Hocus Puzzle vs Deadstar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hocus Puzzle
Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.
- Mix and match potions
- Cast spells
- Over 200 spellbinding levels
- Challenge friends
- Collect costumes
- Leaderboards
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.
Deadstar
Step into the shoes of Smokepurpp in this unique game. Listen to his music, gather in-game currency, and evade spectral adversaries. A surreal experience blending music and gameplay.
- Play as Smokepurpp
- Listen to music
- Collect cash
- Avoid ghosts
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Play as Smokepurpp, listen to tracks, collect cash and avoid the gucci ghosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deadstar at none against Hocus Puzzle's 10. Deadstar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Deadstar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deadstar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deadstar has 393 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 93% and 94% positive.
Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, Deadstar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hocus Puzzle | Deadstar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (42 ratings) | 4.8 (393 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 393 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bigpoint GmbH | Richard Bettridge |
Customer experience
Hocus Puzzle
Deadstar
User reviews
Hocus Puzzle
From 42 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Challenging but enjoyable gameplay
- 🕰️ Good time-passer
- 🎨 Cute and colorful design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔍 Lack of support and explanation for higher levels
- 🔋 Can be draining on battery
Deadstar
From 393 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔥 Awesome game
- 🎶 Unreleased music
- 🔊 Great music
- 🔥 Lit game
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Music not playing
- 🔍 Lack of customization options
- 🤕 Xanny mode removed
Bugs and requests
Hocus Puzzle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lottery wheel not working properly
- Game freezing during updates
- Losing progress after updates
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to convert coins to gems
- Option to disable ads or in-app purchases
Deadstar
Reported bugs
2 issues- Offline progress reset
- Music not playing
Requested features
4 requests- Add more music
- Bring back Xanny mode
- Add customization options (different characters, backgrounds, etc.)
- Add ability to purchase items with in-game currency
In-app purchases
Hocus Puzzle
- Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
- Gem Pack n°1$0.99
- Special Pack 5$1.99
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- Special Pack 10$1.99
- Gem Pack n°2$3.99
- Win The Level$4.99
- Gem Pack n°3$9.99
- Gem Pack n°4$16.99
- Gem Pack n°5$39.99
Deadstar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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