Construct Up vs Merge Cannon Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construct Up
Build a balanced tower using sticks to reach a goal at the top. Tap to connect new sticks and increase height, but ensure stability to ascend.
- Tap to connect sticks
- Build balanced towers
- Reach the top goal
- Physics-based gameplay
- Simple controls
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Construct a tower using sticks and reach up the goal at top. Be careful though, a tower has to be balanced in order to rise up to the sky. --- How to play? Tap anywhere to connect a new stick to the tower. Increase the height and reach the goal up top.
Merge Cannon Defense
Defend your base by continuously firing advanced cannons at descending meteorites. Earn revenue to acquire new cannons with unique skills and build your artillery to protect the earth. This idle game offers continuous action and strategic upgrades.
- Continuous cannon firing
- Merge and idle gameplay
- Acquire new cannons with skills
- Build and upgrade artillery base
- Defend against meteorites
- Earn revenue overnight
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“ Merge Cannon Defense” is a new style merge and idle game! Fire continuously with your advanced cannons! Your cannons, shooting gold coins from meteorites descending from the sky. Have your cannons ready and placed at base, defending the home front night and day. Earn your revenue overnight and earn new cannons with a variety of skills. Build your artillery base and protect the earth!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Construct Up at 15 against Merge Cannon Defense's 4. Merge Cannon Defense's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Merge Cannon Defense holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively.
Construct Up ships an update every 2 weeks, Merge Cannon Defense every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Construct Up | Merge Cannon Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutfi Altin | Shanghai MeetSocial Interactive Co., Limited |
Customer experience
Construct Up
Merge Cannon Defense
In-app purchases
Construct Up
No in-app purchases
Merge Cannon Defense
No in-app purchases
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