Comparison

Mancala. vs Murdered by Midnight

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

Head to head
About

Mancala.

Experience Mancala, an ancient strategy board game. Move marbles counter-clockwise, aiming to collect the most in your home hole. Enjoy a classic game of skill and foresight.

Highlights
  • Ancient board game gameplay
  • Counter-clockwise marble movement
  • Strategic home hole collection
  • Simple rules, deep strategy
  • Single-player game
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Mancala (also known as Kalah) is an ancient board game. Pick up marbles from any of bottom holes and move them counter-clockwise. If your move ends at your home hole (right one) you can move again. The game ends when all six holes on either side are empty. The winner is the player with the most marbles in home hole.

About

Murdered by Midnight

Engage in a thrilling murder mystery game set in the 1920s. Deduce the killer, weapon, motive, and time of death by following clues and interrogating characters. Play solo or with friends globally.

Highlights
  • Deduce murderer, weapon, motive, and time of death
  • Set in a 1920s Art Deco mansion
  • Highly replayable with over 483,000 possible outcomes
  • Single-player against AI or multiplayer with friends
  • Achievements and scoreboard
  • Immersive period-specific graphics and characters
Features
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The Murdered by Midnight board game can now be enjoyed anywhere on the go. Either play with friends or family around the world. Be the first to deduce the murderer, murder weapon, motive and time of death to solve the murder and win the game! The story takes place in the 1920’s in a fabulous Art Deco mansion, Briarwood Manor. The owners have gathered six world famous detectives and several of their friends and family to throw a “murder party”, where they’ll stage a mock murder for the detectives to solve as entertainment… as was all the rage in the 20’s. Unfortunately, things get all too real when someone commits an actual murder before the party gets started. Can you follow the clues and bring the guilty to justice before time runs out? FEATURES: MURDERED BY MIDNIGHT DELUXE - You get the heart of Murdered by Midnight for Free. When you are ready to upgrade, make a one-time in-app purchase of Murdered by Midnight Deluxe to access the game control Options or remove Ads. HIGHLY REPLAYABLE - Not including the detectives, there are 25 people at the manor during the time of the murder, this includes staff, family members and friends. Considering that the person who found the body is not the murderer, there are 22 possible suspects for the crime. With all of the combinations of people, weapons, motives and times, there are more than 483,000 possible outcomes just waiting to be explored! EASY TO PLAY, HARD TO MASTER - During a turn each player can: move to a new location, search for weapons, dust for prints, perform forensics analysis or ask a witness what they saw or who they suspect. Using these clues, the player can deduce the murderer, murder weapon, motive and time of death. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER - Play either by yourself against one or more of our AI Detectives or with friends and family over Game Center. Enter an open match to play with anyone in the world! Multiple matches can be open at any given time. ACHIEVEMENTS AND SCOREBOARD - Multiplayer games feature a number of Achievements that can be won to keep gameplay exciting and fun. Compare your wins with your friends and family on the master scoreboard. RICH AND IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS - Murdered by Midnight features beautiful, period-specific graphics and fonts designed to invoke the Art Deco feel and draw the player into the game’s environment. INTERESTING CHARACTERS - Each non-player character includes a unique portrait and mini biography to help tell the story and make the player’s feel like they are staring in their own murder mystery novel. MULTIPLE RESPONSES - Murdered by Midnight features multiple responses for each character based on the current scenario. This provides a rich and immersive story that helps to draw you into the game and keeps things from getting boring and repetitive.

Screenshots

Mancala.4 screens
Murdered by Midnight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mancala. at 80% against Murdered by Midnight's 33%. Mancala. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). On price, ads, 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. Mancala. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Murdered by Midnight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mancala. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mancala. has 37K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mancala.'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Murdered by Midnight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mancala. ships an update every 2 months, Murdered by Midnight every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Mancala. versus Murdered by Midnight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMancala.Murdered by Midnight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37K ratings) — better3.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings37K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSergey SkosyrevAppracatappra, LLC

Customer experience

Mancala.

All ratings36,514 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews549 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.5%

Murdered by Midnight

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Mancala.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Hint button not working properly
  • Peg solitaire mode has unsolvable levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Difficulty settings for AI
  • Earn in-game currency through gameplay
  • More single-player modes and puzzles
  • Clearer in-app instructions and rules

Murdered by Midnight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mancala.

One-time10
  • 50 diamonds$1.99
  • 55 diamonds$1.99
  • 90 diamonds$2.99
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  • Advanced Features$4.99
  • 150 diamonds$4.99
  • Avalanche Advanced Features$4.99
  • 145 diamonds$4.99
  • 180 diamonds$6.99
  • 350 diamonds$9.99
  • 750 diamonds$19.99
1 purchases

Murdered by Midnight

One-time1
  • Murdered By Midnight Deluxe$0.99

Questions

Is Mancala. free?
Mancala. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murdered by Midnight free?
Murdered by Midnight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mancala. or Murdered by Midnight?
Mancala. is rated higher. Mancala. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Murdered by Midnight averages 3.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Mancala. or Murdered by Midnight have ads?
Neither Mancala. nor Murdered by Midnight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mancala. or Murdered by Midnight?
Mancala. ships an update every 2 months, and Murdered by Midnight every 26 months. Most recently, Mancala. was updated on November 10, 2026 and Murdered by Midnight on November 3, 2026.

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