Generation Run vs MageLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Generation Run
Navigate a dynamic obstacle course by choosing doors that alter your character's age. Reach the finish line to unlock a new home in this engaging game.
- Age progression mechanic
- Door selection gameplay
- Obstacle course challenges
- Home unlocking reward
- Simple, intuitive controls
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Choose the right door and get older. Reach the final line and get the new house.
MageLife
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You were born with magic. Your family has no idea. Keep it that way. MageLife is a choice-based life simulator where you live from birth to 100 — hiding your powers from everyone you love. Every moment gives you a choice: Use magic — spectacular, tempting, and hilarious when it backfires. Stay normal — safe, but slow. Blame the cat — because it works… until it doesn't. Magic makes life easier, but witnesses get suspicious. Let Suspicion rise too far and your secret is exposed — game over. Spend rare Stardust to erase a dangerous memory, recover from disaster, and shape the people and pets in your story. WHAT AWAITS YOU: Live every stage of life — float your crib as a baby, survive school, build a career, fall in love, grow old Raise a family — will your children inherit your powers? Master the Suspicion system — one meter stands between you and total exposure Balance 8 life indicators, from Health to Reputation, through thousands of branching events Customize relatives, friends, partners and pets with Stardust — a unique story every run Can you reach 100 with your life balanced and your secret intact? Live an ordinary life. Extraordinarily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Generation Run at none against MageLife's 5. Generation Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price 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. MageLife sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Generation Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Generation Run ships an update fortnightly, MageLife every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Generation Run | MageLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ozan akbaba | RoboBot Studio |
In-app purchases
Generation Run
No in-app purchases
MageLife
- 10 Stardust$0.99
- Removes advertising$1.99
- 25 Stardust$1.99
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- 50 Stardust$2.99
- 100 Stardust$4.49
Questions
Is Generation Run free?
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Do Generation Run or MageLife have ads?
Which is updated more often, Generation Run or MageLife?
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