Magic Research 2 vs Tiny Tower Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Tiny Tower Classic
Build a towering business empire from the ground up in this classic pixel art simulation. Assign residents to jobs and create residential floors to expand your city. Enjoy a premium experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Build your tower
- Create business floors
- Design residential floors
- Match Bitizens to jobs
- No ads or IAPs
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Experience a classic premium version of Tiny Tower, the casual business simulation and Game of the Year winner as it was in 2016. - Build your tower from the ground up, to soaring heights! - Build exciting business floors for your Bitizens to work in! - Choose Residential floors, from mundane to the fantastical for Bitizens to live in! - Match Bitizens to their Dream Jobs for huge profits! - No Ads or IAPs!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Research 2 at 4.8 against Tiny Tower Classic's 4.1. Magic Research 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months) and price ($4.69 vs $9.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Magic Research 2 costs $4.69 and Tiny Tower Classic $9.99 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 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 71 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Magic Research 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tiny Tower Classic's.
Magic Research 2 ships an update every 3 days, Tiny Tower Classic every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Research 2 | Tiny Tower Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.69 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (118 ratings) — better | 4.1 (71 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 75.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 71 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | #66 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matias Ezequiel Colotto | NimbleBit LLC |
Customer experience
Magic Research 2
Tiny Tower Classic
User reviews
Magic Research 2
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic sequel, better than the first
- 👍 Incredible sense of progression
- 💡 Fun build types, best in genre
- 👍 Incremental masterclass, gold standard
- 👍 True semi-idle masterpiece
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely complicated, tedious timers
- 🐛 UI is absolutely atrocious
- 🐛 Time pieces cap out at 100k
- 🐛 UI issues, not easy to navigate
- 🐛 Sorting doesn't sort exactly as wanted
Tiny Tower Classic
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Classic Tiny Tower experience
- 🚀 No ads or in-app purchases
- 💡 Returning to the game's origins
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scaling issues on newer devices
- 🕰️ Slow and boring gameplay
- 💰 Expensive for the limited content
Bugs and 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
Tiny Tower Classic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scaling issues on iPhone 16
- Slow and laggy performance
Requested features
2 requests- Add customization options for lobby and roof
- Reduce delivery timer to add more purpose
In-app purchases
Magic Research 2
No in-app purchases
Tiny Tower Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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