Dead Already vs Tea Cup Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dead Already
Engage in a text-based murder mystery where the killer is randomized each playthrough. Make choices to uncover clues and solve the crime in this challenging game.
- Text-based murder mystery
- ChoiceScript multiple-choice format
- Randomly selected murderer
- Short gameplay sessions
- Challenging puzzles
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Life is not fair, neither is this game. Another short murder mystery for you to solve following ChoiceScript multiple-choice text-based format. The murderer is randomly selected at the beginning of each game for a greater challenge.
Tea Cup Merge
A relaxing puzzle game where you match teacups to create finer brews and achieve high scores. Enjoy quick sessions with satisfying chain reactions and a soothing tea-house presentation. Play offline with local progress saving and one-handed controls.
- Match teacups to merge
- Score-chasing gameplay
- Offline play
- Local progress saving
- One-handed controls
- Soothing presentation
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TeaCupMerge is a calm score-chasing puzzle where matching teacups bloom into finer brews. HOW IT WORKS • Tap groups of 2 or more matching cups to merge them • Watch the tray settle and refill after every move • Climb through a growing collection of handcrafted cup stages • Chase bigger combos for higher scores and new personal bests TOOLS YOU CAN EARN • Remove a single cup to open space • Upgrade a cup instantly • Shuffle the tray into a fresh layout with at least one merge WHY PLAY • Quick sessions with satisfying chain reactions • Offline play with local progress saving • Lightweight controls that work one-handed • Soothing tea-house presentation with pixel accents and sound feedback Brew carefully, keep the tray alive, and discover how far your collection can grow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tea Cup Merge at 100% against Dead Already's 55%. Tea Cup Merge also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Dead Already's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume 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. Dead Already sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tea Cup Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tea Cup Merge holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Dead Already's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tea Cup Merge's.
Dead Already ships an update every 7 months, Tea Cup Merge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dead Already | Tea Cup Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Philipp Bochmann |
Customer experience
Dead Already
Tea Cup Merge
In-app purchases
Dead Already
- Remove Advertising$4.99
Tea Cup Merge
No in-app purchases
