Magic Attack vs Idle Zombie Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Attack
Engage in dynamic magical combat with destructible environments. Master a variety of spells to assist your army and overcome challenging enemies in a rich fantasy world. Experience epic battles with visually stunning effects.
- Dynamic scene destruction
- Variety of spells
- Assist friendly army
- Challenging enemies
- Rich fantasy world exploration
- Epic battles
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Dynamic Scene Destruction: Witness the battlefield come alive with dynamics scene destruction! Every spell cast has a profound impact to shatter the environments. Variety of Interesting Magics: Master an arsenal of enchanting spells, each with its unique abilities and effects. Assist Your Friendly Army: Lead your friendly army to victory by strategically deploying your magical prowess. Epic Battles and Challenging Enemies: Face off against a variety of challenging enemies, each with distinct strengths and weaknesses. Explore a Rich Fantasy World: Immerse yourself in a visually stunning fantasy world filled with enchanting landscapes, magical creatures, and epic battles. Uncover the secrets of the realm as you progress through the game, encountering new challenges and unlocking the full potential of your magical abilities.
Idle Zombie Wave
Lead an elite squad of survivors against endless zombie waves in this addictive idle tower defense game. Build your defenses, combine unique roguelike skills, and upgrade weapons. Progress continues even when you're offline.
- Tactical idle defense with auto-battles
- Roguelike skill synergies and item combinations
- Recruit and evolve over 30 unique survivors
- Strategic Adjutant pairings for combat enhancement
- Challenging game modes including boss raids
- Offline progression and AFK rewards
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Build your squad. Mow down zombie hordes. Hold the line. Unleash machine guns, energy weapons, and explosive firepower against a relentless undead army. Idle Zombie Wave combines automatic combat, squad building, and roguelike upgrades in a fight to keep your defenses standing. Choose your mercenaries, combine their strengths, and turn each run into a new strategy. Your squad handles the shooting. You decide how to survive the next wave. CRUSH THE HORDE Watch your team tear through packed waves of zombies with relentless gunfire and explosive attacks. When tougher enemies reach the front line, every upgrade counts. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Recruit mercenaries with distinct weapons and abilities. Mix your lineup, strengthen your favorites, and find the firepower your defense needs. SHAPE EVERY RUN Choose weapons and items with different benefits and trade-offs. Experiment with new combinations and adapt your build as the waves get harder. CHOOSE YOUR ADJUTANT Support your squad with an Adjutant whose abilities shape your strategy. Match their strengths to your lineup and try a different approach on your next run. UPGRADE YOUR FIREPOWER Level up your mercenaries and strengthen your defenses. Build a stronger team to take on tougher enemies and push further. TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES Fight beyond the front line in Survivor Mode and put your squad to the test against powerful bosses. The horde is coming. How many waves can you survive?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Attack at none against Idle Zombie Wave's 10. Magic Attack also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Idle Zombie Wave's advantage is ratings volume (491 vs 2) and review sentiment (82% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Zombie Wave sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Attack asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Magic Attack against 4.6 for Idle Zombie Wave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Zombie Wave has 491 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Magic Attack's written reviews are positive against 82% of Idle Zombie Wave's.
Magic Attack ships an update every 8 days, Idle Zombie Wave weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic Attack | Idle Zombie Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (491 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 491 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 803 MB | 294 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 宇烨 陈 | LEGUAS INTREPIDAS UNIPESSOAL LDA |
Customer experience
Magic Attack
Idle Zombie Wave
Bugs and requests
Magic Attack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Idle Zombie Wave
Reported bugs
2 issues- Endless challenge mode not working after update
- Level 20 difficulty spike
Requested features
2 requests- Colorblind mode or item labeling
- Reduced ad duration
In-app purchases
Magic Attack
No in-app purchases
Idle Zombie Wave
- Few diamonds$1.99
- Unlock Mercenaries$2.99
- Many diamonds$3.99
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- Mercenary Luna$3.99
- Level Fund Upgrade 1$4.99
- Surprise gift pack$4.99
- Mercenary Dylan$6.99
- Premium Pass$7.99
- Massive diamonds$8.99
- Permanent VIP$14.99
Questions
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