# Merge & Craft - Idle Builder — user reviews > 62 indexed App Store user reviews of Merge & Craft by Fumb Games Ltd., rated 4.60/5 from 174 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-and-craft-idle-builder/id1465665822/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-and-craft-idle-builder/id1465665822.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 141 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Merge & Craft? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Enjoyable merge mechanics - 👍 Good time-waster - 👍 Optional ads, not forced - 👍 Calming background music - 👍 Game feels well-made - 👍 Honest developers - 👍 Good art style - 👍 Simple yet fun - 👍 Pleasant surprise - 👍 Keeps spirits up - 👍 Satisfying progression - 👍 Better than Minecraft - 👍 Not a cash grab - 👍 Good for commutes - 👍 Worth the playtime - 👍 Can't put it down - 👍 Optional ads, not shoved - 👍 Gets support with updates - 👍 Good for passing time - 👍 Simple satisfaction **Cons** - 🐛 Idle time not working correctly - 🐛 Ads not working properly (options don't register) - 🐛 Voluntary ads don't allow reward claim or exit - 🐛 Forced to pay gems due to ad issues - 🐛 Present boxes stopped appearing after buying 'no ads' - 🐛 Big rewards for boosts stopped appearing after buying 'no ads' - 🐛 Diamond vault merge count incorrect (50 instead of 25) - 🐛 Upgrade bubble doesn't disappear - 🐛 Game icon misleading about gameplay - 🐛 App crashes and deletes progress - 🐛 Diamond bank glitch (can't buy again, locks up) - 🐛 Maxing out progress due to slow updates - 🐛 Grind in late game is not fun - 🐛 Waiting exorbitant amount of time to progress - 🐛 Minimalistic progression - 🐛 Balance could be better - 🐛 Music is the same as another game - 🐛 Losing builder cubes and away coins - 🐛 Game becomes boring after completing buildings - 🐛 No rune crafting tab mentioned **Commonly reported bugs** - Idle time not working - Ads not working correctly (options, exit) - Present boxes not appearing - Diamond vault merge count incorrect - Upgrade bubble not disappearing - App crashes and deletes progress - Diamond bank glitch - Losing builder cubes and away coins - Music issue (same as Dirt Inc) - No rune crafting tab **Most requested features** - Add more blocks - Add more realms - Add more structures - Add more buildings - Add more updates - Improve build system - Add rune crafting tab - More realms ## Newest reviews (13 of 62) ### 4/5 — Voluntary Ads Do Not Work *2024-09-16* I enjoy this idler, but the ads do not allow me to claim the reward or end the ad to return to the app - leveling up, I’m forced to pay gems. Daily gem vault collection, cannot claim gems or complete ad. I’m using an iPad Pro. It’s frustrating to want to extend boosts, level up, claim gems from the Gem Vault, but they all have the same behavior. I have to close the app out and then reopen it - with no benefit/reward of watching the ad. ### 4/5 — Great game but.. *2021-02-01, version 0.10.2* Its a great game, although my only issue with it is at times the app would crash and delete some progress. Plz fix :D ### 5/5 — Favorite game devs *2020-08-03* I came from the Reddit add and I just wanted to say, I absolutely love that you are actually transparent and take criticism and insults and make them something funny and entertaining, it’s like your games are made by actual people and not soulless virgins that talk like an AI 😂 ### 5/5 — Yes *2020-06-29* I HAVE BEEN waiting for a game like this it is rad and my phone is out of storage bec of this game omg ### 4/5 — Good game but *2020-05-01, version 0.9.96* After a while this game becomes boring as once you’ve completed all of the buildings there’s nothing left to accomplish, please add more structures ### 5/5 — Simple satisfaction *2020-04-28, version 0.9.96* Addictive, and so easy to get satisfying ‘woohoo!’s from! Best merge game I’ve tried, can see this staying on my phone for a while. Also, if you’ve any questions, you’ve just about got time to blink before you get a response! Keep doing what you’re doing, guys! ### 5/5 — Addictive and fun *2020-04-20, version 0.9.95* I adore this game, i am always so motivated into finding what the next block is ### 4/5 — So far so good *2020-04-02* It seems like some effort was put in to this game. Yeah it has the Minecraft basis but unlike other merge games this one actually lets you play it without constant ad nagging and pop ups. Just be the design alone you can tell that the developer actually cares about what they are producing. It doesn’t feel like an advertising cash grab like the majority of similar games **Developer response:** Thank you so much for saying that! It goes a long way as we do care a lot and are avid gamers ourselves. Glad you enjoy it. =) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-04-01, version 0.9.7* Would love to see more realms. Good update last time. ### 5/5 — game with weird updates *2020-04-01* the game is a good time waster! my only question is why they changed some of the blocks? i had a block that became a burger...what was wrong with the block before it? **Developer response:** The block before was boring, so we made it into a burger. Burgers are fun to look at. =) ### 5/5 — Great game but lacking updates *2020-03-29, version 0.9.7* I’ve been playing for about 3 weeks and I’ve practically finished the game. I’d love to see larger updates that expand on what they’re already doing well! ### 4/5 — Good game just needs more *2020-03-20* I feel like if they add more to this game it be be really good but as it is now the game is basic but still really good **Developer response:** More content coming! =) ### 4/5 — music issue *2020-03-17, version 0.9.2* what’s bugging me is the music,it’s the same as in the game Dirt Inc,idk if it’s copied or stolen ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Barely Works *2025-01-29* Good game, I would enjoy it but the idle time does not work. I bought +5 hours for diamonds I earned, so I should get 9 hours of idle income. Yet when I get on I only get barely an hour of income. For context, 6 hours of income for me is 200 trillion, yet when I was idle for over 4 hours and get on, I only received 9 trillion. Obviously that is wrong. The ads also barely work, the gifts that spawn give you three options, but even when I want the second option, it does not work. It automatically gives you the first option no matter which button you press. If they fix these problems then it may turn out to be a great game! ### 1/5 — Upgrade bubble useless *2024-08-30, version 0.10.31* Upgrade bubble doesn’t go away when you see the available upgrades. I want to play how I want and having a bubble constantly there when I choose not to have a certain upgrade means I have to keep checking to see if ones I actually want are available. Also the icon makes it seem like there is more to the game than just a merge game - there isn’t. It’s just merging blocks to make completely random blocks. Not good, honestly. ### 1/5 — Abusive ads can’t be exited. *2020-06-21* You’re the customer when it comes to selecting ad partners, and until you stop allowing ads that can’t be exited (can’t return to the game) you get one star. I don’t mind opt-in ads for bonuses, but if the ad never ends, that is complete garbage. And it’s something only you can fix fix. ### 1/5 — Bugs? *2020-04-01* Would give it 5 stars if I didn’t keep losing all my builder cubes and not getting my “away” coins. Every few days when I open the game and I’ve accumulated 4k+ cubes, it’ll go back down to having none, as well as not giving me the money I earned while I was away. Incredibly frustrating. **Developer response:** Hi RoanneMan, super sorry to hear that! If you send rosie@fumbgames.com an email we'll fix if for you straight away! ### 1/5 — Avoid! *2019-09-12, version 1.0* Loved this game so much. So why one star? Because after playing it for many hours I opened it again and lost all my progress. Very annoying. Deleted so my advice... avoid! ### 2/5 — Common Idea, Mediocre Game *2020-03-02* The entire idea of merge games are very vanilla unless you throw in features that make them your own. Personally, I think you have to wait an exorbitant amount of time to progress in the game, and even so it is minimalistic. The balance could be way better. For example, with the product of two blocks tripling in value, upgrades could be reached easier (as opposed to two blocks combining to create a block that could’ve just been two of the previous blocks instead). Unless the upgrades are made cheaper, though, that makes the most senses. ### 3/5 — Its fun but be weary *2024-09-10* So i started out loving this game, i still do but there are a few problems with it, so there are options to watch ads for bigger bonuses or little presents right? Well when you buy the no ads option (supposed to auto give you the boost when you click watch ads) it stopped giving the present boxes all together, and stopped offering the big rewards for boost, so it almost feels like i Didnt pay to remove the ads to get the boost like i did, it feels more like i just payed to get the high boost stuff away completely :/ which hurts your game more than helps, the second problem i found was when it came to the diamond vault, you’re supposed to get one diamond added to the vault for every 25 merges, well i noticed i was doing a-lot of merging and my diamonds weren't going up much, so i waited till i got my next diamond then started counting how many merges it would take, it takes 50 merges not 25, so your doing twice the work than what’s advertised. All together tho, fun game but definitely could use some improvements, which i hope it will get but im kind of doubting it will since people have been complaining for 4yrs ### 3/5 — Diamond glitch *2020-08-15* I like this game my only complaint is when you buy the diamond bank once you can’t do it again and it lock up when you try I have complained haven’t heard anything ### 3/5 — Maxing our progress due to slow updates *2020-03-23* Good game for in beginning but you max our progress due to slow updates. Doing the prebuilt sceneries is nice but only 5 exist and the small amount of boost (1% and 1.5%) is small for how many we can do. The only thing to look forward to are diamonds but the achievement system requires too much for such little gain. The grind in the 2nd half of the game isn’t fun and it doesn’t give you enough allure to want to keep playing. If updated were more frequent I would say the game has more potential but slow updates are crippling. **Developer response:** Thanks Aaron! Really fair review! We are currently impacted by delays due to the pandemic. Please stick with us - we're working as much as we can! ### 3/5 — getting there *2020-01-26, version 1.0* theres two upgrade tabs and no rune crafting tab? or does rune crafting unlock somehow? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-03-15, version 0.10.31* Amazing ### 5/5 — Xavian *2023-12-16, version 0.10.31* xaxx ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-12-27* I love this game so much! :) :) :) :). I rate it a five because it’s kind of Roblox ### 5/5 — I love this game *2022-04-12, version 0.10.31* I have played loads of merge games before, but for some reason, Mergecraft never got boring like the others. I have played this game for probably about a year now and it is genuinely one of my favourite games of all time. I completed the game this morning and part of me feels proud and accomplished but a part of me feels sad that my journey with this game has come to an end, I’ve fully prestiged all of the realms and today I unlocked the 124th block Amber. I have showed this game to my sister and my girlfriend and they both love it as well. Hopefully the game gets more blocks added in the future so I can continue playing and the game can continue to grow. Thank you so much. ### 5/5 — This is a magical remedy *2021-08-10, version 0.10.3* incredible game i play it every day. cured my covid. ### 5/5 — Easy but Love *2020-09-08, version 0.10.2* So much nice then minecraft found minecraft to hard to play needs a few things here and there but really good over all. ### 5/5 — Goooood *2020-08-21, version 0.10.2* Lovely game so good minecraft merge yahoo lets a go Roblox 9y ### 5/5 — I love it *2020-08-17* It’s a game that knows what it is not like any other merge game that is just a cash grab you have a choice for ads and the ads are not in your face but I think the build system can deserve more love though. ### 5/5 — LOVE ITT! *2020-08-15, version 0.10.2* THIS IS SO FUN INLOVE IIT! ### 5/5 — Great game! *2020-08-04, version 0.10.2* It’s a pretty simple game, but it’s really fun! I love the art style. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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