Real Magic vs Magical Creatures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Magic
Transform into a wizard or fairy and cast spells using augmented reality. This app uses advanced motion sensing to interpret your hand and finger movements, creating unique magical effects in real-time. Capture and share your magical moments with friends.
- Augmented reality spell casting
- Motion sensing hand gesture recognition
- Customizable magic effects
- Front and back camera support
- Snapshot capture
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Be a wizard or fairy in real life, cast various magic spells with your own hand in front of your iPhone camera! With our cutting-edge, patent-pending augmented reality (AR) and motion sensing technology, Real Magic brings a realistically magical experience right to your phone. - No preset gestures to learn, any hand/finger (even face...) movement works - your imagination is the limit - Magic reflects the subtlety of your movement, the effect is never the same each time - 3 beautiful built-in magics to choose from (fire, ice, rainbow), and more for purchase (dark, elf, phoenix) - Try both back and front cameras for maximal fun - Take snapshots and show off to your friends Tell us what you think at info@xiaoxiaoniu.net
Magical Creatures
Run a magical laboratory to craft potions and heal mythical creatures. Travel through portals to discover new magical places and encounter diverse beings. This fantasy adventure game offers a unique healing experience.
- Craft magical potions
- Heal mythical creatures
- Run a magical laboratory
- Travel through portals
- Discover magical places
- Encounter diverse creatures
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Become a healer for magical creatures around the world. Start running a magical laboratory and learn to craft magical potions for your patients. Later in the game, travel through portals, meet different magical creatures and magical places as well. Adventure awaits. If you like fantasy and idle games, you will enjoy Magical Creatures!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Real Magic at none against Magical Creatures's shown. Real Magic also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Real Magic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Magical Creatures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Real Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Magic has 243 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Real Magic's written reviews are positive against 70% of Magical Creatures's.
Real Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, Magical Creatures every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Magic | Magical Creatures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (243 ratings) — better | 4.3 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 243 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiaoxiaoniu Creative Technologies | Juhani Paaso |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Real Magic
- Elf Magic$0.99
- Dark Magic$0.99
- Phoenix Magic$1.99
Magical Creatures
- 250 Blue Mana$1.99
- 62 Red Mana$1.99
- 10 Purple Mana$1.99
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- 200 Yellow Mana$1.99
- 4K Gold$1.99
- Double Profits$1.99
- 12K Gold$4.99
- Healer's Kit$4.99
- 240K Gold$44.99
- 1 Million Gold$99.99
Questions
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