Comparison

Elevated Arcana vs Mage Duel

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

Head to head
About

Elevated Arcana

Combine elemental magic to cast powerful spells and defeat waves of enemies. Enhance your defenses by upgrading your tower to unleash even greater destruction. Engage in strategic combat to overcome challenging hordes.

Highlights
  • Combine four elements for spellcasting
  • Defeat hordes of enemies
  • Upgrade your tower
  • Strategic combat
  • Elemental magic system
Features
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Combine the four elements to cast spells, and defeat hordes of enemies! Upgrade your tower for more mayhem!

About

Mage Duel

Engage in strategic PvP battles on a magical floating island. Build cities, lay roads, and expand your territory to outsmart opponents and become the Master of Creation. This demo version offers core gameplay with more features planned.

Highlights
  • Strategic tile placement
  • PvP battles (private lobby or random opponent)
  • Score-based victory conditions
  • Isometric view with zoom and rotation
  • Customization options for characters and island
  • Tournaments coming soon
Features
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Welcome to Mage Duel, the first game in the Evolute Kingdom! Mage Duel is a PvP strategy game where every move reshapes the world. Build cities, lay roads, and expand fields across a floating magical island. Outsmart your opponent, control more territory, and become the Master of Creation. --------- THIS IS A DEMO VERSION OF MAGE DUEL! Tournaments and full features will launch soon — join the waiting list and leave your review to help us make the game better. --------- FEATURES: * Strategic Tile Gameplay – Place tiles to connect matching landscapes: City, Road, or Field. * PvP Battles – Play with your friend in a private lobby or test your skills against a random opponent. * Score to Win – Complete Cities and Roads, keep or use Jokers, and rule the realm with the highest score. * Beautiful Isometric View – Zoom in, rotate tiles, and watch your world grow in stunning pixel art. * Customize Everything – Unlock new characters, bundle sets, and decorate every corner of your magical island. * Tournaments (Coming Soon) – Compete in seasonal tournaments for prizes, unique loot boxes, and exclusive items.

Screenshots

Elevated Arcana4 screens
Mage Duel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elevated Arcana at daily against Mage Duel's fortnightly. Elevated Arcana also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elevated Arcana against 5.0 for Mage Duel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevated Arcana ships an update daily, Mage Duel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elevated Arcana versus Mage Duel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevated ArcanaMage Duel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB179 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBraymatter Games LLCEvolute LTD

Customer experience

Elevated Arcana

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mage Duel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elevated Arcana

No in-app purchases

None

Mage Duel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elevated Arcana free?
Elevated Arcana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mage Duel free?
Mage Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elevated Arcana or Mage Duel?
Elevated Arcana and Mage Duel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Elevated Arcana or Mage Duel have ads?
Neither Elevated Arcana nor Mage Duel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elevated Arcana or Mage Duel?
Elevated Arcana ships an update daily, and Mage Duel fortnightly. Most recently, Elevated Arcana was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mage Duel on October 9, 2026.

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