Merge Ninja Star vs Drill Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Ninja Star
Merge shurikens to create stronger ones and battle powerful bosses. This idle game offers endless growth, even when you're not playing, with mini-games and rewards. Experience the addicting fun of growing your shurikens to new levels.
- Endless shuriken merging and growth
- Idle battle system for offline rewards
- Boss battles and mini-games
- Record breaking challenges
- Renewed interface and easier gameplay
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▶ Shuriken Grow Renewal Update! The original idle game is back with a fresh new look! Easier! Stronger! Experience the addicting fun! ▶ Endlessly Growing Shurikens! Merge shurikens to advance to the next stage! The more you merge, the stronger they become! Challenge battles with even more powerful shurikens! ▶ Grow even while idling! An idle battle system where you get stronger even without doing anything! Now, earn even more rewards through the Hunting Warehouse! ▶ Various Content Battle against powerful bosses! Enjoy mini-games for extra fun! Break records and earn amazing rewards! ▶ Check out other games from MouseDuck! "Shuriken Grow 2," "Poseidon Grow," and many more are waiting for you! Play the renewed Shuriken Grow now! ▶ Support & Bug Reports Privacy Policy: https://cafe.naver.com/mouseduck/14440 Developer Community: http://cafe.naver.com/mouseduck.cafe Developer Contact: help@mouseduck.com Developer Phone: +821062864510
Drill Evolution
This idle clicker game combines incremental upgrades with a luck-based system. Collect items to enhance your drill, then use the upgraded drill to gather more items. Success depends on both diligent grinding and fortunate outcomes.
- Item collection
- Drill upgrades
- Luck-based mechanics
- Incremental progression
- Idle gameplay
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이 클리커는 보통 클리커가 아니오... 아이템을 모으고 아이템으로 드릴을 업그레이드 하고 그 드릴로 또 아이템을 모으고 ... 노가다만 한다고 될 문제가 아니야 ! 운도 없으면 개고생 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 노가다와 운빨의 운명적인 만남 ! 어디까지 키울 수 있겠니 드릴 키우기 ~!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drill Evolution at 5.0 against Merge Ninja Star's 4.5. Drill Evolution also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Merge Ninja Star's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Ninja Star sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Drill Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drill Evolution holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Merge Ninja Star's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drill Evolution's.
Merge Ninja Star ships an update fortnightly, Drill Evolution every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Ninja Star | Drill Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MouseDuck Co., Ltd. | SOYOUNG HONG |
Customer experience
Merge Ninja Star
Drill Evolution
In-app purchases
Merge Ninja Star
- 70000 Rubies$0.99
- Special package$0.99
- Boosting Package$0.99
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- AD Remove package + 5000Ruby$4.99
- Spring package 1$9.99
- Box of Ninja Star Fragment$9.99
- Ninjastar growth package$9.99
- Stage growth package$9.99
- Chuseok Step-Up Package1$9.99
- Ninja Star Fragment Package$29.99
Drill Evolution
No in-app purchases
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