Comparison

Mergimals vs Build a Beast

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

Build a Beast

Features
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Mix. Match. Battle. Become the Ultimate Beast Builder! Welcome to Build a Beast — a wacky, cartoon-style game where you create wild monsters using arms, legs, heads, and more! Drop body parts into the magical goo, fuse them together, and send your custom creature into epic battles! -> Craft Crazy Creatures Mix arms, legs, claws, tails, and heads in a magical fusion chamber. Every combination is a new beast waiting to be unleashed! -> Fight for Glory Enter the arena and watch your beast take on hilarious enemies! Fast-paced, chaotic battles full of surprise moments. -> Cartoon Chaos Enjoy squishy sounds, bouncy animations, and colorful art that make every match a fun experience. -> Simple Yet Strategic Easy to pick up and play, but mastering the right combos will give you the upper hand in battle! Ready to unleash your imagination and dominate the arena? Jump into Build a Beast and create your ultimate fighter today!

Screenshots

Mergimals4 screens
Build a Beast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Build a Beast 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. Build a Beast asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mergimals versus Build a Beast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergimalsBuild a Beast
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 MB271 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPatrick FerlingAli Rahmanian

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

Build a Beast

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

Build a Beast

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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