Real Magic vs Craft the Potion
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
Craft the Potion
Brew magical potions for customers by mixing various ingredients. Earn money to unlock new recipes and solve a range of fantastical problems. Experience the life of a witch in this engaging simulator.
- Mix ingredients to brew potions
- Serve customers with magical cures
- Earn money and unlock new recipes
- Solve magical problems
- Experience being a witch
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In Craft the Potion game, you will mix a variety of ingredients to brew the potions for your customers! Earn money and unlock new recipes to cure the variety of magical problems of your customers: from Unrequited Love to Lycanthropy. Feel yourself the real Witch! (please do not try to repeat the recipes at home)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Real Magic at 84% against Craft the Potion's 0%. Real Magic also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). Craft the Potion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence 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. Craft the Potion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Real Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Magic has 243 ratings behind it against 5, 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 0% of Craft the Potion's.
Real Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, Craft the Potion monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Magic | Craft the Potion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (243 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 243 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Xiaoxiaoniu Creative Technologies | IDEYA, OOO |
Customer experience
Real Magic
Craft the Potion
In-app purchases
Real Magic
- Elf Magic$0.99
- Dark Magic$0.99
- Phoenix Magic$1.99
Craft the Potion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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