Comparison

Magical Ink vs Magic Shelter

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

Head to head
About

Magical Ink

Embark on a magical quest to awaken a sleeping goddess by exploring dungeons, solving puzzles, and customizing your character. Create and decorate your own world map with charming furniture and uncover hidden treasures across a vibrant fantasy continent.

Highlights
  • World map creation and decoration
  • Fantasy story quests
  • Dungeon exploration and puzzle solving
  • Temple upgrading
  • Fulfilling fairy wishes
  • Character customization
Features
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Enter a magical world! Join adorable fairies in a quest to awaken the goddess! - Create your own World Map, a place where your imagination becomes reality! You will find various themed furniture and cute decorations here! Freely arrange the tiles to expand and decorate your World Map as you wish! Experience a vibrant fantasy world with furniture that moves like magic! - Unravel a magical tale in the sleeping lands of the Parcai continent! Embark on a quest to find the goddess's treasures scattered across the continent, and awaken the sleeping goddess! Venture into places where stories are intertwined with treasures and amass knowledge to become an archmage!! - Embark on an adventure-filled exploration of Dungeons! How exciting! Explore the diverse Dungeons and the Stages with new stories waiting to be discovered! Be careful! The monsters you encounter in the Dungeons may look cute, but they can cause trouble if you let your guard down! By avoiding monsters while solving puzzles and gimmicks, you will find various items and excavate hidden Relics! - Try upgrading the Temple! As you enjoy various content, you'll find yourself with full of Knowledge Points! You can upgrade the Temple by collecting Knowledge Points and finding hidden treasures! Upgrading the Temple allows you to obtain more rewards and produce more products! - Fulfill the wishes of the fairies! The little wishes of the fairies are eagerly waiting for you! Fulfill the wishes in the Wish Board, and the fairies will reward you! - Customize your character in your unique style! Buy the costumes of your choice from the Outfit Shop filled with cute, beautiful, and fabulous costumes! Create your own character according to your personal taste from head to toe! - Help : cs@handy.co.kr - Discord : https://discord.com/invite/DxM8vRfpq5

About

Magic Shelter

Manage a post-apocalyptic shelter, producing resources and upgrading defenses against zombie attacks. Expand your base to help more survivors and become their last hope in this simulation challenge.

Highlights
  • Resource production and collection
  • Firearm upgrades for soldiers
  • Shelter expansion and management
  • Zombie horde defense
  • Survival simulation challenges
  • Manufacturing medicines and oxygen
Features
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Welcome to "Magic Shelter" - the lighthouse in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Here, you will use powerful machines to continuously produce crucial resources, quickly collect them and supply to the survivors coming from the wasteland. Upgrade and equip firearms for your soldiers to defend your homeland against the frantic attacks of the zombie hordes! You will start from a humble shelter and gradually expand its scale to offer help to more survivors and become their last hope. Delve into the post-apocalyptic world and take charge of all aspects of the shelter's survival, ranging from cooking, producing oxygen tanks to manufacturing medicines. This is not just an ordinary simulation game, but also an ultimate shelter management challenge!

Screenshots

Magical Ink4 screens
Magic Shelter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magical Ink at 68% against Magic Shelter's 0%. Magical Ink also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Magic Shelter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Magical Ink sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Shelter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Shelter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magical Ink has 60 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Magical Ink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Shelter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magical Ink ships an update weekly, Magic Shelter monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magical Ink versus Magic Shelter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical InkMagic Shelter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (60 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB791 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFlorix Co.,Ltd.Pujia8 Limited

Customer experience

Magical Ink

All ratings60 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral13.5%
Negative18.8%

Magic Shelter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Magical Ink

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes during dungeons
  • Missing scroll preventing quest completion
  • Inability to start the app or connect to server

Requested features

3 requests
  • More tile spaces for decorations
  • Ability to move/replace island tiles
  • Event-themed decorations

Magic Shelter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magical Ink

One-time10
  • Package O$0.49
  • Package A$0.99
  • Package B$1.99
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  • Package P$2.99
  • Package D$3.99
  • Package F$5.99
  • Package H$6.99
  • Package G$6.99
  • Package I$12.99
  • Package J$19.99
10 purchases

Magic Shelter

One-time10
  • First Deposit$0.99
  • Diamonds & Ads-Free Combo Pack$4.99
  • Deluxe Pass$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Ultimate Cone Man Combo Pack$5.99
  • Diamonds x 90$6.99
  • Ultimate Pass$8.99
  • Employee Money & Ad Combo Pack$9.99
  • Diamond x 150$12.99
  • Diamonds x 250$19.99
  • Diamonds x 750$49.99

Questions

Is Magical Ink free?
Magical Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Shelter free?
Magic Shelter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magical Ink or Magic Shelter?
Magic Shelter is rated higher. Magical Ink averages 4.4 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Magic Shelter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magical Ink or Magic Shelter have ads?
Both Magical Ink and Magic Shelter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magical Ink or Magic Shelter?
Magical Ink ships an update weekly, and Magic Shelter monthly. Most recently, Magical Ink was updated on November 11, 2026 and Magic Shelter on October 30, 2026.

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