Merge Magic! vs Host
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Magic!
Combine magical items and creatures to restore a cursed land. Hatch and evolve mythical beings, solve puzzle levels, and clear fog to bring life back to your garden. Discover hundreds of objects and unique hybrid creatures.
- Combine over 500 objects
- Hatch and evolve mythical creatures
- Solve 81 challenging puzzle levels
- Lift curses and fight fog
- Discover unique hybrid creatures
- Participate in frequent events
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Discover enchanted tales and quests in the mysterious world of Merge Magic! where you can combine everything into better and more powerful items for your journey. Merge eggs to hatch magical creatures, then evolve them to uncover more powerful ones! Encounter and solve challenging puzzle levels: match the items to win, then bring rewards back to your Garden to collect and grow. The only hope to lift the curse from the bewitched land rests in YOUR extraordinary power to MERGE ANYTHING -- eggs, trees, treasures, stars, magical flowers, and even mythical creatures. Reveal wonders as you merge your garden to perfection and nurture your amazing creatures! MERGE MAGIC! FEATURES: • Discover over 500 fantastic objects to match, merge and interact with through 81 challenges! • Unearth fairies, unicorns, minotaurs and never-before-seen hybrid creatures like Butterphants (butterfly & elephant), Peacats (peacock & cats) and many more. •An evil curse has been placed on the garden, fight off the fog and lift the curse to restore, and take back the creatures’ home! • On your puzzle journey, you may cross paths with evil witches. You will need to watch out and be careful! • Participate in frequent events, win more advanced creatures that you can take back to your garden. Merge Magic! is brought to you by Gram Games, the studio behind the top hit titles Merge Dragons!, 1010!, Merged!, Six!, Bounzy!, Merge Town!, Merge Farm!, Paint Tower!, and Merge Gems! Use of this application is governed by Zynga’s Terms of Service, found at https://www.take2games.com/legal. Merge Magic is FREE to download and includes optional in-game purchases (including random items). Information about drop rates for random item purchases can be found in-game. If you wish to disable in-game purchases, please turn off the in-app purchases in your phone or tablet’s Settings.
Host
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Who's who at the party? Host is the fun, fast-paced guessing game for 3 or more friends — all on one iPhone. How it works: • Add everyone who's playing, then choose a Host. • Pass the phone around. Each player secretly picks who they are at the party — a celebrity, a character, or something completely unexpected. • The Host goes last, and gets a peek at everyone else's choices first (maximum bluffing power). • The Host announces: "At the party tonight are…" and reads out the guest list. • The player on the Host's left starts: "Sam, are you Napoleon?" • Guess right and they're out — keep guessing. Guess wrong and it's their turn to ask. • Nobody can ask the Host. When only two guests are left, one is the Host — and the other player wins! Why you'll love it: • Easy to learn — a perfect icebreaker for parties, dinners and game nights. • Endless replayability — the fun is in the mix of characters your group comes up with. • Bluff, misdirect and outsmart your friends. • Remembers your regular players, and saves your game if you're interrupted. No accounts, no internet, no scorecards — just one iPhone and a group of friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Host at none against Merge Magic!'s 10. Host also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge Magic!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On price 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 Magic! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Host asks for nothing beyond the download.
Merge Magic! ships an update fortnightly, Host every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Magic! | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (91K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 346 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gram Games | 2nd Labs Limited |
Bugs and requests
Merge Magic!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Creatures disappearing from garden
- Inability to sell or delete items
- Compasses not properly regenerating
- Compatibility issues with device updates
Requested features
4 requests- More frequent level updates
- Ability to delete or sell unwanted items
- Shorter cooldown times for creatures and compasses
- More ways to earn premium currency without spending money
Host
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Merge Magic!
- 30 Day Magic Gem Payout$4.99
- Premium Land$4.99
- Pouch of Magic Gems$6.99
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- Premium Land2 variants$8.99
- Goblet of Magic Gems$12.99
- Gold Pass$12.99
- Bowl of Magic Gems$24.99
- Chest of Magic Gems$59.99
- Wagon of Magic Gems$99.99
Host
No in-app purchases









