Comparison

Three Magic Words vs Merge Lines

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

Head to head
About

Three Magic Words

This word game challenges players to complete three five-letter words using available letter tiles. Success requires logic and language skills to advance through rounds and collect stars. Players can adjust difficulty and challenge friends.

Highlights
  • Complete three five-letter words
  • Use available letter tiles
  • Test logic and language skills
  • Collect stars to win
  • Adjust difficulty with clues
  • Challenge friends
Features
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A word game for people who love word games. Much more than a word jumble, in each round of Three Magic Words you are challenged to complete three five-letter words with the available tiles in a test of logic and language skills. Solve all three words to advance to the next round. Get the right letter on a star before time runs out to collect it — increasing the difficulty of the next round. Collect nine stars to win! Challenge friends via text message, email, or social media. Having trouble? Adjust the difficulty by giving yourself more clues!

About

Merge Lines

Features
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Collect and combine colorful blobs in lines, pop them, and earn points. Build palaces and enjoy your kingdom! ABOUT THE GAME: Welcome to the fascinating world of the Blob King! He wants to create his own kingdom—will you help him? To do so, you'll need to score as many points as possible by collecting and combining cheerful blobs in lines. Many castles are waiting to be built. Use your wits and strategy to score more points. FEATURES: - Colorful graphics. Immerse yourself in a bright and colorful world of balls and magnificent palaces. - Engaging gameplay. A puzzle that's easy to learn but hard to master! Play smart to build as much as possible. - Numerous structures. Collect them all! - Play anytime, anywhere. Suitable for playing at home or on the go. HOW TO PLAY: Relax by popping blobs: collect five or more blobs in a row to pop them and earn points! Combine colorful blobs: match blobs of the same color to create higher-value blobs. Earn points: the more you pop, the more points you earn. Build palaces: use your points to construct majestic palaces that the king dreams of seeing. Use hats: collect and put different funny hats on blobs to increase their value! Use bonuses: if there are too many blobs, use various explosions. And if you change your mind, simply undo the move. Shall we build our first palace? A game with heart!

Screenshots

Three Magic Words4 screens
Merge Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Three Magic Words at none against Merge Lines's shown. Merge Lines's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Three Magic Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Merge Lines sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Three Magic Words ships an update every 3 months, Merge Lines every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Three Magic Words versus Merge Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree Magic WordsMerge Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB159 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNathan LamontEkaterina Molodtsova

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Three Magic Words

One-time1
  • Full 3.7K+ Word Pack$3.99
3 purchases

Merge Lines

One-time3
  • Small coins pack!$0.99
  • Medium coins pack!$1.99
  • Big coins pack!$24.99

Questions

Is Three Magic Words free?
Three Magic Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Lines free?
Merge Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Three Magic Words or Merge Lines have ads?
Merge Lines shows ads; Three Magic Words does not.
Which is updated more often, Three Magic Words or Merge Lines?
Three Magic Words ships an update every 3 months, and Merge Lines every 4 days. Most recently, Three Magic Words was updated on October 23, 2026 and Merge Lines on October 16, 2026.

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