Melldows vs Monolith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Monolith
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Monolith is a creative diorama builder for mobile. Place blocks, stamp signs in Japanese, Korean or custom glyphs, and paint pixel art on block faces. Symmetry modes help you build balanced structures quickly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Monolith at every 11 days against Melldows's every 4 weeks. Monolith also leads on price ($0.49 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Melldows costs $1.99 and Monolith $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Melldows ships an update every 4 weeks, Monolith every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melldows | Monolith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Łukasz Cichecki | Alf Axel Forsgren |
In-app purchases
Melldows
No in-app purchases
Monolith
No in-app purchases
