MindStep vs Melodious
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindStep
A simple yet challenging jumping game where players time their jumps from moving logs to reach a goal. Avoid falling into the sea with precise timing and aim for high scores.
- Log-to-log jumping
- Precise jump timing
- Avoid falling into the sea
- Goal-oriented gameplay
- Aim for 100 jumps
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It’s a jump game that’ll make you hum “boing, boing!” without even realizing it! Jump from log to log, keep jumping toward the goal! But be careful — one wrong move and you’ll fall right into the sea! Aim for the legendary 100 jumps! ■ How to Play ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Just press the Jump button — it’s that simple! Time your jumps carefully to land on the moving logs. Let your guard down, and you’ll plunge straight into the ocean! You’ll be shouting “Aaaah!!” before you know it!
Melodious
This game combines elements from classic arcade titles into an original experience. Tap to keep colorful shapes in play while creating pleasing tones. Features story mode with physics puzzles, achievements, and global leaderboards.
- Classic arcade game elements combined
- Tap-based gameplay
- Creates pleasing tones
- Story mode with physics puzzles
- Unlockable achievements
- Worldwide leaderboards
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Are you a fan of 100 Balls? Avoid the Circles? What about Breakout or Pong? Melodious takes the best parts of all your favorite games and combines them into something truly original. Melodious is easy to pick up and hard to put down. Simply tap the screen to keep the colorful shapes in play while creating pleasing tones in the process. With three exciting game play modes including a story mode where you progress through interesting physics puzzles this game has something for everyone. Journey alone and unlock achievements or compete with friends via world-wide leaderboards. Download it now to get your zen on!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Melodious at none against MindStep's shown. Melodious also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 51 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MindStep against 5.0 for Melodious. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melodious has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of MindStep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Melodious's.
MindStep ships an update every 51 months, Melodious every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindStep | Melodious |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K. | Cluck Eye Tea, LLC |
Customer experience
MindStep
Melodious
In-app purchases
MindStep
No in-app purchases
Melodious
No in-app purchases
