Merge vs Planet Smashers
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!
Planet Smashers
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Casual planet merging game learning the planets in sequenctial size order. Begin with a tiny Asteroid and work your way up to a mighty Black Hole by merging 2 Suns! Featuring a relaxing proceedural space ambient sound track - Chill out and smash some planets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Merge at none against Planet Smashers's shown. Merge also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). Planet Smashers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). On price, 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.
Merge ships an update every 20 months, Planet Smashers weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge | Planet Smashers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Funiza | Reality Boffins |
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
Planet Smashers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Merge
No in-app purchases
Planet Smashers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Merge free?
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Do Merge or Planet Smashers have ads?
Which is updated more often, Merge or Planet Smashers?
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