MIXIMAL vs Monster Mingle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIXIMAL
Create unique, silly animals by mixing parts or syllables. This app offers a tactile and creative experience with handcrafted animations and analog sounds, inspired by classic flipbooks. It's designed for open-ended exploration with no pressure or goals.
- Mix between 11 animals
- Create new animals using syllables
- Combine full animals for surprise animations
- Switch between 8 languages
- Lively animations and impressive audio
- No failing, no goals
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Mix animals! Mix syllables! Filled with handcrafted animations and sound. MIXIMAL is an entertaining game based on traditional flipbooks we all know from our childhood. Kids create new silly animals and discover their names. We took this classic concept and constructed wonderful handcrafted animations and sounds to complement it. Each animation is created frame-by-frame to provide a warm and organic aesthetic. The sounds originate from analog sources. Our aim with the app is to offer a highly tactile experience, as we think our kids should play with quality toys. Features: + Mix between 11 animals + Make up new animals using syllables + Combine a full animal for a surprise animation + Switch between 8 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 14 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 8 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY
Monster Mingle
Design and build your own unique, friendly monster by combining various body parts. Explore magical islands, discover creatures, and interact with the environment in a free-play imaginative landscape. This app encourages creativity and exploration without any goals or objectives.
- Combine diverse body parts (eyes, mouths, limbs, wings, etc.)
- Explore land, sea, and sky environments
- Discover and interact with creatures
- Feed your monster
- Free play sandbox environment
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Build your own friendly monster! Choose different body parts to help explore the world and uncover each unique island. Discover fun creatures, musical scenery and hidden surprises as your monster plays in this magical kingdom. A free play imaginative landscape helps children to be creative, building the creatures they want and learning what is needed to fly high, swim fast or simply walk around. Can you find all 40 body parts? Features: - Combine different eyes, mouths, noses, beaks, arms, legs, wings, fins, horns and bodies - Hop and walk on land, swim under the sea or fly in the sky - Find food to feed your hungry monster - Talk and sing to the other creatures - No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox Child friendly app: - No in-app purchases - No third-party advertising - No social media Created by Cowly Owl, a British micro-studio creating playful digital toys and educational games. http://www.cowlyowl.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MIXIMAL at 4.5 against Monster Mingle's 4.0. MIXIMAL also leads on ratings volume (366 vs 28). Monster Mingle's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On review sentiment, 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
MIXIMAL costs $4.99 and Monster Mingle $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MIXIMAL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIXIMAL has 366 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of MIXIMAL's written reviews are positive against 89% of Monster Mingle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, Monster Mingle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIXIMAL | Monster Mingle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (366 ratings) — better | 4.0 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YATATOY | Cowly Owl Ltd |
Customer experience
MIXIMAL
Monster Mingle
Bugs and requests
MIXIMAL
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't load after iOS upgrade
- Sound does not work
- Crashing in iOS 13
- App keeps cutting out
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and sounds
- Implement a selector for animals
- Allow screenshots without UI elements
- More animal combinations
Monster Mingle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MIXIMAL
No in-app purchases
Monster Mingle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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