Rocket Merger vs Rock Pusher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Merger
Combine rockets to create more powerful ones and destroy a target mansion. Swipe to merge rockets, increasing their power until you can obliterate your objective with a massive explosion.
- Merge rockets to create stronger ones
- Destroy a target mansion
- Satisfying explosions
- Simple swipe-to-merge gameplay
- Progressive rocket power-ups
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You have a target - small mansion in the Forgotten Woods. And a rockets. A whole lot of them. Get one rocket for this mansion. Then another one, and one more. Let's face it - this nasty building is too tough. You need more firepower to bring it down for sure. But how can you get more of this shiny little explosive beauties? The answer is simple - get another rocket. And. Swipe 'em to merge 'em! Right - two rockets combined gives greater rocket! You can combine your greater rockets together again and again. Till you get the most powerfull rocket ever built! And then hold on to something and destroy your target! Kaboom!
Rock Pusher
Hire workers to help you push a massive boulder to its designated location. Despite the difficulty, successfully moving the rock yields valuable rewards.
- Hire workers
- Push a boulder
- Earn rewards
- Idle gameplay
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Can you push the rock? Hire workers to push the boulder to its destination. This rock is very hard to move, but it can give you nice rewards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rock Pusher at 4.5 against Rocket Merger's 3.6. Rock Pusher also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 5) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). Rocket Merger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Rocket Merger sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Rock Pusher sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rock Pusher holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Pusher has 10K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Rocket Merger's written reviews are positive against 25% of Rock Pusher's.
Rocket Merger ships an update every 5 weeks, Rock Pusher every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocket Merger | Rock Pusher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 24.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 327 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JoyBits Co Ltd. | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Rocket Merger
Rock Pusher
Bugs and requests
Rocket Merger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rock Pusher
Reported bugs
8 issues- Unable to unlock Atlas after meeting gear power requirement
- Merge quest gets stuck after evolving workers
- Gear inventory freezes and becomes unusable
- Prestige timer resets incorrectly
- Energy system not functioning as expected
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- Progression blocked at certain levels
- Glitches when using multiple maps
- Inability to upgrade gear past gold tier
Requested features
7 requests- Increase prestige frequency
- Improve energy system and offline progression
- Add more content and progression beyond current roadblock
- Implement better quest and progression tracking
- Improve merging and upgrading mechanics
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- Add more ways to earn resources and progress
- Provide better communication channels with developers
In-app purchases
Rocket Merger
- Heap of Crystals$0.99
- No ads$1.99
- Box of Crystals$4.99
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- Barrel of Crystals$9.99
- Rocket of Crystals$19.99
- Vault of Crystals$49.99
- Deposit of Crystals$99.99
Rock Pusher
- Rune Pack$1.99
- Small Gem Pack$2.99
- Medium Gem Pack$4.99
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- Starter Pack 2$4.99
- Starter Pack With Prestige$6.99
- Small Skip-It Pack$7.99
- Energy Bundle$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Large Gem Pack$9.99
- Starter Pack$12.99
- Ice Island Pack$14.99
- Fire Island Pack$19.99
- Epic Gem Pack$19.99
- Large Skip-It Pack$30.99
- Legendary Gem Pack$39.99
- Ultimate Gem Pack$99.99
