Comparison

Matchimals.fun vs Merging Cats

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

Head to head
About

Matchimals.fun

A turn-based card game where players connect animal-themed cards based on patterns. Designed for young children, it enhances pattern recognition skills with engaging visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Animal matching puzzles
  • Pattern recognition skills
  • Fun visuals
  • Suitable for 1-4 players
  • Offline play
Features
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Matchimals is an animal matching card game for 1–4 players, made for kids (ages 2–10 love it) and the grown-ups who play with them. Connect cards so the animals on their edges match, rack up points, and see who builds the best board. HOW TO PLAY • Take turns placing the top card from the deck next to the cards already on the table. • Every edge that matches its neighbor's animal scores points — some animals are worth more than others. • Find a spot that matches on two or three sides for a big turn. • When the deck runs out, the highest score wins. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Easy mode — there's always a match to make, so little ones are never stuck. • Classic — match if you can, pass if you can't. The original rules, with a bit more bite. MADE FOR SHARING ONE SCREEN • Pass-and-play for up to 4 players on one iPhone or iPad — no accounts, no internet needed. • Play solo for a quiet round, too. • Choose your animal: 28 to pick from, each with its own color — and a matching app icon. • Pinch and drag around a board that grows with every card. GOOD TO KNOW • No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing to unlock. • Based on Busy Bee, a card game from 1959. • Open source — the whole game is on GitHub. Matchimals aims to provide entertainment and improve pattern recognition skills through fun visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

About

Merging Cats

Features
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There are four tracks. Choose one track and the prepared cat will descend. When cats of the same number meet, they are merged into a cat with a higher number. Scores are accumulated as numbers and the number of consecutive merges. Let's make the highest score.

Screenshots

Matchimals.fun4 screens
Merging Cats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Matchimals.fun at none against Merging Cats's shown. Merging Cats's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, Merging Cats every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Matchimals.fun versus Merging Cats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchimals.funMerging Cats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher HeningerZenaAd

In-app purchases

None

Matchimals.fun

No in-app purchases

None

Merging Cats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matchimals.fun free?
Matchimals.fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merging Cats free?
Merging Cats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matchimals.fun or Merging Cats have ads?
Merging Cats shows ads; Matchimals.fun does not.
Which is updated more often, Matchimals.fun or Merging Cats?
Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, and Merging Cats every 3 weeks. Most recently, Matchimals.fun was updated on October 20, 2026 and Merging Cats on October 15, 2026.

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