Comparison

Amazing Frog? vs Melon

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

Head to head
About

Amazing Frog?

Engage in chaotic, kid-friendly open-world action as a ragdoll frog in the town of Swindon. Parkour, drive, fly, and fight your way through quests, unlock rewards, and discover hidden worlds. Play solo or in 2-player split-screen.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Ragdoll physics simulation
  • Vehicle driving and flying
  • Combat with various weapons
  • Character customization
  • Split-screen multiplayer
  • Questing and item collection
Features
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Please make sure your device has 4GB or more of RAM Amazing Frog? is like a kid-friendly version of "Grand Theft Auto" with action-packed chaos and toadally potty humour. Parkour through the town of Swindon, United Kingdom as a ridiculous farting ragdoll frog. Fly beyond the walls to uncover the many mysteries of Swindonshire! Join the fun in single player or 2 player split-screen co-op! Start your Quest to unlock the Magical Mystery Toilet! - Jump around town: Bounce on trampolines, soar through the air in cannons, and explore every nook and cranny. - Unlock Exciting Rewards: Collect new gear and equipment to help traverse Swindonshire - Find new costumes!: Get in brown portaloos to discover new outfits - Dress to impress!: Customize your frog in hideout’s blue portaloos Will you be a good Swindon Citizen? Do Good Deeds: Rescue cute kittens, tidy up the town and defeat zombies to earn Swindon Citizen Points (SCP). Or Bring Chaos? Cause explosions while jumping, driving or using bombs! Shoot stuff, create chaos and mayhem! Terrorize the citizens of Swindonshire! Action Adventure Awaits! - Driving: Test your skills with various vehicles like cars, trucks, buggies, bikes, mopeds, and mobility scooters. - Flying: Take to the skies with jets, airplanes, helicopters, drones, and jetpacks. - Ride the Waves: Find airboats, jet skis, and boats to explore the surrounding waters. Fight for survival! Swindonshire is home to tons of enemies to fight like zombies, sharks, alligators and skeletons! - Weapons: Use a wide range of weapons including pistols, bombs, poop guns, and grapple hooks. - Melee Combat: Engage in hand-to-hand combat with swords, bats, fish, and axes. - Explosives: Use bombs, explosive barrels, and RPGs for max damage. Spawn Anywhere! Find locations around Swindonshire like the Mountain, Swindon-on-Sea and an island with aggressive inhabitants! Enter the orange portaloos to respawn back into if your die. Use the spawn point app in the phone to teleport back to every spawn point you have entered! Discover New Worlds! Look for secret entrances to alternative versions of Swindon like the wintery, Snow World and terrifying hellscape in Blood World. Get flying lessons in Flight School! Trudge through the treacherous underground sewer and reignite the abandoned Swindon Space Program. Take a rocket to the Moon and explore the lunar landscape Features : - Experiment with the limits of what's possible with the physics simulator, mess around with jet packs, grapple hook, objects and also the inhabitants of Swindon - Find costumes across the map and customise your Frog! - Collect items like berries, sandwiches, ammo, skulls, mushrooms, poop. (They will be useful soon) - Break out the Crown and start the coronation! - Connect two controllers to play multiplayer split-screen in the main game and Party Mode! Controller Compatible and touch screen compatible. We are constantly working on optimising the game to as many devices as possible including improvements made on the quality settings to support devices with less RAM. its the official Amazing Frog? iOS version from Fayju x

About

Melon

Unleash your creativity in a chaotic sandbox game. Experiment with realistic ragdoll physics, a massive arsenal of weapons, and custom devices to create mayhem. Explore open worlds and build your own playground for destructive fun.

Highlights
  • Realistic ragdoll physics
  • Massive arsenal of weapons
  • Custom device creation
  • Open-world sandbox maps
  • Brutal experiments
  • Destructive fun
Features
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Melon Sandbox: Ultimate Sandbox of Chaos! Welcome to Melon Sandbox, a thrilling sandbox game where you unleash your creativity through brutal experiments with realistic ragdoll physics! No limits, no rules—just pure destructive fun! Melon Sandbox x Poppy Playtime: Halloween Collaboration! This Halloween, Melon Sandbox collaborates with Poppy Playtime for a special Halloween event! Enter a spooky world featuring iconic Poppy Playtime characters, including Huggy Wuggy, Kissy Missy, The Prototype, Boxy Boo, and more. Take on Halloween-themed board game challenges, unlock exclusive characters and mods, and bring the world of Poppy Playtime into your favorite physics sandbox! What can you do? Experiment with physics – Throw, smash, and test unique interactions between objects! Massive arsenal – Use firearms, melee weapons, explosives, and vehicles to tear through ragdolls! Create chaos – Stab, crush, burn, or vaporize with custom devices! Open-world sandbox – Explore diverse maps and build your own playground of destruction! Get ready for endless mayhem in the ultimate ragdoll simulation! Get on board now and start experimenting!

Screenshots

Amazing Frog?4 screens
Melon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Melon at Free against Amazing Frog?'s $7.99. Melon also leads on ratings volume (142K vs 952) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Amazing Frog?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Melon is free to download; Amazing Frog? costs $7.99 up front. Amazing Frog? sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Melon sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melon has 142K ratings behind it against 952, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazing Frog? ships an update every 3 weeks, Melon weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Amazing Frog? versus Melon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazing Frog?Melon
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (952 ratings)4.5 (142K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings952142K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.6 GB572 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperFAYJUPayge Ltd

Customer experience

Amazing Frog?

All ratings923 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews1,244 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative26.4%

Melon

All ratings141,768 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.7%

User reviews

Amazing Frog?

From 952 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and goofy game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Great for killing time
  • 🚀 Lots of things to explore

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Glitchy controls
  • 🐛 Laggy performance
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain features

Melon

From 142K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great mobile alternative to People Playground
  • 👍 Lots of creative possibilities
  • 🎨 Customizable characters and scenarios
  • 💡 Unique fruit/vegetable characters
  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with save system and resizing
  • 🔍 Limited camera controls
  • 🔍 Lack of detailed instructions
  • 🔋 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔍 Limited character and clothing options

Bugs and requests

Amazing Frog?

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when leaving Swindon
  • Inability to access certain apps on the Fphone
  • Grappling hook and other features not working as intended
  • Progress reset after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bigger map like the PC version
  • More costumes and skins
  • Multiplayer support
  • Improved camera controls
  • More content and updates

Melon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved creations glitching or disappearing
  • Resizing issues causing damage to characters
  • Ads with no close button, forcing app restart
  • Inconsistent character behavior and animations

Requested features

7 requests
  • More character options (grapes, bananas, etc.)
  • Additional weapons, vehicles, and items
  • Ability to create custom maps
  • Improved physics and gore effects
  • Mod support and customization on iOS
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  • Day/night cycles and weather effects
  • Multiplayer or online functionality

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Amazing Frog?

One-time3
  • Gold Retro Truck$1.99
  • Golden Jetpack$3.99
  • Golden Frog$3.99
26 purchases

Melon

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Membership - 1 Week$3.497 Days
  • Melon Premium 1 Month$9.991 Month
One-time24
  • Pile of Mels$0.59
  • Heap of Mels$0.99
  • First Buy Offer$0.99
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  • Bunch of Dices$4.99
  • Bucket of Mels$4.99
  • First Buy Offer$4.99
  • Small Box of SlimeCoins$4.99
  • Small Box of Stars$4.99
  • Small Box of Easter Eggs$4.99
  • Small Box of Clovers$4.99
  • Small Box of Valentines$5.59
  • Small Gifts Box$5.59
  • Barrel of Mels$9.99
  • First Buy Offer$9.99
  • Medium Box of Valentines$13.99
  • Medium Gifts Box$13.99
  • Medium Box of Stars$14.99
  • Medium Box of Easter Eggs$14.99
  • Medium Box of Clovers$14.99
  • Chest of Mels$19.99
  • Big Gifts Box$24.99
  • Cart of Mels$49.99
  • Lot of Mels$99.99
  • Huge Gifts Box$99.99

Questions

Is Amazing Frog? free?
Amazing Frog? costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Melon free?
Melon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amazing Frog? or Melon?
Melon is rated higher. Amazing Frog? averages 4.1 out of 5 from 952 ratings, while Melon averages 4.5 from 142K ratings.
Do Amazing Frog? or Melon have ads?
Melon shows ads; Amazing Frog? does not.
Which is updated more often, Amazing Frog? or Melon?
Amazing Frog? ships an update every 3 weeks, and Melon weekly. Most recently, Amazing Frog? was updated on October 25, 2026 and Melon on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Amazing Frog? or Melon?
Amazing Frog? currently peaks at #102 in the App Store charts, and Melon at #26. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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