Comparison

Mudd Masher vs Mystery Files

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

Head to head
About

Mudd Masher

Embark on a voxel adventure to reclaim scattered gems and save the world from a muddy invasion. Swipe to hop and tap to mash mutated foes across colorful lands. Enjoy a unique chiptune soundtrack as you cleanse platforms and defeat enemies.

Highlights
  • Voxel-based adventure
  • Swipe to hop controls
  • Tap to mash enemies
  • 8 colorful lands to explore
  • Collect scattered gems
  • Cleanse muddy platforms
  • Original chiptune soundtrack
Features
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"Mudd Masher is the Love Child of Mutant Mudds and Totes the Goat... It's very cool!" - TouchArcade Swipe to hop and tap to mash! Journey through 8 colorful lands and reclaim the precious Gems scattered within. Save the world from total muddiness!   Max has been cast into a vexing voxel adventure! Shedding his familiar 2D get-up, Max now faces a new muddy challenge in the soiled dimension of threes.   The mutated muddy foes are turning the world to mudd, and only you can stop them! Hop onto muddy platforms to cleanse them to their former glory, and be sure to mash the malicious mudds before they soil anything else!   Featuring velvety sublime chiptunes from the award-winning Mutant Mudds game series. Mashing mudds never felt so good.

About

Mystery Files

Engage in free-to-play detective puzzles and brain teasers. Discover hidden objects in various locations and choose from a library of interactive stories and quests. Earn achievements and collect unique items as you unravel mysteries.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Point-and-click adventures
  • Interactive stories
  • Brain teasers and mini-games
  • Achievement system
  • Collectible items
Features
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Free-to-play puzzles, brain teasers, and mini-games in Mystery Files: Hidden Objects, where you need to win mystery games and find hidden objects in every location! This is a library of Domini games and interactive stories that you can choose from. · Play your favorite puzzle games! Choose your own point-and-click adventure! In a single app, you can play any quest you like. An easy-to-read progress meter shows you which hidden object games you have already completed. Never choose between romance and detective genres—play both! · Never get bored! Are you worried about missing a brand-new release from Domini? Not anymore! All of our newest detective games are added to this wonderful collection. Any hidden object adventure quest you want—right at your fingertips! · Earn achievements! Play and replay your favorite puzzles to earn achievements! Be the quickest one to uncover cleverly hidden objects and show off your skills to your friends. Can you unlock them all? · Gather your own collection! Each of our thrilling adventures is full of secrets and mysteries. Be attentive as you travel through unknown worlds and beautiful locations while solving hide-and-seek interactive games! Find morphing artifacts, notes that expand the story, and fun trinkets to collect. Will you be able to complete the whole collection? Download Mystery Files: Hidden Objects—choose any quest you like and play for free! If you want bonus materials or need additional help, you can use the in-game store. ----- Questions? Email us at support@dominigames.com Visit our website to play more brain teasers and puzzles: http://dominigames.com Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominigames Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominigames

Screenshots

Mudd Masher4 screens
Mystery Files4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mystery Files at 4.6 against Mudd Masher's 3.7. Mystery Files also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 85) and chart position (#173 vs unranked). Mudd Masher's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mudd Masher sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery Files sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mystery Files holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mystery Files has 5.8K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Mudd Masher's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mystery Files's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mudd Masher versus Mystery Files: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMudd MasherMystery Files
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (85 ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better58.2% of reviews
Number of ratings855.8K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#173 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB431 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAtooi LLCDO GAMES LIMITED

Customer experience

Mudd Masher

All ratings85 ratings
Positive63.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative33.3%

Mystery Files

All ratings5,833 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,175 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative23.6%

Bugs and requests

Mudd Masher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mystery Files

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzles not working as intended
  • Scenes/items disappearing or becoming uninteractable
  • Game progress being reset or lost
  • Crashes and freezes when using in-app purchases

Requested features

3 requests
  • More ways to earn hints/coins without paying
  • Better instructions for mini-games
  • Ability to skip difficult puzzles

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mudd Masher

One-time6
  • 400 Gems$0.99
  • 2500 Gems$4.99
  • 6000 Gems$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 14000 Gems$19.99
  • 40000 Gems$49.99
  • 100000 Gems$99.99
20 purchases

Mystery Files

One-time20
  • A Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Pack of useful things$1.99
  • A Handful of Crystals$2.99
Show 17 more
  • A Pouch of Coins$3.99
  • A Pinch of Gems$3.99
  • Handful of useful things$3.99
  • Pack of useful things$4.99
  • Chalice of Coins$4.99
  • Currency box$4.99
  • Heap of Coins$4.99
  • Heap of Gems$4.99
  • A Handful of Gems$5.99
  • A Pouch of Gems$6.99
  • A Bag of Coins$7.99
  • A Bag of Gems$7.99
  • Bandbox of Coins2 variants$9.99
  • Bandbox of Gems$9.99
  • A Chest of Coins$11.99
  • Handful of useful things$12.99
  • Jewelry Box2 variants$14.99

Questions

Is Mudd Masher free?
Mudd Masher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mystery Files free?
Mystery Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mudd Masher or Mystery Files?
Mystery Files is rated higher. Mudd Masher averages 3.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Mystery Files averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Mudd Masher or Mystery Files have ads?
Mystery Files shows ads; Mudd Masher does not.

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