Mekorama vs AlgoRun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mekorama
Guide a small robot through 50 intricate mechanical dioramas to reach its home. Enjoy relaxing gameplay with charming robots and collect level cards. Create your own dioramas with the built-in maker.
- 50 mechanical dioramas
- Relaxing gameplay
- Charming robots
- Collectible level cards
- Diorama maker
- Small install size
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Help a tiny robot stumble home through 50 puzzling mechanical dioramas. - Relaxing gameplay - Charming robots - Collectible level cards - Diorama maker - Small install size
AlgoRun
This game teaches fundamental coding concepts through interactive puzzles. It uses game mechanics inspired by programming principles like functions, loops, and conditionals to build algorithmic thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
- Algorithmic thinking puzzles
- Sequential instruction execution
- Functions and recursive loops
- Conditionals
- Step-by-step debugging
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A puzzle game for learning, practicing and improving algorithmic thinking. AlgoRun features puzzles that will teach you the basics of coding in a fun interactive way by using game mechanics derived from programming concepts such as: • Sequential Instruction Execution • Functions • Recursive Loops • Conditionals • Step-by-Step Debugging
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Verdict
Mekorama and AlgoRun both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Mekorama's written reviews are positive against 57% of AlgoRun's. Mekorama also leads on ratings volume (8.9K vs 65). AlgoRun's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Mekorama sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and AlgoRun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mekorama against 4.8 for AlgoRun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mekorama has 8.9K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Mekorama's written reviews are positive against 57% of AlgoRun's.
Mekorama ships an update monthly, AlgoRun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mekorama | AlgoRun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.9K ratings) | 4.8 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 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 | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fancade | bitcrumbs s.r.l. |
Customer experience
Mekorama
AlgoRun
Bugs and requests
Mekorama
Reported bugs
3 issues- Robot getting stuck or falling off platforms
- Inconsistent QR code scanning for user levels
- Occasional crashes or performance issues
Requested features
5 requests- Expand level creation tools
- Add more block types and textures
- Improve AI robot behavior
- Implement a level rating/sharing system
- Allow free camera movement in creator mode
AlgoRun
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mekorama
- Pay What You Want 1$0.99
- Pay What You Want 2$1.99
- Mekorama Premium$3.99
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- Pay What You Want 4$7.99
- Pay What You Want 5$15.99
- Pay What You Want 6$31.99
AlgoRun
- Algorun Premium$1.99
