# Merge Gardens — user reviews > 981 indexed App Store user reviews of Merge Gardens by Futureplay, rated 4.60/5 from 42,850 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-gardens/id1464675244/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-gardens/id1464675244.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 33,659 · 4★ 5,278 · 3★ 2,175 · 2★ 724 · 1★ 1,014 ## What do users think of Merge Gardens? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🌳 Beautiful graphics and animations - 🎨 Unique merge and match-3 gameplay - 🕰️ Relaxing and casual experience - 🎁 Generous with free rewards and gems **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required for progress - 🤯 Puzzles become extremely difficult and frustrating - 🧱 Limited land expansion and storage space - 🐛 Frequent game crashes and bugs **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on startup - Items disappearing from the garden - Inability to complete certain levels - Glitches with event mechanics **Most requested features** - Ability to delete or sell unwanted items - More land expansion options - Reduced difficulty for puzzles - Improved stability and fewer crashes ## Newest reviews (16 of 981) ### 3/5 — Totally stupid game *2026-08-23, version 1.55.0* I think the title says it all ### 3/5 — Opening new land *2026-08-22, version 1.55.0* It’s very frustrating when you level up to the next level and do not get any more land open. It takes a lot of puzzles to do for nothing. New land should open every time you level up. I have been playing this game for years and it’s starting to get old because of this. ### 3/5 — Wrong advertising *2026-08-22, version 1.55.0* I was getting the new update and I saw the vid was false! It skipped nectar & pet evolves ### 2/5 — 画面が重い、潮時なのかな？ *2026-08-21* 切手がなかなかもらえなくなった。コレクションコンプするのに、結構ゲームに張り付いてないと難しくなってきた。 前は結構ゆるくてクリア出来て楽しかったけど、なんかもういいかなって気もする。 もう数年やってるけど、鳥が増えたりイベント並行してるせいか、最近の画面が重くて反応が悪い。 動物を庭に出す数を選べるようにしてほしい。5匹とか10匹とか。 レベルの低いアイテムを合体させた時までガラス瓶出すのもやめてほしい、花やキノコ程度でいちいちストーン使ってまで入手する人はいないと思う 消すのも面倒なくらいガシャガシャ出てきて、画面が狭くなる。 パズルを増やした、とか書いてあるけど庭の拡張はもう終わりなのかな？モチベーション下がってきました。 肝心のストーリーも止まってるし、義務みたいになっちゃってます。 ### 2/5 — Frame rate issues persist *2026-08-21, version 1.55.0* Weeks now and still no fix for the lag that dogs this game. Slow, jittery response in the garden is bad but drrraaaagggging in Match 3s makes them virtually unplayable. Thanks for once again proving that you no longer care about player satisfaction. ### 2/5 — Issues Leveling *2026-08-19, version 1.54.4* As you level up the incentive to continue leveling keeps dropping because it takes forever to get the quests done and the reward for the quests are so subpar. They really really want you to spend money - which I have (probably more than I should have) but i always do not have enough space. I was so disappointed to see the amount of land that I unlocked at level 90 was 8 squares of space… The constant popups to buy extra packages is aggravating too ### 4/5 — Problem *2026-08-10, version 1.54.4* The game glitched every time But it’s really good ### 2/5 — Frame rate issues drag game *2026-08-07, version 1.54.4* For about a week a frame rate problem on the game has made Match Games stutter and slow to a crawl. General gameplay is also affected as movement around the garden isn’t smooth either. My internet is fast as lightning and I have no other apps running. This must be connected to a recent update as it’s a new bug. ### 2/5 — Fix bugs *2026-08-02, version 1.54.4* Not able to play game. Game keeps restarting. ### 4/5 — If you like to collect stuff *2026-07-30* Highly addictive game. They lost 1 Star because after i made a purchase, i stopped getting ads for extra move, they force me to pay gems to get extra moves. **Developer response:** Game experiences can vary due to various factors such as past actions in the game, the date the game was installed, any purchases made, or the device and platform being used. This may be why certain ads are not appearing in your game at this moment. However, we'll be happy to forward your situation and feedback to the team for review. Happy Gardening! 🌱️ ### 4/5 — Great game until it wasn’t. *2026-07-25, version 1.54.4* I actually enjoyed this game a lot. I played it daily. It was addictive. The game looks great and was perfect for leisure. And then the upgrade happened and it changed how you buy things from the store. Still wasn’t bad. HOWEVER, as you progress, the tasks to level up will become impossible without spending money. The wildlife rating task is the reason I will be deleting the game. You only really get wildlife points merging magnificent eggs, which are rare. Basic eggs only give you 3-5 points. Currently my rating is 50000, I need 60000 to complete the task. I really tried to hang in there but feel it’s beyond me now. ### 2/5 — Love but ??? *2026-07-23, version 1.54.2* I love this game and I play for hours daily but I am so tired of not getting my collections stickers because everyone you open is a duplicate. Especially the ones you get daily. The only way I see that you can get the collections stickers anymore is if you spend money which is ridiculous. ### 4/5 — Great relaxing game *2026-07-20, version 1.54.2* Have been playing it for over a year. Unfortunately it has gone very slow since the last update. Deleted it and downloaded it again, it worked fine for 1 day now going very slow again. ### 3/5 — New update is awful *2026-07-17, version 1.54.2* Everything was fine until after the game updated today. Now when I play the match levels it’s almost in slow motion. It’s awful. It makes the levels take forever. There is a pause right before each power up is activated. ### 3/5 — Need update *2026-07-09, version 1.53.4* Games suddenly not working, keep restarting ### 4/5 — Broken ads *2026-07-07, version 1.53.4* Fun game, but extremely frustrating to have streak rewards and incentivize streaks and ads to continue the level when half of the ads break the game and force you to exit the game, destroying your streak ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stopped working on my iPad *2026-08-20, version 1.55.0* I was at a decently high level and have been playing for many months, but last night when I pulled up the game it crashed. From then on, including tonight too, I just get a blank grey screen. The game won’t even try to load. I don’t understand why this has happened. I don’t want to delete the game, redownload, and start over, because I have put money into this app to get where I am. I’m so disappointed. ### 1/5 — Greedy and they ignore users. They also delete negatives. *2026-08-17, version 1.54.4* I was in a group. If you mentioned anything negative they’d delete you. The game was fun but they’re asking for basically pay to play now. You “can” get through without gems but it’s such a slog and you won’t get all rewards unless you pay. Don’t download. They don’t care. You are a transaction to them. ### 1/5 — Decent game *2026-08-16, version 1.54.4* The game is pretty good overall, it's a lot for a phone to handle though, mine is overheating and running slow after about 15 minutes of gameplay. My biggest issue is the 13+ pop ups when I first open the game that I have to dismiss if I want to play. Half the time I open the game I close it before I get through all the pop ups because it's just that annoying. We can find these things on our own, there's no need for it to pop up in our face every time we open the game. ### 1/5 — It only gets worse—Greedy developers *2026-08-09, version 1.54.4* Not only does the game soft-lock you on Level 6 by completely cutting off the Oak Tree item chain, but the community forums are full of players warning that it gets even worse later on. If it locked me out if level 6, what other levels are like this? No thanks! ### 1/5 — Lags, too long to progress *2026-08-07, version 1.54.4* I have played this game for a long time and deleted that app because: once you hit lvl 95, you are stuck for months, the game lately has been lagging since the last few updates, puzzles get too hard to complete. You might think you are logged in and your game is saved but will lose all your progress if you clear the cache (which did nothing too fix the game lag). Unlike other apps, if you are logged in under apple id, you don’t lose your game. Since all my progress was lost there is no point restarting. Plus now PE owned by distasteful family of EA games makes me not want to contribute any revenue. ### 1/5 — Updated then lost levels! *2026-08-01, version 1.54.4* I have just updated the game as was needed to continue playing the game, , I am now back to level one!! I had reached level 38 😡. I will not be playing this game any more!! ### 1/5 — Lies *2026-07-26, version 1.54.4* The puzzle games are fun except when you get the super hard bonus ones it then takes days to win wish they had a way to skip them. Merging the gardens and weekend events are fun but they lie and force you to buy to get anything. It says merge and get this item but often when you do you get something else the only way to get things is spend money. Not worth playing because of the lies ### 1/5 — Terrible update *2026-07-23, version 1.54.2* Game gets caught on loading screens ever since the last update. Farm struggles to load. Not my internet. ### 1/5 — You don’t give us *2026-07-10, version 1.53.4* Any freakin space I keep buying coin storage and I can’t store any more coins this game is stupid that’s why I literally deleted this game before ### 1/5 — It used to be fun but… *2026-06-15, version 1.52.6* I used to enjoy playing the game, typical merge game but with a purpose. I was progressing through the game until I got to a section that I couldn’t open unless I paid for it, $20.00. Nope. Then the updates came along, now to figure out where the mergable items are, you have to pay for that option. Nope. I’ve played this game for about three years. I’m deleting it. I don’t want to pay to play. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best Merge Game!! *2026-08-22, version 1.55.0* This game is so addictive!! I started posting it as an offer on Freecash as a means to earn some money on the side and have been playing it since, even after completing my tasks! Lol ### 5/5 — Favorite *2026-08-08, version 1.54.4* One of my favorite games too play ### 5/5 — 요 며칠 게임 속도 이상합니다 *2026-07-31* 업그레이드 최신이어도 게임속도 비정상적으로 느려요 튕기기 전처럼! 근데 튕기지도 않으면서 계속 느리기만 하네요 플레이 하기 싫어질 정도로 ### 5/5 — fun *2026-07-23, version 1.54.2* can be overwhelming ### 5/5 — 5 stars and well deserved! *2026-07-10* I’ve been playing this game for several years now, and it is hands down the best one in this merge genre because of its playability. I never felt stress that I have to log in every day, because sooner or later you can catch up on missed events. And when I wanted to play intensively, it was relaxing too - you can get the birds to stop passive gathering of items, and you don’t have to wait ages for them to gather. Graphics are gorgeous too. Couple days ago, for the first time ever, I had to contact the support with a small technical issue. They fixed it so quickly! Absolutely recommend it to anyone, 5/5! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback about Merge Gardens! 💚 We're glad to hear that the game has improved for you and we'll be happy to forward your comments about the Events in the Home Garden to the team for review. Happy Gardening! 🌱️ ### 5/5 — Most fun game ever! *2026-06-18, version 1.53.0* This game is so fun and relaxing.my mom is also loves this game and she’s on level 1000!!! So I kind of think that she loves this game more then me and I’m on level 800! But i love this game. ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-06-11, version 1.52.6* The latest major upgrade has completely transformed this game for me. It's gone from a mediocre pastime to a total obsession. There are a few little issues to work out, but I'm sure they will be dealt with in time. Overall, this is a great improvement. Well done, development team. ### 5/5 — More updates *2026-06-09, version 1.52.4* I love this game! I wish you can do more updates. ### 5/5 — Good to see it again! *2026-06-08, version 1.52.4* I played this game as a kid it was my comfort game I used to wake up early to play it to see the game evolve to beginning to what is now is honestly amazing! ### 5/5 — Best iPad game ever *2026-06-04, version 1.52.2* I have been playing Merge Gardens for years. I love this game. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*