Pasta Machine vs Merge the Jelly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pasta Machine
Engage in a relaxing ASMR idle and clicker game. Shape dough, slice with precision, and build your pasta production line. Enjoy satisfying animations and realistic sounds for endless fun.
- ASMR idle gameplay
- Clicker mechanics
- Dough shaping
- Precision slicing
- Production line growth
- Satisfying animations
- Realistic sounds
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Pasta Machine is the ultimate ASMR idle & clicker experience! Shape the dough, slice with precision, create your pasta, and grow your production line. With satisfying animations, realistic sounds, and easy one-tap controls, this game offers endless relaxing fun. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Merge the Jelly
Spawn and merge colorful jellies to increase their value. Sell your merged jellies to earn money, which can be used to purchase more jellies and expand your playing space for endless fun.
- Spawn jellies
- Match jellies by color
- Merge jellies for value
- Sell jellies for money
- Buy more jellies
- Expand play area
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Spawn jellies and match them to their colors. The more you merge the more valuable your jellies get. Sell them in order to make money, buy more jellies and expand your play area. Have endless fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Merge the Jelly at every 5 days against Pasta Machine's fortnightly. Merge the Jelly also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 16%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pasta Machine sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Merge the Jelly sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Pasta Machine against 4.5 for Merge the Jelly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.8K and 18K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Pasta Machine's written reviews are positive against 27% of Merge the Jelly's.
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, Merge the Jelly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasta Machine | Merge the Jelly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (18K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.7% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K | 18K — better |
| 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 | 325 MB | 316 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Pasta Machine
Merge the Jelly
User reviews
Pasta Machine
From 8.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing experience
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Glitches and bugs
- 🤑 Excessive ads and monetization
- ⏱️ Slow progression and upgrades
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
Merge the Jelly
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying jelly merging mechanics
- 💰 Rewarding in-game currency system
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited gameplay progression after reaching higher levels
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay loop
- 🔍 Restrictive jelly spawning limits
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 💰 Aggressive in-app purchase monetization
Bugs and requests
Pasta Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after completing level 2
- Daily rewards not working as intended
- Progress resets when leveling up
Requested features
3 requests- More variety in pasta types and visuals
- Improved progression and leveling system
- Ability to play offline
Merge the Jelly
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes or crashes when the jelly container is full
- Prestige feature not functioning correctly, causing loss of progress
Requested features
4 requests- Expand gameplay with more levels and challenges
- Provide an option to remove advertisements for a one-time fee
- Increase jelly spawning capacity or allow unlimited spawning
- Improve the prestige system to maintain player progression
In-app purchases
Pasta Machine
- Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
- VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
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- VIP Pass 1 Month$19.991 Month
- Speed Bundle Subscription$19.997 Days
- Endless Skip Subscription$49.997 Days
- Remove Ad Bundle Subscription$54.997 Days
- Skip-it 10$1.99
- Gem 2$2.99
- Skip-it 25$2.99
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- Fusulli Pasta$4.99
- Skip-it Pack$5.99
- Gem 3$6.99
- Game Pass$6.99
- Remove Ad$6.99
- Special Offer 1$6.99
- Halloween Pack$7.99
- Pack Starter$8.99
- Skip-it 100$9.99
- Spaghetti Pasta$9.99
- Gem 4$12.99
- Pasta Pack$15.99
Merge the Jelly
- Cash Currency Purchase 1$0.99
- Diamond Currency Purchase 1$1.99
- Ruby Package 1$1.99
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- Cash Currency Purchase 2$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Starter Bundle$3.99
- Beginner Bundle$3.99
- Diamond Currency Purchase 2$4.99
- Ruby Package 2$4.99
- Cash Currency Purchase 3$5.99
- Income Bundle$6.99
- Diamond Currency Purchase 3$7.99
- No Ads$7.99
- No Ads Bundle$8.99
- Bundle Offer2 variants$9.99
- Currency Ticket 1$9.99
- Ruby Package 3$9.99
- Currency Ticket 2$19.99
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