Comparison

Keloric vs MellowCade

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

Head to head
About

Keloric

A physics-based puzzle game where you manipulate heat sources to solve challenges. Explore a variety of materials with unique thermal properties and discover emergent solutions. Features daily and endless modes for continuous gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-time heat simulation
  • Diverse material properties
  • Phase-change mechanics
  • Daily generated puzzles
  • Endless mode
  • Level sharing
  • Universal app support
Features
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KELORIC is a thermal-physics puzzle game. You don't draw paths. You don't push blocks. You place heat and cold sources on a grid of materials — metal, glass, wood, ice, wax, walls — and let the heat actually flow. Every cell is simulated tick by tick. A metal corridor spreads heat fast. Wood throttles it. A wall stops it dead. An ice pack absorbs heat, holds the path closed, and then — once enough energy has melted it — turns into water and lets the heat through. Wax does the same trick at 50°C, then floods heat through faster than metal. Place your sources, watch the temperature spread, and hold every target inside its band long enough to win. — REAL PHYSICS — A cellular-automaton solver drives every cell on the board. Heat moves between neighbors based on conductivity. Materials with high heat capacity warm slowly. Phase-change cells stall the system, absorbing latent heat before transforming. There are no hidden rules: what you see in the colors is what the simulation is doing. — SIX PACKS · 178 PUZZLES — • Fundamentals (free) — 28 levels including a phase-change introduction. Learn the mechanics step by step. • Advanced — 25 levels of tighter routes and narrower target bands. • Extremes — 25 levels with ±10°C bands and unforgiving budgets. • Impossible — 25 levels for players who beat the rest and want more. • Crucible — 25 levels built around melting ice. Heat dams, buffer races, slow burns, cascading melts. • Forge — 20 levels built around wax. Solid wax blocks heat like wood. Heat it to 50°C and it melts into molten wax — which conducts heat faster than metal. Burn through gates, time your melts, mix wax with ice for compound puzzles. — DAILY + ENDLESS — A new puzzle every day, generated from the date. Build a streak. One missed day per month is forgiven. Endless mode generates infinite puzzles with rising difficulty. How far can you push your streak before a level breaks you? — GAME CENTER — Fourteen achievements. Two leaderboards. Compete on Endless best streak and Daily current streak. — BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD — Universal layout. Portrait on iPhone, all-orientation on iPad. Drag to paint, double-tap to erase. CloudKit syncs your progress across devices. — NO ADS. NO ENERGY METER. NO TARGETED TRACKING. — Buy a pack once, own it forever. Free packs are genuinely free — no premium currency, no daily limits. Optional anonymous gameplay analytics help us tune level difficulty (opt-out in Settings → Privacy). No personal data is collected. — SHARE YOUR FAVORITES — Export any level you've played as a `.keloric` file or paste-code. Import others' levels straight into the app from a URL or AirDrop. If you liked Hexcells, Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, or Zachtronics games, Keloric is built in that lineage — but with a physics core that gives every puzzle a fingerprint-unique solution path.

About

MellowCade

Discover and play a curated collection of casual web-based games without needing to install each one individually. Enjoy various genres like puzzles, matching, and word games, and track your progress and recently played titles.

Highlights
  • Instant play web-based games
  • No individual game installations
  • Variety of casual genres
  • Track playtime and milestones
  • Quick access to recently played games
  • Handpicked game recommendations
Features
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Looking to unwind or enjoy a satisfying challenge? MellowCade brings a handpicked collection of casual web-based (H5) games together in one place, so you can tap and play whenever you have a moment. TAP TO PLAY Start playing instantly within MellowCade. Explore multiple casual games without installing each one separately, making it easy to switch between experiences and find something that suits your mood. CASUAL GAMES FOR EVERY MOOD Enjoy puzzle, merge, match, sorting, word, number, and other familiar genres. Whether you want to solve a problem, organize and match, beat a personal best, or simply relax, there is always something new to try. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE Browse handpicked recommendations and explore different styles of play. From timeless favorites to fresh, easy-to-learn experiences, your next game is only a tap away. BUILD YOUR PLAY JOURNEY Keep track of the games you have explored, the time you have played, and the personal milestones you have reached. Every game adds another step to your MellowCade journey. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Recently played games stay easy to find, so you can quickly return to familiar favorites and continue enjoying them. Whether you have a quick break or time for a longer challenge, MellowCade makes it simple to discover, play, and enjoy a growing variety of casual games—all in one app. Privacy Policy: https://legal.giantarc.xyz/MellowCade/privacy Terms of Use: https://legal.giantarc.xyz/MellowCade/terms

Screenshots

Keloric4 screens
MellowCade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Keloric at 5.0 against MellowCade's 3.0. Keloric also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). MellowCade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.4). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keloric sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. MellowCade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keloric holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keloric ships an update daily, MellowCade every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Keloric versus MellowCade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeloricMellowCade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin HillaboltGiant Arc

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Keloric

One-time5
  • Advanced Pack$0.99
  • Extremes Pack$0.99
  • Impossible Pack$0.99
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  • Crucible Pack$0.99
  • Forge Pack$0.99
None

MellowCade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keloric free?
Keloric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MellowCade free?
MellowCade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keloric or MellowCade?
Keloric is rated higher. Keloric averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MellowCade averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Keloric or MellowCade have ads?
MellowCade shows ads; Keloric does not.
Which is updated more often, Keloric or MellowCade?
Keloric ships an update daily, and MellowCade every 4 days. Most recently, Keloric was updated on October 5, 2026 and MellowCade on October 15, 2026.

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