Magic Touch vs Hoop Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Touch
Defend your castle by drawing magical spells with your finger to pop incoming balloons. Master intuitive gesture recognition to defeat aggressive hordes and protect the kingdom. Unlock new spells and power-ups to become the ultimate wizard.
- Intuitive gesture recognition drawing
- Simple drawing concept
- Game Center support
- Unlock new spells
- Slow down time
- Turn enemies into frogs
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Wanted, Wizard required for defence duties. Must be proficient in spell casting to pop varying balloon types that may be utilised by intruders. Must be confident working alone and comfortable facing aggressive hordes. Advanced magic techniques desirable but can be learnt on the job. Applicant expected to provide their own spell book and potion bottles. They also may be required to make tea and answer phone calls. Applicants should send CVs and potions portfolio to enquiries-castleundersiege@nitrome.com Use you finger to draw shapes. Match the shapes on balloons to pop them sending the invaders smashing to the ground. Keep the Enemy from reaching the castle for as long as possible! Features: - Intuitive gesture recognition drawing gameplay. - A simple drawing concept that anyone can grasp! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes. - Collect coins to unlock new awesome spells. Slow Down time! Turn enemies into frogs! Summon a mighty Dragon! Cover the floor on Fire! Make the Castle Turrets grow Gun Turrets! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
Hoop Rush
Navigate a challenging obstacle course by controlling a hoop. Maintain the line without touching it while accelerating through red tubes. Collect gems to unlock new cosmetic skins.
- Control the hoop
- Avoid touching the cable
- Gain insane speeds
- Break red tubes
- Collect gems
- Unlock cool skins
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Control the Hoop and keep the line without touching it. Gain insane speeds trying not to break red tubes! Collect gems and unlock cool skins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hoop Rush at none against Magic Touch's shown. Hoop Rush also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Magic Touch's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 35%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 259). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Magic Touch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Hoop Rush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Magic Touch against 4.4 for Hoop Rush. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 259 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Magic Touch's written reviews are positive against 35% of Hoop Rush's.
Magic Touch ships an update every 2 months, Hoop Rush every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Touch | Hoop Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (259 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 259 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 374 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Magic Touch
Hoop Rush
User reviews
Magic Touch
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 💎 Great graphics and art style
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🔍 Inconsistent shape recognition
- 📢 Too many ads
Hoop Rush
From 259 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Creative and innovative game idea
- ✨ Awesome graphics
- 🚀 Sense of flight
- 💪 Challenging gameplay
Room to improve
- 😩 Excessive ads during gameplay
- 🐌 Significant lag and freezing
- 😴 Boring and unentertaining
- 😫 Ads interrupt gameplay and cause losses
- 😵 Ads are intrusive and frustrating
Bugs and requests
Magic Touch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after losing
- Spells not working as intended
- Inconsistent scoring and coin rewards
Requested features
3 requests- Additional game modes and difficulty levels
- Ability to disable certain spells
- Save progress and high scores
Hoop Rush
Reported bugs
5 issues- App lags significantly
- Ads appear in the middle of the game
- Game freezes during ads
- Ads cause crashes
- Ads play audio when phone is on vibrate
Requested features
5 requests- Fix ads interrupting gameplay
- Reduce the amount of ads
- Improve app performance to reduce lag
- Offer an ad-free paid version
- Change the black background
In-app purchases
Magic Touch
- Coins Pack 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Coins Pack 2$2.99
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- Coins Pack 3$6.99
Hoop Rush
- No Ads$2.99
