Comparison

Reigns vs Magic Turtle Adventure

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

Head to head
About

Reigns

Experience the dark fantasy world of The Witcher through a unique swipe-based narrative. Make choices as Geralt of Rivia, guided by Dandelion the bard, to hunt monsters, manage relationships, and survive. Your decisions shape your legend and determine your fate.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based decision making
  • Narrative-driven gameplay
  • Explore The Witcher world
  • Play as Geralt of Rivia
  • Monster hunting
  • Bard's epic composition
Features
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Reigns: The Witcher is the latest mutation of the smash-hit swipe ‘em up Reigns series from Nerial and Devolver Digital, set this time in the merciless, dark-fantasy world of CD PROJEKT RED’s award-winning The Witcher series. As Geralt of Rivia, legendary monster slayer of the School of the Wolf, you will fight for survival within the drunken ballads of his dear friend, Dandelion the bard. Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Navigate the moral meanderings of the world through the eyes of the bard. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Compose an inspiring epic to perhaps, one day, claim immortality.

About

Magic Turtle Adventure

Navigate serene ocean depths in a vertical-scrolling adventure. Master one-handed controls to steer, dash, and avoid hazards across five unique biomes. Collect treasures and face ancient guardians in this peaceful, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • One-handed vertical scrolling
  • Five distinct biomes
  • Touch and hold steering
  • Dash ability
  • Collect starfish and pearls
  • Avoid ocean hazards
Features
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MAGIC TURTLE ADVENTURE is a calm, vertical-scrolling drifting game built for one-handed play. Five hand-tuned biomes carry you from the sunlit shallows, through a coral reef, down into a deep trench, past bioluminescent caves, and finally into the ancient ruins guarded by a sleeping stone god. Each depth has its own palette, its own pace, and its own dangers. • Touch and hold to steer, the turtle banks and turns toward your finger. • Double-tap to dash through tight spots, a short burst of speed with a cooldown. • Avoid sharks, jellyfish, and drifting rocks. Heal on kelp. Collect starfish and rare pearls for treasure. • Take damage and your screen flashes, a brief invulnerability window gives you a moment to recover. • Reach the surface to complete a level. Beat all five to face the Ancient Guardian. FEATURES • Five biomes with distinct palettes, ambient particles, and god-ray lighting. • Smooth touch steering with momentum and drift. • Procedural sound and ambient music, synthesized in real time. • Game Center leaderboard for total treasure collected. • Progress saved between sessions. No accounts required. • No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. A gentle game for short sessions or longer drifts. Built for iPhone, in portrait, with one-hand controls.

Screenshots

Reigns4 screens
Magic Turtle Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Turtle Adventure at Free against Reigns's $5.99. Magic Turtle Adventure also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Reigns's advantage is ratings volume (178 vs 1) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Magic Turtle Adventure is free to download; Reigns costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Turtle Adventure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reigns has 178 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Reigns versus Magic Turtle Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReignsMagic Turtle Adventure
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (178 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings178 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.SFOLN LLC

Customer experience

Reigns

All ratings167 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral15.0%
Negative37.5%

Magic Turtle Adventure

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reigns

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Turtle Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reigns free?
Reigns costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Turtle Adventure free?
Magic Turtle Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reigns or Magic Turtle Adventure?
Magic Turtle Adventure is rated higher. Reigns averages 4.5 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Magic Turtle Adventure averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reigns or Magic Turtle Adventure have ads?
Neither Reigns nor Magic Turtle Adventure shows ads.

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