PATZ vs Melldows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATZ
Tap to smash creatures on your screen with falling objects. Customize creature appearances with your own photos. Enjoy a simple, pixelated experience with no blood.
- Tap to smash creatures
- Customize creature appearance
- Use personal photos for creatures
- Pixel explosion effects
- Shake and rotate device controls
- Progress counters
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Some creatures running over your screen. When you are tired of watching them, let's BANG it! Tap the screen to spawn a heavy things to smash these little creatures. But don't worry. It is no blood. It is just a pixel explosion! Touch the button on the top left to change the appearance of the creatures. You can customize them by choosing photos from your own library. [ controls ] - touch the display to spawn heavy things - shake your device to shake the creatures - rotate the device to make life harder for the creatures - open the table on the top left by touching the button to change the appearance of the creatures - smileys and cats are predefined - touch the "+" on the last row of the table to add a picture for the creatures - long touch to change the custom pictures [ Additional information ] - for each creature you hit the counter adds +1 - the more creatures you smash the more will spawn - counters in the background show your progress Have fun!
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 price: PATZ at Free against Melldows's $1.99. PATZ also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Melldows's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
PATZ is free to download; Melldows costs $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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PATZ ships an update every 21 months, Melldows every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PATZ | Melldows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glindemann, Sennoun, Langer GbR | Łukasz Cichecki |
Customer experience
PATZ
Melldows
In-app purchases
PATZ
No in-app purchases
Melldows
No in-app purchases
