Comparison

Mergimals vs Islander.io

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mergimals

Manage a magical store by combining mystical creatures to create new ones and fulfill customer orders. Explore diverse environments to discover and collect a variety of these unique beings.

Highlights
  • Combine magic creatures
  • Breed new Mergimals
  • Manage a magic store
  • Discover new Mergimals
  • Explore different environments
  • Fulfill customer orders
Features
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Manage your own magic store! Combine magic creatures called Mergimals and let them have babies. Can you breed the right Mergimal for each customer? You have inherited a derelict and forgotten magic store. Can you manage to restore it to its former beauty? Find the right combination of Mergimals for each customer! Explore the secret districts around your store and keep discovering new Mergimals: some of them live in bubbling lava flows, others on snow-covered mountains. Catch them all, create new ones and become the most powerful magic store owner!

About

Islander.io

Features
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You are trapped inside the island and you must find the exit! You are with your YETI! Chop the trees and build new island tiles until you find the exit. Monsters may attack you and you must stay alive! Let's dive into this rogue-like adventure: - Kill all the monsters - Collect XP -> Level Up! - Choose your upgrades - Chop trees and find the exit! - Finish levels and explore new islands

Screenshots

Mergimals4 screens
Islander.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Islander.io at none against Mergimals's 10. Mergimals's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mergimals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Islander.io asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mergimals versus Islander.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergimalsIslander.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (415 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings415 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size311 MB306 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPatrick FerlingMIDPOLY OYUN YAZILIM TASARIM DANISMANLIK HIZMETLERI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI

Bugs and requests

Mergimals

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during tutorial
  • Inability to complete tutorial
  • Mergimals disappearing from inventory
  • Repeating wizard orders

Requested features

4 requests
  • More auras and regions to discover
  • Ability to customize Mergimals
  • Additional mini-games and activities
  • Option to turn off music/sound effects

Islander.io

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mergimals

One-time10
  • Some berries$0.99
  • Some diamonds$0.99
  • Handful of Berries$2.99
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  • Diamond cylinder$2.99
  • Basket of Berries$4.99
  • Diamond chest$4.99
  • Barrel of berries$19.99
  • Diamond Bag$19.99
  • Lifetime stock of berries$99.99
  • Lifetime stock of diamonds$99.99
None

Islander.io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mergimals free?
Mergimals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Islander.io free?
Islander.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mergimals or Islander.io have ads?
Islander.io shows ads; Mergimals does not.

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