Comparison

Animation Throwdown vs Miracle Merchant

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

Head to head
About

Animation Throwdown

Collect cards featuring characters from popular animated shows and battle other players in strategic duels. Build and upgrade your deck, join a guild, and compete in challenges to rise to the top.

Highlights
  • Collect cards from favorite animated shows
  • Strategic PVP card battles
  • Build and upgrade your card deck
  • Join guilds and chat with friends
  • Conquer story levels and arenas
  • Weekly challenges and guild wars
Features
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Animation Throwdown is the collectible card game that lets you collect cards and battle with characters from your favorite shows! Collect cards featuring characters and moments from your favorite cartoons. FAMILY GUY, FUTURAMA, AMERICAN DAD, KING OF THE HILL, BOB’S BURGERS and FX’s ARCHER duke it out in Animation Throwdown’s epic CCG! PVP battles let you duel other players in strategic head-to-head card battles. Enter epic card wars with Bob, Linda, Tina, Louise or Gene and fight Peter or Stewie Griffin! Battle, build and upgrade your deck for a cartoon card clash. Build a deck and join a guild with your friends, share tips and tricks through chat. Can you rise to the top? Card battles may be digital, but the stakes are real!* The fate of the world rests in your hands!** (*Stakes are not real) (**The fate of the world does not rest in your hands.) STEWIE, BENDER, LANA, PAM, TINA BELCHER, HANK HILL & ROGER THE ALIEN are waiting for you in this epic CCG! Come battle your way to the top in PVP duels! Collectible Card Game Collect cards of your favorite characters from each and every show Collect and fuse to design an epic deck Build card combos and find powerful new cards in Mom’s Mystery Box for special surprises and skins. Card Battles Battle to conquer 30+ islands of story levels to win cards – can you unlock Onyx Mode? Duel other players to level up in the Arena and unlock Secret Fight Club. Card battle challenges and Guild wars are available every week for big rewards. Play for infinite hours, provided that you never stop playing! Cartoon characters from your favorite shows: Family Guy’s Peter Griffin arrives alongside, Stewie, Lois, Meg, & Chris! Futurama’s Bender approaches with Fry, Leela, & Zoidberg! American Dad’s Stan Smith goes in for the attack with Francine, Klaus & Hayley! King of the Hill’s Hank Hill puts the “pain” in “propane” with Peggy, Dale, Jeff, & Bobby! Bob's Burgers’ Tina Belcher cooks the competition, joined by Bob Belcher, and Teddy! Your favorite Cartoon characters will make you laugh ‘til you drop your phone (or tablet) in the toilet! FX's Archer needs you on his very own spy missions! Download Animation Throwdown and join the card battling adventure today! Please Note: A network connection is required to play. Login or sign up for a Kongregate account to save progress across devices! Rated 18+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS). Animation Throwdown CCG is free to play, but some extra game items can be purchased for real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards ™ and © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

About

Miracle Merchant

Become an alchemist's apprentice in this solitaire-style card game. Mix and combine ingredient cards to brew potions for adventurers. Enjoy a unique, randomly generated challenge with each game and collect a variety of masterfully crafted potions.

Highlights
  • Solitaire style gameplay
  • 41 collectable potions
  • Daily tasks
  • Daily game with global highscores
  • Mix and combine puzzle gameplay
  • 2-3 minute playtime per game
Features
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Miracle Merchant is a solitaire style potion brewing card game. In Miracle Merchant you become the apprentice of a master alchemist who creates potions for thirsty adventurers. By mixing and combining different ingredient cards you create powerful potions based on the needs of your customers. Each game has a unique, randomly generated set of cards that will test your skills. By successfully completing games you can collect a variety of masterfully crafted potions. Daily tasks will keep you busy and you can compete with other players via online leaderboards. Features + Solitaire style gameplay + 41 collectable potions + Daily tasks + Daily game with global highscores + Mix and combine puzzle gameplay + 2-3mins playtime per game Visit www.tinytouchtales.com & www.miracle-merchant.com

Screenshots

Animation Throwdown4 screens
Miracle Merchant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Animation Throwdown at weekly against Miracle Merchant's monthly. Animation Throwdown also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (43K vs 1.7K). On price, review sentiment, 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. Animation Throwdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Miracle Merchant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animation Throwdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animation Throwdown has 43K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Animation Throwdown's written reviews are positive against 69% of Miracle Merchant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animation Throwdown ships an update weekly, Miracle Merchant monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Animation Throwdown versus Miracle Merchant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimation ThrowdownMiracle Merchant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43K ratings) — better4.4 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better68.5% of reviews
Number of ratings43K — better1.7K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB250 MB
Age rating12++12
DeveloperKongregateArnold Rauers

Customer experience

Animation Throwdown

All ratings43,227 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,651 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative19.2%

Miracle Merchant

All ratings1,674 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative17.7%

User reviews

Animation Throwdown

From 43K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable mix of cartoon characters
  • 🎨 Visually appealing graphics
  • 💎 Generous free-to-play rewards

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression without spending money
  • 🤖 Unfair matchmaking against higher-level players
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency on drop rates
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Overly aggressive monetization

Miracle Merchant

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Gorgeous art style and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent, soothing soundtrack
  • 🧠 Challenging yet addictive gameplay
  • ⏱️ Quick, bite-sized gameplay sessions
  • 🕹️ Simple but deep card game mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay with limited variety
  • 🤑 Paid features feel essential for full experience
  • 🤔 Unclear scoring system and objectives
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 High price for the amount of content

Bugs and requests

Animation Throwdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when opening the shop
  • Tutorial gets stuck on card upgrade screen
  • Arena rewards not properly credited

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add real-time PvP mode
  • Improve guild communication features
  • Implement card recycling system
  • Reduce research and upgrade times

Miracle Merchant

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when completing potions
  • Daily tasks and challenges not working properly
  • Inability to restore purchases on reinstall
  • Compatibility issues on newer iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game modes and progression systems
  • Ability to customize or upgrade potion shop
  • Clearer tutorial and in-game explanations
  • Synchronization of progress across devices
  • Expanded potion and ingredient variety

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Animation Throwdown

One-time10
  • Limited Time Pack2 variants$2.99
  • Small Gem Pack$4.99
  • Time Limited Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Get it now! Time Limited Pack$4.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$9.99
  • Special Pack$9.99
  • VIP Card$9.99
  • Large Gem Pack$19.99
  • Exclusive! Limited Time Pack$19.99
  • Mega Quest Season Pass$19.99
7 purchases

Miracle Merchant

One-time7
  • Character Unlock 5$0.99
  • Character Unlock 6$0.99
  • Unlock Character 1$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlock Character 3$0.99
  • Unlock Character 2$0.99
  • Unlock Character 4$0.99
  • Unlock Miracle Merchant$1.99

Questions

Is Animation Throwdown free?
Animation Throwdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miracle Merchant free?
Miracle Merchant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Animation Throwdown or Miracle Merchant?
Animation Throwdown is rated higher. Animation Throwdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Miracle Merchant averages 4.4 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Animation Throwdown or Miracle Merchant have ads?
Both Animation Throwdown and Miracle Merchant show ads.
Which is updated more often, Animation Throwdown or Miracle Merchant?
Animation Throwdown ships an update weekly, and Miracle Merchant monthly. Most recently, Animation Throwdown was updated on October 31, 2026 and Miracle Merchant on October 29, 2026.

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