Comparison

Merge vs Zoo Shuffle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 72 levels
  • 12 bonus levels
  • Game Center support
  • Global leaderboard
  • Facebook leaderboard
  • Funny music and graphics
Features
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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!

About

Zoo Shuffle

Features
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Meet Zoo Shuffle - the cutest sliding block puzzle you will play all year. Slide adorable animal blocks, merge matching pairs, and watch your zoo evolve one clever move at a time. It is the classic klotski sliding-puzzle challenge, rebuilt around a zoo full of capybaras, pandas, penguins and friends. Simple to learn, genuinely tricky to master. - HOW TO PLAY • Slide animal blocks around the grid in classic sliding puzzle style • Line up identical animals to merge them into a brand-new species • Clear the board to finish the level and unlock the next one • Every move counts, so think a step ahead - WHY YOU WILL STAY • Hundreds of handcrafted levels, from gentle warm-ups to real brain-benders • Dozens of cute animals to discover, merge and evolve • One-handed portrait play, perfect for a queue, a commute or bedtime • No timers, no lives, no pressure - stop and resume whenever you like • Plays fully offline, no WiFi needed • Free to download and play - MADE FOR YOU IF You love block puzzle games, tile matching, merge mechanics or classic klotski brain teasers, and you would rather solve them surrounded by soft, silly animals than sterile grey squares. Download Zoo Shuffle and start building the most adorable zoo on the App Store, one merge at a time.

Screenshots

Merge4 screens
Zoo Shuffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge at none against Zoo Shuffle's 6. Merge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Zoo Shuffle's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). On price 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. Zoo Shuffle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge ships an update every 20 months, Zoo Shuffle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Merge versus Zoo Shuffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergeZoo Shuffle
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunizaHWA DAVID

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

Zoo Shuffle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Merge

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Zoo Shuffle

One-time6
  • Starter Coin Pack$1.99
  • Small Coin Pack$4.99
  • Value Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Big Coin Pack$19.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$49.99
  • Ultimate Coin Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Merge free?
Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zoo Shuffle free?
Zoo Shuffle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merge or Zoo Shuffle have ads?
Zoo Shuffle shows ads; Merge does not.
Which is updated more often, Merge or Zoo Shuffle?
Merge ships an update every 20 months, and Zoo Shuffle fortnightly. Most recently, Merge was updated on October 21, 2026 and Zoo Shuffle on October 6, 2026.

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