Comparison

Magic Attack vs Idle Zombie Wave

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dynamic scene destruction
  • Variety of spells
  • Assist friendly army
  • Challenging enemies
  • Rich fantasy world exploration
  • Epic battles
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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?

Screenshots

Magic Attack4 screens
Idle Zombie Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Zombie Wave sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Attack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Attack ships an update every 8 days, Idle Zombie Wave weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Attack versus Idle Zombie Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic AttackIdle Zombie Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (491 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews81.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2491 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size803 MB294 MB
Age rating12+9+
Developer宇烨 陈LEGUAS INTREPIDAS UNIPESSOAL LDA

Customer experience

Magic Attack

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Idle Zombie Wave

All ratings482 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%

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

None

Magic Attack

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Zombie Wave

One-time10
  • 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

Is Magic Attack free?
Magic Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Zombie Wave free?
Idle Zombie Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Attack or Idle Zombie Wave?
Idle Zombie Wave is rated higher. Magic Attack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Idle Zombie Wave averages 4.6 from 491 ratings.
Do Magic Attack or Idle Zombie Wave have ads?
Both Magic Attack and Idle Zombie Wave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Attack or Idle Zombie Wave?
Magic Attack ships an update every 8 days, and Idle Zombie Wave weekly. Most recently, Magic Attack was updated on November 4, 2026 and Idle Zombie Wave on November 4, 2026.

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