Comparison

Spell Circle Run vs Meandering Muck

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spell Circle Run

Master elemental magic and craft your own spells. Strengthen your abilities and create a personalized spellbook to become the ultimate spell crafter. Engage in a magical journey to dominate the universe with your arcane power.

Highlights
  • Elemental magic system
  • Spell crafting and editing
  • Personal spellbook creation
  • Element strengthening
  • Become a spell crafter
Features
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Get ready for the harmony created by the elements! Strengthen your elements and master your spells! Create and edit your own personal spellbook! Prepare to become the best spell crafter in the universe!

About

Meandering Muck

Tilt your device to guide slime through procedurally generated mazes, collecting globs. Enjoy infinite replayability with competitive or relaxing gameplay modes. Features retro pixel art and an original soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated infinite mazes
  • Intuitive tilt controls
  • Competitive and cozy game modes
  • Collect wandering globs
  • Unlock and upgrade powers
  • Offline play
  • Retro pixel art and soundtrack
Features
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Tilt your phone. Pour your slime through the maze. Gather up the wandering globs along the way. Meandering Muck is a tilt-controlled maze game with infinite replayability. Every maze is procedurally generated using an algorithm refined over ten years. No two runs are identical. No memorization. Just pure puzzle-solving, as many times as you want. Retro pixel jungle temples. Cheerful slimes. Wandering globs that are surprisingly tricky to catch. Things might get a little sticky. TILT TO NAVIGATE Use your phone's motion to pour your slime through the maze. No virtual joysticks, no tap-to-move—just you and physics. Calibrate to however you naturally hold your device, whether you're sitting up, lying down, or somewhere in between. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Competitive Mode Race against the clock. Replay levels to beat your best time. Climb leaderboards for the day, week, or all time. Earn trophies and unlock powers as you progress. For players who love chasing high scores and optimizing runs. Cozy Mode One toggle removes all timers, trophies, and pressure. Just you and the maze. At lower difficulties, the patterns become almost meditative. For players who want calm, not competition. A WORLD THAT GROWS Start with clean temple paths. As you progress through levels and difficulties, wild vines creep in and the mazes feel increasingly untamed. The jungle is slowly reclaiming these temples, and you're just passing through. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Always start at the level after your last completed run. Easy to put down, easy to come back to. Play one maze or twenty—your pace, your choice. FEATURES - Procedurally generated mazes with infinite replayability - Intuitive tilt controls with customizable sensitivity - Three difficulty levels: Beginner, Easy, and Normal - Gather wandering NPC globs as you explore - Unlock and upgrade powers as you advance - Game Center leaderboards (daily, weekly, all-time) and achievements - Works completely offline—play anywhere - Original retro-pixel art and soundtrack - No enemies, no combat, no death—the slimes are pacifists MADE BY A SMALL TEAM Meandering Muck was built by three first-time indie developers: a software engineer who decided to bet on himself, an art student pursuing her dream of game art, and a sound designer from the gaming community. All art and audio is original—no AI generation. OUR PROMISE No ads. Ever. No data harvesting. No daily login rewards designed to manipulate you. No energy systems. No "watch a video to continue." You pay once. You own the game. All future content updates are free. Optional cosmetic DLC (slime skins and maze themes) coming in 2026 for players who want to support continued development.

Screenshots

Spell Circle Run4 screens
Meandering Muck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spell Circle Run at Free against Meandering Muck's $2.99. Spell Circle Run also leads on ratings volume (770 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Meandering Muck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spell Circle Run is free to download; Meandering Muck costs $2.99 up front. Spell Circle Run sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Meandering Muck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meandering Muck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spell Circle Run has 770 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spell Circle Run versus Meandering Muck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpell Circle RunMeandering Muck
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (770 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings770 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB144 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim SirketiShadowedvaca

Customer experience

Spell Circle Run

All ratings767 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral19.3%
Negative64.9%

Meandering Muck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spell Circle Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Spells not upgrading or evolving properly
  • Wand upgrades not working as expected
  • Progression and spell slots not functioning correctly
  • Ads not providing promised rewards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Improve balance and progression
  • Provide better explanations and tutorials
  • Reduce ads and monetization

Meandering Muck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Spell Circle Run

One-time15
  • Skip Ads Pack 1$0.99
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Skip Ads Pack 2$1.99
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  • Premium Sorcerer Pack$2.99
  • Claim x3 Upgrade$3.99
  • Coin Pack 3$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Sorcerer Starter Pack$5.99
  • Premium Sorcerer Pack$7.99
  • Skip Ads 6$7.99
  • Permanent Double Hands$9.99
  • Permanent Frenzy Mode$9.99
  • Double Hands$9.99
  • Permanent Double Hands+ No Ads$14.99
  • Double Hands+ No Ads$14.99
None

Meandering Muck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spell Circle Run free?
Spell Circle Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meandering Muck free?
Meandering Muck costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spell Circle Run or Meandering Muck?
Meandering Muck is rated higher. Spell Circle Run averages 4.6 out of 5 from 770 ratings, while Meandering Muck averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Spell Circle Run or Meandering Muck have ads?
Spell Circle Run shows ads; Meandering Muck does not.

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