Comparison

Merge Bomb vs Shot Factor

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

Head to head
About

Merge Bomb

Engage in a unique defense game that combines bomb merging with monster battling. Defeat monsters, collect crates, and upgrade your arsenal of 28 bomb types to enhance performance. Compete for high scores across five rounds with 15 different monsters.

Highlights
  • Bomb merging gameplay
  • Monster defense strategy
  • Collect and upgrade bombs
  • Upgrade system for bombs
  • High score challenges
  • Multiple monster types
Features
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This is a fun game where you can enjoy bomb merging and monster defense together. Existing merge games are limited to what can be created with the created items, but in order to eliminate the boredom defense game using items to add a more fun and boring. Defeat monsters and collect crates to quickly step up. There are 28 kinds of bombs in total and there is an upgrade system from step 23 to improve the performance of bombs. Play 15 monsters in five rounds to achieve the highest score and maximum coin score.

About

Shot Factor

Customize your firearms with a variety of mods to create your ultimate weapon. Engage in gameplay and experience your personalized creations.

Highlights
  • Gun customization
  • Modding system
  • Create ultimate guns
  • Gameplay integration
Features
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Use different mods to create your ultimate gun! Let's Play!

Screenshots

Merge Bomb4 screens
Shot Factor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shot Factor at 4.5 against Merge Bomb's 1.0. Shot Factor also leads on ratings volume (46K vs 1). Merge Bomb's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Merge Bomb sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Shot Factor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shot Factor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Factor has 46K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Bomb ships an update weekly, Shot Factor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Merge Bomb versus Shot Factor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge BombShot Factor
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (46K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—19.8% of reviews
Number of ratings146K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB285 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperdayYom ( '')/Voodoo

Customer experience

Merge Bomb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shot Factor

All ratings46,031 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews602 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative73.3%

Bugs and requests

Merge Bomb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shot Factor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes during high-speed gameplay
  • Purchases not registering properly
  • Leaderboard issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Reduce ad frequency
  • Improve game stability

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Merge Bomb

One-time4
  • Payment to speed Up$4.99
  • Payment to Unlock Slot 4$4.99
  • Payment to Unlock Slot 5$9.99
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  • Payment to Unlock Slot 6$19.99
1 purchases

Shot Factor

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Merge Bomb free?
Merge Bomb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shot Factor free?
Shot Factor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Bomb or Shot Factor?
Shot Factor is rated higher. Merge Bomb averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shot Factor averages 4.5 from 46K ratings.
Do Merge Bomb or Shot Factor have ads?
Both Merge Bomb and Shot Factor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Bomb or Shot Factor?
Merge Bomb ships an update weekly, and Shot Factor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Merge Bomb was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shot Factor on November 1, 2026.

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