Kickstarter vs Magic Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kickstarter
Explore and support innovative projects across various creative fields. Discover groundbreaking ideas in games, technology, art, and more. Pledge to projects that inspire you and stay updated on their progress.
- Discover creative projects globally
- Pledge to projects
- Receive project updates
- Track backings
- Join a global creative community
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Discover, back, and bring bold ideas to life. The Kickstarter app connects you with groundbreaking projects across games, publishing, technology, comics, and film. Whether you’re passionate about design, gadgets, stories, or innovation, there’s something for everyone. Use the app to: • Browse creative projects from around the world • Pledge to projects that align with your passions • Stay in the loop with updates and reminders • Follow your backings in one place • Join a global movement that fuels ideas worth sharing Start discovering today and help the next big idea take off.
Magic Pass
Enhance your mountain adventures with real-time updates on trails, conditions, and lift openings. This app also manages a loyalty program, allowing you to earn points for activities and purchases, redeemable for cashback.
- Real-time trail maps
- Live mountain conditions
- Lift opening status
- Loyalty program tracking
- Earn Magic Points
- Cashback rewards
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Make the most of your Magic Pass with its official app, designed to enhance every mountain outing. With hit, every trip becomes a rewarding adventure! Access real-time updates from nearly 100 Magic Pass destinations, such as: • Trail maps • Live conditions: weather, snow reports, webcams • Lift openings But there’s more: the app also unlocks BeMagic, Magic Pass’ loyalty program! • Track your usage stats • Earn Magic Points : When you scan your Magic Pass for the first time at each partner destinations or complete in-app challenges. By shopping with our partners: shops, hotels, restaurants, spas, activities, museums, arcades, and much more! -> Then, turn your Magic points into cashback, paid directly to your bank account. The Magic Pass app brings all the essential mountain info together – for winter and summer adventures. Explore the destinations, enjoy BeMagic benefits, collect Magics, and get rewarded! Note: This app is exclusively for Magic Pass holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kickstarter at 4.8 against Magic Pass's 4.2. Kickstarter also leads on ratings volume (59K vs 6) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). Magic Pass's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Kickstarter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kickstarter has 59K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kickstarter ships an update every 4 weeks, Magic Pass every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kickstarter | Magic Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (59K ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #167 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kickstarter, PBC | Magic Mountains Cooperation |
Customer experience
Kickstarter
Magic Pass
Bugs and requests
Kickstarter
Reported bugs
5 issues- Explore tab broken in latest update
- Notifications not working correctly
- Activity feed not updating
- Issues with submitting surveys through the app
- Clunky UI, especially when updating pledges
Requested features
6 requests- Allow filtering backed projects by status (received, active, closed)
- Ability to follow creators directly in the app
- Improve comments section (threading, search, etc.)
- Add an archive/delete function for completed/cancelled projects
- Introduce a read/unread project status
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- Allow users to block problematic creators
Magic Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kickstarter
No in-app purchases
Magic Pass
No in-app purchases
