# Merge Kingdoms - Tower Defense — user reviews > 83 indexed App Store user reviews of Merge Kingdoms by FunCraft, Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 2,017 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-kingdoms-tower-defense/id1539040689/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-kingdoms-tower-defense/id1539040689.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,816 · 4★ 100 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 52 ## What do users think of Merge Kingdoms? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Throwback game - 👍 Easy to understand - 🕹️ Fun and addictive - 💰 Good payout **Cons** - 📺 Excessive ads - 💰 Overpriced premium options - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 🤖 Predatory monetization **Commonly reported bugs** - Game resets progress after certain levels - Ads not working as intended - Tutorial softlocks the game **Most requested features** - Prestige mode to reset progress - More detailed information on enemies ## Newest reviews (11 of 83) ### 2/5 — Keeps freezing un installing *2026-07-19, version 1.1.25538* I like the app. Simple but fun. I just don’t like how it keeps freezing in the middle of a round. Now it’s freezes my whole phone definitely uninstalled ### 1/5 — Pretty much a scam game *2025-10-29, version 1.1.21705* A lot of the reviews on this app are suspicious. The game pretty much shoves an ad down your throat every 30 seconds. On top of that, the power up options at the bottoms are scams. It lets you watch an ad for a boost, a boost that SHOULD last for 5 minutes, but the timer starts running while you’re in the ad. So it’s not actually five minutes out the gate, it’s around 4 minutes and 15 seconds or 3 minutes and 45 seconds depending on ad length. But wait, there’s more! When an involuntary ad pops up, which it WILL every 30 seconds or so, the timer for your power up continues to tick down even though the game isn’t actually being played at the moment because you’re stuck in an ad. It’s bogus. Unless you want 90% ads and 10% game, find a better merge app. There are tons. ### 1/5 — пишет checking updates и вылетает *2025-10-26, version 1.1.21705* что делать я не могу зайти в игру? ### 1/5 — Money hungry with no playability *2025-10-10, version 1.1.21705* It’s just as it says. I don’t believe the studio behind this had gameplay in mind at all. Forced ads after every wave, no ads costs a lot. Offers to gain boosts from ads. Or very little compensation compared to cost of spending. Then we get to the game. Very boring. Very few weapons or upgrades and all essentially have the same damage. No selection of weapons feels any different than the next. To add to that, without spending or endlessly watching ads you won’t get literally anywhere. And I am not just complaining. 3 days in I’ve watched over 200 ads and I’m on wave 230/1500. My upgrades can’t keep up whatsoever and I don’t see a scenario where I could efficiently play anymore without at least 100-150 dollars usd. It’s actually gross how bad this game is. 10/10 wouldn’t recommend. ### 1/5 — Not working for me *2025-10-09, version 1.1.21705* App isn’t connecting with games I am playing so I’m not being rewarded. Yes, I have app tracking turned on. ### 2/5 — Trash *2025-09-14, version 1.1.21705* I used to like the game but at wave 143 I cannot get past and there is nothing I can do even watching the ad for 2x attack does nothing ### 3/5 — Why? *2025-08-31, version 1.1.21705* Every time I pass level 372 and then lose at 373 I drop a level ### 1/5 — Одна реклама! *2025-08-06, version 1.1.21705* Игра норм, но реклама за рекламой ### 1/5 — Defend yourself from ads *2025-07-23, version 1.1.21705* Great till the pervasive ads kicked in. I can’t get through a single battle without one or two forced ads. ### 1/5 — Purchases do not work as intended, and the concept is boring as well *2025-07-18, version 1.1.21705* I paid $12.99 for the “No-Ads” package, yet Ads still appear whenever I pick up the power-up bags. This is deceptive advertising, and I advise anybody to avoid purchasing anything from this shady company. Either the company needs to quickly patch this issue, offer a refund, or take this offer out as it simply does not work. I have demanded a refunded, but the devs seem content to take the money. I may have to result to a chargeback. Additionally, the whole concept is boring and an ad-spamming tower defense with minimal innovation and boring gameplay. I am not sure how this game is getting such high ratings. I hope these Devs fix this issues soon. ### 2/5 — glitching at 68 *2025-07-02, version 1.1.21705* I like the game overall, but it’s some glitches. I got to level 69 left the app when I came back and reopen the app I was back 68 now I’ve won 68 five times and it just keeps resetting to 68. Also it’s a overwhelming amount of ad the further in the game in the beginning it was only a few. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Рекламная помойка *2026-07-19, version 1.1.25538* Фу ### 1/5 — Ads Galore *2026-07-16, version 1.1.25538* Just a bunch of Ads. I love tycoon games just to brain numb but this is nothing but ads. ### 1/5 — Worst game *2026-07-10, version 1.1.25538* One of the worst games I’ve ever downloaded. I played for five minutes and I spent three of those minutes either watching an ad or the game freezing on me. ### 1/5 — Bugged game- DONT SPENT MONEY *2026-07-07, version 1.1.25538* I bought a subscription and as soon as I did now it wants me to buy a cannon (I already did) now I got zero gold and can’t continue because the game wants me to buy something I don’t have the gold to. I spent $7.99 for nothing. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled with the same thing. ### 1/5 — Ads Ads Ads *2026-01-12, version 1.1.21705* If you want to play a game with more time spent in ads than the actual game, than this is the game for you. 30-60 secs ads for every 20-30 secs of gameplay, absolutely crazy… ### 1/5 — Konstant Werbung *2026-01-08* Jede Minute wird man mit Werbung zugeschüttet! Einfach unerträglich! Deinstalliert!! ### 1/5 — Was a great game but … *2025-12-31, version 1.1.21705* The ads. I hate the ads. And while I’m happy to pay to remove the ads, the price to do so is ridiculously over priced!!! I feel more insulted by the thought that the dev thinks the pricing structure is valid. Change the pricing structure to something more bearable for a game of this caliber. ### 1/5 — Predatory ad watching simulator *2025-12-26, version 1.1.21705* The gameplay isn’t bad - the little bit you get between the forced ads. The ads are intentionally obtrusive and excessive to push their overpriced premium “ad free” micro transaction which only stops the forced ads. Scam game, avoid if you don’t want to waste $13 to make it playable. ### 1/5 — Ad less than 30 seconds in *2025-11-14, version 1.1.21705* Waste of time. Questionable rating ### 1/5 — Ads *2025-11-09, version 1.1.21705* It was fun until the forced ads started spamming. Way too many ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Throwback Game *2025-11-15, version 1.1.21705* If you grew up on Miniclips and all the other Flash game sites, you may remember Bloons Tower Defense. There were at least five of those games, I loved them. This scratches that itch. There are ads between levels, but that’s also my sign that I won if I wasn’t paying much attention, so I’m cool with that. Whenever the levels start getting hard, I do something else and then I can upgrade when I remember it. My one advice- I always forget to open my daily chest before buying my towers, and there’s usually a minimum tower level upgrade that helps out with that ### 5/5 — Just takes time *2025-11-11* Easy pay out and as long as you keep playing all day every day it adds up quick ### 5/5 — This game so good *2025-10-25, version 1.1.21705* Good I play it everyday ### 5/5 — Morgan, Tower *2025-10-23, version 1.1.21705* Games all right so far it’s not so bad ### 5/5 — Merge kingdoms-Tower defense *2025-10-13, version 1.1.21705* This game is real fun easy to play you gain money off it if you complete all the stages ### 5/5 — Loving it *2025-09-30, version 1.1.21705* Loving it so far ### 5/5 — Top surveys *2025-09-04, version 1.1.21705* Fun and very much exciting. ### 5/5 — Very interesting *2025-08-02, version 1.1.21705* I can’t put it down 😭 ### 5/5 — Simple but OK *2025-06-29, version 1.1.21705* Easy to understand, oddly satsfying is all I can say. Not good, not bad, just is what it is. I like it. ### 5/5 — Consistent *2025-06-25, version 1.1.21705* It’s exactly as advertised, no facade --- *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 2026-08-20.*