Comparison

Gnomes Inc. vs Magic Shelter

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

Head to head
About

Gnomes Inc.

Build a gnome empire by collecting items, merging them into new products, and hiring managers to optimize production. Earn cash while offline and unlock upgrades to become the ultimate gnome tycoon. Enjoy a charming story with cute gnome characters.

Highlights
  • Build a gnome empire
  • Merge items for new products
  • Hire and merge managers
  • Earn offline cash
  • Unlock research upgrades
  • Collect cute gnome characters
Features
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The gnomes are in town! Can you manage to build a gnome empire and help the little gnome orphans to find a new home? Send your gnomes to pick up items from local residents. Merge the items in the recycling plants and create new products in the factories. Hire gnome managers to optimize your production. Get more gnomes and managers to become the most powerful gnome tycoon ever! Top Features: - become a tycoon and create the best city setup - let your gnomes work and earn tons of cash while you are offline - use your cash to buy upgrades or hire more gnomes - collect managers and merge them into more powerful versions - unlock valuable upgrades in the research center - chill and merge items - cute gnome characters and a wonderful story

About

Magic Shelter

Manage a post-apocalyptic shelter, producing resources and upgrading defenses against zombie attacks. Expand your base to help more survivors and become their last hope in this simulation challenge.

Highlights
  • Resource production and collection
  • Firearm upgrades for soldiers
  • Shelter expansion and management
  • Zombie horde defense
  • Survival simulation challenges
  • Manufacturing medicines and oxygen
Features
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Welcome to "Magic Shelter" - the lighthouse in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Here, you will use powerful machines to continuously produce crucial resources, quickly collect them and supply to the survivors coming from the wasteland. Upgrade and equip firearms for your soldiers to defend your homeland against the frantic attacks of the zombie hordes! You will start from a humble shelter and gradually expand its scale to offer help to more survivors and become their last hope. Delve into the post-apocalyptic world and take charge of all aspects of the shelter's survival, ranging from cooking, producing oxygen tanks to manufacturing medicines. This is not just an ordinary simulation game, but also an ultimate shelter management challenge!

Screenshots

Gnomes Inc.4 screens
Magic Shelter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gnomes Inc. and Magic Shelter both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Gnomes Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Shelter's. Gnomes Inc. also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gnomes Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Shelter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gnomes Inc. against 5.0 for Magic Shelter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gnomes Inc. has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Gnomes Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Shelter's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gnomes Inc. versus Magic Shelter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGnomes Inc.Magic Shelter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB791 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMartin DirksPujia8 Limited

Customer experience

Gnomes Inc.

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magic Shelter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gnomes Inc.

One-time10
  • 100 diamonds$1.99
  • 50 Box Opener$1.99
  • Manager Offer$2.99
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  • Special offer with remove ads$5.99
  • Welcome Offer$5.99
  • Enable T4 autoplay everywhere$7.99
  • Permanently remove ads$7.99
  • Big Mixed Offer$9.99
  • Top Manager Offer$9.99
  • Mega Offer$19.99
10 purchases

Magic Shelter

One-time10
  • First Deposit$0.99
  • Diamonds & Ads-Free Combo Pack$4.99
  • Deluxe Pass$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Ultimate Cone Man Combo Pack$5.99
  • Diamonds x 90$6.99
  • Ultimate Pass$8.99
  • Employee Money & Ad Combo Pack$9.99
  • Diamond x 150$12.99
  • Diamonds x 250$19.99
  • Diamonds x 750$49.99

Questions

Is Gnomes Inc. free?
Gnomes Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Shelter free?
Magic Shelter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gnomes Inc. or Magic Shelter?
Magic Shelter is rated higher. Gnomes Inc. averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Magic Shelter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gnomes Inc. or Magic Shelter have ads?
Both Gnomes Inc. and Magic Shelter show ads.

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