Comparison

Spells Arena vs AstroBoost

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

Head to head
About

Spells Arena

Engage in real-time spell-casting duels by drawing magical signs. Challenge friends or a sophisticated AI with over 30 unique spells and physics-based gameplay. Experience stunning graphics and a compelling story.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer combat
  • AI opponents with varying difficulty
  • Gesture and swipe spell drawing controls
  • Physics-based spell simulation
  • Over 30 unique spells
  • Story mode and leaderboards
Features
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iFanzine: "... is an interesting concept, reminding me heavily of later incarnations of Lazer Tag." ***½ AppPicker: "The app features stunning and high-tech graphics" A-Maze: Candidate for Berlin Game Awards ---- Challenge the Gods and fight drawing spell signs. Spells Arena invites players to fight against their friends in realtime or fight against a tough AI that has 20 different opponents of various difficulties and personalities that await you! - Game Mechanics: Every player has 3 gems. Each gem has its unique spells. To activate the spells the player draws the signs. The gems you saved light up the portal stars and unlock new spell signs - 2 Gesture Controls Mode: Swipe or Gesture Sign Draw - Fun to Play: use plasma balls, shields, barrier, different types of traps that are created by the spells. Guide better the plasma balls using the aiming trajectory. LiquidFun engine is used to simulate the spells plasma. - Enjoy the story of the origins - Physics based gameplay - More than 30 spells gems await you - Multiplayer : Peer to Peer and Game Center - Enjoy the 3 characters to play: Inzana, Lahai, Sish - 3 levels of proficiency: apprentice ,sorcerer and warlock. On apprentice level the player is guided through a tutorial and competing against a difficultless AI, on the sorcerer and warlock levels the action is more and more frenetic and the AI becomes tougher to compete - Soundtrack by Craze Music Productions - Leaderboards Scores Spells Arena uses advanced graphics techniques to delight the eyes of the gamer. The light is computed in real time, the Gems and the Portals likewise and the fluid follows the physics laws of Boltzmann. Available only on iOS in following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Romanian. It’s compatible with: - iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus - iPod touch 5th generation - iPad 2, 3rd, 4th generations. - iPad Mini, Mini 2, Mini 3 - iPad Air, Air 2 For best experience play with - iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus, 5S, 5C, iPhone 5, - iPad Air, Air 2, Mini 2, Mini 3, iPad 3rd, 4th generations. Some effects are disabled or downgraded on older generations.

About

AstroBoost

Features
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Through a space journey, explore multiple asteroids in search of rare resources! Play as Mineos, an astronaut equipped with a jetpack that will allow him to easily explore the asteroids and thus retrieve rare materials even in the most difficult-to-reach corners. Discover gameplay that is both easy to pick up but offers numerous challenges!

Screenshots

Spells Arena4 screens
AstroBoost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spells Arena at none against AstroBoost's 1. Spells Arena also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AstroBoost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spells Arena asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spells Arena ships an update every 5 weeks, AstroBoost every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spells Arena versus AstroBoost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpells ArenaAstroBoost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB94 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer2 THINK DI CAPUANO ROBERTO E MAIER ELISABETA LOANA SNCRemy Sainsard

In-app purchases

None

Spells Arena

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AstroBoost

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Spells Arena free?
Spells Arena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroBoost free?
AstroBoost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spells Arena or AstroBoost have ads?
Neither Spells Arena nor AstroBoost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spells Arena or AstroBoost?
Spells Arena ships an update every 5 weeks, and AstroBoost every 2 months. Most recently, Spells Arena was updated on September 19, 2026 and AstroBoost on September 13, 2026.

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