Comparison

10000000 vs Magic Research 2

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

Head to head
About

10000000

Embark on a dungeon-crawling adventure where you match tiles to battle monsters, cast spells, and upgrade your gear. Progress through challenging roguelike dungeons, gain experience to learn new skills, and rebuild your castle. Enjoy retro music and pixel art as you strive for a high score.

Highlights
  • Match tiles to battle monsters
  • Cast spells and use items
  • Upgrade gear and skills
  • Build and upgrade your castle
  • Roguelike difficulty and replayability
  • Retro music and pixel art
Features
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10000000 is a Dungeon Crawling Puzzle RPG Matching Game. Run the dungeon, match tiles and run for as long as you can “This game is so good it makes me want to cry” - TouchArcade - Monsters blocking your way? Match swords and staves to take down pixel art Orcs, Dragons and Elementals - Can't see a match? Dig into your backpack for items. How about casting a magic spell that changes all the tiles on the puzzle board, or eating some food to give yourself an energy boost. - Battle getting too tough? Use the loot you found to go back to the Blacksmith and Armorer to upgrade your gear to epic status “Freedom costs 10 million. I’m half-hoping I never make it” – Kotaku - It's an RPG too! - Each dungeon and monster fight gives you experience to spend on new skills at at the trainer - Upgrade your castle - Matching stone and wood lets you bring it back home to upgrade your castle “It’s damned good.” – Pocket Tactics - Brew potions to make yourself stronger, or if you are feeling brave, drink potions that make the monsters and chests harder but increase your score. - Roguelike difficulty - It's hard to reach 10000000 but keep replaying the dungeon and you'll get stronger and stronger every run - And while you do it, zone out with some retro music and pixel art

About

Magic Research 2

Embark on a magical quest as a rookie wizard to find or create the Philosopher's Stone. Utilize over 120 spells, transmute hundreds of items, and lead a team of wizards in a semi-automated combat system. Explore dozens of areas, uncover secrets, and experience over 60 hours of gameplay.

Highlights
  • Over 120 distinct spells
  • Transmute over 250 items
  • Control a team of wizards
  • Semi-automated combat system
  • Explore dozens of areas
  • Discover secrets and storylines
  • Retirement bonuses for faster progress
Features
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Experience the long-awaited sequel to Magic Research! In Magic Research 2, you are a rookie wizard with a single ambition: to find or create the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary magical item that is said to be able to cure any illness. As you do so, you will learn more than you ever imagined about Magic and about the world around you. What kinds of adventures await you? * Use your arsenal of more than 120 distinct spells to make progress * Study the Elements! Learn new ways to use Magic in your path to mastery * Transmute (magically craft) over 250 different items to help you on your journey * Control a team of Wizards that will cast Spells for you * Enjoy a deep, semi-automated combat system as you make your way through dozens of areas to explore * Discover tons of secrets - many of which will change the way you play the game! * Encounter over a hundred distinct Storylines with powerful bonuses along your journey * Restart the game and make progress faster each time with retirement bonuses * Over 60 hours of addictive gameplay - with a clear ending! (Or perhaps more than one...?) * Optimized both for phones and tablet devices You do not need to have played Magic Research in order to enjoy Magic Research 2!

Screenshots

100000004 screens
Magic Research 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic Research 2 at every 3 days against 10000000's every 9 months. Magic Research 2 also leads on chart position (#16 vs unranked). 10000000's advantage is ratings volume (831 vs 115) and price ($2.99 vs $4.69). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

10000000 costs $2.99 and Magic Research 2 $4.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 10000000 against 4.8 for Magic Research 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 10000000 has 831 ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of 10000000's written reviews are positive against 82% of Magic Research 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

10000000 ships an update every 9 months, Magic Research 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
10000000 versus Magic Research 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter10000000Magic Research 2
Price$2.99 — better$4.69
Rating4.9 (831 ratings) — better4.8 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better82.1% of reviews
Number of ratings831 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEightyEight Games LTDMatias Ezequiel Colotto

Customer experience

10000000

All ratings831 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews477 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.4%

Magic Research 2

All ratings115 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

10000000

From 831 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging yet fun
  • 👍 First review in 6yrs 😟
  • 🚀 Addictive
  • 👍 This game is beautiful
  • 👍 Love it!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Great Game. Two Glaring Bugs.
  • 🐛 Great if it Doesn't Freeze
  • 🐛 Crashing
  • 🐛 App crash
  • 🐛 Repetitive grind

Magic Research 2

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic sequel, better than the first
  • 👍 Incredible sense of progression
  • 💡 Fun build types, best in genre
  • 👍 Incremental masterclass, gold standard
  • 👍 True semi-idle masterpiece

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Extremely complicated, tedious timers
  • 🐛 UI is absolutely atrocious
  • 🐛 Time pieces cap out at 100k
  • 🐛 UI issues, not easy to navigate
  • 🐛 Sorting doesn't sort exactly as wanted

Bugs and requests

10000000

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Jose achievement refuses to unlock
  • Potion of Holdfast cannot be deactivated
  • Game crashes at the same point
  • Objectives have disappeared
  • Achievements not unlocking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Restart option
  • New levels/modes
  • Game Center support
  • Pause button

Magic Research 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App instantly crashes on open
  • Game crashes on startup
  • App started rapidly pushing buttons on its own
  • Overheating phone
  • Lags and gets choppy in the late game
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  • Compendium doesn't unlock for bosses unless already beat

Requested features

9 requests
  • DLC or sequel news
  • macOS version
  • Better automation and convenience features
  • Tweak familiar search time down
  • Release the next one
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  • More Please
  • Auto fight boss button
  • Compendium unlocks bosses before beating them
  • Less dialogue and descriptions, more functional text

In-app purchases

None

10000000

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Research 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 10000000 free?
10000000 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Research 2 free?
Magic Research 2 costs $4.69, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 10000000 or Magic Research 2?
10000000 is rated higher. 10000000 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 831 ratings, while Magic Research 2 averages 4.8 from 115 ratings.
Do 10000000 or Magic Research 2 have ads?
Neither 10000000 nor Magic Research 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 10000000 or Magic Research 2?
10000000 ships an update every 9 months, and Magic Research 2 every 3 days. Most recently, 10000000 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Magic Research 2 on September 24, 2026.

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