Comparison

Merge County vs RiddleGem

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

Head to head
About

Merge County

Restore a neglected hometown by merging crafting materials and items. Help unique characters with their tasks to improve their lives and the town's overall well-being. Explore and unlock new areas as you progress.

Highlights
  • Merge crafting materials
  • Restore hometown
  • Assist unique characters
  • Complete character tasks
  • Unlock new town areas
  • Explore and rebuild
Features
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Give Newburyton a makeover! Return to your childhood home, and help the community enter the 21st century! Merge crafting materials, and other items to support the growth of the town! Assist the downtrodden folk of Newburyton with character specific tasks and problems. And don’t forget, a happy town is a thriving town! So, let’s get merging! Newburyton Returning to your boring childhood home is never fun, so why not restore the whole thing? Re-build it from the ground up! Exciting Exclusive Characters Meet the townsfolk, and help them with fun, and sometimes strange tasks, to help improve their homes, as well as their way of life. Exploration Unlock new areas of the town as you level up, and gain access to new characters, and new merging opportunities. Enjoying Merge County? Learn more about the game on our Facebook Fan Page! https://www.facebook.com/MergeCounty Need help? Contact us by sending an email to mergecounty-service@microfun.com We're here to help you! Privacy Policy: https://www.microfun.com/privacy_EN.html Terms of Service: https://www.microfun.com/userAgreementEN.htmll

About

RiddleGem

Engage your mind with a diverse collection of brain teasers. Solve riddles across six categories, get hints when needed, and track your daily solving streak. Save favorites and share challenging puzzles with friends.

Highlights
  • Six riddle categories
  • Hint and answer system
  • Daily Riddle with streak
  • Personalized category quiz
  • Save favorite riddles
  • Share riddles with friends
Features
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Can you solve it? RiddleGem is a brain-teaser puzzle game built around carefully crafted riddles across six categories — classic, logic, wordplay, lateral thinking, math, and "What am I?" Take your time, work through each one, tap for a hint when you're stuck, then reveal the answer when you're ready to see if you cracked it. GAME FEATURES - Curated riddle library across six puzzle categories - Tap-to-reveal answer system — no spoilers until you're ready - Hint button on every riddle — get a nudge without giving up the whole thing - Daily Riddle with a streak counter — solve every day to keep your fire alive - Personality-style quiz that picks the perfect riddle category for your thinking style - Save your favorite riddles to your personal collection - Share riddles with friends to stump them - Optional daily reminders so you never miss your puzzle CATEGORIES Classic — timeless riddles everyone knows Logic — puzzles that bend your thinking Wordplay — clever twists, double meanings, hidden tricks Lateral — sideways problems with surprising answers Math — number tricks that aren't just arithmetic What Am I? — describe-the-mystery riddles WHY RIDDLEGEM Riddles train your brain in ways scrolling can't. Each puzzle is a small mental workout — a moment to slow down, focus, and feel that satisfying click when the answer lands. Whether you have ten seconds or ten minutes, RiddleGem turns dead time into thinking time. PRIVACY FIRST RiddleGem doesn't require an account, doesn't track you, and doesn't sell your data. Your saved riddles and streak live entirely on your device. Got an idea for a new riddle or a feature request? Tap the support link — we read every email.

Screenshots

Merge County4 screens
RiddleGem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RiddleGem at none against Merge County's 10. RiddleGem also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Merge County's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 1) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price 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 County sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RiddleGem asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RiddleGem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge County has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge County ships an update fortnightly, RiddleGem daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Merge County versus RiddleGem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge CountyRiddleGem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings24K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3.2 GB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrofun LimitedEdward Quinn

Customer experience

Merge County

All ratings24,387 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,834 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative12.2%

RiddleGem

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Merge County

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchase issues with items not being delivered
  • Crashes and network errors
  • Merging issues causing loss of items

Requested features

4 requests
  • More time for events/side quests
  • Faster energy regeneration
  • Increased land/space for buildings
  • Ability to skip tutorials and repetitive dialogues

RiddleGem

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Merge County

One-time10
  • Premium Energy Bundle$0.99
  • Premium Event Energy Bundle$0.99
  • Pouch of Cash$1.99
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  • Senior Energy Bundle$2.99
  • Ultimate Energy Bundle$3.99
  • Sack of Cash$4.99
  • Event Island Gift$4.99
  • Event Island Gold Ticket$4.99
  • Super Affordable Bundle$5.99
  • Super Affordable Bundle$9.99
None

RiddleGem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merge County free?
Merge County is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiddleGem free?
RiddleGem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Merge County or RiddleGem?
RiddleGem is rated higher. Merge County averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while RiddleGem averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Merge County or RiddleGem have ads?
Merge County shows ads; RiddleGem does not.
Which is updated more often, Merge County or RiddleGem?
Merge County ships an update fortnightly, and RiddleGem daily. Most recently, Merge County was updated on November 9, 2026 and RiddleGem on October 31, 2026.

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