Melldows vs Pocket Volcano
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.
Pocket Volcano
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Hold your finger on a tiny, smiling volcano and watch a whole world rise from the sea. You are a friendly volcano spirit in the middle of an empty ocean. Every eruption pours glowing lava down the slopes. It hisses into the waves and cools into brand new land. Bring rain for forests and rivers, sunshine for meadows and beaches, and wind to scatter seeds. Soon tiny villagers paddle in by canoe, and your island story begins. CREATE WITH NATURE • Tap and hold to erupt, then drag to aim the lava • Lava flows downhill, glows at night, and hardens into terraced land • Rain grows forests and carves rivers, sun makes grass and golden beaches • Wind spreads seeds across the island • Seasons change: autumn leaves, winter snow, spring blooms GROW A CIVILIZATION • Cute villagers build huts, farms, fishing docks, windmills and towers • Guide them through 7 eras: Wild Island, Stone Village, Harbor Town, Windmill Kingdom, Steam City, Eco City and Space Launch • Villagers love you, but they run when lava gets too close. Balance creation and destruction! • Launch a rocket to the stars as your final gift EXPLORE THE ARCHIPELAGO • 5 hand-tuned islands: Tropical, Arctic, Desert, Mushroom and Crystal • Each island has its own colors, trees and challenges, and gets harder as you go • Earn 3 stars per island to discover new lands LIVELY WORLD • Turtles on the beach, birds in the sky, whales around the shore • Day and night cycle with starry skies and a glowing crater • Surprise events: meteor showers, a giant tortoise visitor, and tsunamis you must calm • Catch floating sea bottles for surprise gifts PROGRESS EVERY DAY • Level up your spirit and power up Lava, Rain, Sun, Wind, Charm and Dream Tide • 12 adorable spirit skins to collect • 25 treasures across 5 collection sets • 3 daily missions, a 7-day gift calendar and 25 achievements • Boosters: Mega Eruption, Monsoon, Festival, Golden Hour and Calm Seas • Your island keeps growing while you are away RELAXING BY DESIGN • Gentle music and cozy sounds, all made for this game • Simple controls a young child can learn in seconds • Beautiful on any screen, made for one-handed portrait play No ads. Plays fully offline. Optional in-app purchases are available for gems, embers, the Starter Pack, Double Embers and Mythic spirit skins, but the whole game can be enjoyed without paying.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Volcano at Free against Melldows's $1.99. Pocket Volcano also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Melldows's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads 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
Pocket Volcano is free to download; Melldows costs $1.99 up front. Pocket Volcano sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Melldows asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Melldows | Pocket Volcano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Łukasz Cichecki | Wisdom Entertainment LTD |
In-app purchases
Melldows
No in-app purchases
Pocket Volcano
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Crate of Embers$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Mythic Spirit Skins$3.99
- Pouch of Gems$4.99
- Double Embers Forever$4.99
- Treasure of Gems$9.99
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