absOrby vs Magic Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
absOrby
Navigate a world where moving causes you to shrink, creating a constant challenge to grow larger by consuming smaller elements. This game offers a thought-provoking experience with allegorical themes and the ability to restart after losses. Compete with friends to achieve the highest score.
- Shrink when moving
- Eat smaller elements to grow
- Allegorical gameplay
- High score competition
- Restart gameplay
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You are an orb. Your goal is to survive. But when you move... you shrink. To eat you must be big. Herein lies the dilemma. --- Every life, you start out small and fragile in a harsh world. Become bigger and stronger by eating everything smaller than you! Make allegories to capitalism, Darwinism, and simply life in general and everything in the game becomes relevant. You will lose, but the best part is that you can start over! Even better, compete with your real-life friends, beat their high score and become the biggest real-life winner in absOrby!
Magic Defense
Engage in an epic idle defense RPG set in a fantasy world threatened by monsters. Summon legendary warriors, collect spirits, and build your defense strategy with roguelike elements and pinball-style combat.
- Classic defense & roguelike gameplay
- Roguelike structure thrills
- Collect various spirits
- Pinball-style combat
- Create tower defense decks
- Collect allies and defend
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Magic Defense: The Ultimate Auto Idle Defense RPG! We've crafted the excitement of blending survival and defense! In a distant fantasy world, where various monsters dominated, a dark force of despair swept through the land. The world was in peril due to relentless attacks from these monsters, and the villagers found themselves in a desperate situation. One day, a hidden magical book capable of summoning the legendary warrior was discovered. Features: ⏩ Enjoy a classic defense&loguelike game! ⏩ Enjoy the thrill of roguelike structure! ⏩ Collect various spirits to assist you! ⏩ Enjoy combat in the style of pinball games! ⏩ Create your deck for tower defense! ⏩ Experience the fun of collecting allies and defense simultaneously!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magic Defense at Free against absOrby's $0.99. Magic Defense also leads on ratings volume (432 vs 5). absOrby's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Magic Defense is free to download; absOrby costs $0.99 up front. absOrby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magic Defense sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
absOrby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Defense has 432 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of absOrby's written reviews are positive against 57% of Magic Defense's.
absOrby ships an update every 4 days, Magic Defense weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | absOrby | Magic Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (432 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 432 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 632 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joshua Grant | OBLIQUE GAMES, Corp. |
Customer experience
absOrby
Magic Defense
Bugs and requests
absOrby
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magic Defense
Reported bugs
4 issues- Accounts being lost or reset after updates
- Time zone changes causing login issues
- Freezing and crashing during ads or gameplay
- Slow server response times for some regions
Requested features
5 requests- Add co-op or multiplayer mode
- Improve character and weapon descriptions
- Implement a one-time ad removal option
- Add a 'sweep' feature for completed content
- Improve summoning/gacha rates and systems
In-app purchases
absOrby
- No Ads$0.99
Magic Defense
- Chapter Package 01$0.99
- Gold Piggy 01$0.99
- Druid Pack$0.99
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- Chapter Package 02$0.99
- Death Knight Pack$0.99
- Gem Package 01$0.99
- Royal Guard Pack$1.99
- Chapter Package 03$1.99
- Gold Piggy 02$1.99
- Season Pass Silver$4.99
- Familiar Key Booster x10$4.99
- Season Event Package$6.99
- Epic Lucky Pouch$6.99
- Gem Package 02$6.99
- AD Free Membership - 30 Days$9.99
- Epic Weapon Pack$9.99
- Epic Unit Pack$9.99
- Gem Package 03$12.99
- Season Pass Gold$12.99
