Comparison

JustMorriz vs Merels

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

Head to head
About

JustMorriz

Features
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Nine Men's Morris, reinvented for your phone. One of the oldest strategy games in history, now with real online multiplayer and a sharp AI opponent. • Play online against friends or challengers worldwide • Smart AI opponent with multiple difficulty levels • Climb the global ELO ranking • A new puzzle every day • Play offline, anytime • Clean, elegant design for all ages Simple rules. Deep strategy.

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

JustMorriz4 screens
Merels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: JustMorriz at 16.0 against Merels's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustMorriz ships an update fortnightly, Merels every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
JustMorriz versus Merels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustMorrizMerels
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio MarcazzanYungUi Lee

In-app purchases

None

JustMorriz

No in-app purchases

None

Merels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JustMorriz free?
JustMorriz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merels free?
Merels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JustMorriz or Merels have ads?
Neither JustMorriz nor Merels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustMorriz or Merels?
JustMorriz ships an update fortnightly, and Merels every 10 days. Most recently, JustMorriz was updated on October 31, 2026 and Merels on October 24, 2026.

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