Mancala. vs Murdered by Midnight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Mancala. | Murdered by Midnight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37K ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sergey Skosyrev | Appracatappra, LLC |
Customer experience
Mancala.
Murdered by Midnight
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
Mancala.
- 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
Murdered by Midnight
- Murdered By Midnight Deluxe$0.99
Questions
Is Mancala. free?
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