Comparison

Your Chronicle 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

Your Chronicle

Embark on a text-based idle RPG adventure with over 3,000 unique story actions. Automate battles, summon and strengthen monsters, and make choices that lead to multiple endings. Progress even when offline with a rewarding bonus system.

Highlights
  • Text-based story actions
  • Automated battles
  • Monster summoning and strengthening
  • Skill and equipment system
  • Offline bonus progression
  • Multi-ending system
Features
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"Let's begin your own story." This is a text-based idle RPG game. There are already more than 3,000 unique story actions and it's still growing. Game Features - Action buttons to select what to do and enhance abilities - Automated battles in Dungeon - A system to summon monsters and strengthen them - Skill and Equipment for summoned monsters - An upgrade system called Routine with offline bonus - A system to automate Action and Dungeon Other features can be unlocked as you progress through the game. System Features - A multi-ending system where the ending changes depending on your choices. - Offline bonus allows the progress made when the game is closed to be reproduced when the game is launched. Story You'll start this game from the village. Your father says "Be strong, and save your mother.". Clear many quests and battle against monsters to be strong. Making friends may be good for your journey. Everything starts from here. Controls Tap buttons to select action. Read the help section in game for detail.

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

Your Chronicle4 screens
Magic Research 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Your Chronicle at Free against Magic Research 2's $4.69. Magic Research 2's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Your Chronicle is free to download; Magic Research 2 costs $4.69 up front. Your Chronicle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Research 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Research 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Your Chronicle's written reviews are positive against 82% of Magic Research 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Chronicle ships an update every 8 days, Magic Research 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Your Chronicle versus Magic Research 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour ChronicleMagic Research 2
PriceFree — better$4.69
Rating4.2 (113 ratings)4.7 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#25 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB36 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSamurai Box LLCMatias Ezequiel Colotto

Customer experience

Your Chronicle

All ratings113 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral19.2%
Negative19.2%

Magic Research 2

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

User reviews

Your Chronicle

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Deep and engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Innovative incremental game mechanics
  • 📚 Rich story and world-building
  • ✨ Frequent updates and reward codes
  • 🎮 Complex but rewarding progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Offline progress not working
  • 🐌 Slow-paced progression
  • 🖱️ Poor mobile optimization (UI, controls)
  • 😵 Steep learning curve
  • 🔄 Repetitive tasks

Magic Research 2

From 120 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

Your Chronicle

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Offline time not calculated properly
  • Game stops offline gains
  • Auto-level feature not applying multiple seeds
  • Save data deletion
  • Game crashes or freezes
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  • Unable to select summons in battle on iPad
  • Lost access to certain features (e.g., Greed, Examine)
  • Offline doppelgänger not working
  • Extra party member not received after spending points
  • Screen orientation issues (upside down, no rotation)
  • Game stops progress when phone screen times out
  • Bug with first action point after reincarnation

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve mobile UI/GUI for touchscreens
  • Add accessibility support (e.g., VoiceOver)
  • Fix screen rotation issues (vertical orientation)
  • Allow queuing of crafting/actions
  • Increase resource caps
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  • Add CGs to iOS version
  • Implement auto-save functionality
  • Provide clearer in-game guidance/tutorials

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
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  • More Please
  • Auto fight boss button
  • Compendium unlocks bosses before beating them
  • Less dialogue and descriptions, more functional text

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Your Chronicle

One-time9
  • Ruby+1,000$0.99
  • Ruby+6,000$4.99
  • Ruby+12,000$8.99
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  • Starter Pack$8.99
  • Alchemy Pack$8.99
  • Wrath Pack$8.99
  • Ruby+30,000$20.99
  • Ruby+60000$38.99
  • Ruby+85,000$49.99
None

Magic Research 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Your Chronicle free?
Your Chronicle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Research 2 free?
Magic Research 2 costs $4.69, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Your Chronicle or Magic Research 2?
Magic Research 2 is rated higher. Your Chronicle averages 4.2 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Magic Research 2 averages 4.7 from 120 ratings.
Do Your Chronicle or Magic Research 2 have ads?
Your Chronicle shows ads; Magic Research 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Your Chronicle or Magic Research 2?
Your Chronicle ships an update every 8 days, and Magic Research 2 every 3 days. Most recently, Your Chronicle was updated on November 3, 2026 and Magic Research 2 on November 8, 2026.

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