MeltLand vs Lost Marbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeltLand
Guide a water droplet through a mysterious, melted world by manipulating the terrain. This challenging rolling ball game tests your patience and precision as you aim for the goal while avoiding falls. Collect gems to earn lives and progress through unique levels.
- Manipulate terrain by pushing up ground
- Guide a droplet to the goal
- Avoid falling from the field
- Collect gems for lives
- Tap to create ripples
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∵∴ Google Indie Games Festival 2019 Top 3 Award Winner ∴∵ Roll the droplet by pushing up the melted ground! New sense Rolling Ball Game. This game is a bit difficult, and you will be tested the calm of your heart. It is a mysterious melted world... All you can do is to push up the ground from below. Carefully to avoid falling, sometimes boldly roll the droplet and aim for the goal! [ How to Play ] 1, Stroking the screen with your finger will bulge the ground and you can move it. 2, Carry the droplet to the goal carefully and gently so as not to fall from the field. 3, Ripples spread by tapping. 4, Collect gems as much as possible. It is interchangeable with lives. News & Support: @m_hakozaki on Twitter
Lost Marbles
Guide lost marbles through intricate mazes by tilting and turning your device. This relaxing puzzle game offers a simple yet engaging experience to help the marbles find their way home.
- Tilt controls
- Maze navigation
- Relaxing gameplay
- Marble guiding
- Puzzle solving
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These marbles are lost, help them find their way back home! Twist and turn the wheel to move the objects and guide the marble to the finish line. Sit back, relax, and get the marbles back home!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MeltLand at 4.5 against Lost Marbles's 3.4. MeltLand also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 31%). Lost Marbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). 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. MeltLand sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Lost Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
MeltLand holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeltLand has 243 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of MeltLand's written reviews are positive against 31% of Lost Marbles's.
MeltLand ships an update fortnightly, Lost Marbles every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeltLand | Lost Marbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (243 ratings) — better | 3.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 243 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| 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 | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masataka Hakozaki | Mevo Studios LLC |
Customer experience
MeltLand
Lost Marbles
Bugs and requests
MeltLand
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup/won't open
- Automatic heart recharge not working
- Ads not loading for skipping levels
- Game crashes after purchase (no ads, unlimited lives)
- Game not opening on specific iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Add checkpoints/mid-level saves
- Lower the difficulty or add difficulty options
- Add more levels or game modes
- Allow customization of water droplet color/appearance
- Implement a dark mode
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- Add a free play or sandbox mode
- Improve camera control or allow perspective changes
- Add a warning for new ramps appearing
Lost Marbles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MeltLand
- GEM x500$0.99
- ADS REMOVAL$1.99
- GEM x2000$1.99
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- GEM DOUBLER$1.99
- UNLIMITED LIVES$4.99
Lost Marbles
No in-app purchases
