MagicPenA vs GameForge!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicPenA
Solve physics-based puzzles by drawing objects that interact with gravity and inertia. Guide a red ball to collect flags by strategically creating and connecting shapes. Master pins, hinges, and the environment to overcome challenges.
- Draw objects affected by physics
- Use gravity, friction, and inertia
- Connect objects with pins and hinges
- Guide a ball to collect flags
- Erase and switch drawing modes
Read full descriptionHide full description
[Instructions]: Collect the flags with the little red ball to complete a level. Move the red ball by drawing objects and pushing it around. Press and move on screen to draw. You cannot draw inside other objects. To draw a circle, press and stay where you want the center to be,wait the circle grows. Pins and hinges connect objects. A pin fixes the two objects, and a hinge allows rotation. You can put them on the ball too. Press the "pin" button to switch to pin mode, the place the pin where you want. Then draw a figure on top. Press the "hinge" button to switch to hinge mode and place the hinge. Then draw a figure on top. Press the "erase"button then press inside a shape,pin or hinge to erase it. You switch to "normal" pen mode by pressing "normal"button. [Description]: The shapes that you draw are affected by gravity, friction and inertia. Use these properties in your advantage. The red ball (or red square in some levels), is the object that collects the flags. Draw the objects in such a way that they push the ball in the desired direction.
GameForge!
Transform your text conversations into interactive gaming experiences. Discover, create, and play a variety of games directly within your messages with friends. Compete on leaderboards and track your in-group stats.
- Play games within text threads
- Discover community-created games
- Remix and create your own games
- Compete on leaderboards
- Track group chat stats
Read full descriptionHide full description
GameForge turns your text threads into a playground. Pick from a growing library of games made by us and the community, or remix and create your own to play with friends. Climb the leaderboards, build your stats, and find out who's really the best in the group chat.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GameForge! at 100% against MagicPenA's 52%. GameForge! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). MagicPenA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GameForge! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicPenA has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of MagicPenA's written reviews are positive against 100% of GameForge!'s.
MagicPenA ships an update every 6 months, GameForge! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicPenA | GameForge! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TTCX Inc. | H3r3, Inc. |
Customer experience
MagicPenA
GameForge!
In-app purchases
MagicPenA
No in-app purchases
GameForge!
No in-app purchases
