Comparison

Éclat! vs Merge by bubbl

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

Head to head
About

Éclat!

Engage in a tile-matching puzzle game where you compete against an AI opponent. Score points by matching numbers, colors, and shapes. Enjoy a fun and challenging experience with a smart AI.

Highlights
  • AI opponent
  • Tile matching
  • Score points
  • Match numbers, colors, and shapes
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Match tiles and wits with our Eclat! AI. Beat it with a higher score if you can. It’s smarter than a robot vacuum cleaner and as vigilant as a cat. Match tile numbers, colors, and shapes to score lots of points on every move. Above all have fun, and keep your cat handy.

About

Merge by bubbl

A puzzle arcade game where players strategically merge colors on a 7x7 board. Plan your moves to create chain reactions and achieve high scores across five unique game modes. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Color merging mechanics
  • 7x7 game board
  • Five unique game modes
  • Strategic planning
  • Combo scoring system
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Merge is a puzzle arcade game. With a 7 x 7 board and 10 colors, the player is given 2 colors each turn. The player may rotate and move these 2 colors how they like and drop them into the board. The player is shown what the next 2 colors will be. When 3 colors are connected (vertically, horizontally, or adjacently) they will all disappear and transform into the next color in the sequence (shown at the bottom of the game board). The player is shown what the next two colors will be, this can often change the plan for the current two colors. Five Unique Game Modes Classic An empty board and the ultimate challenge to continuously plan and organize colors from the start. How long can you survive? How can you organize so that all colors will be useful? Daily A unique challenge. Each day a new board is generated and the board is the same for everyone! All the future colors will also be generated in the same way. Players compete from across the world to see who can get the best score with the same exact starting position. Power Up The same as Daily mode only there is a power up to delete the current colors. Shot Clock The same as Daily mode only there is a limited amount of time, and the time gets less and less! Timer The same as Daily mode only you have 2 minutes to get as many points as possible!

Screenshots

Éclat!2 screens
Merge by bubbl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Merge by bubbl at 100% against Éclat!'s 50%. Merge by bubbl also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 27 months). Éclat!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Éclat! costs $0.99 and Merge by bubbl $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Éclat! ships an update every 27 months, Merge by bubbl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Éclat! versus Merge by bubbl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÉclat!Merge by bubbl
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinsay Associates, LLCAndrew Beers

Customer experience

Éclat!

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Merge by bubbl

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Éclat!

No in-app purchases

None

Merge by bubbl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Éclat! free?
Éclat! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge by bubbl free?
Merge by bubbl costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Éclat! or Merge by bubbl have ads?
Neither Éclat! nor Merge by bubbl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Éclat! or Merge by bubbl?
Éclat! ships an update every 27 months, and Merge by bubbl every 2 weeks. Most recently, Éclat! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Merge by bubbl on October 17, 2026.

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