Merge Sneakers vs BoxedUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Sneakers
Combine matching shoes to discover new styles and expand your collection. Unlock unique skins and colorways to customize your kicks and become a sneaker mogul. Complete achievements for in-game rewards and grow your virtual sneaker empire.
- Merge and match shoes
- Discover and customize sneakers
- Expand land and collection
- Unlock new skins and colorways
- Over 100 shoes and skins
- Challenging achievements
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Merge Your Favorite Sneakers! Merge Sneakers lets you merge discover and customize your favorite kicks! Match your two favorite shoes and combine them to get better one. Get level and expand your land! Use gems to unlock new skins and colorways! Merge Sneakers Features: • Merge and match the same shoes on the board to clear the spaces! • Grow your sneaker collection and rule the sneaker game! • Over 100 shoes and skins! • Merge to get experience! • Challenging Achievements so you can get free Gems! The more space you have, the more impressive your collection can become, become hypebeast. Play Merge Sneakers! and discover every sneaker today! contact: support@studioadept.net
BoxedUp
Engage in a digital trading card game focused on collecting and trading rare sneakers. Open packs, participate in challenges, and compete with other collectors to build the ultimate collection. Discover new drops weekly and connect with a community of enthusiasts.
- Collect sneaker and trading cards
- Trade with other collectors
- Play sneaker games and challenges
- Exclusive weekly box drops
- Versus mode and leaderboards
- Scratch cards for rewards
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Boxed Up is a sneaker-first collectible card game (TCG) where every card is a real shoe — the Jordans, Dunks, Yeezys and New Balances you already know. Open packs, build your collection, trade with other players on a live marketplace, and chase weekly limited drops that mint numbered cards in a fixed supply. How to Play: • Collect Sneakers & Trading Cards: Expand your collection with weekly sneaker drops and exclusive trading cards. Stay ahead of the latest trends in sneaker culture and card collecting. • Play Sneaker Games & Challenges: Test your sneaker knowledge, complete fun challenges, and compete in exciting card collecting games to earn rewards. • Buy, Sell, & Trade: Use the marketplace to buy, sell, and trade sneakers or trading cards with other collectors. Complete your sets with rare items and boost your collection. • Exclusive Box Drops: Each week, get your hands on rare, limited-edition sneaker trading cards only available through exclusive box drops. • Versus Mode & Leaderboards: Compete with friends and other players to see who has the best sneaker and card collection. Climb the leaderboards and prove you’re the top collector. • Scratch Cards & Rewards: Unlock coins, gems, and rare trading cards by completing scratch cards and special challenges. Join over 11,000 collectors in our Discord community, where you can trade, connect with other sneakerheads, and stay up-to-date on the latest card game events and sneaker app updates. Whether you’re a sneakerhead or card enthusiast, Boxed Up delivers an unbeatable collecting game experience. Download now to start collecting the rarest sneaker trading cards today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Merge Sneakers at none against BoxedUp's shown. Merge Sneakers also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). BoxedUp's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 71%) and ratings volume (21K vs 1.4K). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Sneakers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and BoxedUp sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Merge Sneakers against 4.8 for BoxedUp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoxedUp has 21K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Merge Sneakers's written reviews are positive against 95% of BoxedUp's.
Merge Sneakers ships an update every 10 days, BoxedUp every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Sneakers | BoxedUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 4.8 (21K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K | 21K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #47 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cezary Tabota | Conwov Ltd |
Customer experience
Merge Sneakers
BoxedUp
User reviews
Merge Sneakers
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🎨 Amazing shoe skins
- 🕹️ Satisfying merge mechanics
- 📈 Keeps players engaged
Room to improve
- 🐛 Merging issues with certain shoes
- 🚫 Inability to upgrade or progress past certain shoes
- 📢 Intrusive banner ads blocking UI elements
- 🔇 Audio issues
BoxedUp
From 21K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable game concept
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique combination of card collecting and shoe trading
- 👍 Fun mini-games to earn currency
- 👍 Great for sneaker enthusiasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Unintuitive and confusing UI
- 🔧 Too many different in-game currencies
- 🔧 Unrealistic shoe pricing
- 🔧 Limited marketplace functionality
Bugs and requests
Merge Sneakers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game resets progress for no reason
- Certain shoes cannot be merged
- Lag and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More shoes to collect and merge
- Ability to upgrade or combine high-end shoes
- Improved ad placement or option to remove ads
- Audio settings and customization
BoxedUp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during gameplay sessions
- Buttons not registering clicks consistently
- Marketplace freezing after listing items
- Incorrect or missing shoe information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to trade shoes with friends
- More realistic shoe pricing
- Increased marketplace listing capacity
- Improved tutorial and documentation
- Smoother and more responsive UI
In-app purchases
Merge Sneakers
- Pinch of Gems$0.99
- Remove ads!$0.99
- Stack of Gems$1.99
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- Pile of Gems$2.99
- Special offer$2.99
- Bag of Gems$6.99
- Sack of Gems$16.99
BoxedUp
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Special Offer 1$0.99
- 5 Extra Lives$1.99
- 15 Extra Lives$2.99
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- Rare Wheel Spin$2.99
- Basic Blue Gem Boost$2.99
- Basic Purple Gem Boost$2.99
- Common Gem Boost$4.99
- Premium Season Pass$4.99
- Super Rare Wheel Spin$4.99
- Special Offer 5$4.99
- Basic Orange Gem Boost$4.99
- Beginner Bundle$6.99
- Common Purple Gem Boost$9.99
- Special Offer 10$9.99
- Ultra Rare Wheel Spin$9.99
- Super Rare Gem Boost$17.99
- Special Offer 20$19.99
- Epic Wheel Spin$19.99
- Epic Gem Boost$29.99
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