Comparison

Magic Research vs Margin Call

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
Currently charting
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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

Margin Call

Features
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Can you survive the market? You start with $10,000. Every 5 turns, the bank reviews your capital. If your equity is too low… Margin Call. Game Over. A roguelike about trading In Margin Call, you’re not just buying stocks. You’re managing risk, chasing opportunities, and trying to survive the market long enough to grow your capital into something absurd. Every run is different. Markets move. Intel changes. Fortunes are made — and destroyed. What you can do • Long or short stocks based on market signals • Buy insider intel with different reliability levels • React to macro events like recessions or bull markets • Balance risk vs reward before the next capital review • Survive escalating difficulty every 5 turns One wrong move can wipe out millions. Big numbers. Big crashes. Watch your portfolio grow from: $10K → $100K → $10M → $1B But the market doesn't care about your dreams. One bad event… …and everything collapses overnight. Built by a trader Created by someone who has spent 10+ years trading stocks and crypto, this game captures the emotional rollercoaster of the market — without risking real money. Perfect for players who enjoy • Roguelikes • Strategy games • Incremental games • Finance & stock market games • High-risk, high-reward gameplay Do you play it safe… or chase the next billion?

Screenshots

Magic Research4 screens
Margin Call4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Margin Call at $0.99 against Magic Research's $3.99. Magic Research's advantage is chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Magic Research costs $3.99 and Margin Call $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Magic Research versus Margin Call: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic ResearchMargin Call
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMatias Ezequiel ColottoTirmidzi Aflahi

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

Margin Call

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Magic Research

No in-app purchases

None

Margin Call

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Research free?
Magic Research costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Margin Call free?
Margin Call costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Research or Margin Call have ads?
Neither Magic Research nor Margin Call shows ads.

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