Merge & Shoot! vs Ever Beyond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge & Shoot!
Combine and upgrade powerful auto-shooting turrets to create an unstoppable force. Unleash a barrage of bullets to overcome challenging waves of enemies in this action-packed game.
- Merge and assemble turrets
- Auto-shooting mechanics
- Bullet-hell combat
- Upgrade turrets
- Epic mayhem
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Get ready for an explosion of fun! Merge and assemble epic auto-shooting turrets to unleash a storm of bullet-hell fury!
Ever Beyond
Reclaim Earth and conquer the galaxy in this single-player space strategy game. Merge units and power-ups to build an idle empire that generates resources even when you're offline. Engage in tactical battles with unique level designs and unit counters.
- Idle merge empire building
- Galactic conquest campaign
- Tactical drag-and-drop combat
- Daily puzzle battles
- Permanent research and upgrades
- Story-driven AI companion
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Aliens reset Earth by a thousand years. Win it back, then conquer the galaxy, in a single-player space strategy game with an idle merge empire behind it. FROM EARTH TO THE GALAXY Start on an Earth thrown back into its distant past. Secure it target by target, then Mars, Saturn and the Sun, and set course for star systems across whole galaxies. MERGE TO CONQUER Merge scientists and satellites into stronger producers. They earn food, energy and science every second, even while you're away, and that pays for every unit and upgrade you take into battle. DRAG, DROP, DEFEND Tap a unit card, drag it onto the battlefield and watch your squad fight. Every level is hand-made: high ground, rivers and chokepoints change the fight, and every unit has a counter. Then the bosses arrive. PLAY YOUR WAY Check in for a few minutes to collect, merge and win a battle, or settle in for a long campaign. A new hand-made puzzle battle arrives every day. No PvP: nobody raids you while you sleep. BY THE NUMBERS • 16 units in 3 factions, from Space Marines to dragons • 13 power-ups, from turrets to black holes • 100+ targets on Earth alone, then planets and star systems • A new Daily Quest every day • Permanent research and upgrades for the long game • English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, Türkçe, Русский, Bahasa Indonesia THE STORY Wake Cresnia, an AI companion who lost her memory. Follow the prank to the aliens behind it, and find out why she was hidden on Earth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Merge & Shoot! at 4.7 against Ever Beyond's 4.1. Merge & Shoot! also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 33%) and ratings volume (318 vs 32). Ever Beyond's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 & Shoot! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ever Beyond sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Merge & Shoot! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge & Shoot! has 318 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Merge & Shoot!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Ever Beyond's.
Merge & Shoot! ships an update fortnightly, Ever Beyond every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Merge & Shoot! | Ever Beyond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (318 ratings) — better | 4.1 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 318 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 362 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 9+ |
| Developer | Macaca Games Inc. | Kazim Gokhan Dogramaci |
Customer experience
Merge & Shoot!
Ever Beyond
Bugs and requests
Merge & Shoot!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Endless tower freezes
- Bug: duplicate turret after merge
- Bug: merge doesn't consume item from bag
- Bug: arena won't let player progress
- Bug: incorrect opponent level in arena
Requested features
19 requests- Remove daily arena cap
- Add ability to buy merge stones
- Add waves game mode
- Add co-op mode
- Add real-time PvP with infinite tiles
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- Add player names in ranked
- Add player icons
- Add ranked rewards
- Remove limit on ranked matches
- Add more rarities (legendary, mythical)
- Rework gem mines
- Add special effects for weapons
- Fix spelling and grammar
- Add ability to replay story levels
- Add quests beyond daily
- Show merge increase stats
- Option to buy no ads
- Change background color/designs
- Change block designs
Ever Beyond
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Merge & Shoot!
- Gem (Tiny)$0.99
- Beginner Bundle$1.99
- Hand of Midas 1 Day$2.99
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- Battle Pass$4.99
- Bundle (Medium)$4.99
- Gem (Small)$4.99
- Gem (Medium)$9.99
- Hand of Midas 7 Days$9.99
- Gem (Big)$19.99
- Gem Growth Fund$29.99
Ever Beyond
- Quantum Charges Pack$0.99
- Cosmic Shards$1.99
- Ad-Free Version$2.99
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- Production Boost$2.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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