Comparison

Magic Research vs Moving Posts

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

Head to head
About

Magic Research

Lead a new magic institution to discover the secrets of magic and achieve fame. Research spells, build your campus, manage staff, and uncover hidden storylines to win the Tournament of Magic. Enjoy a complete game experience with no ads.

Highlights
  • Cast over 100 spells
  • Research magic in various schools
  • Build and manage campus
  • Manage researchers and apprentices
  • Discover hidden features and storylines
  • Retirement bonuses for faster progress
Features
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In Magic Research, you are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic with one goal: to learn as much as possible about this power and get enough fame to be able to compete, and win, the prestigious competition of schools: the Tournament of Magic. But what will you discover along the way? * Cast over a hundred different spells with various effects * Research magic in various magical schools to discover new, surprising ways to use this power * Accumulate resources and build the school campus * Manage a team of researchers and apprentices to lead your school to fame * Discover tons of hidden new features - when will you unlock the next one? * Find over eight dozen secret storylines with permanent, game-altering effects * Restart the game and make faster progress each time with retirement bonuses * Optimized both for iPhone and iPad * No ads! This is the full, complete game. You can transfer save data from the demo by using the Export / Import Save feature available in both the demo and in the full game.

About

Moving Posts

Features
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Moving posts is an endless score-chasing game, taking penalty shootouts to a whole different level. Timing, precision and prediction are what you need for progression. Moving Posts delivers the perfect blend of challenging, addictive and edgy gameplay. Play with no time limits, at your own pace, anytime, anywhere. How to Play: Drags and hold the soccer ball in the direction you wish to shoot. Play now and test your football skills!

Screenshots

Magic Research4 screens
Moving Posts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moving Posts at Free against Magic Research's $3.99. Moving Posts also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Magic Research's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Moving Posts is free to download; Magic Research costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Research ships an update every 4 days, Moving Posts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Magic Research versus Moving Posts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ResearchMoving Posts
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (188 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings188 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB113 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatias Ezequiel ColottoCET DRIVE

Bugs and requests

Magic Research

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • On new iPhones, switching away and back causes UI unresponsiveness
  • Text running off the page, preventing interaction with buttons
  • Wood resource counting backwards
  • Becoming stunned for a full minute, unable to act
  • Bosses running away from fights
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  • Exploration difficulty jump
  • UI layout issues on iPad Pro (long scrolling panels, cut-off inventory views, difficult spell favorite scrolling, useless event panel)
  • Text pages not scrolling, making discoveries unreadable

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add background music
  • Add Chinese language support
  • Make monsters pixelated
  • Adjustable times for apprentice auto-casting
  • Display monstium collection counter during exploration
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  • Allow apprentices to auto-craft potions
  • Make the game accessible to the blind
  • Add a way to start further into dungeons
  • Automate crafting
  • Improve quality of crafted items (armor, weapons)
  • Add a 'Magic Smithing' school
  • Allow players to avoid or cure silence effects

Moving Posts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Magic Research

No in-app purchases

None

Moving Posts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Research free?
Magic Research costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moving Posts free?
Moving Posts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Research or Moving Posts have ads?
Moving Posts shows ads; Magic Research does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Research or Moving Posts?
Magic Research ships an update every 4 days, and Moving Posts every 5 days. Most recently, Magic Research was updated on October 13, 2026 and Moving Posts on October 7, 2026.

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