Molecano vs City Swipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Molecano
Embark on a word-based adventure to help a mole navigate volcanic landscapes. String words together to create bridges and collect food across challenging lava-filled levels. This unique puzzle game offers a relaxing experience with a cool soundtrack and unlockable characters.
- Unique word puzzle gameplay
- 500+ levels
- Unlockable characters
- Chill soundtrack
- Word-based bridge creation
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Molecano is an all-new word puzzle game from the creator of Dadish! Help Molene the mole explore volcanoes using words as a bridge. String words together so Molene can cross safely and collect all the delicious food strewn across the lava loaded levels. • A unique and challenging word puzzle game • 500 levels, with more to come • From the creator of Dadish and Super Fowlst • Cool characters to unlock • Playing this game will make you smart, probably • A good game for people who know some words • A chill soundtrack • Relax and unwind... in a volcano!
City Swipe
Engage in a matching puzzle game set in a parody city. Swipe icons and combine power-ups to clear obstacles and achieve objectives before time runs out. Explore various attractions within the game.
- Matching puzzle gameplay
- Create and activate power-ups
- Overcome obstacles
- Complete timed objectives
- Explore city attractions
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Play through this parody city by making matches and creating Power-Ups to overcome obstacles and complete puzzles! Swipe at least three icons, including Power-Ups. Tap or combine Power-Ups to activate them. Finish objectives before time runs out. Explore all the attractions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Molecano at Free against City Swipe's $0.99. Molecano also leads on ratings volume (109 vs 13). City Swipe's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Molecano is free to download; City Swipe costs $0.99 up front. Molecano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and City Swipe sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
City Swipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Molecano has 109 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Molecano's written reviews are positive against 100% of City Swipe's.
Molecano ships an update every 3 weeks, City Swipe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Molecano | City Swipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (109 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Young | The Funshark Company, LLC |
Customer experience
Molecano
City Swipe
Bugs and requests
Molecano
Reported bugs
8 issues- Level 137 - character won't move after placing letters
- Level 311 - multiple reports of unsolvable/broken level
- Level 339 - reported as extremely difficult/possibly broken
- Level 480 - appears to have no solution
- Level 464 - reported as impossible to pass
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- Early levels (around level 5) - unresponsive words
- Word extension not working consistently
- Hint system not helpful for difficult levels
Requested features
15 requests- More levels beyond level 500
- Larger game map for mobile devices
- Ability to rotate words 360 degrees
- Replay previous completed levels
- Game Center/cloud save compatibility
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- Star rating system for level performance
- Coin rewards based on performance stars
- Cheaper character options (50-100 coins)
- Faster character movement speed
- In-game dictionary function
- Expanded word dictionary validation
- Ability to make intersecting words like Scrabble
- Hint system improvements
- Support for multiple languages
- Special interactive elements (fruits/vegetables)
City Swipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Molecano
- Remove Ads$5.99
City Swipe
- 75 Cash$0.99
- 250 Cash$2.99
- 500 Cash$4.99
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- 1250 Cash$9.99
- 3000 Cash$19.99
- 2000 Cash + 25 Yerrr$24.99
- 8000 Cash$49.99
- 20000 Cash$99.99
- 50000 Cash$149.99
