Comparison

Magic Universe vs Ghost Hotel!

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

Head to head
About

Magic Universe

Embark on an action-packed RPG adventure as a magic school student in a vast, enchanted castle. Explore, battle monsters with spells, and gather resources to unlock new areas. Uncover the secrets of this mystical world.

Highlights
  • Explore a vast castle school
  • Battle monsters with spells
  • Gather magic resources
  • Unlock new locations
  • Intuitive touch controls
Features
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Step into the captivating realm of Magic Universe, an action-packed adventure where you play as a magic school student in a giant magic school! The game is set in an enormous, beautiful castle school teeming with life, both friendly and hostile! Your mission is to became real wizard, explore school and fight against hordes of monsters and bad guys, including skeletons, flying creatures, and dark wizards. Use your wits and reflexes to dodge their attacks and strike back with powerful spells. As you explore this school, mystery place, you'll gather valuable magic resources, which can be used to unlock new locations of castle Magic Universe features: - A vast, immersive castle school to explore, filled with detailed environments and rich, colorful visuals - Challenging battles against monsters, each with unique abilities and attack patterns - An extensive arsenal of battle spells - Intuitive touch controls designed for mobile devices, ensuring smooth gameplay and responsive action Embark on an epic journey of survival and courage in Magic Universe! Join the fight and uncover the secrets of this incredible world.

About

Ghost Hotel!

Manage a haunted hotel, providing terrifying service to guests. Build an empire of fear by upgrading rooms, hiring spectral staff, and expanding to unique spooky locations. Become a tycoon of fright in this casual time-management simulator.

Highlights
  • Terrifying service management
  • Build a fear empire
  • Invest in staff and property
  • Satisfy guest needs to be scared
  • Expand to unique haunted locations
  • Upgrade rooms and facilities
  • Interior design for spooky aesthetics
Features
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Ever dreamed of running a hotel... filled with mysticism? Master the Art of Terrifying Service: Start from the ground up in this fun and fast-paced time-management game where the aim is to build an empire of fear and demonstrate your dedication to not hospitality. Show your skills as a hotel manager, invest wisely in staff and property improvements, and work your socks off to become a terrifying tycoon in this addictive and entertaining casual simulator. Start your Ghost Manager career from scratch: satisfy your visitors' need to be scared. Guide the guests to the room, shake the curtains, walk through the walls, scare the visitor's strange sounds from furniture or silhouettes on mirrors. As your spectral reputation grows, discover new staff and expand your creepy services to become a real manager of the Hotel of Frights. Build an Empire of Horror: Explore and expand a variety of haunted locations, each with unique upgrades to create the worst possible experience for the poor human beings. Manage a charmingly creepy Victorian mansion, a chilling Zombie Tomb, or a glorious Yeti Cave. Each location has its own style and atmosphere too! Income from Fear: Boost your income by providing top-notch inconvenience! Equip rooms with a broken TV and lamps, leave traps for the unsuspecting staring. Make the stay in your Ghost Hotel unbearable. Inhuman resources: Maximize profits and get more funds to invest in this fun simulator by ensuring your hotels have all available discomforts. Hotel rooms are the first step but work hard and you’ll soon have the opportunity to add a dining room, library, living room. Guests will scare extra for each facility, boosting your revenue. Though remember each facility also needs staffing, so get hiring or otherwise, people will simply start staying in our hotel instead of running away with frightened screams. Frightening Design: Who says the afterlife can't be stylish? Upgrade accommodation to improve guests unforgettable experience of your property and choose from a range of different room designs in each location. In this engaging simulator, you’re not just a manager, you’re an interior designer too!

Screenshots

Magic Universe4 screens
Ghost Hotel!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Magic Universe and Ghost Hotel! both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Ghost Hotel!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Magic Universe's. Ghost Hotel! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16). Magic Universe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Magic Universe sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Ghost Hotel! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Magic Universe against 4.7 for Ghost Hotel!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 568 and 169 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Magic Universe's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ghost Hotel!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Universe ships an update every 3 weeks, Ghost Hotel! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Universe versus Ghost Hotel!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic UniverseGhost Hotel!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (568 ratings) — better4.7 (169 ratings)
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings568 — better169
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapNationYALP GAMES LLC

Customer experience

Magic Universe

All ratings548 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral36.6%
Negative36.6%

Ghost Hotel!

All ratings155 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic Universe

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Character getting stuck or unable to move
  • Keys not appearing or not working as intended
  • Levels becoming unbeatable due to missing resources

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a way to warp back to the beginning of a level
  • Implement a system to report issues and get support
  • Add an option to disable ads or purchase an ad-free version

Ghost Hotel!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Magic Universe

One-time16
  • Ticket 1$0.99
  • Ticket 2$2.99
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$3.49
  • Wand Drop x2$3.99
  • Castle Pack$4.99
  • Dark Forest Pack$4.99
  • Village Pack$4.99
  • Sewers Pack$4.99
  • Tower Pack$4.99
  • Bank Pack$4.99
  • Ticket 3$7.99
  • Drop Potion$9.99
  • Ticket 4$14.99
  • Ticket 5$29.99
  • Ticket 6$49.99
None

Ghost Hotel!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Universe free?
Magic Universe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Hotel! free?
Ghost Hotel! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Universe or Ghost Hotel!?
Magic Universe is rated higher. Magic Universe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while Ghost Hotel! averages 4.7 from 169 ratings.
Do Magic Universe or Ghost Hotel! have ads?
Ghost Hotel! shows ads; Magic Universe does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Universe or Ghost Hotel!?
Magic Universe ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ghost Hotel! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Magic Universe was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ghost Hotel! on October 25, 2026.

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