Comparison

ShutterForge vs Wizard World

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

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About

ShutterForge

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ShutterForge turns the world around you into a card game. Take a photo of anything — your friends, your dog, your house, your shoe — and watch as AI transforms it into a one-of-a-kind collectible battle card with unique art, stats, and abilities. No two cards are ever the same. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Every card belongs to one of six elements and five archetypes. Open packs to chase rares, forge new cards from everyday objects, and fill out a collection that's completely yours. BATTLE YOUR FRIENDS Challenge other players in Slam battles. Pick your best card, throw emotes, activate boosts, and see who built the better deck. Quick matches, real strategy. GO ON EXPEDITIONS Send your cards out into the world on expeditions to earn badges and discover new card powers. The further the journey, the bigger the payoff. BUILD YOUR OWN WORLDS Design custom worlds with their own element, terrain, and mood. Each world gets its own AI-generated art and changes how your cards perform inside it. FORGE YOUR STYLE Unlock tools, card skins, emotes, and cosmetics to make your collection stand out. Equip a Loaded Die to boost your odds, use the Magic Loupe to reveal hidden information, rename your cards, or reforge their element entirely. LEVEL UP WITH SLAM PASS Progress through the Slam Pass to unlock exclusive rewards all season long. The more you play, the more you earn. No two players will ever have the same collection. What you see in the real world shapes what you bring into the game. What will you forge?

About

Wizard World

Embark on a magical adventure as a new student at an ancient school of magic. Explore enchanted castles and villages, cast spells on everything, and race flying brooms. Customize your character and wand to discover the secrets of this mystical world.

Highlights
  • Magic school adventure
  • Spellcasting on objects and enemies
  • Broom flying and racing
  • Exploration of castle and village
  • Wand and character customization
  • Magic puzzles
Features
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The owl came at midnight. Your magic adventure begins in Wizard World: Harry's Mystery. You're a first-year at an ancient school of magic. Classes during the day, mischief after dark, and a castle full of things you're not supposed to touch. A SCHOOL FULL MYSTERIES AND PUZZLES Wizard World: Harry's Mystery is a magic adventure built as a playground, not a homework list. Wander the corridors. Sneak into rooms you weren't invited to. Cast spells and watch what happens. Try every door – most of them open. CAST SPELLS ON EVERYTHING Your spellbook grows as you learn. Combat dragon magic when you need it, mischief when you don't. Lift a classmate off the ground. Set a chandelier swinging. Solve magic puzzles by combining spells the way your professors definitely wouldn't approve of. The whole magic world reacts to your wand – find all secrets! EXPLORE AN ENCHANTED CASTLE AND VILLAGE Walk through the enchanted village outside the school gates. Climb towers in the enchanted castle. Open chests. Step into the forest and see what lives there. The map is hand-built and full of corners worth checking – not endless, just dense. FLY A BROOM. RACE A BROOM. CRASH A BROOM. Pick up a flying broom and go. Free flight over the castle at sunset. Broom racing tournaments against rivals. Custom brooms with real stats – speed, control, handling. The faster the broom, the harder the landings. YOUR WAND, YOUR STYLE Craft a wand from rare materials. Tune its stats – some wands are made for power, some for precision. Style your character. Find robes that fit who you want to be. MAGICAL CREATURES IN THE WILD Magical creatures roam the forests and fields around the school. Some are friendly. Some really aren't. Each one has its own behaviour worth figuring out. WHAT'S IN Wizard World: Harry's Mystery - Magic adventure set inside a school of magic - Flying broom freeplay and broom racing - Cast spells freely on enemies, objects, and the world itself - Explore an enchanted castle, an enchanted village, and the forests beyond - Wand customization with real stat tuning - Character customization – style, robes, your own look - Magic puzzles solved by spells - Dozens of spells across different schools of magic - Magical creatures to discover WHO IS Wizard World: Harry's Mystery FOR? If you grew up wishing the letter would come – it just did. Fans of magic adventure games, witch games, magic school stories, and anyone who just wants to cast spells at things will find their home here. Your magic adventure starts now.

Screenshots

ShutterForge4 screens
Wizard World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShutterForge at none against Wizard World's shown. Wizard World's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. ShutterForge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Wizard World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShutterForge ships an update every 3 weeks, Wizard World fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShutterForge versus Wizard World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShutterForgeWizard World
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB421 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJEFFREY DANIEL LESSARDStarplay Games

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ShutterForge

One-time6
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$4.99
  • Slam Pass$7.99
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  • Coin Stack$9.99
  • Coin Vault$19.99
  • Titan Vault$39.99
1 purchases

Wizard World

One-time1
  • No ads$2.99

Questions

Is ShutterForge free?
ShutterForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wizard World free?
Wizard World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShutterForge or Wizard World have ads?
Wizard World shows ads; ShutterForge does not.
Which is updated more often, ShutterForge or Wizard World?
ShutterForge ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wizard World fortnightly. Most recently, ShutterForge was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wizard World on October 28, 2026.

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