Comparison

Hocus Puzzle vs Witch & Magic

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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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.

About

Witch & Magic

Embark on magical quests and solve addictive match-3 puzzles by connecting colorful jewels. Train your brain with challenging levels and enjoy juicy graphics. This game offers unlimited play with daily bonuses and supports offline play.

Highlights
  • Match magical jewels
  • Go on quests and adventures
  • Unlimited energy for unlimited play
  • Over 1000+ addictive levels
  • Internet connection not required
  • Juicy graphics and fantastic effects
  • Supports 16 languages
Features
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Match magical jewels in this extraordinary puzzle game! Go on quests and adventures to help your fellow wizards and witches collect magical items such as jewels, treasures, and more! Are you hungry for some magical adventures? They are waiting for you! Magical Features: - Save your progress and restore it - Unlimited energy for unlimited play - Over 1000 + addictive levels with daily bonus -Internet connection not required - Juicy graphics and fantastic effect! - Easy and fun game for kids and elders to enjoy - Relaxing jewel match 3 with enjoyable challenges - Puzzle helps to train your brain for critical thinking - Supporting 16 languages in all tablet devices! How to play: - Each level has its own mission for you to unlock the next level - Connect 3 identical jewels to crush jewels - Connect 4 jewels to create special jewels blast - Connect 5 jewels for ultimate magic jewel crush effect - Try out your own strategies to make simultaneous crushes - Use free boost items in challenging mode This game supports '한국어', 'Indonesian', 'Bahasa malay', 'English', '日本語', '中文简体', '中文繁體', 'Deutsch', 'français', 'Español', 'ไทย', 'Русский', 'Arabic', 'Portuguese', 'Turkish', 'Italian'. This game is acceptable for purchasing the items partially. When purchasing the items, the additional costs could be occurred and limited Consumer Right of Defense according to the item types. Auto Renewable Subscription # Subscription options We have the following subscription periods in our game: 1. Weekly Premium Membership offers weekly subscription for $6.99 after 3-day free trial. 2. Monthly Premium Membership offers monthly subscription for $14.99. 3. Yearly Premium Membership offers yearly subscription for $98.99. # End of trial and subscription renewal - This price is established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user''s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. # Canceling trial or subscription - You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039 . When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be canceled. When your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements included in Subscription option. # If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at help@superbox.kr E-Mail : help@superbox.kr Privacy Policy : http://superbox.kr/privacypolicy_en.php Terms of Service : http://superbox.kr/termsofservice_en.php

Screenshots

Hocus Puzzle4 screens
Witch & Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hocus Puzzle at 93% against Witch & Magic's 50%. Witch & Magic's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Witch & Magic sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Witch & Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Hocus Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Witch & Magic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, Witch & Magic every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hocus Puzzle versus Witch & Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus PuzzleWitch & Magic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings)4.8 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4150 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB300 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBigpoint GmbHSUPERBOX. Inc

Customer experience

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Witch & Magic

All ratings50 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Witch & Magic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
11 purchases

Witch & Magic

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
One-time10
  • Gold 200$0.99
  • Beginner's Bundle$1.99
  • Gold 1100$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Remove Ads Package$4.99
  • Witch Pass$5.99
  • Gold 2400$9.99
  • Gold 5200$19.99
  • Witch Bundle 30$29.99
  • Gold 36000$99.99

Questions

Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Witch & Magic free?
Witch & Magic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hocus Puzzle or Witch & Magic?
Witch & Magic is rated higher. Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Witch & Magic averages 4.8 from 50 ratings.
Do Hocus Puzzle or Witch & Magic have ads?
Both Hocus Puzzle and Witch & Magic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Puzzle or Witch & Magic?
Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, and Witch & Magic every 4 weeks. Most recently, Hocus Puzzle was updated on October 17, 2026 and Witch & Magic on September 27, 2026.

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