OLYM vs Molecano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OLYM
A simple puzzle game where players tap connected pieces to clear levels and increase their score. It features a variety of puzzle mechanisms across 130 levels and allows for friendly competition. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no time limits and quality art and music.
- Gather connected pieces
- Increase your score
- 130 different levels
- Simple tap controls
- No time limits
- Challenge friends
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OLYM is a simple puzzle game where you gather connected pieces and increase your score. It is another game in the "MUJO" series, a game which has made it into the top 10 puzzle games in 109 countries around the world. Take on a variety of puzzle mechanisms found in 130 different Levels! Play against your friends too! - Free to play! - Simple controls where you simply tap connected pieces to defeat enemies! - Quality art design and music! - Take your time and don't worry about time limits! - Comes with 130 Levels designed with various mechanisms. New Levels planned for the future, too! - Challenge your Facebook friends to a battle! *OLYM can be played for free from start to finish, but it is also possible to make in-app purchases to recover or buy certain items. = How to Play = - Tap lines of 3 or more pieces that are lined up vertically or horizontally to increase your score. - By creating more pieces that are the same color as the enemy, you can defeat them. - If you can beat all the enemies in a set number of moves, then you beat the stage! - Make full use of special items and Gems to overcome the tough levels!
Molecano
Embark on a word-based adventure to help a mole navigate volcanic landscapes. String words together to create bridges and collect food across challenging lava-filled levels. This unique puzzle game offers a relaxing experience with a cool soundtrack and unlockable characters.
- Unique word puzzle gameplay
- 500+ levels
- Unlockable characters
- Chill soundtrack
- Word-based bridge creation
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Molecano is an all-new word puzzle game from the creator of Dadish! Help Molene the mole explore volcanoes using words as a bridge. String words together so Molene can cross safely and collect all the delicious food strewn across the lava loaded levels. • A unique and challenging word puzzle game • 500 levels, with more to come • From the creator of Dadish and Super Fowlst • Cool characters to unlock • Playing this game will make you smart, probably • A good game for people who know some words • A chill soundtrack • Relax and unwind... in a volcano!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Molecano at 85% against OLYM's 48%. Molecano also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (109 vs 23). OLYM's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. OLYM sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Molecano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Molecano holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 109 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of OLYM's written reviews are positive against 85% of Molecano's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OLYM | Molecano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (23 ratings) | 4.3 (109 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 109 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oink Games Inc. | Thomas Young |
Customer experience
OLYM
Molecano
Bugs and requests
OLYM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Molecano
Reported bugs
8 issues- Level 137 - character won't move after placing letters
- Level 311 - multiple reports of unsolvable/broken level
- Level 339 - reported as extremely difficult/possibly broken
- Level 480 - appears to have no solution
- Level 464 - reported as impossible to pass
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- Early levels (around level 5) - unresponsive words
- Word extension not working consistently
- Hint system not helpful for difficult levels
Requested features
15 requests- More levels beyond level 500
- Larger game map for mobile devices
- Ability to rotate words 360 degrees
- Replay previous completed levels
- Game Center/cloud save compatibility
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- Star rating system for level performance
- Coin rewards based on performance stars
- Cheaper character options (50-100 coins)
- Faster character movement speed
- In-game dictionary function
- Expanded word dictionary validation
- Ability to make intersecting words like Scrabble
- Hint system improvements
- Support for multiple languages
- Special interactive elements (fruits/vegetables)
In-app purchases
OLYM
- 10 Gems$0.99
- 21 Gems$1.99
- Unlimited Lives & People$3.99
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- 52 Gems$4.99
- 105 Gems$9.99
- 214 Gems$19.99
- 556 Gems$49.99
Molecano
- Remove Ads$5.99
