Beholder vs Magic Shop Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beholder
Take on the role of a train conductor, monitoring passengers, reporting suspicious activity, and making difficult decisions. Advance your career by completing secret missions and uncovering illegal activities.
- Monitor passenger activity
- Report suspicious behavior
- Search baggage for contraband
- Advance through train compartments
- Complete secret missions
- Make moral choices
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*Beholder: Conductor is free to download. An in-app purchase is required to unlock the full experience.* Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer! You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conductor is always right. Monitor the passengers Carefully monitor everyone who enters the carriage and decide what to do with fare-evaders. Observe and report all suspicious, unauthorized and basically any passenger activity. Search the baggage and call the police if you find prohibited items. Move up the train Get access to the dining car or VIP compartments and carriages where high-ranking officials and big industrialists ride. Keep an eye on your colleagues and report their accepting bribes or transporting banned goods. The Ministry will not let your dedication go unnoticed. Complete secret missions Earn the trust of higher-ups in order to receive special assignments. Their level of secrecy will depend on your loyalty, and completion will be rewarded with a bonus or even a promotion. You will also encounter smugglers, transporting their packages along the route is risky, but profitable. Visit various stations and remote corners of the country. Make difficult decisions determining the fate of passengers and your colleagues. What kind of person will you be at the end of the journey? The choice is yours!
Magic Shop Idle
Build and manage your own magic shop, starting from a small establishment and growing it into a bustling retail destination. Upgrade your shop's layout, equipment, and decor to attract more wizard customers and maximize profits.
- Build shop from scratch
- Upgrade equipment
- Decorate interior
- Increase customer traffic
- Expand shop space
- Develop shop layout
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Magic Shop Idle Build your magic shop from scratch and turn it into a magnet for wizards! Buy shelves, install cash registers, add decor, and expand the space to attract more customers and increase profits. Every upgrade makes the shop more beautiful, efficient, and profitable. - Develop the layout - Upgrade equipment - Decorate the interior - Increase customer traffic From a small shop to a grand magical shopping mall!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Shop Idle at 5.0 against Beholder's 4.3. Magic Shop Idle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Beholder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (245 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Beholder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Shop Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Shop Idle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beholder has 245 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beholder ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Shop Idle every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beholder | Magic Shop Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (245 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 299 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Andrei Bolovintsev |
In-app purchases
Beholder
- Full Game Beholder: Conductor$6.99
Magic Shop Idle
No in-app purchases
