# Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire

> Draw spells with your finger!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id946917251](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id946917251)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id946917251`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nitrome
- **Category:** Action
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,212 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.8
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-16
- **First published:** 2015-02-25
- **Size:** 374 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magic-touch-wizard-for-hire/id946917251)
- **Website:** [http://www.nitrome.com/mobile/](http://www.nitrome.com/mobile/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.nitrome.com/privacy](http://www.nitrome.com/privacy)

## Description

Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire lets you defend a castle by drawing spells with your finger. Trace simple glyphs to pop balloons and repel invaders with intuitive, gesture-based controls and a straightforward learning curve. Earn coins to unlock new spells and climb Game Center leaderboards and achievements.

Powerful spells and twists expand the action: slow down time, turn enemies into frogs, summon a dragon, and unleash fiery effects around the castle. The game emphasizes accessible drawing mechanics and offers optional ads with in-app purchases to remove them, plus cross-promotion of other Nitrome titles. A perfect pick for quick sessions and friendly competition.

## Rankings

- #51,415 — Overall
- #33 — Blasts From the Past
- #30 — magic

## Review summary

Overall, Magic Touch is fun and addictive with engaging modes and strong visuals. However, users repeatedly report intrusive ads, frequent crashes and freezes, spells and power-ups that don’t work, gesture-input problems, and a perception that the game is abandoned with no timely updates. These recurrent issues overshadow the positives and affect playability.

### Pros

- Addictive and engaging gameplay that keeps players coming back
- Visually appealing graphics with polished detail
- Variety of game modes (Zen, Classic, Time Attack, Insane) and progression
- Free-to-play friendly; earn coins and potions in-game and can play offline

### Cons

- Intrusive ads that disrupt gameplay (pop-ups and ads after rounds)
- Frequent crashes and freezes; game can feel unplayable
- Spells and power-ups often don’t work or aren’t usable as described
- Gesture/symbol input sometimes not recognized or misread
- Perceived abandonment with lack of updates to fix bugs

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id946917251)