Comparison

Duelling Tanks vs Hocus Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Duelling Tanks

Engage in thrilling head-to-head tank battles against friends and rivals on multiple devices. Prove your skills as the ultimate tank driver and sharpshooter to emerge victorious.

Highlights
  • Two-player head-to-head battles
  • Multi-device support
  • Tank combat gameplay
  • Competitive shooting mechanics
  • Survival challenges
Features
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A fun two player multi device head to head tank battle. Who is the best tank driver, and the best shot. Go toe to toe against your friends and enemies to see who come out on top. Only the best will survive.

About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

Screenshots

Duelling Tanks4 screens
Hocus Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hocus Puzzle at 93% against Duelling Tanks's 43%. Hocus Puzzle also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Duelling Tanks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Duelling Tanks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hocus Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hocus Puzzle has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Duelling Tanks's written reviews are positive against 93% of Hocus Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duelling Tanks ships an update every 6 weeks, Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Duelling Tanks versus Hocus Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuelling TanksHocus Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB265 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPeter AlldayBigpoint GmbH

Customer experience

Duelling Tanks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

Duelling Tanks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Duelling Tanks

One-time6
  • Faster reload$0.99
  • Extra armour$0.99
  • Extra power$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Drop oil$0.99
  • Smoke$0.99
  • Self repairing armour$1.99
9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99

Questions

Is Duelling Tanks free?
Duelling Tanks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duelling Tanks or Hocus Puzzle?
Hocus Puzzle is rated higher. Duelling Tanks averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 from 42 ratings.
Do Duelling Tanks or Hocus Puzzle have ads?
Hocus Puzzle shows ads; Duelling Tanks does not.
Which is updated more often, Duelling Tanks or Hocus Puzzle?
Duelling Tanks ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hocus Puzzle fortnightly. Most recently, Duelling Tanks was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hocus Puzzle on October 24, 2026.

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