Magic Fifteen vs Split Flap Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Fifteen
A challenging sliding tile puzzle game with 17 tiles in a 5x5 grid. Solve the front side by arranging Roman numerals or the back side by creating a magic square. Compete for the best times.
- Two-sided sliding tile puzzle
- Roman and Arabic numeral modes
- Magic square objective
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Sophisticated control mechanism
- Game Center integration
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Magic Fifteen is a two-sided sliding piece puzzle, consisting of 17 tiles in a 5x5 square. The middle three columns have vertical sliders moving 4 tiles up and down. Horizontally again three sliders are in place, the top and bottom ones in the first and last row also moving 4 tiles and the middle slider, spanning three rows, moving 3x4 tiles left and right. The top horizontal slider will only move, if all vertical sliders are up and the bottom horizontal slider only moves, if all vertical sliders are down. On the front side, 15 of 17 tiles are numbered in roman numbers 1-15, one has an asterisk and one is black. On the back side, the tiles are numbered in arabic numbers from 0-15, where 0 occurs twice. The aim of the game is to solve the either the front side and bring all roman numbered tiles into a 4x4 square with the asterisk being on the bottom-right side, or to solve the back side, and arrange the numbers 1-9 in the 3x3 grid as a magic square. Try to solve the puzzle as fast as you can to achieve the best time in the Game Center Key Features: Realistic 3D graphic Highly sophisticated control mechanism Multitouch support incl. 3-finger vertical slide Automatic shuffling Automatic solving Virtual Reality Camera mode Gyrosensor suport Realistic sound Game Center support for best times
Split Flap Mobile
Experience the nostalgic charm of a split-flap display on your mobile device. Customize timetables and use your own images for departure boards, bringing a classic visual element to your phone.
- Split-flap display simulation
- Customizable timetables
- Use personal images for departure boards
- Nostalgic visual experience
- Offline play
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Split-Flap Display was often seen at train stations and airports. However, they have been replaced by electronic bulletin boards, and we have less opportunities to see them. Please play with Split-Flap Display in your phone to your heart's content. Also, you can edit the timetables and use your images for the departure boards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Split Flap Mobile at 5.0 against Magic Fifteen's 4.0. Split Flap Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 60 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Magic Fifteen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Magic Fifteen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Split Flap Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Split Flap Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Flap Mobile has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Magic Fifteen ships an update every 60 months, Split Flap Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Fifteen | Split Flap Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Klemenz | Eiji Shimada |
Customer experience
Magic Fifteen
Split Flap Mobile
In-app purchases
Magic Fifteen
- Donation of$0.99
- Donation of$1.99
- Donation of$3.99
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- Donation of$5.99
Split Flap Mobile
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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