Grab The Apple vs Molecano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grab The Apple
Navigate through challenging puzzle levels by dragging doodle arms to collect all the apples. Avoid various obstacles like spikes, bombs, and lasers while breaking blocks and collecting coins. Enjoy a fun and engaging puzzle-solving experience.
- Doodle arm mechanics
- Dozens of puzzle levels
- Obstacle avoidance (spikes, bombs, lasers)
- Block breaking
- Coin collection
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Drag your long, doodle arms through dozens of puzzle levels, as you strive to grab all the apples. Avoid spikes and bombs, traps and surprises. Break blocks, punch some bugs. Collect coins. Dodge lasers. Have fun!
Molecano
Embark on a word-based adventure to help a mole navigate volcanic landscapes. String words together to create bridges and collect food across challenging lava-filled levels. This unique puzzle game offers a relaxing experience with a cool soundtrack and unlockable characters.
- Unique word puzzle gameplay
- 500+ levels
- Unlockable characters
- Chill soundtrack
- Word-based bridge creation
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Molecano is an all-new word puzzle game from the creator of Dadish! Help Molene the mole explore volcanoes using words as a bridge. String words together so Molene can cross safely and collect all the delicious food strewn across the lava loaded levels. • A unique and challenging word puzzle game • 500 levels, with more to come • From the creator of Dadish and Super Fowlst • Cool characters to unlock • Playing this game will make you smart, probably • A good game for people who know some words • A chill soundtrack • Relax and unwind... in a volcano!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Molecano at 109 against Grab The Apple's 7. On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Grab The Apple sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Molecano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Grab The Apple against 4.3 for Molecano. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Molecano has 109 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Grab The Apple's written reviews are positive against 85% of Molecano's.
Grab The Apple ships an update every 6 weeks, Molecano every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grab The Apple | Molecano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 85.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Korigame Ltd | Thomas Young |
Customer experience
Grab The Apple
Molecano
Bugs and requests
Grab The Apple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Molecano
Reported bugs
8 issues- Level 137 - character won't move after placing letters
- Level 311 - multiple reports of unsolvable/broken level
- Level 339 - reported as extremely difficult/possibly broken
- Level 480 - appears to have no solution
- Level 464 - reported as impossible to pass
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- Early levels (around level 5) - unresponsive words
- Word extension not working consistently
- Hint system not helpful for difficult levels
Requested features
15 requests- More levels beyond level 500
- Larger game map for mobile devices
- Ability to rotate words 360 degrees
- Replay previous completed levels
- Game Center/cloud save compatibility
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- Star rating system for level performance
- Coin rewards based on performance stars
- Cheaper character options (50-100 coins)
- Faster character movement speed
- In-game dictionary function
- Expanded word dictionary validation
- Ability to make intersecting words like Scrabble
- Hint system improvements
- Support for multiple languages
- Special interactive elements (fruits/vegetables)
In-app purchases
Grab The Apple
- Remove Ads$2.99
Molecano
- Remove Ads$5.99
