JustMorriz vs Merels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JustMorriz
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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.
Merels
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JustMorriz ships an update fortnightly, Merels every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JustMorriz | Merels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergio Marcazzan | YungUi Lee |
In-app purchases
JustMorriz
No in-app purchases
Merels
No in-app purchases







