Merge Down! vs Mining castle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Down!
A football simulation game where you merge players to create a stronger team and score touchdowns. Strategically place your merged players on the field, utilizing power-ups and bonuses to overcome opponents and become the field hero.
- Merge players to higher levels
- Strategic player placement
- Utilize bonuses and power-ups
- Score touchdowns
- Field hero challenges
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Merge Down is a football game simulation with merge game mechanics. Grow your team to get the ball into the touchdown. Add players to your grid and merge them to the higher levels. Place your players on the grid strategically according to the opponents on the field. Do not forget the bonuses and power-ups. Be the field hero at each level.
Mining castle
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The demons are invading and the kingdom is in urgent danger! It's a popular strategic tower defense game. Command dozens of soldier types such as knights, swordsmen, magicians, etc. Place and combine them freely to build a strong army and resist the invasion. The war is on the verge of breaking out and waiting for the hero to arrive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Down! at none against Mining castle's 8. Merge Down! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Mining castle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Mining castle sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Down! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Merge Down! ships an update every 5 weeks, Mining castle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Down! | Mining castle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHEF GAME STUDIO YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI LIMITED SIRKETI | Chengdu lionhead technology Co,. Ltd |
In-app purchases
Merge Down!
No in-app purchases
Mining castle
- get 5 ads ticket$0.99
- Get 30 ads tickets$4.99
- remove ads$4.99
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- remove ads package$7.99
- Get 60 ads tickets$9.99
- Get 200 ads tickets$29.99
- Get 400 ads tickets$49.99
- Get 1000 ads tickets$99.99
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