Sporetown vs Melldows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sporetown
Build a magical mushroom town in a mysterious forest. Combine cultivation with 3-match puzzle gameplay to discover new beings and create prosperity. Explore a whimsical world filled with growing fungi.
- Mushroom cultivation
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Build a spore town
- Discover magical beings
- Forest exploration
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In the mysterious forest, moonlight shines on the grass, where a magical piece of wood lies, and beautiful mushrooms are constantly growing out. How beautiful! Come and build a spore town, use mushrooms to create prosperity and discover more magical beings.
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.
- Creative land design
- Goal-less sandbox experience
- Forest and path creation
- Place tents and ruins
- Cozy and carefree gameplay
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Melldows at 100% against Sporetown's 0%. Melldows also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Sporetown's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On ratings volume, ads 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
Sporetown is free to download; Melldows costs $1.99 up front. Sporetown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Melldows asks for nothing beyond the download.
Melldows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sporetown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Melldows's.
Sporetown ships an update weekly, Melldows every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sporetown | Melldows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jampot Software co., ltd | Łukasz Cichecki |
Customer experience
Sporetown
Melldows
In-app purchases
Sporetown
- A Pile Of Gems$0.99
- A Bag Of Gems$1.99
- A Box Of Gems$9.99
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- A Large Bag Of Gems$19.99
- A Large Box Of Gems$29.99
Melldows
No in-app purchases
