Comparison

CicMic vs Merels

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

Head to head
About

CicMic

A mobile adaptation of the classic strategy board game, Nine Men's Morris. Players strategically place and move pieces to form mills, aiming to outwit opponents. Enjoy quick matches or extended tactical sessions on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Classic Nine Men's Morris gameplay
  • Strategic piece placement and movement
  • Form mills to remove opponent pieces
  • Play against friends or global opponents
  • Mobile-friendly interface
  • Suitable for quick or long matches
Features
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Experience the classic strategy and excitement of Nine Men’s Morris in a fresh, mobile-friendly way with this fun iOS game! Challenge your mind as you place and move your pieces across the board, forming mills to remove your opponent’s pieces and outwit them in a battle of tactics. Play against friends you know, or anyone in the world, it’s like carrying the timeless board game in your pocket—ready to play anytime, anywhere. Perfect for quick matches or long-thinking sessions, this is a must-have for fans of classic board games and strategic fun. This app uses Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Two players Pass one device back and forth. No network needed. ■ 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. ■ Learn the rules Five short lessons. Your opponent never replies, so take your time. ■ Two looks Minimal and Wood. Switch in Settings whenever you like. ■ 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. ■ 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

CicMic2 screens
Merels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Merels at none against CicMic's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CicMic versus Merels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCicMicMerels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCICMIC.io LLCYungUi Lee

In-app purchases

None

CicMic

No in-app purchases

None

Merels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CicMic free?
CicMic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merels free?
Merels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CicMic or Merels have ads?
CicMic shows ads; Merels does not.

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