Molecano vs Deepcover
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!
Deepcover
Engage in stimulating puzzles to thwart criminals and prevent online scams. As an undercover agent, earn intel to protect potential victims, customize your character, and unlock new challenges. Discover real-world scam information and their consequences.
- Solve puzzles to outsmart evildoers
- Prevent scams and protect victims
- Earn intel at each level
- Customize your character
- Unlock new levels
- Play special training games
- Learn about real-life online scams
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In DeepCover, players solve a variety of fun and stimulating puzzles to outsmart evildoers, prevent scams, and save the day. Playing as an undercover agent, players are awarded more intel at every level they complete, used to outsmart scammers and help protect potential victims. Players are also able to customize their character, unlock new levels, play special training games, and learn additional info about real-life online scams and their impacts.
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Verdict
Molecano and Deepcover both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Molecano's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deepcover's. Molecano also leads on ratings volume (109 vs 9). Deepcover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Molecano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deepcover asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Molecano against 4.3 for Deepcover. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Molecano has 109 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Molecano's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deepcover's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Molecano | Deepcover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (109 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Young | DART Collective, Inc. |
Customer experience
Molecano
Deepcover
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)
Deepcover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Molecano
- Remove Ads$5.99
Deepcover
No in-app purchases
