Comparison

Magic Hands! vs StarPaw

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

Head to head
About

Magic Hands!

Combine magical elements to unleash powerful destructive forces. Explore a world of elemental magic and strategic combinations to achieve ultimate power.

Highlights
  • Combine magic elements
  • Unleash destructive power
  • Elemental magic system
  • Strategic combinations
Features
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Combine magic elements to get destructive power!

About

StarPaw

Features
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A cat. A tiny starfighter. An endless field of trouble. StarPaw drops you into the cockpit alongside a very small, very determined cat as you weave through drifting asteroid fields, swing wide around planets and black holes, and keep an eye out for the occasional space pirate. One hand, two directions — hold the top half of the screen to climb, the bottom half to dive. No momentum, no drift — just you and your reflexes. Thread the gold gates. Scattered through the field are pairs of glowing gold orbs — fly cleanly between them and you'll trigger a shield with double points for a few precious seconds. Miss the gap and you just keep flying; there's no penalty for trying. Unlock a growing wardrobe. As your score climbs, your ship and its pilot earn new looks pulled from mythology and history around the world — from an early Egyptian-inspired paint job to a legendary form very few runs ever reach. Each unlock also grants a short breather in the action, so you can catch your breath before the field gets tougher. The pressure builds — on purpose. Speed and size creep up together as you go, so early runs feel breezy and later stretches genuinely test you. Every run ends the same way: one direct hit. Everything else is fair game to graze. Features: One-hand, momentum-free controls built for quick sessions or long chases of a high score Ragged, hand-varied asteroid fields — no two runs look alike Planets, black holes, and static space pirates to read and react to Gold gates: risk the gap for a temporary shield and double points 13 unlockable outfits spanning world mythology, with more only reachable by the very best runs Pause anytime, resume exactly where you left off, or restart in one tap Mute in-app music instantly if you'd rather play to your own playlist No account required. No ads. Your best score stays on your device.

Screenshots

Magic Hands!3 screens
StarPaw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StarPaw at none against Magic Hands!'s shown. Magic Hands!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Hands! versus StarPaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Hands!StarPaw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (296 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings296 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYso CorpSurya Saini

Bugs and requests

Magic Hands!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game lags and won't load
  • Game not working, ads don't close
  • Cannot combine poison and electric
  • Game doesn't let user in
  • Double rock power freezes
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  • Clicking exits the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add water and plant magic
  • Add more magic types
  • Add more abilities
  • Make plant metal plasma spells

StarPaw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Magic Hands!

No in-app purchases

None

StarPaw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Hands! free?
Magic Hands! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarPaw free?
StarPaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Hands! or StarPaw have ads?
Magic Hands! shows ads; StarPaw does not.

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