Comparison

Merge vs Chessbits

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chess strategy
  • Puzzle mechanics
  • Swipe to merge pieces
  • Merge same-colored pieces
  • Goal: leave only a King
  • Avoid filling the board
Features
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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!

About

Chessbits

Features
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Fetch and play along with interesting game bits from the cloud See color coded game notation to identify good moves, blunders and transpositions Show or hide the game evaluation at any time Hide the pieces at any time to play blindfold Change any of your moves as often as you wish Flip the board and switch sides at any moment to see if you can win or draw from the Stockfish position Share your games to the clipboard and keep studying them anywhere Paste games and modify them by making your own moves from any position Create and play your own positions by choosing piece placement, side to move, castling rights and en passant target Choose any Chess960 starting position or let the app choose one randomly Choose to receive a warning if you are about to make a weak move Choose to announce draw by 50 move rule Choose to announce draw by repetition Use dark or light mode along with a selection of board colors

Screenshots

Merge4 screens
Chessbits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chessbits at none against Merge's 1. Chessbits also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 27.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Merge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chessbits asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge ships an update every 3 days, Chessbits every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Merge versus Chessbits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergeChessbits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better27.2
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdDavid Sybert

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Merge

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
None

Chessbits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merge free?
Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chessbits free?
Chessbits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merge or Chessbits have ads?
Merge shows ads; Chessbits does not.
Which is updated more often, Merge or Chessbits?
Merge ships an update every 3 days, and Chessbits every 3 weeks. Most recently, Merge was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chessbits on November 5, 2026.

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