Merge Rune vs Survive Factor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Rune
Merge magical runes to create stronger ones and upgrade your rune magician. This idle game allows for comfortable play anytime, even when not actively engaged, as your character continues to progress. It's a lighthearted time-killer.
- Merge identical runes
- Create stronger magic runes
- Upgrade rune magician
- Challenge higher difficulties
- Idle progression
- Time-killing gameplay
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Punish greedy slime with rune magician! Summon a magic rune, and merge two of the same magic runes to create a stronger and wonderful magic rune. Upgrade rune magician, challenge higher difficulty. While not playing, rune magician tell greedy slime off, so can will enjoy game lightly. Time killing lightly game Merge Rune !!! Play to the game comfortably at any time.
Survive Factor
Upgrade your weaponry with powerful multipliers and unique attachments to defeat formidable bosses. Discover hidden Angel Statues to gain temporary advantages and become the ultimate survivor. This game offers a challenging experience focused on combat and strategic upgrades.
- Weapon multipliers and customization
- Boss conquest challenges
- Angel Statue power-ups
- Strategic combat gameplay
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- Buy the best multipliers and create a BEAST GUN! - Conquer bosses and be the BEST! - Find Angel Statues and obtain power-ups!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Merge Rune at 50% against Survive Factor's 0%. Merge Rune also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Survive Factor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Merge Rune sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Survive Factor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Merge Rune holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Merge Rune's written reviews are positive against 0% of Survive Factor's.
Merge Rune ships an update every 2 months, Survive Factor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Rune | Survive Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rhaon | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Merge Rune
Survive Factor
In-app purchases
Merge Rune
- 840 ruby$0.99
- 1,850 ruby$1.99
- Monica$3.99
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- 5,850 ruby$5.99
- 9,900 ruby$9.99
Survive Factor
No in-app purchases
