Miracle Merchant vs Thunderbird Strike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Solitaire style gameplay
- 41 collectable potions
- Daily tasks
- Daily game with global highscores
- Mix and combine puzzle gameplay
- 2-3 minute playtime per game
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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
Thunderbird Strike
Fly as a thunderbird in this 2D sidescroller, defending Turtle Island from a destructive snake. Use searing lightning to protect the lands and waters from the Great Lakes to the Tar Sands.
- 2D sidescrolling gameplay
- Play as a thunderbird
- Defend Turtle Island
- Use lightning attacks
- Protect lands and waters
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In the 2D sidescroller Thunderbird Strike, fly from the Tar Sands to the Great Lakes as a thunderbird protecting Turtle Island with searing lightning against the snake that threatens to swallow the lands and waters whole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thunderbird Strike at none against Miracle Merchant's 7. Thunderbird Strike also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Miracle Merchant's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 39) and review sentiment (69% vs 53%). On price 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. Miracle Merchant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Thunderbird Strike asks for nothing beyond the download.
Miracle Merchant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miracle Merchant has 1.7K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Miracle Merchant's written reviews are positive against 53% of Thunderbird Strike's.
| Parameter | Miracle Merchant | Thunderbird Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 614 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 9+ |
| Developer | Arnold Rauers | Elizabeth LaPensee |
Customer experience
Miracle Merchant
Thunderbird Strike
Bugs and requests
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
Thunderbird Strike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Miracle Merchant
- Character Unlock 5$0.99
- Character Unlock 6$0.99
- Unlock Character 1$0.99
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- Unlock Character 3$0.99
- Unlock Character 2$0.99
- Unlock Character 4$0.99
- Unlock Miracle Merchant$1.99
Thunderbird Strike
No in-app purchases
Questions
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