Fireball Wizard vs VolcanUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireball Wizard
Embark on an action-adventure in a pixelated magical world. Wield powerful fireballs to defeat enemies and bosses, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets. Upgrade your wizard and master new spells to overcome challenges.
- Intense action-adventure gameplay
- Powerful wizard abilities
- Challenging puzzles
- Hidden secrets to uncover
- Unique blend of genres
- Boss battles
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Explore Wizardonia, a magical world filled with danger and wonder in Fireball Wizard! As a powerful wizard, you'll explore a pixelated landscape filled with treacherous enemies and obstacles. Use your unique abilities to launch deadly fireballs, defeat fearsome bosses, and uncover secrets hidden in mysterious forests, caves, and castles. Fireball Wizard offers a unique blend of action, adventure, and puzzle solving, making it the perfect game for anyone looking for an authentic gaming experience. Fireball Wizard is free-to-try, an in-app purchase is required to unlock the full game. With a variety of challenging enemies and multiple environments to explore, Fireball Wizard offers a magical and intense gameplay experience that will keep you on your toes for hours. Master your skills, upgrade your equipment and become the ultimate fireball wizard as you progress through the game's many levels. As you travel through the game world, you will encounter a variety of puzzles and obstacles that will test your skills and push you to the limit. But never fear, as you progress, you'll unlock new abilities and spells to aid you in your quest. Put on your wizard's robe, grab your staff and get ready to become the ultimate fireball wizard! Key Features: • Intense action-adventure gameplay: Experience thrilling combat and explore a pixelated world filled with danger and wonder. • Powerful wizard abilities: Use your magic to launch deadly fireballs and defeat fearsome bosses. • Challenging puzzles: Test your skills with a variety of brain-teasing puzzles and obstacles. • Hidden secrets to uncover: Explore every corner of the world to uncover hidden secrets. • Unique blend of genres: Enjoy a mix of action, adventure, and puzzle-solving that will keep you engaged for hours.
VolcanUp
Race against rising lava in this challenging platformer. Tap to jump and wall jump your way through six distinct zones, collecting coins and avoiding obstacles. Master simple controls to escape the volcano before it's too late.
- Automatic character movement
- Tap to jump
- Wall jump mechanics
- Six unique zones
- Coin collection
- Lava escape challenge
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Escape the rising lava of a dangerous volcano before it's too late! Your character walks automatically; you can tap the screen to jump. If you tap while against a wall, your character will also change direction by performing a wall jump. Find the best route up through the six unique zones using these simple controls while racing against the volcano’s lava. But watch out, if you get hit by a spike or fall in lava, you’ll have to restart from the bottom! The six areas: Rock Bottom - Intro Pink Passage - Bouncy Pads Blue Mine - Ice Blocks Green Factory - Fading Platforms Yellow Elevator - Two Updrafts Orange Opening - Low Lighting Each area has one coin to collect. Some are one jump away, but others are on extra paths entirely! To save each coin, you must bring it all the way back to the surface in one go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VolcanUp at 4.8 against Fireball Wizard's 4.0. VolcanUp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Fireball Wizard's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Fireball Wizard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VolcanUp asks for nothing beyond the download.
VolcanUp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Fireball Wizard's written reviews are positive against 90% of VolcanUp's.
Fireball Wizard ships an update every 3 weeks, VolcanUp every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fireball Wizard | VolcanUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (80 ratings) | 4.8 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 369 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Logan Marshall |
Customer experience
Fireball Wizard
VolcanUp
In-app purchases
Fireball Wizard
- Unlock the full game$4.99
VolcanUp
No in-app purchases









