Comparison

Magical Monster.io vs Shadow Survival

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

Head to head
About

Magical Monster.io

Engage in thrilling survival battles by evolving monsters. Absorb energy to level up, unlock powerful skills, and choose new evolutionary forms. Navigate diverse stages, collect skill cards, and aim for the top of the world rankings in this action-packed game.

Highlights
  • Evolve monsters through an evolution tree
  • Absorb enemy energy to level up
  • Unlock powerful skills and evolutionary forms
  • Collect and upgrade skill cards
  • Battle in various regional stages
  • Challenge world rankers
Features
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Exciting survival battle io game of evolved monsters! Defeat enemies rushing into the arena and challenge the world rankers! An exciting battle starts between pocket-sized monsters, from humans, animals, and even a little odd and curious creatures, created by the alchemist's mysterious magic. Play tips ▶ Absorb the enemy's energy and level up quickly. ▶ The more you level up, the more powerful skills and evolutionary monsters you can choose! ▶ If you stay still, you'll die! Run away from the strong enemy, and shoot the weak without hesitation! ▶ Avoid enemy attacks and fire accurately like an archer! ▶ Unlock various monsters along the evolution tree and grow them stronger! ▶ Collect interesting skill cards and upgrade them! ▶ Try the various regional stages! A hyper-evolution shooting action, Magical Monster.io awaits your challenge!

About

Shadow Survival

Engage in a thrilling vampire survival game where you battle hordes of monsters. Level up your knight, upgrade skills, and strategically combine abilities to wipe out enemies. Choose your hero and conquer challenging maps to survive the encroaching darkness.

Highlights
  • Kill countless monsters
  • Level up and upgrade skills
  • Organize unique skill decks
  • Choose and strengthen heroes
  • Strategic one-handed control
  • Battle on numerous maps
Features
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Where monsters appear in the dark, there is a war of survival. And on the battlefield, brave knights are killing monsters! Shadow Survival is a vampire survival game in which the knight kills monsters appearing in the dark, by leveling up, and surviving. Feel the exciting of sweeping away the monsters that are flocking by upgrading your skills in the game! Shadow Survival Game features The pleasure of killing monsters : there's the pleasure of fighting countless monsters that flock and wiping them out at once! The more you clearing the stage, the more thrilling you can feel. Easy to control : Simple to control with one hand, light usability that makes it easy for anyone to enjoy anytime, anywhere. Fun organizing your own skill deck: Create your own skill deck by selecting the skill given during gameplay! As you upgrade and combine different skills, the stronger you get, the harder it will be to get out of this game! Battle of Heroes: Choose the hero character to fight against monsters and enjoy strategic play! The battle of heroes takes place on numerous maps. Improve your abilities with trophies through battle, and strengthen your heroes to survive and win the crisis! Darkness is more deepens, the monsters get stronger and stronger. Fight with your brave knights can overcome the monsters! It's time to enjoy your adventure! * 'Shadow Survival' We are running the game in collaboration with 'Liberty Dust', the developer of Dark SurvivalIt's time to enjoy your adventure!

Screenshots

Magical Monster.io4 screens
Shadow Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shadow Survival at 4.6 against Magical Monster.io's 4.3. Shadow Survival also leads on ratings volume (746 vs 4). Magical Monster.io's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 44%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Magical Monster.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow Survival sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Survival holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Survival has 746 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Magical Monster.io's written reviews are positive against 44% of Shadow Survival's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Monster.io ships an update fortnightly, Shadow Survival every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magical Monster.io versus Shadow Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical Monster.ioShadow Survival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.6 (746 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better43.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4746 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB266 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDreamplay Games Inc.SeungHo Chung

Customer experience

Magical Monster.io

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Shadow Survival

All ratings745 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative44.3%

Bugs and requests

Magical Monster.io

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shadow Survival

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Flame lizard level 10 ability not working
  • Equipment selection options disappearing after merging
  • Crash on startup
  • Lost progress and account issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode or sync timer
  • Account options (e.g., login via social media)
  • Improved wave design with more variety
  • Multiplayer modes
  • Better translation and localization

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magical Monster.io

One-time10
  • 12000 Gold$0.99
  • 45000 Gold$2.99
  • No Ads$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 120000 Gold$6.99
  • Potential Pass$9.99
  • Clear Pass$9.99
  • 350000 Gold$14.99
  • 500 Gems$19.99
  • 1000000 Gold$26.99
  • 1500 Gems$49.99
20 purchases

Shadow Survival

One-time20
  • gem_1$0.99
  • coinbank_1$0.99
  • day_access_package1$0.99
Show 17 more
  • vip1_package1$0.99
  • chapter_1$1.99
  • chapter_2$2.99
  • gacha_level_2$2.99
  • ss_special_cheering_1$2.99
  • skin_9$4.99
  • lucky_package$4.99
  • pass_1$6.99
  • rare_hero_choice_package2$6.99
  • legend_hero_celebration_pack3$8.99
  • gem_3$9.99
  • special_package_13$9.99
  • monthly_fixed+remove_ads$14.99
  • legendary_hero_choice_package3$18.99
  • season_hyperpass_9$18.99
  • season_hyperpass_8$18.99
  • pass_2$19.99

Questions

Is Magical Monster.io free?
Magical Monster.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Survival free?
Shadow Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magical Monster.io or Shadow Survival?
Shadow Survival is rated higher. Magical Monster.io averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Shadow Survival averages 4.6 from 746 ratings.
Do Magical Monster.io or Shadow Survival have ads?
Both Magical Monster.io and Shadow Survival show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magical Monster.io or Shadow Survival?
Magical Monster.io ships an update fortnightly, and Shadow Survival every 2 months. Most recently, Magical Monster.io was updated on October 21, 2026 and Shadow Survival on October 22, 2026.

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