Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire

Name: Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire
Rating: 3.28 (184662 reviews)
Author: Nitrome

By: Nitrome

Pop balloons by drawing the corresponding symbols to defend the castle.

This app was removed from Google Play Store on 2026-06-09

Features & Capabilities

Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire is an engaging touch-based game where players assume the role of a wizard defending their castle from invading balloons. By drawing corresponding symbols on the touchscreen, players cast spells to pop various balloon types, preventing enemies from breaching the castle walls. The game combines intuitive gesture recognition with exciting magical effects, such as slowing down time, turning foes into frogs, summoning dragons, and enhancing castle defenses with gun turrets.

Developed by Nitrome, the award-winning team behind titles like Gunbrick and Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage, this game offers simple yet addictive gameplay suitable for all ages. Players can collect coins to unlock new spells, compete on Game Center leaderboards, and enjoy unique features including touch controls and strategic magic use. While the game contains optional in-app purchases and ads, it promises hours of spellbinding fun as you protect your domain.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Game Games Entertainment

By:

Nitrome

Downloads:

10,528,715

Rating:

3.28

(184,662)

Version:

2.2.0 Last updated: 2025-10-21

Version code:

Creation date:

2015-02-25

Publisher country:

Permissions:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
android.permission.VIBRATE Safe
com.nitrome.magictouch.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

102.13MB

Email:

en*****@nitrome.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

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Other platforms

Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire (v2.1.8)

4.50

(1,201)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Nitrome

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrome.magictouch

Email:

en*****@nitrome.com

Website:

http://www.nitrome.com

User Reviews

Players generally enjoy the fun, nostalgic feel and accessible mechanics, but stability and monetization issues drag down the experience. Crashes and freezes wipe progress and scores, ads interrupt play, and data saving/restoring is unreliable. A few bugs (dragon spell, UI issues) also pop up. Improvements focusing on stability, fewer ads, and robust save syncing would significantly boost satisfaction.

Pros

Fun and engaging gameplay.
Nostalgic, timeless appeal.
Simple, accessible mechanics that are easy to learn and pick up.
Impressive, well-designed mechanics.

Cons

Frequent crashes and freezes that wipe progress and scores.
Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay (even after buying to remove them).
Unreliable save/restore: high scores and progress not always saved, data cannot be restored via Google account.
Bugs and glitches (e.g., dragon spell issue, general buggy behavior).