Comparison

Magic Hands vs Tentacles Attack

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

Head to head
About

Magic Hands

Embark on an archaeological adventure to rescue ancient creatures frozen in time. Use magical weapons to break through permafrost and revive prehistoric animals, experiencing the thrill of bringing dinosaurs back to life.

Highlights
  • Break permafrost with magical weapons
  • Revive frozen prehistoric animals
  • Collect unique exploding weapons
  • Simple finger-based controls
  • Use magic lightning to awaken creatures
Features
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Are you ready to resurrect the centropods that had been frozen for millions of years in the permafrost? Plot: In Magic Hand: You will be an archaeologist who equipped with magical weapons that can break the permafrost. You will be traveling to different lands to find prehistoric animals that are frozen for millions of years and revive them. It was amazing to see a tyrannosaur roar after millions of years. Gameplay: Simple controls, move your finger to throw your weapon into the ice ahead and be rest assured since your weapon won't harm the sleeping animals. So just destroy them and then use magic lightning to wake them up! Amazing Weapons: To be able to break the ice quickly, you need special weapons that can explode like bananas, fireballs, teddy bears... and a lot more different weapons that not as anything else that you can ever thought of. Collect a lot of weapons to experience the destruction more exciting! So are you ready to go to the Magic Hand's world to enjoy the thrill of rescuing the dinosaurs?

About

Tentacles Attack

Control a creature with tentacles to grab enemies and grow larger. Conquer the entire city by expanding your reach and overwhelming your opponents.

Highlights
  • Tentacle grabbing mechanics
  • Grow in size
  • City takeover gameplay
  • Enemy conquest
Features
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Grab your enemies with your tentacles, grow in size, take over the city!

Screenshots

Magic Hands4 screens
Tentacles Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Hands at 54% against Tentacles Attack's 3%. Magic Hands also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 41). Tentacles Attack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tentacles Attack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Hands holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Hands has 1.2K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Magic Hands's written reviews are positive against 3% of Tentacles Attack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Magic Hands versus Tentacles Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic HandsTentacles Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings) — better2.0 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews — better3.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better41
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size353 MB277 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNegaxy., JSCYso Corp

Customer experience

Magic Hands

All ratings1,240 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral15.5%
Negative31.0%

Tentacles Attack

All ratings39 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative74.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive3.2%
Neutral16.1%
Negative80.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Hands

One-time1
  • Remove Ads in game$2.99
None

Tentacles Attack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Hands free?
Magic Hands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tentacles Attack free?
Tentacles Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Hands or Tentacles Attack?
Magic Hands is rated higher. Magic Hands averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Tentacles Attack averages 2.0 from 41 ratings.
Do Magic Hands or Tentacles Attack have ads?
Both Magic Hands and Tentacles Attack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Hands or Tentacles Attack?
Magic Hands ships an update every 10 days, and Tentacles Attack every 10 days. Most recently, Magic Hands was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tentacles Attack on October 24, 2026.

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