Forest Features: - Superbly crafted levels; - Wonderful pixel graphics; - Simple and intuitive controls; - 5 Wizards. Each has its own element and magic attack; - Each magician can be improved; - Each wizard has a unique super ability; - Many enemies; - Many traps; - Collect chests - Around the wizard there is a magic circle in which some parts of the forest can disappear, and some will appear; - Play offline; - Addictive gameplay. Have a good game!

About

Rogue Sword

Embark on a challenging retro adventure, battling monsters and collecting treasures across diverse locations. Master strategic combat, build unique characters with rich upgrades, and face epic bosses in this fast-paced roguelite.

Highlights
  • High-difficulty fast-paced action
  • Intense and strategic battle
  • Random character generation
  • Rich weapons and spells
  • Character upgrades
  • Epic boss battles
  • Retro CRT filters
Features
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Pick up your weapon, travel through various locations, defeat the monsters blocking the way, and find ancient treasures. High-difficulty fast-paced action game. Intense and strategic battle. Control your own rhythm, hit a higher number of combos, get a lot of gold coins to buy weapons and magic to arm yourself. Challenge 7 epic bosses! **Pixel Perfect graphics **Beautiful pixel light and shadow **RogeLite **A completely random character every time (Tall? Short? As sensitive as a ninja? Even crazy...) **Different character skills **Rich weapons and spells **A large number of upgrades to create your unique character ** Lots of different enemies **Boss battle full of variables **Retro mode brings beautiful CRT filters and more difficult challenges! One More Game, Never ending.

Screenshots

Magic Forest4 screens
Rogue Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rogue Sword at 5.0 against Magic Forest's 4.4. Rogue Sword also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Magic Forest's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Forest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Rogue Sword asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rogue Sword holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Forest has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Magic Forest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rogue Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Forest ships an update every 12 months, Rogue Sword every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Magic Forest versus Rogue Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ForestRogue Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB77 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAleksey Kobyakov天旻 王

Customer experience

Magic Forest

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

Rogue Sword

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Magic Forest

One-time6
  • 1000 gold coins$0.99
  • Ad blocker$0.99
  • Starter kit$1.99
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  • 6000 gold coins$2.99
  • 13500 gold coins$5.99
  • 29000 gold coins$10.99
None

Rogue Sword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Forest free?
Magic Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rogue Sword free?
Rogue Sword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Forest or Rogue Sword?
Rogue Sword is rated higher. Magic Forest averages 4.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Rogue Sword averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Forest or Rogue Sword have ads?
Both Magic Forest and Rogue Sword show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Forest or Rogue Sword?
Magic Forest ships an update every 12 months, and Rogue Sword every 3 weeks. Most recently, Magic Forest was updated on September 2, 2026 and Rogue Sword on June 4, 2026.

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