Comparison

Magic Square vs Inkmoon

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

Head to head
About

Magic Square

This educational game challenges children aged 6-12 to fill number grids so rows and columns sum correctly. It enhances logic, mental math, and problem-solving skills through progressive puzzles and a colorful interface.

Highlights
  • Logic and thinking skill development
  • Mental math and number sense practice
  • Progressive grid puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Star-based scoring
  • Child-friendly interface
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Magic Square is a relaxing number puzzle game designed to challenge your logic, sharpen your mind, and train your brain. The goal is simple: fill the grid with the right numbers so every row and column adds up to the correct total. Easy to learn, satisfying to solve, and increasingly challenging as you progress! And you’re not solving alone — your robot companion reacts to your moves, celebrates your victories, and follows you through every challenge. Take a break, focus your mind, and solve puzzles at your own pace. • Train your logic and mental math skills • Improve focus and problem-solving • Challenge your brain with progressively harder puzzles • Relax with short and satisfying number challenges • Enjoy your robot companion’s reactions as you play Key Features: • 3 difficulty levels – Easy, Medium, Hard • Over 60 puzzles with progressive challenges • An expressive robot companion that reacts to your game • Star-based scoring system • Replay puzzles and improve your score • Simple, colorful and relaxing experience Whether you want to relax, challenge yourself, or keep your mind active, Magic Square turns every puzzle into a fun little brain workout. Think. Solve. Have fun.

About

Inkmoon

Explore classical Chinese poetry through audio, text, and interactive games. Discover timeless themes and create a personalized poetic experience.

Highlights
  • Daily featured poems
  • Listen and read with translations
  • Explore by theme, era, and author
  • Save favorite poems
  • Offline word games
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Ad-free and private
Features
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Meet classical Chinese poetry without needing to read Chinese. Inkmoon is a quiet, thoughtfully curated space for listening to, reading, and exploring classical Chinese verse. Original Chinese text, pinyin, and approachable translations help you experience each poem through its sound, imagery, and meaning. A POEM FOR EVERY DAY Begin each day with a carefully selected poem. Listen to it, read its translation, and discover the feelings and cultural imagery behind the original words. LISTEN AND READ Hear poems read aloud while following the original Chinese and pinyin. Choose the reading layout that feels most comfortable, from translation-first to side-by-side or original text. EXPLORE TIMELESS THEMES Discover poetry through themes such as the moon, seasons, friendship, farewell, mountains, rivers, flowers, and homesickness. You can also browse by collection, era, form, and author. SAVE WHAT MOVES YOU Keep favorite poems in your personal collection and return to them whenever you wish. Saved poems and reading preferences remain on your device. PLAY WITH CLASSICAL VERSE Experience poetry through Flying Flowers, Verse Chain, and Idiom Chain—light, offline word games inspired by traditional Chinese literary culture. MAKE INKMOON YOURS Choose your preferred reading style, Chinese script, font, recitation voice, playback speed, language, and visual theme. Add an Inkmoon widget to your Home Screen for a daily poetic moment. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Inkmoon requires no account and includes no advertising or tracking. Its core reading, listening, browsing, saving, and playing experiences work offline. Take a quiet moment. Listen to an ancient voice. Find something timeless.

Screenshots

Magic Square3 screens
Inkmoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inkmoon at 5.0 against Magic Square's 4.0. Inkmoon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Magic Square's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and review sentiment 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. Magic Square sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inkmoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkmoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Square 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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Square versus Inkmoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic SquareInkmoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan Bouaoun宝玲 农

Customer experience

Magic Square

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Inkmoon

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Square

One-time1
  • Premium Mode$6.99
None

Inkmoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Square free?
Magic Square is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inkmoon free?
Inkmoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Square or Inkmoon?
Inkmoon is rated higher. Magic Square averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Inkmoon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Square or Inkmoon have ads?
Magic Square shows ads; Inkmoon does not.

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