# Magic War vs BoatBrawl

The clearest difference is update cadence: BoatBrawl at weekly against Magic War's fortnightly. Magic War's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Magic War sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and BoatBrawl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Magic War ships an update fortnightly, BoatBrawl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Magic War | BoatBrawl |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.8 (357 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-war-defense/id6747439142/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **357** | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 241 MB | 76 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Genesis Network](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668975668) | [XCELAUDIT TECHNOLOGIES LLP](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878053116) |

## What reviewers say

### Magic War

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-war-defense/id6747439142)

Protect a magical continent by strategically moving your hero, building defenses, and commanding epic heroes. Face waves of monsters and team up for epic co-op sieges to stop the Demon King.

**Highlights:** Strategic grid-based movement, Tower defense missions, Kingdom building and defense design, Command epic heroes, Real-time co-op sieges

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $0.99 Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| $1.99 Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| $2.99 Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| $3.99 Pack | $3.99 | one-time |
| $4.99 Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| $9.99 Pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| $19.99 Pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| $24.99 Pack | $24.99 | one-time |
| $29.99 Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| $49.99 Pack | $49.99 | one-time |
| $99.99 Pack | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Addictive main tower defense game
- 👍 Lots of features and gameplay loops
- 👍 Great character designs

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unbalanced gameplay
- 🤔 Unrelated minigame not what was advertised
- 👎 Unappealing character style in thumbnails

**Reported bugs**

- Game not working as advertised, switching to different game
- Significant lag issues

**Requested features**

- Focus more on advertising the main game instead of the minigame


### BoatBrawl

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boatbrawl/id6808540987)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Boats | $8.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Magic War free?

Magic War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is BoatBrawl free?

BoatBrawl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Magic War or BoatBrawl have ads?

Neither Magic War nor BoatBrawl shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Magic War or BoatBrawl?

Magic War ships an update fortnightly, and BoatBrawl weekly. Most recently, Magic War was updated on October 19, 2026 and BoatBrawl on October 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*