Break the cable vs Bounce Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break the cable
Engage in a satisfying puzzle experience by tapping and dragging objects to strategically break cables. Progress through increasingly challenging levels, unlocking new mechanics and ranks. Test your puzzle-solving skills to conquer every stage.
- Tap and drag object manipulation
- Cable breaking puzzles
- Increasing difficulty levels
- Unlockable mechanics and ranks
- Addictive gameplay
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Tap and drag to move the objects around. Try to figure out how to break the cables on each level. Increasing level of difficulty as you progress throughout the game. Unlock new mechanics and ranks. Can you beat all levels? Satisfying & addictive!
Bounce Merge
A hypnotic puzzle game where you aim and shoot balls to destroy obstacles. Merge balls with the same number to make them more powerful and prevent obstacles from reaching the top. Enjoy satisfying ASMR puzzle action.
- Drag to aim, release to shoot
- Destroy obstacles
- Merge balls with same numbers
- Prevent obstacles from reaching the top
- Hypnotic ASMR experience
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If you let the balls drop you won't want to stop! Dive into the most hypnotic game of this year. Drag your finger to aim, release to shoot. Destroy the obstacles at the bottom of the screen; if they reach the top, it's game over. And of course, if balls with same number touch, they'll merge and become more powerful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Break the cable at none against Bounce Merge's shown. Break the cable also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Bounce Merge's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (41% vs 15%). 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. Break the cable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bounce Merge sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bounce Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bounce Merge has 62K ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Break the cable's written reviews are positive against 41% of Bounce Merge's.
Break the cable ships an update every 2 days, Bounce Merge every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break the cable | Bounce Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (109 ratings) | 4.7 (62K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 40.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 | 62K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #142 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 292 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CASUAL NINE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA | Geisha Tokyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Break the cable
Bounce Merge
Bugs and requests
Break the cable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bounce Merge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game resets progress after crashes
- Rearrange feature doesn't work as expected
- Balls and blocks not saving correctly
- Freezing and crashing issues
Requested features
4 requests- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Ability to rearrange balls without bugs
- Improved score tracking and display
- More levels or difficulty modes
In-app purchases
Break the cable
- Remove ads$2.99
Bounce Merge
- Skip-it x6$0.99
- Super Ball (discount)$0.99
- Starter Pack 1$1.99
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- Skip-it x20$2.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Starter Pack (discount)$4.99
- Special Ball$6.99
- RELAX PACK$7.99
- Skip-it x100$9.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- No Ads$9.99
- Mega Pack$9.99
- No Ads$14.99
- No Ads$19.99
- Unlimited reward ad skips$29.99
- NO MORE ADS PACK$49.99
Questions
Is Break the cable free?
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