Comparison

Beavers Idle vs MagnetOrb

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

Head to head
About

Beavers Idle

Construct dams on a river to create lakes and establish beaver camps. Expand your beaver city by building and managing resources.

Highlights
  • Build dams
  • Create lakes
  • Establish beaver camps
  • Expand beaver city
  • Resource management
Features
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Build dams on a river to create lakes with beaver camps!

About

MagnetOrb

Control a glowing orb swinging between magnetic poles with one finger. Tap to switch magnets, dodge obstacles, and collect gems. Compete on leaderboards and unlock unique orb skins in this addictive arcade game.

Highlights
  • One-tap controls
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Daily challenges
  • Unlockable orb skins
  • Achievements
  • Endless survival gameplay
Features
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MagnetOrb is a fast, satisfying arcade game where you control a glowing orb swinging between two magnetic poles. Tap to switch magnets, dodge obstacles, and collect gems... all with one finger. Easy to pick up. Hard to put down. Features: - Simple one-tap controls anyone can learn in seconds - Compete on Hourly, Daily, and All Time leaderboards - Daily challenges to keep every session fresh - Unlock and collect unique orb skins - Achievements to chase and rewards to earn - Runs last as long as you survive, quick sessions or long ones, you decide How long can you last?

Screenshots

Beavers Idle3 screens
MagnetOrb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MagnetOrb at 5.0 against Beavers Idle's 3.1. MagnetOrb also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Beavers Idle's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Beavers Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MagnetOrb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MagnetOrb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beavers Idle has 81 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Beavers Idle versus MagnetOrb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeavers IdleMagnetOrb
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (81 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander SharovarovBenjamin Kushner

Customer experience

Beavers Idle

All ratings82 ratings
Positive45.1%
Neutral20.7%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral20.9%
Negative34.9%

MagnetOrb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beavers Idle

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Forced ads when opting out of watching them
  • Game crashes and resets progress
  • Money/coin count not updating correctly (doesn't go down when spent, or sync issues)
  • Beavers become invisible after certain stages
  • Game heats up iPhone 13
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  • Money earned from camps is less than displayed
  • Stuff keeps disappearing and resetting
  • Game closes by itself and resets save

Requested features

12 requests
  • Make it a true idle game with offline progress
  • Add more levels/stages
  • Implement a prestige system
  • Add new features like mines
  • Beavers can do other tasks
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  • Add more house types and colors
  • Larger stages for longer gameplay
  • Add global upgrades with a new currency
  • Beaver skins
  • Beavers can continue getting wood to level up houses
  • Add music (e.g., Jazz)
  • More variety in buildings beyond the first few stages

MagnetOrb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beavers Idle

One-time1
  • Free Bonuses and No Ads$4.99
None

MagnetOrb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beavers Idle free?
Beavers Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MagnetOrb free?
MagnetOrb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beavers Idle or MagnetOrb?
MagnetOrb is rated higher. Beavers Idle averages 3.1 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while MagnetOrb averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Beavers Idle or MagnetOrb have ads?
Both Beavers Idle and MagnetOrb show ads.

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