Linked Lines vs Magic Elements
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linked Lines
A classic match-puzzle game on a 9x9 board. Connect five or more same-colored balls horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to clear them and score points. Features beautiful visuals, intelligent algorithms, and multi-language support.
- 9x9 game board
- Connect 5+ same-colored balls
- Horizontal, vertical, diagonal connections
- Random ball generation
- Beautiful visual effects
- Auto-save progress
- Game Center leaderboards
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LinkedLines is a classic match-puzzle game that challenges your strategic thinking on a 9x9 board! 【Core Gameplay】 • 9x9 game board with 7 beautiful colored balls • Connect 5 or more same-colored balls to clear and score • Supports horizontal, vertical, and diagonal connections • 3 new balls generated randomly each turn 【Game Features】 • Beautiful visual effects and smooth animations • Intelligent pathfinding algorithm • Detailed statistical analysis • Auto-save game progress • Game Center leaderboard support 【Multi-language Support】 Perfect support for 9 languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic 【Perfect For】 • Puzzle game enthusiasts • Users wanting to exercise logical thinking • Office workers seeking casual entertainment • Strategy game lovers of all ages Download now and start your matching journey!
Magic Elements
A puzzle adventure game inspired by classic color line matching. Engage in strategic battles against monsters by matching elements, utilizing items, and upgrading your power to protect the world.
- Classic color line puzzle gameplay
- Adventure system with magical elements
- Fight monsters to clear stages
- Match 5 elements to attack
- Upgrade element rarity and level
- Use items to gain advantages
- Chain attacks for increased damage
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If you enjoyed Color Lines (Lines 98, Line 98) in the past, you will love this game. It is optimized for smartphones. And an adventure system with magical elements. Fight the monsters in the wild. Keep the world in peace. This will not be an easy journey. Get ready and go! ===== Tips ===== - Match 5 elements to attack - Move element together to build up the momentum slowly but efficiently - Every time you move, 3 more elements pop up randomly - Keep attacking the monster to clear the stage and proceed - Efficiency is the key to win - Chain up your attacks to give more attack damage - Elements are more powerful if they are matched 6 or more - Using items to level up and be stronger - Upgrade the rarity of your elements to gain significant power - Leveraging the items. They are your friends in the journey - Watching videos to gain more items. They will make your journey a little bit easier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Elements at 5.0 against Linked Lines's 4.5. Magic Elements also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). Linked Lines's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Elements holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linked Lines has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linked Lines | Magic Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鹏 吴 | Kun Wang |
Customer experience
Linked Lines
Magic Elements
In-app purchases
Linked Lines
No in-app purchases
Magic Elements
No in-app purchases
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