Sky Dye vs Connect and Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Dye
Navigate a balloon through a colorful world, matching cloud colors to score points and avoid popping. Master color mixing and reflexes to explore different modes and achieve high scores.
- Color mixing mechanics
- Cloud matching for points
- Story mode exploration
- Survival mode high scores
- Power-up collection
- Horizontal and vertical swipes
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Do you have what it takes to fly your balloon to the Moon? Master the art of color mixing and dodge the dangers of the Colorsphere! • Mix red, yellow and blue paint to make 16 colors • Fly through clouds that match your balloon's color for bonus points • Hit a cloud of a different color and... POP! • Swipe to drift and swipe up or down to add or remove paint, or switch to Tap to Steer • Climb through the layers of the Colorsphere in Story mode and discover new colors, skies and power-ups • Grab shields, magnets, slow-mo and wind to get out of tight spots • Go for a Perfect on every level and reach the Moon • Fly as high as you can in Survival mode and beat your Top 10 Relaxing music, satisfying effects and optional color symbols make Sky Dye a colorful test of your color sense and reflexes.
Connect and Merge
Connect objects of the same color and number in ascending order to merge them. The goal is to merge all objects on the board into a single final object. Enjoy a relaxing puzzle experience.
- Connect same-colored objects
- Connect same-numbered objects
- Ascending order connection
- Merge objects
- Single object goal
- Relaxing gameplay
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Connect all the objects of the same color and number in ascending order. When all objects of particular color and number are connected, they are all merged at the endpoint to have the next color and number on board which can be connected with nearby objects with the same number and color. Merge all the objects on board into a single object.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Connect and Merge at none against Sky Dye's 2. Connect and Merge also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Sky Dye's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 13 months). On price, rating 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. Sky Dye sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Connect and Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sky Dye against 5.0 for Connect and Merge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively.
Sky Dye ships an update every 9 days, Connect and Merge every 13 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sky Dye | Connect and Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Gottlieb | Hamba Studio Ltd. |
Customer experience
Sky Dye
Connect and Merge
In-app purchases
Sky Dye
- 50 Coins$0.99
- 200 Coins$2.99
Connect and Merge
No in-app purchases
