Saving Magic vs Shakedown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saving Magic
Embark on an epic quest as a wizard to reclaim stolen magic from dragons. Climb towers, collect magic coins from treasure chests, and battle dragons using spells and potions. This adventure is entirely free to play.
- Battle dragons
- Collect magic coins
- Use spells and potions
- Climb ancient towers
- Free-to-play adventure
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Dragons are stealing magic from the world. Help the Master Wizard prevent the dragons from stealing magic from the world. To do this, you must climb ancient towers and free the magic coins that are being hoarded in treasure chests by the dragons. But be careful, you may end up finding a dragon on top of the tower... As a wizard in training, you can learn and use spells and potions to aid you in your epic quest. The game is 100% free-to-play (with no in-app purchases).
Shakedown
Embark on a 16-bit open-world adventure where you build a business empire. Complete missions, acquire properties, and sabotage rivals to dominate the island. Explore by land, sea, or air, uncovering secrets and engaging in arcade challenges.
- 16-bit open world exploration
- Business acquisition and management
- Mission-based gameplay
- Sabotage competitors
- Vehicle and boat traversal
- Arcade challenges and side quests
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A brand new open world adventure from the creator of Retro City Rampage DX! The entire island is up for grabs. Build your own "legitimate" corporation by completing missions, acquiring businesses, sabotaging competitors, "re-zoning" land, and shaking down shops for protection money. Explore the 16-bit open world by foot, by car, or by boat. It's filled with arcade challenges, side quests, stores to shop at, houses to burgle, civilians to interact with, and secrets to discover. Build your empire and destroy the competition... in Shakedown: Hawaii.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Saving Magic at Free against Shakedown's $4.99. Saving Magic also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Shakedown's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Saving Magic is free to download; Shakedown costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shakedown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shakedown has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Saving Magic's written reviews are positive against 92% of Shakedown's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Saving Magic ships an update every 8 months, Shakedown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saving Magic | Shakedown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brian Winn | Vblank Entertainment Inc. |
Customer experience
Saving Magic
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In-app purchases
Saving Magic
No in-app purchases
Shakedown
No in-app purchases
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