Comparison

Tentacles Attack vs Merge Sharks

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

Head to head
About

Tentacles Attack

Control a creature with tentacles to grab enemies and grow larger. Conquer the entire city by expanding your reach and overwhelming your opponents.

Highlights
  • Tentacle grabbing mechanics
  • Grow in size
  • City takeover gameplay
  • Enemy conquest
Features
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Grab your enemies with your tentacles, grow in size, take over the city!

About

Merge Sharks

Combine your fish and projectile units to create unique creatures. Expand your aquatic army and conquer the vast ocean.

Highlights
  • Merge fish and projectile units
  • Create unique creatures
  • Grow your army
  • Conquer the open ocean
Features
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Merge your fish and projectile units into creatures no one has seen before. Grow your army and take over the open ocean!

Screenshots

Tentacles Attack4 screens
Merge Sharks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Merge Sharks at 4.7 against Tentacles Attack's 2.0. Merge Sharks also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 3%) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 39). Tentacles Attack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 Sharks sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Tentacles Attack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge Sharks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge Sharks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Tentacles Attack's written reviews are positive against 44% of Merge Sharks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tentacles Attack ships an update every 10 days, Merge Sharks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tentacles Attack versus Merge Sharks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTentacles AttackMerge Sharks
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (39 ratings)4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.2% of reviews44.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings394.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB266 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperYso CorpThomas Cooper

Customer experience

Tentacles Attack

All ratings39 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative74.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive3.2%
Neutral16.1%
Negative80.6%

Merge Sharks

All ratings4,543 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative51.2%

Bugs and requests

Tentacles Attack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Merge Sharks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress and characters randomly disappearing
  • Inability to move or control game elements

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved stability and bug fixes

In-app purchases

None

Tentacles Attack

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Merge Sharks

One-time7
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 50 Gems$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 200 Gems$2.99
  • 700 Gems$9.99
  • 1500 Gems$19.99
  • 10000 Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Tentacles Attack free?
Tentacles Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge Sharks free?
Merge Sharks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tentacles Attack or Merge Sharks?
Merge Sharks is rated higher. Tentacles Attack averages 2.0 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Merge Sharks averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Tentacles Attack or Merge Sharks have ads?
Both Tentacles Attack and Merge Sharks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tentacles Attack or Merge Sharks?
Tentacles Attack ships an update every 10 days, and Merge Sharks every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tentacles Attack was updated on October 15, 2026 and Merge Sharks on October 17, 2026.

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