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Head-to-head

The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 vs Harry Potter

The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Harry Potter
Harry Potter 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

Choose Harry Potter for a more polished experience with fewer ads.

While both games offer engaging match-3 gameplay, Harry Potter edges out with better reliability and fewer ads. The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 suffers from frequent technical issues and overwhelming ad presence, making it less enjoyable for many users.

Head to head

features edge: Harry PotterR2R8R61R70
The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 Users appreciate the variety of boosts and gameplay in Wizard of Oz, but many complain about excessive pop-ups and ads.
Harry Potter Harry Potter users enjoy the game mechanics but mention issues with in-game purchases and ad length.
ease of use edge: Harry PotterR4R10R71R72
The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 Many Wizard of Oz users find the numerous pop-ups and ads frustrating, leading to a cumbersome experience.
Harry Potter Harry Potter players report a smoother experience with fewer interruptions, although some still mention ad issues.
reliability edge: Harry PotterR6R22R77R102
The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 Users frequently report freezing and crashing issues in Wizard of Oz, which detracts from gameplay.
Harry Potter Harry Potter users mention bugs but find the game generally more stable.
price/value edge: Harry PotterR34R43R64R87
The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 The free version of Wizard of Oz has many complaints about ads and in-game purchases.
Harry Potter Harry Potter is also free with in-app purchases, but users feel it offers better value overall despite some complaints about costs.
support edge: Harry PotterR1R41R67R81
The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 Users report poor support experiences with Wizard of Oz, often receiving unhelpful responses.
Harry Potter Harry Potter users have mixed feelings about support, but some report better experiences.
Pick The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 if

You prefer a game with a Wizard of Oz theme and can tolerate ads and technical issues.

Pick Harry Potter if

You want a more reliable and polished match-3 experience with less ad interference.

Evidence note: The reviews for Wizard of Oz are heavily skewed towards complaints about ads and technical issues, while Harry Potter's reviews are more balanced with both positive and negative feedback.

Frequently asked

Is there a cost to play these games?
Both games are free to play with in-app purchases available; however, Harry Potter has fewer complaints about ads and costs than Wizard of Oz.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 110 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 5/5 · US Best game ever: I love this game. I would give you 10 stars if I could. There are so many ways to get boosts. I love that we can rate the levels although I’ve only found one or two I didn’t like. NEW ISSUE: the Eternal waters ad doesn’t finish, jumps back to the game, and doesn’t give me my reward for watching. It pops up constantly. FIX IT!
  2. [R8] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 5/5 · US Turn/ad/turn/ad: An ad after each turn is ridiculous
  3. [R61] Harry Potter 1/5 · US Game creator have gotten greedy: I have played this game for a couple of years. Usually you can play for quite a while and then you have to pony up and buy some in order to advance. I’ve done that several times. But tonight, I discovered something about the game. Seems like everybody’s raising their prices instead of charging you more for the coins they’ve made it so that you burned through them a
  4. [R70] Harry Potter 5/5 · US Amazing: This game is very addicting. I love it if you love Harry Potter this is the game to play.
  5. [R4] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 2/5 · US Meh: The game, colors, etc. are pretty good, but having to click out of 20 or more pop ups, some repeated, when I start the game is absolutely obnoxious. I deleted the app.
  6. [R10] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 1/5 · US Lose the added game plays: So frustrating to have to go through several other added games on this application. Get back to the original/actual game, which is very fun. All this other added stuff just slows down the app and now makes it very frustrating to play. Too much “noise” is slowing this app down to the point I don’t want to play it anymore! Add your other games to a different app, THANKS!!
  7. [R71] Harry Potter 1/5 · US Intrusive ads: This game has become unplayable with the intrusive ads at the top of the screen.
  8. [R72] Harry Potter 5/5 · US Harry Potter puzzles and spells: I love this game and have been playing it for years now and I love it so much and I think that you guys that are out there who don’t have this need to get it!! I promise this game is free to play you don’t need to pay to win just sit back relax and enjoy this free to play, no add, and, best of all, no Wi-Fi game! You can see your favorite Harry Potter senes! Each o
  9. [R6] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 3/5 · US Review: Always freezing and jumping back to start
  10. [R22] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 2/5 · US Fun Freeze: Game will freeze when you are in play, advertisement watched often do not provide credit beware of the glitch don’t pay if you don’t want to lose money. Caveat- game is fun when it works !
  11. [R77] Harry Potter 1/5 · US Poor game: Game has more glitches than you can imagine. Freezes up, shuts down, will not give you extras you are supposed to get. Kicks you out of game just when you’re ready to win a game. Unless you like to be totally frustrated don’t download this game.
  12. [R102] Harry Potter 5/5 · US Harry Potter Puzzle and spells: My game will freeze up while I’m in the middle of game. Why so we always keep getting the same card all the time.I rarely get a new card during all the same and get over to many of them and other people don’t need them, so can you fix that on the cards and the freezing up whenever I go into my message board there’s never nothing there I have to wait and go back to w
  13. [R34] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 1/5 · US The ads were the final straw: I have played this game since March 2016. I don’t know if that says something good or bad about me but I have played almost every day since that time. Today I counted 12 screens that I had to click through to finally get to the game and when I got there, there were ads blasting at the top of the screen. In an app I PAID for. You finally lost me.
  14. [R43] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 1/5 · US Scam ads: I’ve played this for years but hate it now because of the ads for the women’s pants/shorts/capris. I see these 30+ times a day. I did order once snd it turned out to be a scam. Items were trash and I’m fighting to get my money back. Please remove these ads
  15. [R64] Harry Potter 2/5 · US Too expensive: Too expensive
  16. [R87] Harry Potter 2/5 · US I love this game: I really do love this game. BUT they are extremely predatory with their microtransactions. And that’s why it’s two stars for me. Everything costs something, they try to trick you in VERY sly ways to buy their stuff, if you have an automatic payment set up, it’s super easy to accidentally buy stuff by just logging on. I hope they do better in the future because I’ve been playing i
  17. [R1] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 2/5 · US Not able to play anymore: Downloaded the app, was able to play for a bit. Tried to connect it to Facebook, now the game won’t play and keeps telling me my account has been deleted, even after I remove and reload the game app. ? Tried contacting Zynga service, but only got a trouble shoot email.
  18. [R41] The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 1/5 · US Terrible glitches!!!!: It would be nice if I could get through ONE GAME without it glitching!!!! I have played this game for years and it’s the worst it’s ever been.
  19. [R67] Harry Potter 1/5 · US Don’t buy this game!: It’s toxic! ZINGA is not it! run as fast as you can! Tried deleting my account.I am told it takes a month!! are you serious? a month? and then you are shoved back into a loop.I played in good faith several times but hate and harassment and lack of acceptance,kindness, tolerance etc I witnessed over the years wouldn’t change.How do you think it feels while you play a game and
  20. [R81] Harry Potter 1/5 · US Scam. Zynga (the company) stole my power ups and coins.: Do not download. It's a scam. They reduce your inventory of power ups and coins. Sometimes you pay to continue playing puzzles that require consecutive wins.
  21. [R78] Harry Potter 5/5 · US My opinion: What I like about this game is that there is no ads and it is just relaxing to play. It’s basically like candy crush, but a a lot more interesting. So I just wanted to say that this game is really fun and I’m glad that I get to play it for free.🤩
  22. [R80] Harry Potter 4/5 · US Surprisingly lots of fun: For someone who admitted is not a huge Harry Potter fan, this is actually quite a fun game. It doesn’t force in app purchases for one, two it doesn’t carry any ads whatsoever and three, it simply brushes up on my favorite game style as of late: match 3s. Likely keeping this game for as long as it’s here.

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store