Mongo Madness vs Witch Hazel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mongo Madness
Embark on a retro-style 2D platforming adventure to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend. Jump, collect items, and defeat enemies across 32 levels spanning 8 distinct worlds. An expansion pack offers additional challenges.
- 32 levels across 8 worlds
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect hearts and coins
- Jump on enemies
- Onscreen, keyboard, or gamepad controls
- Expansion pack available
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Mongo Madness is a fast paced run and jump 2d side scrolling platform game from Ape Apps. It contains 32 exciting levels split up into 8 worlds of increasing difficulty. Collect hearts to stay alive, jump on enemies to survive, and beat each level to thrive. Can be played with onscreen controls, keyboard, or gamepad. There is also a 12 level expansion pack called Mongo Madness - The Lost Levels. It's just another lazy morning down in the Caves of Doom, until Mongo the orc wakes up and realizes that his girl has gone missing! Help Mongo battle his way through eight stunning worlds and 32 action-packed platforming levels as he collects coins, stomps enemies, and saves the girl! With Mongo Madness, you will relive the glory days of classic retro platform gaming, all in the palm of your hand! **Special Credit** The music for Mongo Madness came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
Witch Hazel
A young witch must venture into the woods to recover stolen magical items from rude fairies. Run, jump, and outwit your opponents to restore your school's glory. The fairies will fight dirty to keep the treasure.
- Run and jump mechanics
- Outwit enemy fairies
- Recover stolen magical items
- Restore school's glory
- Adventure gameplay
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The witch school of FogWarts has been pillaged by a swarm of incredibly rude fairies. By stealing all the schools magical items, the witches are left near powerless... A young apprentice, Hazel steps up to the challenge of venturing into the woods and recovering all of the schools enchanted items. The fairies won't give up the stolen treasure without a fight, and they fight even dirtier than they talk! Under the guidance of the great Archwitch, Hazel must run, jump and outwit the fairies at every turn, until every last item is recovered and Fogwarts is restored to its former glory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mongo Madness at 5.0 against Witch Hazel's 4.3. Witch Hazel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Mongo Madness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Witch Hazel sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mongo Madness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Witch Hazel has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mongo Madness ships an update every 6 months, Witch Hazel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mongo Madness | Witch Hazel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Gaia Interactive Inc. |
Customer experience
Mongo Madness
Witch Hazel
In-app purchases
Mongo Madness
- Mongo Madness Premium$1.99
Witch Hazel
- 50 of Rune$1.99
- 130 Runes$4.99
- 275 Runes$9.99
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- 570 Runes$19.99
- 1500 Runes$39.99
- 4000 Runes$99.99
Questions
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