Comparison

Malic's Legacy vs Shadow Leveling

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

Head to head
About

Malic's Legacy

Embark on a classic text-based RPG adventure with multiple character classes. Level up, battle monsters, and upgrade gear in an immersive world with incremental progression. Enjoy a seamless, ad-free experience with intuitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Choose from Knight, Mage, or Archer classes
  • Battle over 45 classic RPG monsters
  • Complete tasks for gold and experience
  • Buy, upgrade, and evolve items
  • Track progress with detailed statistics
  • Ad-free gameplay
Features
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A no-ads text RPG: pick Knight, Mage, or Archer, fight 80 monsters across eight regions, and evolve legendary gear. Malic’s Legacy is a classic incremental RPG you can play in short sessions. Fight, finish tasks, spend gold on better equipment, and watch your character grow. When you want the grind to run itself, turn on auto-fight and auto-heal. FEATURES • No ads in combat, tasks, or the Endless Tower • Three classes — Knight, Mage, and Archer • 80 monsters, eight regions, and rare shiny encounters • Repeatable tasks for gold and experience • Weapons, armor, and gems you buy, upgrade, and evolve • Bestiary completion, runes, and category masteries • Endless Tower climbs with shop buffs • Late-game artifacts you attach to your gear • Achievements, stats, and online leaderboards WHO IT IS FOR Players who want a simple fantasy RPG loop: fight, loot, upgrade, repeat. Readable on one hand, light on the battery, and built for both quick sessions and long-term progression. Start as a guest, then create an account when you want skins, leaderboards, and cloud-backed progress. Download Malic’s Legacy and begin your legacy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shadow Leveling

Features
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You are an E-Rank hunter, the weakest of them all. Until the day the System chooses you. Climb the Infinite Castle, slay hordes of monsters and turn every fallen enemy into a soldier of your SHADOW ARMY. From E-Rank to SSS, become the Shadow Monarch. ADDICTIVE ROGUELIKE ACTION • One-finger controls: move and your attacks fire automatically • Fast, intense runs, perfect for playing anywhere • Hundreds of enemies on screen at once RANK UP AND EVOLVE • 8 hunter ranks: E, D, C, B, A, S, SS and SSS • Your hero gets a new look at every rank • Grow stronger with every floor SHADOW ARMY • Raise defeated enemies as your soldiers • Command up to 10 shadows that fight by your side • Turn even bosses into allies EPIC BUILDS • Blades, lightning, shadow novas, scythes and more • Combine weapons and passives to AWAKEN skills • Every run is different BOSSES AND GUARDIANS • Giant bosses on every floor • Unique guardians in every zone of the castle • Anime-style cinematic entrances 240-MONSTER BESTIARY • Discover and collect creatures across different zones FORGE AND GEAR • Permanent Power, Vitality and Fortune upgrades • Gear from common to legendary • Daily quests and login rewards GLOBAL LEADERBOARD • Compare your highest floor with hunters worldwide Free to play. Works offline. Arise, hunter. The castle awaits.

Screenshots

Malic's Legacy4 screens
Shadow Leveling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Malic's Legacy at none against Shadow Leveling's shown. Malic's Legacy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Malic's Legacy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Shadow Leveling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Malic's Legacy ships an update weekly, Shadow Leveling every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Malic's Legacy versus Shadow Leveling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMalic's LegacyShadow Leveling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB63 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMalic Labs LTDANathan Oliveira

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Malic's Legacy

Subscriptions1
  • Promotion access - Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time6
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Value Pack$3.99
  • Definitive Promotion$5.99
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  • Mega Pack$9.99
  • Supreme Pack$19.99
  • Legendary Pack$34.99
1 purchases

Shadow Leveling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Malic's Legacy free?
Malic's Legacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Leveling free?
Shadow Leveling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Malic's Legacy or Shadow Leveling have ads?
Shadow Leveling shows ads; Malic's Legacy does not.
Which is updated more often, Malic's Legacy or Shadow Leveling?
Malic's Legacy ships an update weekly, and Shadow Leveling every 16 months. Most recently, Malic's Legacy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shadow Leveling on November 5, 2026.

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