Magic_8 vs Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic_8
Get answers to your questions from the future. Simply ask, then shake your device or tap your watch for a response. Features a minimalist design with interactive widgets and Siri support.
- Ask questions and receive answers
- Shake to get a prediction
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- Interactive Home Screen widget
- Siri and Shortcuts support
- Minimalist black design
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Ask your question and let Magic 8 answer from the future. Shake your iPhone, tap on Apple Watch, or use the widget whenever you want a quick answer. Features: - Minimal black design - Interactive Home Screen widget - Apple Watch app and watch-face widgets - Siri and Shortcuts support - No ads and no tracking
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
This app provides humorous and animated answers to life's big and small questions. Get instant, witty responses to your dilemmas with a fun, engaging interface.
- Animated answers
- Witty responses
- Decision-making aid
- Humorous interface
- Instant predictions
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Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball 3.0 is a new app. We rebuilt it from the felt up. Full 3D. All-new design. A real ball you can drag, shake, and sit with — not a flat picture of one. Ask anything. Shake, flick, or tap. Watch the 8 think. Storm when it’s mad. Sparkle when it’s happy. Sleep when you leave it alone. This is the Magic 8 Ball we always wanted to make. A real 3D 8 Glass. Chrome. Ice. Gold. Felt. The void. Light moves on it. The room lives in the metal. Long-press if you want a Spirit Guide sitting behind it. All-new design Comic speech bubbles. A Closet instead of a settings dump. A new Ask button, new Stats, new onboarding. Everything matches. Make it yours • Wear a new 8 from the Collection • Paint the room — that’s the floor • Snow Globe — drop a photo in the glass and pick a frame • Answer Packs — spend Magic Points on Anime, 80s, 90s, Y2K, 2010s Swag, or 2020s Brain Rot • House Rules — change Yes Chance or Lock Chance and MP turns off. Play fair. • Boomer Mode if you want the classics Built with care No ads. No account. Nothing you ask leaves the phone. English and Spanish. One $0.99 unlock opens every ball, every floor, and Snow Globe — or just keep asking and earn it. Thank you for shaking it with us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball at 5.0 against Magic_8's 4.3. Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Magic_8's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic_8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Magic_8 ships an update every 3 weeks, Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic_8 | Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | The Agile Monkeys SL | Dustin Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Magic_8
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
In-app purchases
Magic_8
No in-app purchases
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
- Custom Magic 8 Ball Skin$0.99
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