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Head-to-head

Magic Charger-Charge Animation vs charging play

Magic Charger-Charge Animation 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Magic Charger-Charge Animation
charging play 4.5★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 60

Magic Charger-Charge Animation is slightly better for users prioritizing a wider variety of pre-made animations, while charging play is a viable alternative if its core functionality works for you.

Full reviews: Magic Charger-Charge Animation · charging play

Both Magic Charger-Charge Animation and charging play offer custom charging animations, but both are heavily criticized for excessive ads and frequent functionality issues. Magic Charger-Charge Animation has a slight edge due to its higher lifetime rating and slightly fewer reports of core features failing entirely, though it still struggles with ad-related problems and setup complexity.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: Magic Charger-Charge AnimationR2R4R15R18
Magic Charger-Charge Animation Magic Charger-Charge Animation offers a variety of animations, including anime and manga options, and allows users to create their own R2R15. However, many animations are locked behind premium subscriptions or require watching ads R4R18. Users also report issues with custom video compression R15.
charging play charging play also provides a selection of animations and the ability to create custom ones . Some users appreciate the available content . However, there are complaints about custom animations failing to set or play audio .
Ease of Use and Setup tieR3R6R21R28
Magic Charger-Charge Animation Users find Magic Charger-Charge Animation's setup process annoying and complicated, often requiring interaction with the Shortcuts app R3R21. Some report the app not appearing in Shortcuts or the animations not triggering correctly R6R28.
charging play charging play also requires setup, but some users found the tutorial helpful and the process easy . However, many users experience issues where the app gets stuck on a screen, preventing them from changing animations or accessing settings .
Reliability and Performance tieR5R6R9R10
Magic Charger-Charge Animation Magic Charger-Charge Animation frequently fails to play animations, often redirecting users to the app itself or showing ads instead R6R9R27R30. Many users report ads failing to load, preventing access to free content R5R10R13. Some also note the app causing the phone to heat up .
charging play charging play users report numerous bugs, including animations not playing, the app getting stuck, or crashing . Ads also frequently fail to load, preventing functionality .
Price and Value tieR1R4R18R33
Magic Charger-Charge Animation Magic Charger-Charge Animation is free with in-app purchases, but users are frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads and the constant push for premium R1R4R18R33. Many features are locked behind a subscription, which some find overpriced at $56 a year R4.
charging play charging play is also free with IAP, but users complain about frequent and intrusive ads . One user reported paying for premium features and not receiving them, along with receiving inappropriate messages .
Support and Updates tieR10R13R15R22
Magic Charger-Charge Animation Users frequently ask developers to fix issues like ads not loading, animations not working, or bugs with custom content R10R13R15R22. There is no specific mention of positive support interactions.
charging play Users also appeal to developers to fix bugs, such as the app getting stuck, animations not playing sound, or ads not loading . One user reported a serious issue with inappropriate messages after paying for premium features .
Pick Magic Charger-Charge Animation if

you are looking for a wider variety of pre-made animation options, especially anime/manga, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and a potentially complex setup process R2.

Pick charging play if

you prioritize a potentially easier initial setup with a tutorial and are hoping for a functional custom animation feature, despite the risk of bugs and ad interruptions .

Evidence note: Both apps suffer from similar core issues, primarily related to excessive ads, features locked behind paywalls or ad-watches, and frequent functional bugs. The evidence is strong for these shared problems. The distinction is made on the slightly higher lifetime rating and fewer reports of complete app failure for App A, though both have significant negative feedback.

Frequently asked

Do these apps have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Magic Charger-Charge Animation and charging play are heavily criticized for having a large number of intrusive ads, often appearing every few swipes or when trying to access content R1R18R38R43.
Do the charging animations always work?
No, users report frequent issues with animations not working correctly for both apps; Magic Charger-Charge Animation often redirects to the app or shows ads instead of the animation R6R9R27R30, and charging play users experience animations not playing, the app getting stuck, or crashing .
Are there free animations available?
Both apps offer some free content, but a significant portion of animations and features are locked behind premium subscriptions or require watching ads (R4, R18, , for Magic Charger-Charge Animation; , , , , for charging play). Many users report that the ads required to unlock free content often fail to load (R5, R10, R13, , R22, , for Magic Charger-Charge Animation; , for charging play).

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 4/5 · US Awesome!!!: I love this app but under the manga category the only thing there is dragon ball z and Naruto. and there are a lot more anime/ manga out there. But overall great app
  2. [R4] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US Horrible: This app was horrible you need an app to unlock everything, and the ad couldn’t even load and it keeps asking for premium. Just horrible. Go make an actual good app
  3. [R15] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Interesting: I like it so far just really having trouble with the compression when I make my own animation it turns a 4K video worse a d way more pixelated, anyone know if there’s a way I can fix this or pre compress the video
  4. [R18] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Little iffy 😩: K so it’s great and all BUT don’t get the app cos every couple of swipes and BOOM ad. :( and there not many chargers / idea: maybe for all FNAF fans add some FNAF theme plz🙏 also there like a LOT of “ WaCtH aD ToUnLoCk” crap and it’s annoying
  5. [R3] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Just an app but decent : Butter Girl reviews: This app is great but has some problems like when I opened the app and it did not have numbers I was native to like 1 2 3 instead it had chinese numbers and I tried to fix it but I couldn’t. So I am very disappointed.🙁🙁🙁☹️☹️☹️ It was annoying how you have to go into shortcuts and set stuff up so that you can see the charging animations. SO annoying! I
  6. [R6] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Meh: It works kinda It just gave me a notification that my shortcut was running and didn’t actually do it
  7. [R21] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Good: It was a little bit hard to do
  8. [R28] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US Bad don’t download it: It is horrible it didn’t show the charging animation (ง🔥Д🔥)ง
  9. [R5] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 5/5 · US It’s not working: Whenever I look at the thing that says for free to watch, add, it says sorry there’s no ads to watch
  10. [R9] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Decent: It is a very cool app but when it does the animation it takes me straight to the app.Also it does not tell the right present of battery.
  11. [R10] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 2/5 · US NOOO: I do not recommend because I was like Oh I found a cute animation but then… THE FREAKING ADS WOULDNT LOAD!!!! It’s cute and all but I can only scroll for entertainment!! PLEASE FIX THE ADS!!!!!
  12. [R1] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US Not a good app: There are way to many adds you can never get write in the app without at least 2 adds. I would not recommend this app!
  13. [R33] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Wow…. I’m surprised: When I saw an ad for this app I was interested. But I saw bad reviews… I still download out of curiosity. And it really worked! It’s just… way to many ads and also to much advertising of the premium.
  14. [R13] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US What the scam are you about to download dev pls respond: So I am trying to use this pikachu cause my brother wants to see it and then it says that I can’t watch ad and they will “try again” it doesn’t work 5 minutes in bro pls make it work stupid bug made my brother cry
  15. [R22] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US Didn’t work.: This app did not work one bit I would try to watch an ad to get a free one but it kept saying “ad loading failure” or something so I would not recommend also similar things have been happening to other people so please fix this glitch(s).
  16. [R38] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 4/5 · US too many ads: Yeah i get it, it’s an app it needs ads…just not every time i exit the app for 0.1 of a second.
  17. [R43] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 1/5 · US This app is so bad: Imagine making a charging app and then just playing nonstop adds and writing fake reviews
  18. [R27] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Why: When I got the app it seemed fun to have an animation play when I charged my phone but when I did all the steps it was annoying that sometimes when it would put up the animation adds and extra would pop up so it would cancel out the animation 😕
  19. [R30] Magic Charger-Charge Animation 3/5 · US Mehhh: Its good! Although, whenever I charge my phone, it switches to an add and goes to the app itself. So, it wont work. The charging animations are cool though.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store