Comparison

Morabaraba Trainer vs Merels

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

Head to head
About

Morabaraba Trainer

Features
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Learn to play Morabaraba from a perfect player. Training examples take you from beginner to expert in no time. When you are ready, play the full 8 stone game (hardest know variant). Because the computer always responds perfectly, even expert players can use this App to fine-tune their game.

About

Merels

Features
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Place your men where the lines meet, line up three, and take one of your opponent's. The rules take five minutes. Everything after that is the game. â–  On your own Eight opponents, each with its own temperament. The first only just learned the rules; not many people reach the last. Beat one to unlock the next. â–  Daily puzzle One position a day: find the win in a few moves. Difficulty follows the day of the week, and solved days count as a streak. Two years of them ship inside the app, so it works offline, and past days stay open. â–  Two players Pass one device back and forth. No network needed. â–  Online Tap Quick match and you are paired with whoever chose the same time control. Playing a friend instead? Make a private room and send them the six digits. Afterwards, play again and the colours swap for the second game. â–  Learn the rules Five short lessons. Your opponent never replies, so take your time. â–  Two looks Minimal and Wood. Switch in Settings whenever you like. â–  What is not in it No ads, no tracking, no chat. None of it. Linking an account sits in Settings, is optional, and changes nothing you can play. â–  Accessibility VoiceOver reads the whole board. Honours Reduce Motion and Dynamic Type. Drawn so meaning survives without colour, in dark mode, and at readable contrast.

Screenshots

Morabaraba Trainer1 screens
Merels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Merels at every 10 days against Morabaraba Trainer's every 5 months. Morabaraba Trainer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morabaraba Trainer ships an update every 5 months, Merels every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Morabaraba Trainer versus Merels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorabaraba TrainerMerels
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalph GasserYungUi Lee

In-app purchases

None

Morabaraba Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Merels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morabaraba Trainer free?
Morabaraba Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merels free?
Merels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Morabaraba Trainer or Merels have ads?
Neither Morabaraba Trainer nor Merels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morabaraba Trainer or Merels?
Morabaraba Trainer ships an update every 5 months, and Merels every 10 days. Most recently, Morabaraba Trainer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Merels on October 24, 2026.

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