Mélange vs Reef Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mélange
Blend colored dots on a grid to match target patterns. Offers multiple grid sizes and over 345 levels of increasing difficulty. Enjoy a puzzle experience with no ads.
- Color dot blending
- Grid-based pattern solving
- Multiple grid sizes (3x3, 4x4, 5x5)
- Over 345 levels
- No ads
- Premium level packs
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Mélangeons! That’s “get mixin’” in French. Mélange is all about mixing colors! Get comfy: you might be playing for a while! Mélange’s gameplay takes place in a grid with colored circles having one of seven colors: red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, green, or black. Your job is to move the dots around and combine them carefully so that each space on the grid has the correct color. Sounds easy? Get ready for hours of puzzling patterns with the classic 3x3 grid, the tough 4x4 grid, and the challenging 5x5 grid with over 345 levels to choose from. And the best part: no ads. Ever. Free content: 180 levels ------------------------------------ 3x3 - 50 levels The classic Mélange gameplay, the 3x3 boards will get you going on your feet and playing the game. But don’t be fooled: some of them are trickier than they seem. 4x4 - 50 levels With more breathing room, dots can more farther than their 3x3 counterparts. These levels are for good players and qualified amateurs and are fun for everyone. 5x5 - 50 levels Add another layer onto the grid and things get interesting. Expert blending skills and intuition is required (with a hint or two sometimes). Pro - 30 Levels This pack is the most exhilarating. These levels are made with the expert player in mind. Good luck with these ones… Premium content: $0.99 for 165 additional levels ------------------------ Rails - 50 levels The Rails pack allows dots to travel farther and faster than ever before. Hop on a rail to the other side of the map and it can get hard to keep track of everything that is going on (pun intended). Mosaic - 50 levels Mosaic levels are the most aesthetic. Built with patterns in mind, levels in this pack give the game elegance. But looks can be deceiving; mosaic levels can prove to be quite tricky. Blck - 50 levels Why not add another color? Black dots eat everything in their path; nothing escapes. Their unique ability adds additional problems. Who goes? Who stays? Demon - 15 levels Demon levels are born to be challenging. Only 15 levels? Easy right? Wrong. These levels are formidable foes, striking fear into every Mélange-goer. You may begin to ask if these levels are even possible…
Reef Bloom
Cultivate a vibrant underwater ecosystem by planting coral and nurturing diverse fish species. Explore three distinct biomes, learn about marine life, and enjoy a relaxing, progression-based experience with no failure states or timers.
- Grow and expand coral colonies
- Hatch and observe diverse fish species
- Explore three unique biomes
- Learn about marine life with Ocean Journal
- No failure state or timers
- Day and night cycle with growing reef
- Seasonal events and daily rewards
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Reef Bloom is a calm reef-building game where you grow your own coral reef in 3D. Place coral, hatch fish, and watch an underwater world come alive, day and night, across three biomes. There is no failure state and no timer. You are a steward, not a controller: plant coral, let it grow, and let the fish find their own way. GROW A LIVING REEF - Plant coral and watch it grow from hatchling to full colony - Coral generates Bubble Energy, the currency that powers everything - Fish hatch from eggs at Bubbles' Fish Nest and swim freely through your reef - Skip-7's Pearl Market: a walk-in shop for the rarest specimens, sold exactly as shown THREE BIOMES - Coral Reef: the classic shallows - Seagrass Basin: grazers, rays, and turtles - Deep Twilight: bioluminescent creatures that glow after dark LEARN AS YOU PLAY - 160+ species, each with an Ocean Journal entry: scientific name, real-ocean facts, and habitat - Real species are marked, and so are the Reef Bloom originals. Can you tell which is which? Take the Field ID quiz - Tap any fish to find out what it is PACKS AND PROGRESS - Every level-up earns a free Rarity Pack: riches, a free coral, and a guaranteed fish - Every pack's odds are published in plain numbers. Mythic packs are never sold; they are earned - A free Daily Pack, research surveys, and achievements - Seasonal events all year: quests earn Event Tokens that buy each event's exclusive species - Bioluminescence Night: two winter months when the reef lights itself after dark CALM BY DESIGN - Day and night cycle; harmony rises with diversity - Play for a minute or an hour; your reef keeps growing while you are away - Three save slots - Free, optional account to carry your reefs between devices; no account needed to play Reef Bloom is free to play. Pearls, the premium currency, can be earned in play or purchased.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mélange at 39 against Reef Bloom's 2. Mélange also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Reef Bloom's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Mélange sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Reef Bloom sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mélange against 5.0 for Reef Bloom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mélange has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Mélange's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reef Bloom's.
Mélange ships an update every 9 days, Reef Bloom every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mélange | Reef Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3Labs, LLC | Defenestration Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Mélange
Reef Bloom
In-app purchases
Mélange
- Premium Level Pack$0.99
- Unlimited Hints$0.99
Reef Bloom
- 10 Pearls$0.99
- 35 Pearls$2.99
- 60 Pearls$4.99









