Color Lines vs Magic Elements
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Lines
A classic puzzle game where players arrange colored balls into lines of five or more. Strategically move balls to clear the board and achieve high scores in this addictive remake. Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay with simple yet challenging mechanics.
- Match 5 or more balls of the same color
- Form horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines
- Move balls with available paths
- Classic gameplay remake
- Addictive for hours
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Remake of classic Color Lines game for PCs. The gameplay and the rules are very simple yet the game will keep you playing for hours and hours. The goal is to clear the board by moving the balls of the same color to form horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines of 5 or more. The ball can be moved only if there is a path available. Read more about Color Lines and its history in wiki: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Lines Privacy policy: https://akatek.biz/apps/lines/privacy_policy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Magic Elements
A puzzle adventure game inspired by classic color line matching. Engage in strategic battles against monsters by matching elements, utilizing items, and upgrading your power to protect the world.
- Classic color line puzzle gameplay
- Adventure system with magical elements
- Fight monsters to clear stages
- Match 5 elements to attack
- Upgrade element rarity and level
- Use items to gain advantages
- Chain attacks for increased damage
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If you enjoyed Color Lines (Lines 98, Line 98) in the past, you will love this game. It is optimized for smartphones. And an adventure system with magical elements. Fight the monsters in the wild. Keep the world in peace. This will not be an easy journey. Get ready and go! ===== Tips ===== - Match 5 elements to attack - Move element together to build up the momentum slowly but efficiently - Every time you move, 3 more elements pop up randomly - Keep attacking the monster to clear the stage and proceed - Efficiency is the key to win - Chain up your attacks to give more attack damage - Elements are more powerful if they are matched 6 or more - Using items to level up and be stronger - Upgrade the rarity of your elements to gain significant power - Leveraging the items. They are your friends in the journey - Watching videos to gain more items. They will make your journey a little bit easier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Elements at 5.0 against Color Lines's 4.2. Magic Elements also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). Color Lines's advantage is ratings volume (457 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Elements holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Lines has 457 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Color Lines ships an update monthly, Magic Elements every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Lines | Magic Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (457 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AkaTek LLC | Kun Wang |
Customer experience
Color Lines
Magic Elements
Bugs and requests
Color Lines
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent undo/redo behavior
- Sudden app crashes during gameplay
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Randomly opening the App Store during play
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the original ad-free, clean design
- Add an undo/redo button for better control
- Introduce difficulty settings or progression system
- Optimize the game for larger screen sizes
Magic Elements
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Color Lines
No in-app purchases
Magic Elements
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Color Lines free?
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