Comparison

Super Wizard vs Shadow Survival

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

Head to head
About

Super Wizard

Embark on a roguelike adventure as a wizard, combining over 20 magic skills and powerful artifacts to battle monsters. Collect gear and unlock harder difficulties for greater rewards.

Highlights
  • Roguelike adventure
  • 20+ magic skills
  • Artifact combinations
  • Unlockable difficulties
  • Monster battles
  • Item collection
Features
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About Game Super Wizard is a Roguelike action game in which more than 20 magic skills can be chosen. The different combinations of magic skills will create different battle styles. Besides, the mass amount of artifacts with various spell effects will make the battle unlimited. Game Features - Roguelike game with magic skills, start the adventure as a wizard. - More than 20+ magic skills and 10+ abilities, create your unique combination. - Finish the game on normal difficulty and unlock harder level with even greater rewards. - Monsters with devastating special abilities waiting to be destroyed. - Collect weapons, armors, rings and many items. - Hunting has never been more fun.

About

Shadow Survival

Engage in a thrilling vampire survival game where you battle hordes of monsters. Level up your knight, upgrade skills, and strategically combine abilities to wipe out enemies. Choose your hero and conquer challenging maps to survive the encroaching darkness.

Highlights
  • Kill countless monsters
  • Level up and upgrade skills
  • Organize unique skill decks
  • Choose and strengthen heroes
  • Strategic one-handed control
  • Battle on numerous maps
Features
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Where monsters appear in the dark, there is a war of survival. And on the battlefield, brave knights are killing monsters! Shadow Survival is a vampire survival game in which the knight kills monsters appearing in the dark, by leveling up, and surviving. Feel the exciting of sweeping away the monsters that are flocking by upgrading your skills in the game! Shadow Survival Game features The pleasure of killing monsters : there's the pleasure of fighting countless monsters that flock and wiping them out at once! The more you clearing the stage, the more thrilling you can feel. Easy to control : Simple to control with one hand, light usability that makes it easy for anyone to enjoy anytime, anywhere. Fun organizing your own skill deck: Create your own skill deck by selecting the skill given during gameplay! As you upgrade and combine different skills, the stronger you get, the harder it will be to get out of this game! Battle of Heroes: Choose the hero character to fight against monsters and enjoy strategic play! The battle of heroes takes place on numerous maps. Improve your abilities with trophies through battle, and strengthen your heroes to survive and win the crisis! Darkness is more deepens, the monsters get stronger and stronger. Fight with your brave knights can overcome the monsters! It's time to enjoy your adventure! * 'Shadow Survival' We are running the game in collaboration with 'Liberty Dust', the developer of Dark SurvivalIt's time to enjoy your adventure!

Screenshots

Super Wizard4 screens
Shadow Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Super Wizard at weekly against Shadow Survival's every 2 months. Super Wizard also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 746) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Super Wizard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow Survival sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Super Wizard against 4.6 for Shadow Survival. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 746 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 44% and 44% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Wizard ships an update weekly, Shadow Survival every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Super Wizard versus Shadow Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper WizardShadow Survival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.5K ratings)4.6 (746 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews — better43.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better746
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMofish, Inc.SeungHo Chung

Customer experience

Super Wizard

All ratings2,445 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews435 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral12.4%
Negative43.9%

Shadow Survival

All ratings745 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative44.3%

User reviews

Super Wizard

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Responsive app, fast loading, almost no lag
  • 👍 Great story and gameplay
  • 👍 Excellent design and interaction
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay and one-handed controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Game drains battery quickly
  • 💰 Expensive to remove ads permanently
  • 💰 Excessive greed in the form of ads
  • 🤖 Overpowered and unfair boss mechanics

Shadow Survival

From 746 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Potential to be good
  • 💡 Interesting skills and mechanics
  • 💡 Variety of characters and playstyles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, loading issues, equipment selection bug)
  • 🔨 Rough around the edges (abrupt level endings, confusing interface)
  • 🔋 Grindy progression
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns (personal information collection)

Bugs and requests

Super Wizard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Certain boss enemies take no damage
  • Disappearing bosses when pausing the game
  • Losing progress when the game crashes
  • Ads causing the game to freeze or crash

Requested features

6 requests
  • Endless mode
  • More spells and characters
  • Ability to see skill cooldowns
  • Scaling difficulty and rewards for long runs
  • Ability to dismantle or sell old equipment
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  • More interactive maps with obstacles

Shadow Survival

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Flame lizard level 10 ability not working
  • Equipment selection options disappearing after merging
  • Crash on startup
  • Lost progress and account issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode or sync timer
  • Account options (e.g., login via social media)
  • Improved wave design with more variety
  • Multiplayer modes
  • Better translation and localization

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Super Wizard

One-time10
  • Daily Sale$0.99
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Hero Pack$4.99
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  • Battle Pass$4.99
  • Pouch of Diamonds$4.99
  • Dungeon Raid Package$9.99
  • Bag of Diamonds$9.99
  • Chest of Diamonds$19.99
  • Super VIP Card Sale$24.99
  • Super VIP Card$29.99
20 purchases

Shadow Survival

One-time20
  • gem_1$0.99
  • coinbank_1$0.99
  • day_access_package1$0.99
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  • vip1_package1$0.99
  • chapter_1$1.99
  • chapter_2$2.99
  • gacha_level_2$2.99
  • ss_special_cheering_1$2.99
  • skin_9$4.99
  • lucky_package$4.99
  • pass_1$6.99
  • rare_hero_choice_package2$6.99
  • legend_hero_celebration_pack3$8.99
  • gem_3$9.99
  • special_package_13$9.99
  • monthly_fixed+remove_ads$14.99
  • legendary_hero_choice_package3$18.99
  • season_hyperpass_9$18.99
  • season_hyperpass_8$18.99
  • pass_2$19.99

Questions

Is Super Wizard free?
Super Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Survival free?
Shadow Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Wizard or Shadow Survival?
Shadow Survival is rated higher. Super Wizard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Shadow Survival averages 4.6 from 746 ratings.
Do Super Wizard or Shadow Survival have ads?
Both Super Wizard and Shadow Survival show ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Wizard or Shadow Survival?
Super Wizard ships an update weekly, and Shadow Survival every 2 months. Most recently, Super Wizard was updated on October 21, 2026 and Shadow Survival on October 22, 2026.

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