Garden Eel vs Mystical Moon for Merge Cube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garden Eel
A relaxing simulator where you nurture garden eels by managing their environment. Swipe to create currents, clean the seabed, and feed your eels to help them grow. Drive away unwanted sea creatures to ensure a thriving habitat.
- Swipe to create currents
- Clean the seabed
- Feed garden eels
- Drive away sea creatures
- 5 kinds of garden eels
- Apple Watch support
- iCloud data saving
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Garden Eel is a garden eel simulator. Swipe and make current, then feed garden eels. Swipe sea bottom and make it clean. Then new garden eel will appear and they'll grow. There are 5 kinds of garden eels. When fishes and sea cucumbers appear, tap and drive them away. This game is inspired by the sea of Saipan, Okinawa, etc. This app supports Apple Watch(garden eel animation with feeding indicator). Animations of the Watch App will be added when the new garden eel appears in the iPhone App. This app saves play data to iCloud in every two minutes. Saved data can be downloaded by new install of app in another device. Or Garden Eel AR/VR for viewing in 3D!!
Mystical Moon for Merge Cube
This augmented reality app uses a physical cube to answer yes or no questions. Users ask a question and then flip the virtual moon to reveal the answer. Additional celestial bodies with unique personalities can be purchased within the app.
- Augmented reality gameplay
- Yes/No question answering
- Virtual moon interaction
- Unlockable celestial bodies
- Mobile/Phone mode
- Merge/VR mode
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While holding the moon in your hand, think of a question that can be answered with a yes or a no. Ask the question on the light side of the moon. Turn it over to the dark side of the moon for the answer. Now you can purchase a new celestial body's right in the app! Each of them has different personalities. THE MOON: Intimate and familiar. One small question for man, one giant answer from ... the Moon. Also available as an In-App Purchase: $4.99 For the entire Solar System, or $.99 for individual celestial bodies. THE SUN: Brightest of all celestial body’s... and he knows it. MERCURY: Tells it like it is, even if it hurts. Also the quickest of the planets. VENUS: Pure yet fertile, enthusiastic and loving. MOTHER EARTH: Knows you best, you’ll be smothered with love. MARS: Strong and aggressive, Direct and unforgiving JUPITER: Teacher, Divine, Luck with a touch of ego SATURN: Authoritarian, Disciplinarian, you'll get told here. URANUS: it’s fun to say! Uranus is playful and enigmatic. NEPTUNE: Uncertainty plagues you? Neptune too! Visit spillwave.com for more game info, photos, and Videos. PLEASE NOTE: This app requires a Merge Cube and a smartphone or tablet to play. To find out how to get a Merge Cube and learn more, visit https://www.MergeCube.com. You can also find them at retail outlets near you. HOW TO PLAY IN MOBILE/PHONE MODE (Without VR/AR Goggles) -Launch the app -Be sure to allow the camera and photo access -Select Mobile/Phone mode -Play tutorial (if you have not used Merge Cube before) -Make sure the cube is in your device camera view at all times -Hold the light side of the moon facing you and ask your yes or no question -Rotate the moon to the dark side to read the answer -If you love the game, moon your friends by sharing and rate/review it! HOW TO PLAY IN Merge/VR Mode -Launch the app -Be sure to allow camera and photo access -Select Merge/VR Mode -Place your smartphone is you VR/AR goggles -Play tutorial (if you have not used Merge Cube before) -Make sure the cube is in your device camera view at all times -Hold the light side of the moon facing you and ask your yes or no question -Rotate the moon to the dark side to read the answer -If you love the game, moon your friends by sharing and rate/review it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Garden Eel at 5.0 against Mystical Moon for Merge Cube's 3.3. Garden Eel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Mystical Moon for Merge Cube's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mystical Moon for Merge Cube sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Garden Eel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Garden Eel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Garden Eel ships an update every 3 months, Mystical Moon for Merge Cube fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garden Eel | Mystical Moon for Merge Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENSHI DOI | SolipsAR Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Garden Eel
Mystical Moon for Merge Cube
In-app purchases
Garden Eel
No in-app purchases
Mystical Moon for Merge Cube
- Sol$0.99
- Mercury$0.99
- Venus$0.99
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- Earth$0.99
- Mars$0.99
- Jupiter$0.99
- Saturn$0.99
- Uranus$0.99
- Neptune$0.99
- Solar System$4.99
Questions
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