Comparison

Morels vs Squaring

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

Head to head
About

Morels

This is a digital adaptation of a beloved card game where players forage for delicious mushrooms in a dappled forest. Compete against others or AI, cook your finds, and strategically collect varieties to win. Includes an expansion with new cards and gameplay elements.

Highlights
  • Digital adaptation of a strategy card game
  • Online asynchronous 2-player games
  • Local pass & play mode
  • Solo play against AI
  • Game modifiers for varied gameplay
  • Interactive tutorial
  • In-app rulebook
Features
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*** Foray is now available! Foray expands Morels with 13 new types of cards including new items, characters, weather, and a more dynamic forest. Last fall, crackling fires wreathed the mountains. This spring, light-wielding thunderstorms roiled the valleys. Now, with summer come early and a glowing moon overhead, the soil is moist and black and delicious mushrooms are peeking up all over the forest. The Foray is on! *** The official digital adaptation of the beloved card game Morels. The woods are old-growth, dappled with sunlight. Delicious mushrooms beckon from every grove and hollow with many tasty varieties awaiting the savvy collector. Forage, sautée with butter over the fire, and cook your way to victory! Highlights: -Elegant digital conversion of the card game by Brent Povis -Online asynchronous 2 player games -Local pass & play -Solo play against 3 AI difficulty levels -Game modifiers: try a new way to play! -Interactive tutorial -In-app rulebook -Translated into: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish -No ads or microtransactions. Awards & Honors: 2014 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Two-players Nominee 2014 Games Magazine Best New Card Game Winner 2014 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2012 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2012 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee

About

Squaring

A turn-based multiplayer game where players compete to fill the four corners of a square before their opponent. The game board size can be adjusted, adding a strategic layer to the competition.

Highlights
  • 1v1 turn-based gameplay
  • Fill 4 corners of a square
  • Adjustable square size
  • Strategic competition
  • Multiplayer mode
Features
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In this Multiplayer 1v1 turn based game, your goal is to fill the 4 corners of a square before your opponent does. The square can be any size, so it can be as small as a 2 by 2 square, or as large as the game board 10 by 10 square! The key is to create your square before your opponent can create their square. The screenshots will help you understand.

Screenshots

Morels3 screens
Squaring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squaring at Free against Morels's $4.99. Squaring also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Morels's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (485 vs 1). On rating, ads 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

Squaring is free to download; Morels costs $4.99 up front. Morels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squaring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Morels against 5.0 for Squaring. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morels has 485 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Morels's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squaring's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morels ships an update fortnightly, Squaring every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Morels versus Squaring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorelsSquaring
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (485 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings485 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOSSBARK GAMES LLCBoris Piker

Customer experience

Morels

All ratings485 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.4%

Squaring

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Morels

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Foray cards not functioning properly
  • Destroying Angel card causing game to get stuck
  • Shiitake log not always creating bonus
  • Butter and cider extras not working together

Requested features

4 requests
  • Online synchronous 2-player mode
  • In-game messaging for online play
  • Faster end-game scoring
  • More player accounts and leaderboards

Squaring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Morels

One-time1
  • Foray$2.99
None

Squaring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morels free?
Morels costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Squaring free?
Squaring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morels or Squaring?
Squaring is rated higher. Morels averages 4.9 out of 5 from 485 ratings, while Squaring averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Morels or Squaring have ads?
Neither Morels nor Squaring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morels or Squaring?
Morels ships an update fortnightly, and Squaring every 19 months. Most recently, Morels was updated on October 13, 2026 and Squaring on October 2, 2026.

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