Merge vs Snake Vortex!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge
Engage in a time-sensitive challenge to clear digital mess and defeat viruses. Navigate through numerous levels, utilizing funny music and graphics to aid your mission.
- 72 levels
- 12 bonus levels
- Game Center support
- Global leaderboard
- Facebook leaderboard
- Funny music and graphics
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Now it is your job to clear all the mess around as the assistant . Watch out for the bad guys leaked in the viruses and be quick because professor gives you limited time. FEATURES * 72 level * 12 Bonus level * Game center support * Global leaderboaed * Facebook leaderboard * Funny musics and graphics MERGE THEM NOW!
Snake Vortex!
Control a snake by swiping the screen to collect balls and grow longer. A longer snake allows you to break through more obstacles and achieve higher scores. Enjoy this classic arcade-style challenge.
- Swipe controls
- Collect balls to grow longer
- Break through obstacles
- Achieve high scores
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Swipe the screen to control the snake to collect more balls to make the snake longer. Longer snakes allow you to pass more obstacles and get higher scores. GOOD LUCK!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snake Vortex! at 5.0 against Merge's 2.3. Snake Vortex! also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months). Merge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Snake Vortex! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Merge ships an update every 20 months, Snake Vortex! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge | Snake Vortex! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funiza | 广杰 周 |
Customer experience
Merge
Snake Vortex!
Bugs and requests
Merge
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on level launch
- App crashes after completing levels
- App crashes during level transitions
- App crashes after intro comic
- Force closes on specific levels (2, 3, 13)
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- Crashes on bonus levels
- Game won't load past level 2
- Crashes on older devices (iPod Touch 4, iPhone 4)
- Crashes with iOS 6 and 7
- Blob selection doesn't register all matched pieces
- Game pauses unexpectedly during gameplay
- Redirects to App Store instead of launching game
Requested features
6 requests- Fix crashing issues across all levels
- Improve game stability and performance
- Better control precision for blob selection
- Delay bomb introduction to higher levels
- Improve physics consistency
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- Better level difficulty balancing
Snake Vortex!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Merge
No in-app purchases
Snake Vortex!
No in-app purchases
