Upload Simulator 2 vs Magic Research 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upload Simulator 2
Simulate the process of uploading data to earn credits, upgrade your hardware, and research new technologies. Discover unique artifacts, craft modules, and customize your operating system with themes and wallpapers.
- GPU mining for credits
- Upgrade hardware setup
- Research new technologies
- Craft modules
- Customize OS with themes
- Discover unique artifacts
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Use your powerful GPU to mine credits and upgrade your setup even further! Get unique upgrades using your hard-gained reputation as an uploader! Use your uploaded data into the laboratory to research amazing new tech and boost your setup even more! Hack into the system and speed up your game with different abilities! Choose the format of your uploads for different outcomes! Find unique artifacts that grant you with different bonus effects! Collect resources to craft modules and modify your system! And customize your OS with different themes or even with the wallpaper of your choice!
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Research 2 at 4.8 against Upload Simulator 2's 4.4. Magic Research 2 also leads on chart position (#13 vs #190) and ratings volume (115 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Upload Simulator 2 costs $3.99 and Magic Research 2 $4.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Research 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Research 2 has 115 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Upload Simulator 2's written reviews are positive against 82% of Magic Research 2's.
Upload Simulator 2 ships an update every 2 days, Magic Research 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upload Simulator 2 | Magic Research 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.69 |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #190 | #13 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EnigmaDev Studios | Matias Ezequiel Colotto |
Customer experience
Upload Simulator 2
Magic Research 2
Bugs and requests
Upload Simulator 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Upload Simulator 2
No in-app purchases
Magic Research 2
No in-app purchases
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