Comparison

Magic Universe vs Tap The Dead

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

Tap The Dead

Test your reflexes in this fast-paced arcade game. Tap incoming undead before they reach you, navigate environmental hazards, and chain combos to climb the leaderboards. Unlock new worlds, battle bosses, and customize your ghost hunter.

Highlights
  • Skill-based reflex gameplay
  • Five unique haunted worlds
  • Time-trial hunt challenges
  • Live global leaderboards
  • Boss fights with unique patterns
  • Unlockable ghost skins
  • Offline play
Features
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TAP THE DEAD — GHOST HUNTER Tap fast. Stay alive. Climb the haunted ranks. A pure-skill reflex arcade game set across five haunted worlds. The undead drift up from the screen edge — tap them before they reach you, dodge environmental hazards, and chain combos to send your score (and your rank) climbing. Easy to learn, brutally hard to master. FIVE HAUNTED WORLDS • Dark Forest — moonlit purple mist. Beware the Skull King. • Graveyard — gravestones fall from above. Shadow ghosts split when tapped. • Haunted Castle — swinging chandeliers, fire ghosts, the Vampire King. • Haunted Ship — lightning strikes, ice ghosts, the Drowned Captain. • Space Cemetery — meteor showers, void ghosts, the Cosmic Reaper. HUNTS — TIME-TRIAL CHALLENGES Race the clock across six hunt types: Color Hunt, Bird Hunt, Survival, Block Breaker, Pumpkin Pop, Streak Run. Each clears a level to unlock the next, with a dedicated Hunts leaderboard so you can chase the global #1. LIVE LEADERBOARDS • Global all-time top scores • Weekly leaderboard that resets every Monday • Hunts leaderboard for time-trial bests • Your unique tag (e.g. GhostHunter#A1B2) follows you across devices BOSS FIGHTS Every world ends in a boss with its own attack pattern and reward: Skull King, Zombie Lord, Vampire King, Drowned Captain, Cosmic Reaper. Beat them for bigger payouts and bragging rights. UNLOCK MORE • Earn coins as you play, spend them on ghost skins • Daily login bonus and streak rewards • Inferno and Blizzard VIP-only skins • VIP badge that shows on the leaderboard VIP LIFETIME — ONE-TIME UNLOCK Get every world, every VIP skin, the leaderboard badge, no ads forever, and 2× daily login coins — all for one lifetime payment. No subscription. Cheaper than buying the worlds individually. BUILT FOR MOBILE • Plays smoothly on phones and tablets • Portrait, one-handed gameplay • Sign in with Apple or Google to sync progress across devices • Plays offline; scores and purchases sync when you're back online PRIVACY & SUPPORT We're a small indie team. Your data is yours — read the full policy at tapthedead.com/privacy-policy.html or delete your account anytime from inside the app. Questions? Email us — a real person reads every message. Free to play. No subscriptions. No pay-to-win. Stay alive. Tap the dead.

Screenshots

Magic Universe4 screens
Tap The Dead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tap The Dead at 100% against Magic Universe's 27%. Tap The Dead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Magic Universe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (568 vs 1). 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. Magic Universe sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Tap The Dead sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap The Dead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Universe has 568 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Magic Universe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tap The Dead's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Universe versus Tap The Dead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic UniverseTap The Dead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (568 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings568 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTapNationPooja Devraye

Customer experience

Magic Universe

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

Tap The Dead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Tap The Dead

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
Show 13 more
  • 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
6 purchases

Tap The Dead

One-time6
  • Unlock Space World$0.99
  • Unlock Castle World$0.99
  • Unlock Haunted Ship World$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Graveyard World$0.99
  • Remove All Ads$0.99
  • Lifetime VIP Pass$1.99

Questions

Is Magic Universe free?
Magic Universe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap The Dead free?
Tap The Dead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Universe or Tap The Dead?
Tap The Dead is rated higher. Magic Universe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while Tap The Dead averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Universe or Tap The Dead have ads?
Tap The Dead shows ads; Magic Universe does not.

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