Comparison

Machine Gun Fun vs Melldows

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

Head to head
About

Machine Gun Fun

Engage in endless fun shooting tin cans with various configurations. Enjoy a challenging Can Toss mode and aim cans into barrels. Experience exciting challenges with different numbers of cans.

Highlights
  • Multiple tin can configurations
  • Tin Can Toss mode
  • Shoot cans into a barrel
  • Timed can challenges
  • Physics-based can movement
Features
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Machine Gun Fun will give you endless hours of fun shooting tin cans. Pick one of the tin can configurations and start shooting. There is also a Can Toss mode which is fun and challenging. Have fun shooting and watching the cans flying around on the screen! + Many Tin Can Configurations + Tin Can Toss Mode + Shoot Tin Cans Into A Barrel Mode + 25, 50, 75 and 100 Tin Can Challenges Mode + Fun And Challenging

About

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.

Highlights
  • Creative land design
  • Goal-less sandbox experience
  • Forest and path creation
  • Place tents and ruins
  • Cozy and carefree gameplay
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

Machine Gun Fun4 screens
Melldows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Melldows at 100% against Machine Gun Fun's 20%. Melldows also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 38 months). Machine Gun Fun's advantage is price ($0.49 vs $1.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Machine Gun Fun costs $0.49 and Melldows $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melldows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Machine Gun Fun's written reviews are positive against 100% of Melldows's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Machine Gun Fun ships an update every 38 months, Melldows every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Machine Gun Fun versus Melldows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachine Gun FunMelldows
Price$0.49 — better$1.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingŁukasz Cichecki

Customer experience

Machine Gun Fun

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Melldows

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Machine Gun Fun

No in-app purchases

None

Melldows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Machine Gun Fun free?
Machine Gun Fun costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Melldows free?
Melldows costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Machine Gun Fun or Melldows?
Melldows is rated higher. Machine Gun Fun averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Melldows averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Machine Gun Fun or Melldows have ads?
Neither Machine Gun Fun nor Melldows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Machine Gun Fun or Melldows?
Machine Gun Fun ships an update every 38 months, and Melldows every 4 weeks. Most recently, Machine Gun Fun was updated on October 20, 2026 and Melldows on October 11, 2026.

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