Smash Puck vs Melldows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash Puck
Experience a unique puzzle game blending elements of pool, pinball, and curling with dynamic physics. Navigate through 120 handcrafted levels across 10 distinct worlds, utilizing special mechanics like magnets and portals to achieve your goals.
- 120 handcrafted levels
- 10 unique worlds
- Pool, Pinball, Curling elements
- Magnets, portals, moving platforms
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Smash Puck is the game you get when you combine Pool, Pinball, Curling and add magnets, portals, moving platforms, force fields and more! FEATURES • 120 handcrafted levels in 10 unique worlds • Original soundtrack featuring 6 songs: Listen on YouTube for free • So colourful! • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Very yummy! • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian • Super cute!
Melldows
Design and color your own miniature world in this relaxing sandbox game. Spread forests, create paths, and add structures in a goal-less, creative experience.
- Creative land design
- Goal-less sandbox experience
- Forest and path creation
- Place tents and ruins
- Cozy and carefree gameplay
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Melldows is a tiny, cozy world-building toy with no goals, scores, or pressure. Shape a small piece of land into your own peaceful place. Sculpt the terrain, grow forests and flowers, draw winding paths, and build a quiet little village. Watch the world come alive with changing light, gentle wildlife, and seasonal colors. There is nothing to win and no correct way to play. Create a wild garden, a hidden settlement, or simply relax and see where your ideas take you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Smash Puck at 125 against Melldows's 1. Smash Puck also leads on chart position (#198 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). Melldows's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, update cadence, 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
Smash Puck costs $1.99 and Melldows $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Melldows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Puck has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Smash Puck's written reviews are positive against 100% of Melldows's.
Smash Puck ships an update monthly, Melldows every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Puck | Melldows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (125 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semidome Inc. | Łukasz Cichecki |
Customer experience
Smash Puck
Melldows
In-app purchases
Smash Puck
No in-app purchases
Melldows
No in-app purchases
