Merge vs Mini Chess 5x4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge
This game combines classic chess strategy with simple puzzle mechanics. Swipe to merge same-colored pieces, aiming to leave only a King on the board. Be mindful of board space to avoid filling it up.
- Chess strategy
- Puzzle mechanics
- Swipe to merge pieces
- Merge same-colored pieces
- Goal: leave only a King
- Avoid filling the board
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Merge-Chess is a brand new approach to Chess! Blending the strategy of the ancient game of Chess with simple puzzle game mechanics. Simply swipe to shift the board pieces in any direction. Same pieces of opposite colours that touch will be merged. Keep merging to take more and more pieces until you are finally left with a King to win the game. But be careful not to fill your board up!
Mini Chess 5x4
Experience a unique tactical challenge with a smaller board in this classic strategy game. It offers puzzles, achievements, and an endless mode with randomly generated positions. Play completely offline with no ads or data collection.
- 5x4 chess board variant
- Tactical complexity
- Multiple puzzles
- Achievements and unlockables
- Endless position generator
- Offline play
- No ads
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A mini version of the worlds most popular board game. It may look simple on first sight, but do not underestimate the new tactical complexity of a small board. I created multiple puzzles, achievements and unlockables. When you finish all puzzles you unlock and endless position generator, which allows you to play on forever in randomly generated positions. This app is free and has no ads. We also collect no personal data and the app works completely offline. Thanks for giving it a try! :-).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Chess 5x4 at none against Merge's 1. Mini Chess 5x4 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Merge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Chess 5x4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Merge against 5.0 for Mini Chess 5x4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Merge ships an update every 3 days, Mini Chess 5x4 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge | Mini Chess 5x4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Rudolf Dr. Jagdhuber |
Customer experience
Merge
Mini Chess 5x4
In-app purchases
Merge
- No Ads$1.99
Mini Chess 5x4
No in-app purchases
