Comparison

Coffee Inc 2 vs Magic Research 2

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

Head to head
About

Coffee Inc 2

Build a global coffee empire from a small cafe. Manage employees, develop products, run marketing campaigns, and expand into major cities worldwide. Compete with rivals and prove yourself as the ultimate coffee entrepreneur.

Highlights
  • Build a global coffee empire
  • Manage employees and finances
  • Develop new coffee products
  • Expand into real-world cities
  • Customize store interiors and exteriors
  • Enter the plantation and investment business
Features
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Coffee Inc 2 - Build Your Global Coffee Empire Coffee Inc 2 is the next generation of the hit business simulation game. Start as the founder of a small cafe and grow into a world-class coffee empire. From brewing your first blend to managing thousands of employees, every decision is in your hands. Hire and inspire great talent, develop new products, run marketing campaigns, manage your finances, and expand into major cities around the world. Compete with rival shops, dominate new markets, and prove yourself as the ultimate coffee entrepreneur. What’s New in Coffee Inc 2 • Expand into real-world cities: San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Osaka, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Madrid, Sydney, and Seattle. • Play globally with multiple currencies: USD, EUR, JPY, and GBP. • Customize store interiors, exteriors, and equipment - or design your own layouts. • Set menus and pricing, and create brand-new coffee products. • Run smarter marketing campaigns, from local promotions to city-wide brand awareness drives. • Hire staff, keep them happy, and delegate daily operations to store managers. • Handle unexpected incidents from both employees and customers. • Build offices and create departments in HR, Finance, Marketing, Products, Engineering, Executive, and Investment. • Track detailed financials with income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports. • Develop online services and apps to expand beyond the cafe walls. • Hire C-level executives like COO, CFO, CTO, and CMO - and reward them with stock options. • Hold board meetings, set executive compensation, and decide on dividends. • Work with investment banks to pursue IPOs and acquisitions. • Enter the plantation business: grow your own coffee beans, manage harvests, and control quality from farm to cup. • Diversify into real estate and stock markets through your investment division. • Keep personal wealth separate from company wealth. • Save and sync your progress across devices with iCloud. • Always ad-free.

About

Magic Research 2

Embark on a magical quest as a rookie wizard to find or create the Philosopher's Stone. Utilize over 120 spells, transmute hundreds of items, and lead a team of wizards in a semi-automated combat system. Explore dozens of areas, uncover secrets, and experience over 60 hours of gameplay.

Highlights
  • Over 120 distinct spells
  • Transmute over 250 items
  • Control a team of wizards
  • Semi-automated combat system
  • Explore dozens of areas
  • Discover secrets and storylines
  • Retirement bonuses for faster progress
Features
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Experience the long-awaited sequel to Magic Research! In Magic Research 2, you are a rookie wizard with a single ambition: to find or create the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary magical item that is said to be able to cure any illness. As you do so, you will learn more than you ever imagined about Magic and about the world around you. What kinds of adventures await you? * Use your arsenal of more than 120 distinct spells to make progress * Study the Elements! Learn new ways to use Magic in your path to mastery * Transmute (magically craft) over 250 different items to help you on your journey * Control a team of Wizards that will cast Spells for you * Enjoy a deep, semi-automated combat system as you make your way through dozens of areas to explore * Discover tons of secrets - many of which will change the way you play the game! * Encounter over a hundred distinct Storylines with powerful bonuses along your journey * Restart the game and make progress faster each time with retirement bonuses * Over 60 hours of addictive gameplay - with a clear ending! (Or perhaps more than one...?) * Optimized both for phones and tablet devices You do not need to have played Magic Research in order to enjoy Magic Research 2!

Screenshots

Coffee Inc 24 screens
Magic Research 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Research 2 at none against Coffee Inc 2's 6. Magic Research 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (82% vs 69%). Coffee Inc 2's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 118) and price ($2.99 vs $4.69). On rating, ads, chart position 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

Coffee Inc 2 costs $2.99 and Magic Research 2 $4.69 up front. Coffee Inc 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Research 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Coffee Inc 2 against 4.8 for Magic Research 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coffee Inc 2 has 2.5K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Coffee Inc 2's written reviews are positive against 82% of Magic Research 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coffee Inc 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Magic Research 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Coffee Inc 2 versus Magic Research 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoffee Inc 2Magic Research 2
Price$2.99 — better$4.69
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings)4.8 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better118
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#22#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size412 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSide Labs LLCMatias Ezequiel Colotto

Customer experience

Coffee Inc 2

All ratings2,471 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews983 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral12.1%
Negative18.9%

Magic Research 2

All ratings115 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Coffee Inc 2

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Brilliant game
  • 🚀 Piece of art
  • 👍 Great game but some improvements would be fantastic
  • 👍 Great game just missing sound
  • 👍 Love this game so much

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not work
  • 🐛 Terrible
  • 🐛 Waste of $3
  • 🐛 Forced bankruptcy
  • 🐛 Terrible

Magic Research 2

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic sequel, better than the first
  • 👍 Incredible sense of progression
  • 💡 Fun build types, best in genre
  • 👍 Incremental masterclass, gold standard
  • 👍 True semi-idle masterpiece

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Extremely complicated, tedious timers
  • 🐛 UI is absolutely atrocious
  • 🐛 Time pieces cap out at 100k
  • 🐛 UI issues, not easy to navigate
  • 🐛 Sorting doesn't sort exactly as wanted

Bugs and requests

Coffee Inc 2

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Does not work
  • Terrible
  • Waste of $3
  • Forced bankruptcy
  • Terrible
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  • Waste of $3
  • Forced bankruptcy

Requested features

14 requests
  • Great game but some improvements would be fantastic
  • AMAZING GAME, but Dev please read!
  • Things to add in my opinion
  • How to make it amazing
  • I need a Chief Lobbying Officer
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  • Great game but some improvements would be fantastic
  • AMAZING GAME, but Dev please read!
  • Things to add in my opinion
  • How to make it amazing
  • I need a Chief Lobbying Officer
  • Suggestion
  • Enjoyable but would love to see some updates
  • Suggestion
  • Enjoyable but would love to see some updates

Magic Research 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App instantly crashes on open
  • Game crashes on startup
  • App started rapidly pushing buttons on its own
  • Overheating phone
  • Lags and gets choppy in the late game
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  • Compendium doesn't unlock for bosses unless already beat

Requested features

9 requests
  • DLC or sequel news
  • macOS version
  • Better automation and convenience features
  • Tweak familiar search time down
  • Release the next one
Show 4 more
  • More Please
  • Auto fight boss button
  • Compendium unlocks bosses before beating them
  • Less dialogue and descriptions, more functional text

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coffee Inc 2

One-time6
  • Private Jet$0.99
  • Custom Interior$0.99
  • Real Estate Expansion$1.99
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  • Venture Expansion$1.99
  • Sports Expansion$1.99
  • Auction Expansion$1.99
None

Magic Research 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coffee Inc 2 free?
Coffee Inc 2 costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Magic Research 2 free?
Magic Research 2 costs $4.69, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coffee Inc 2 or Magic Research 2?
Magic Research 2 is rated higher. Coffee Inc 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Magic Research 2 averages 4.8 from 118 ratings.
Do Coffee Inc 2 or Magic Research 2 have ads?
Neither Coffee Inc 2 nor Magic Research 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coffee Inc 2 or Magic Research 2?
Coffee Inc 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Magic Research 2 every 3 days. Most recently, Coffee Inc 2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Magic Research 2 on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Coffee Inc 2 or Magic Research 2?
Coffee Inc 2 currently peaks at #22 in the App Store charts, and Magic Research 2 at #11. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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