Comparison

Trash Monsters vs Mur

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trash Monsters

Embark on a puzzle adventure to sort trash correctly and help friendly monsters save planet AfA-X. Engage in quests, minigames, and an endless mode to learn about climate change and achieve high scores. Fun for the whole family, this game offers an innovative and enjoyable learning experience.

Highlights
  • Puzzle and quest gameplay
  • Friendly monster characters
  • Exciting story and minigames
  • Endless mode for high scores
  • Learn about climate change
  • Family-friendly fun
Features
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"Hello, and welcome! We are the Trash Monsters. Enter our world of puzzles and quests and help us to put the trash where it belongs." MEET FRIENDLY MONSTERS! - Shicycle the recycling monster with her many helpful arms - Bioblurp the well-natured lover of organic waste - he has a strong stomach! - Ashes the cynical trash-burning dragon and many more unique and quirky characters... DISCOVER AN EXCITING STORY Play through hours of adventure, quests and minigames. Solve the mystery surrounding planet AfA-X, befriend its inhabitants, and become the all-time master of sorting! CHALLENGE YOURSELF Play with the "endless mode" and try to reach the highest score as more and more trash comes rushing in. Or try to beat your own record in the various exciting minigames. HAVE FUN & SAVE THE WORLD - Learn real-world skills to fight climate change every day - Made for children as well as and grown-ups. Filled with fun for the whole family! - Innovative design makes learning enjoyable NEED MORE REASONS TO PLAY? - Awarded several times at technology conventions - Exhibited at the ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art in Karlsruhe, Germany - Made with love by independent and idealistic designers - 100% free, no hidden costs, and no ads!

About

Mur

This interactive app enhances a physical children's book using augmented reality. Scan book images to unlock a musical, 360-degree virtual world that follows the story's themes. Designed for young children, it offers a unique blend of physical and digital play.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality integration
  • Interactive 360º world
  • Original musical score
  • Scannable book images
  • Storyline progression
  • Focus on music and themes
Features
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*Requires the physical book "Mur"* *Winner of the Bologna Ragazzi VR/AR award 2017* *Mur - a step in book*, is a beautiful, interactive and musical app built to augment the *physical children’s book, “A bear called Mur” by Kaisa Happonen and Anne Vasko*. Mur is a little story with a big message about being perfect just the way we are. The app is targeted kids aged 4 - 8 and is for both iPhones and iPads. The Mur app uses *augmented reality* to bridge the physical with the *virtual reality* of the app universe. The images in the book can be scanned, opening a dream-like intro sequence where the real-world slowly fades and makes Mur’s world appear. The book becomes *a set of keys* to unlock interactive experiences in a *360º world*, which can be navigated via the smartdevice as a sort of magical window. The Mur app follows the storyline of the book, but without words it focuses on *music* which is built up in four acts, each with a different theme. The music is especially arranged, composed and performed for the app. *Developed by Step In Books, Denmark* Step In Books is an award-winning company developing innovative experiences on mobile devices. Step In Books *work* with authors and artists *to bring stories to life* on tablets and smartphones. Mur is created by the team behind *Wuwu & Co.* Illustrations are made by Anne Vasko.

Screenshots

Trash Monsters4 screens
Mur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trash Monsters at 100% against Mur's 13%. Trash Monsters also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trash Monsters versus Mur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrash MonstersMur
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB424 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBunny & Gnome GbRPIBOCO ApS

Customer experience

Trash Monsters

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mur

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trash Monsters

No in-app purchases

None

Mur

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trash Monsters free?
Trash Monsters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mur free?
Mur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trash Monsters or Mur have ads?
Neither Trash Monsters nor Mur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trash Monsters or Mur?
Trash Monsters ships an update every 3 months, and Mur every 3 months. Most recently, Trash Monsters was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mur on October 24, 2026.

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