Comparison

Sliding Seas vs Mowing Mazes

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

Head to head
About

Sliding Seas

Build and decorate your own tropical island paradise by matching and merging land. Collect VIP characters, complete puzzles, and enjoy a relaxing match-3 experience with daily missions and events. Escape to a world of fun with over 1000 levels.

Highlights
  • Match and merge land to create islands
  • Decorate and grow your home island
  • Collect cute VIP characters
  • Multiple game modes
  • Daily missions and weekend events
  • Offline play support
Features
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Be the mayor of your own tropical world! Pick cute buildings to decorate your island and hang out with cool VIP characters that you collect. Sliding Seas is the cutest and most relaxing match-3 puzzle game on mobile! SO MUCH FUN: • Easy to play, hard to master - endlessly fun and addictive! • Unique gameplay - match and merge land to make islands • Lots of game modes - ocean rescue, penguins, turtles, pirates and treasure • A world of your own - grow and decorate your home island • Earn rewards and prizes with daily missions and weekend events • Unlock cute VIP characters as you play • Awesome power-ups and spectacular combos • Supports offline play • Over 1000 levels, with more added all the time Sliding Seas is free to play, though some in-game items can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this option, simply turn it off in your device settings. Need to get away and relax? Escape to paradise with Sliding Seas!

About

Mowing Mazes

Embark on a lawn mowing adventure through quirky mazes. Solve puzzles, meet characters, and compete in global leagues. Customize your mower and escape the Evermaze.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized maze puzzles
  • Lawn mowing gameplay
  • Quirky characters
  • Worldwide lawn leagues
  • Character customization
  • Escape the Evermaze
Features
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Fun, bite-sized maze puzzles meet lawn mowing! Explore a labyrinth of mazes on an adventure filled with fun and quirky characters. Can you escape the Evermaze? - Simple swipe controls make mowing mazes easy to learn. - Find tricky new types of maze puzzle as you go. - A fun filled lawn adventure with interesting characters to meet. - Mow to the top of the worldwide lawn leagues. - Customize your character with lots of items. - Solve mysteries and escape the Evermaze. What are you waiting for? Jump on your mower and get mowing. A world of fun maze puzzles and peaceful lawns awaits. Terms of Use: https://protostar.games/eula

Screenshots

Sliding Seas4 screens
Mowing Mazes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sliding Seas and Mowing Mazes both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Sliding Seas's written reviews are positive against 62% of Mowing Mazes's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Sliding Seas sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mowing Mazes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sliding Seas against 4.7 for Mowing Mazes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.6K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Sliding Seas's written reviews are positive against 62% of Mowing Mazes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sliding Seas ships an update every 3 weeks, Mowing Mazes monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sliding Seas versus Mowing Mazes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSliding SeasMowing Mazes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better4.7 (2.4K ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better2.4K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size574 MB396 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMugshot Games Pty LtdProtostar

Customer experience

Sliding Seas

All ratings3,590 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews967 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%

Mowing Mazes

All ratings2,357 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative22.9%

User reviews

Sliding Seas

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 No forced ads
  • 💡 Unique twist on match-3 mechanics
  • 👍 Cute graphics and animations
  • 👍 Relaxing and challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes at certain levels
  • 💡 Lack of customization options for island
  • 💡 Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🐛 Hints/tutorials can be intrusive
  • 💡 Desire for more game modes/endless play

Mowing Mazes

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Masterful Zen Mower
  • 👍 Enjoyable
  • 👍 Fun and addicting
  • 👍 A Lawn Mowing Adventure
  • 👍 Darling and delightful! Just perfect!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Mundane Mazes
  • 🐛 Super horrible!
  • 🔋 Keys, really.
  • 🔋 Subscription and Forced Ads
  • 🔋 Froze

Bugs and requests

Sliding Seas

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Some levels feel impossible without using boosters
  • Occasional crashes or loss of progress after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and content updates
  • Implement an endless/survival mode
  • Allow replaying of completed levels
  • Improve contrast between ocean tile colors
  • Add option to skip survivor arrival animation

Mowing Mazes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lost my game
  • Game Crashed, Lost Everything. Don't bother
  • More lost keys!!
  • Fix the quests please!

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add teams and season passes
  • Add more variety to the mazes
  • Implement cloud saving
  • Reduce the frequency of ads
  • Provide a one-time fee option to remove ads

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sliding Seas

One-time10
  • Handful of Diamonds$1.99
  • Beginner's Bundle$3.99
  • Moonflower Bundle$3.99
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  • Unlimited Event Tickets$3.99
  • Pile of Diamonds$5.99
  • Luxury Rescue Boat$5.99
  • Rescuer's Bundle$6.99
  • Diamond Trader Bundle$9.99
  • Super Bundle$14.99
  • Mega Bundle$29.99
8 purchases

Mowing Mazes

Subscriptions1
  • Maze Master Pass$4.991 Month
One-time7
  • Small Coin Pack$0.69
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Small Key Pack$0.99
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  • Medium Coin Pack$2.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$3.99
  • Large Coin Pack$7.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Sliding Seas free?
Sliding Seas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mowing Mazes free?
Mowing Mazes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sliding Seas or Mowing Mazes?
Sliding Seas is rated higher. Sliding Seas averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Mowing Mazes averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Sliding Seas or Mowing Mazes have ads?
Both Sliding Seas and Mowing Mazes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sliding Seas or Mowing Mazes?
Sliding Seas ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mowing Mazes monthly. Most recently, Sliding Seas was updated on November 9, 2026 and Mowing Mazes on November 7, 2026.

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