Comparison

Smash Hit vs Mendel's Quest

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

Head to head
About

Smash Hit

Embark on a surreal journey, smashing glass objects in a futuristic dimension. Experience musically synchronized gameplay with realistic destruction physics. Test your focus and timing to travel as far as possible.

Highlights
  • Surreal futuristic dimension
  • Musically synchronized gameplay
  • Realistic glass-breaking mechanics
  • Over 50 unique rooms
  • Destruction physics
Features
Currently charting
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Take a surreal journey through an otherworldly dimension, move in harmony with sound and music and smash everything in your path! This experience requires focus, concentration, and timing to not only travel as far as you can, but also break the beautiful glass objects that stand in your way. * Smash your way through a beautiful futuristic dimension, smashing obstacles and targets in your path and experiencing the best destruction physics on mobile devices. * Musically synchronized gameplay: music and audio effects change to suit each stage, obstacles move to each new tune * Over 50 different rooms with 11 different graphic styles, and realistic glass-breaking mechanics in every stage Smash Hit is playable at no cost and free from ads. An optional premium upgrade is available through a one-time in-app purchase that will enable iCloud synchronization across multiple devices, detailed statistics, alternative game modes and the ability to continue from checkpoints.

About

Mendel's Quest

Embark on a unique running, jumping, and punching adventure with Jewish motifs. Travel through time as Mendel, an Orthodox Jew, to collect holy books and complete your mission. This game offers a fun experience with a distinct cultural theme.

Highlights
  • Running, jumping, and punching gameplay
  • Distinct Jewish cultural motifs
  • Time machine mechanic
  • Collect holy books
  • Engaging narrative
Features
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Mendel's Quest is the only running-jumping-punching game that has distinct Jewish motifs. Set in 19th century Russia, you play as Mendel: an Orthodox Jew with a time machine and a mission to restore as many 'holy books' as possible. Help little Mendel complete his mission. Help him. Mendel's Quest was created by four handsome jews, of whom tried their best to make this game as fun as possible. They would love to hear about any bugs or other bad experiences -- send them an email at mendelsquestgame@gmail.com, preferably before rating the game, and they'll try to make it right :) Gevalt!

Screenshots

Smash Hit4 screens
Mendel's Quest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mendel's Quest at none against Smash Hit's shown. Mendel's Quest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Smash Hit's advantage is ratings volume (109K vs 30) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Smash Hit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mendel's Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.6 for Smash Hit against 4.6 for Mendel's Quest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Hit has 109K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Smash Hit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mendel's Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Hit ships an update every 2 months, Mendel's Quest monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Smash Hit versus Mendel's Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash HitMendel's Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (109K ratings)4.6 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings109K — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#122 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB337 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMediocre ABRafael Hecht

Customer experience

Smash Hit

All ratings109,008 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews2,774 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.5%

Mendel's Quest

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smash Hit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes unexpectedly
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Inconsistent hit detection

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Ability to continue from checkpoints without premium
  • Customizable controls and settings

Mendel's Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Hit

One-time1
  • Premium2 variants$1.99
3 purchases

Mendel's Quest

One-time3
  • 500 Books$0.99
  • 2000 Books$1.99
  • 10000 books$3.99

Questions

Is Smash Hit free?
Smash Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mendel's Quest free?
Mendel's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smash Hit or Mendel's Quest?
Mendel's Quest is rated higher. Smash Hit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 109K ratings, while Mendel's Quest averages 4.6 from 30 ratings.
Do Smash Hit or Mendel's Quest have ads?
Smash Hit shows ads; Mendel's Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Smash Hit or Mendel's Quest?
Smash Hit ships an update every 2 months, and Mendel's Quest monthly. Most recently, Smash Hit was updated on November 4, 2026 and Mendel's Quest on October 24, 2026.

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