Level Up Runner vs Merge Grabber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Level Up Runner
Charge through enemies, grow stronger with each punch, and overcome obstacles. Customize your fighter with unique gear and strike fear into your opponents. Reach the final boss and claim victory.
- Action-packed running and punching gameplay
- Variety of enemies and traps
- Hundreds of customization options
- Collect power-ups
- Defeat the final boss
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Are you a real hero? Are you the strongest, the biggest, the meanest, the one who can surpass every obstacle and flatten all the competition? This is your chance to prove it! The path is long, many enemies stand in your path. But all obstacles only serve to make you stronger! Charge straight into your enemies, punch them in their dumb faces and watch your muscles swell with new power. Keep going, keep punching, keep winning, keep growing, until you reach the Boss, the King, at the end of the level… he's the strongest of them all, to be able to beat him you'll need to have beaten all who came before him. You'll only get one shot, can you knock the crown from his head? Are boxing gloves too basic? Do you want to throw those fists with some style? Customize your fighter! Go brutal and decorate your mighty fists with the skulls of your enemies. Get funny and wear beachballs as boxing gloves. Customize your character, stride into battle wearing a viking helmet or a classic cowboys hat, or anything you want! Use your unique look to strike fear into the enemy. Your enemies grow fearful of your power, your might and your muscles. They build traps to stop you, lay out poisoned food, and send their mightiest to stop you at your weakest. Use your brain! You must avoid these obstacles to reach victory. Don't be fooled by the cake, it's poison! Features: • Easy Action Packed Gameplay, run forward and K.O. anyone in the way! • High Variety of Enemies and Traps, a test of both strength and skill! • 100's of Customization Options, create your unique fighter! • Collect Power Ups on Your Journey, become superhuman! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
Merge Grabber
Engage in classic 2048-style gameplay to collect characters and boost your firepower. Strategically merge numbers to build a powerful force capable of defeating the zombie army.
- Classic 2048 gameplay
- Character collection
- Increase firepower
- Crush zombie army
- Strategic merging
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Collect characters to increase your firepower, crush the zombie army!
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Verdict
Level Up Runner and Merge Grabber both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Level Up Runner's written reviews are positive against 19% of Merge Grabber's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Level Up Runner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Grabber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Level Up Runner against 4.6 for Merge Grabber. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33K and 15K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Level Up Runner's written reviews are positive against 19% of Merge Grabber's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up Runner | Merge Grabber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) — better | 4.6 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.2% of reviews — better | 19.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 15K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 458 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Level Up Runner
Merge Grabber
User reviews
Level Up Runner
From 33K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive
- 💪 Satisfying combat mechanics
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 💰 Paywalls for upgrades
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
Merge Grabber
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 💡 Helps pass time
- 🤑 Cheap no-ads option
Room to improve
- 🔥 Overheats device
- 🐛 Freezes/glitches at high scores
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🤯 Frustrating bugs
- 🤖 Repetitive levels
Bugs and requests
Level Up Runner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Levels freeze and become unplayable
- Purchased no-ads feature doesn't work
Requested features
3 requests- Add special abilities and effects
- Improve level progression and unlocks
- Reduce reliance on ads for progression
Merge Grabber
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map freezes at high scores
- Negative cash balance glitch
- Crashes on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add difficulty levels
- Improve map navigation
- Faster upgrade process
- Fix high score issues
In-app purchases
Level Up Runner
- Starter Pack$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Pound for Pound Bundle$2.99
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- All In One$4.99
- Powerful Bundle$6.99
- Ultimate Bunlde$14.99
Merge Grabber
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
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