WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN U-SHAPED AND HORSE SHOE MAGNET Share with your friends Share 0 Snigdha answered this i also don't know. 0 View Full Answer Yash Agarwal answered this there is no difference between them -2 Aarush Dey answered this They are both the same just their name is different. 0 Adwit Jain answered this They are the same just names are different -1 Pratham answered this Both are same nothing is change -1 Supriyo answered this The difference is this that the u shaped one has more lifting strength than the horshoe magnet. -1 Naumya Shukla answered this This is the difference 1 Puranjoy Baruah answered this Horseshoe magnet poles are closer than the u shaped magnet 1