Comparison

Chess TD vs Merge Orcs

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

Head to head
About

Chess TD

Engage in a strategic tower defense experience where you merge and upgrade hero cards to build powerful combinations. Defend your stronghold against an invading army through various game modes, including campaign, PvP battles, and dungeons.

Highlights
  • Merge and upgrade hero cards
  • Strategic tower defense gameplay
  • Campaign mode with daily missions
  • PvP Battle Mode
  • Dungeon escape system
  • Card collection and hero diversity
  • Guild and clan battles
Features
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Chess TD is a story about Toad Stool – The Mighty Wind, a kindness guy with an endless journey to prevent the Dark Lord and his army. During the journey, Toad Stool makes friends with a lot of strong characters and they have the same goal that saving the world. Chess TD will redefine the Tower Defend series with a lot of daily missions, weekly missions, monthly missions. Especially, a brand new campaign mode with a lot of features are waiting for you. Chess TD also have battle mode, where you can challenge and defeat other players Mix and create your most powerful deck combination to defend your stronghold. Collect cards and level up to upgrade your hero. Through battles to find the new card and combine to create a new hero. Endless journey in the big world. Dual with your partner and conquer the dungeon. Complete your collection with diversity cards hero. - Mix and match various kind of hero cards to create a combination that will help you winning other players in Battle Mode - Merge and level up your card hero and play with your partner to get through the dungeon in Dual Mode. - Player will create a new combination with a lot of heroes to defend and against the Dark Lord and his army in Campaign mode - Defend the stronghold from attacks of Dark Lord - Easy to get acquainted - Diverse hero system - Smart upgrade system - Global ranking system - Dungeon escape system - attractive tower climbing - Card collection - Customize tactics - Special PvP system - Diverse mission system with a lot of reward from hero card to gold - Special campaign system - Searching for resources has never been so easy in Chess TD - Many attractive gifts received - Create a guild and build up your empire - Clan battle and world battle - Communicate with players around the world - The difficulty increases with the progress of the game - New Feature like Dual Dungeon will be coming soon - Complete your collection and collect more cards. - Play Dungeon and finding your own cards hero - Free to Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chesstdofficial Discord: https://discord.gg/FY8aBCujWD

About

Merge Orcs

Merge units to upgrade them and summon powerful monsters or wield magic by drawing specific patterns. Manage your limited resources wisely to unlock unique abilities and discover hidden mechanics. Enjoy a satisfying gameplay experience with an in-game card collection.

Highlights
  • Merge units for upgrades
  • Summon monsters and wield magic
  • Draw patterns for abilities
  • Resource management
  • Unique monsters and magic skills
  • In-game card collection
Features
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Gameplay: Merge your units to upgrade them. Draw different patterns to summon monsters or wield magic. Your resources are limited so use them wisely! Feature: Unique monsters and magic skills! Bonuses and hidden mechanics await! In-game card collection! Satisfying gameplay experience!

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
Merge Orcs4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chess TD and Merge Orcs both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 58% of Merge Orcs's written reviews are positive against 19% of Chess TD's. Merge Orcs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Orcs 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chess TD against 4.7 for Merge Orcs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 854 and 883 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Chess TD's written reviews are positive against 58% of Merge Orcs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, Merge Orcs weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess TD versus Merge Orcs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDMerge Orcs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (854 ratings)4.7 (883 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings854883 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size491 MB163 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervmogaMooncake Games Limited

Customer experience

Chess TD

All ratings854 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative72.5%

Merge Orcs

All ratings844 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Chess TD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't type in name on login screen
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Matchmaking with AI players instead of real people

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more slots for characters
  • Improve online multiplayer experience
  • Introduce solo survival mode

Merge Orcs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess TD

One-time10
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Wood Offer$0.99
  • Patron Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Scoop of Diamonds$4.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Heap of Diamonds$9.99
  • VIP Pass$9.99
  • Gold Offer$9.99
  • Pocket of Diamonds$19.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$49.99
1 purchases

Merge Orcs

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Orcs free?
Merge Orcs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess TD or Merge Orcs?
Merge Orcs is rated higher. Chess TD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 854 ratings, while Merge Orcs averages 4.7 from 883 ratings.
Do Chess TD or Merge Orcs have ads?
Both Chess TD and Merge Orcs show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or Merge Orcs?
Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, and Merge Orcs weekly. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Merge Orcs on November 12, 2026.

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