Dinghy vs Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinghy
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Dinghy is a great game, easy to play. Tap to drop a new head on the boat. Drag a head to shoot it to heaven. Watch out that no head ends up in the water, refugees will drown and it will cost you a life. Score and bonuses? A head in heaven will give you a score. More heads in heaven will give you bonus points. Two or more of the same heads in heaven will grant extra bonus. Movement has to stop to give you bonuses. Danger? Watch out ... there is a person that will bring trouble, even in heaven. New life? Stay alert for the flying birds. When hit, they'll give you a new life. Enough heads in heaven also will give you extra life. Rounds Dinghy will get more and more difficult. When your score increases new smaller boats will be presented.
Merge
This game combines classic chess strategy with simple puzzle mechanics. Swipe to merge same-colored pieces, aiming to leave only a King on the board. Be mindful of board space to avoid filling it up.
- Chess strategy
- Puzzle mechanics
- Swipe to merge pieces
- Merge same-colored pieces
- Goal: leave only a King
- Avoid filling the board
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Merge-Chess is a brand new approach to Chess! Blending the strategy of the ancient game of Chess with simple puzzle game mechanics. Simply swipe to shift the board pieces in any direction. Same pieces of opposite colours that touch will be merged. Keep merging to take more and more pieces until you are finally left with a King to win the game. But be careful not to fill your board up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dinghy at none against Merge's 1. Dinghy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Merge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dinghy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dinghy ships an update every 2 months, Merge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinghy | Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | gemma reuten | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd |
In-app purchases
Dinghy
No in-app purchases
Merge
- No Ads$1.99
