Comparison

Underwatermelon vs dfruit

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

Head to head
About

Underwatermelon

A relaxing physics-based puzzle game where you match and merge cute fruits to create combos and eventually unlock melons. Aim to achieve high scores and unlock rewards in this soothing undersea adventure.

Highlights
  • Match and merge cute fruits
  • Create chain-reaction combos
  • Unlock melons
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Relaxing undersea theme
  • Unlock rewards and high scores
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NETFLIX MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. Match cute, colorful fruits to create combos and merge until you get melons. See how high your score can float in this relaxing, undersea puzzle game. When life hands you melons, make melonade! This soothing physics-based puzzle game, now available on your mobile device, is the perfect way to relax and unwind after a long day. Aim carefully to sort and combine floating fruits, ranging from tiny berries to massive melons. Line up chain-reaction combos of peaches, pineapples and more to create juicy merge moments and keep Inky the octopus supplied with delicious watermelons. Can you match and merge enough fruits to float up to the next gate? Each time you play this cozy puzzle game, you'll have a chance to set a new high score and unlock rewards from Inky's treasure chest. Your scores and special prizes will be saved wherever you play, across both mobile devices and TV. - Created by Next Games, a Netflix Game Studio.

About

dfruit

Merge fruits by dropping them into a basket, creating larger fruits and chain reactions. Enjoy multiple game modes, including classic score chasing and timed challenges, with a focus on offline play and a relaxing, tactile experience.

Highlights
  • Fruit merging gameplay
  • Playful physics engine
  • Classic, Timed Trial, and Orchard Run modes
  • Orchard Run upgrades and shop
  • Offline play
  • Storybook orchard theme
  • Responsive sound and haptics
Features
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Drop fruit into the basket, match two of the same kind, and watch them grow into a bigger fruit friend. dfruit is a warm, tactile fruit-merging game built around a quick one-finger loop: aim, release, merge, repeat. Every drop uses playful physics, so fruit bounce, roll, settle, and create surprising chain reactions. Play your way: • Classic — keep merging and chase your best score before the basket fills. • Timed Trial — score as much as you can in 90 seconds of active play. • Orchard Run — clear escalating Harvest goals, earn upgrade points, and build your own combination of run-only upgrades. Grow an Orchard Run: • Twenty upgrades, from a roomier basket and bigger drops to powerful scoring combinations • A shop after each completed Harvest, with fruit-value boosts, rotating upgrades, and optional rerolls • Twist Drop, Cider Press, Rumble Seed, and Anyfruit, with three customizable quick-access slots • Escalating watermelon basket clears that award permanent bonuses for the rest of your run • Challenge Harvests with variety, Medium-fruit, and Large-fruit goals and bonus upgrade points • Deeper upgrade levels and new center-merge, paced-merge, and shop-currency strategies • Separate best-Harvest and best-total records Made for a quick break: • A lively orchard Home with gently falling pieces from your selected merge collection • One independent saved game per mode, with Save & Quit and exact Resume • Lifetime Stats with mode filters, active playtime, drops, merges, points, and fruit creation counts • Optional shareable seeds for repeatable challenges in all three modes • Eleven original fruit characters and a readable Fruit Evolution chart • Ten offline achievements, six unlockable merge collections, and four distinctive background rewards • A newly illustrated Moon Garden filled with enchanted plants and woodland friends • Responsive sound and haptics, plus five lo-fi background tracks • VoiceOver, Larger Text, Reduce Motion, and high-contrast danger feedback dfruit works completely offline. It has no accounts, ads, analytics, purchases, or tracking.

Screenshots

Underwatermelon4 screens
dfruit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dfruit at 100% against Underwatermelon's 53%. dfruit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Underwatermelon's advantage is ratings volume (9.1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Underwatermelon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. dfruit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dfruit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Underwatermelon has 9.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Underwatermelon's written reviews are positive against 100% of dfruit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Underwatermelon ships an update every 3 months, dfruit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Underwatermelon versus dfruit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnderwatermelondfruit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Mark Drewry

Customer experience

Underwatermelon

All ratings8,775 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral15.9%
Negative30.8%

dfruit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Underwatermelon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Watermelon fruit piling issues at gate transitions
  • Inconsistent fruit combining behavior

Requested features

3 requests
  • Checkpoint system to save progress
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Improved fruit transformation mechanics

dfruit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Underwatermelon

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
None

dfruit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Underwatermelon free?
Underwatermelon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dfruit free?
dfruit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Underwatermelon or dfruit?
dfruit is rated higher. Underwatermelon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while dfruit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Underwatermelon or dfruit have ads?
Neither Underwatermelon nor dfruit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Underwatermelon or dfruit?
Underwatermelon ships an update every 3 months, and dfruit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Underwatermelon was updated on October 31, 2026 and dfruit on October 29, 2026.

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