Comparison

Merge vs Rainbow Monsters

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

Rainbow Monsters

A fun color-matching game where players guide monsters to eat falling rainbow pieces. Slide monsters left or right to match colors, with a numbers mode for easier identification. Compete with friends through Game Center and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Monster character control
  • Falling rainbow pieces
  • Numbers mode for colorblind players
  • Game Center integration
  • 23 unlockable achievements
Features
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Feed the Rainbow Monsters! Slide the monsters left or right to catch falling rainbow pieces with the matching color. It starts simply, then becomes faster and more challenging. How high can you score? COLORFUL ARCADE FUN Match seven colors, build streaks and discover bonuses while keeping your monsters fed. NUMBERS MODE Finding colors difficult to distinguish? Turn on Numbers mode to match the numbers on the falling pieces with the correct monster. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEADERBOARDS Sign in to Game Center to discover 23 achievements and compete on the leaderboards. You can also enjoy the game without signing in. SHARE YOUR SCORES Share your high score or last score as an image, with a download link so friends can join the challenge. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose whether music and sound effects are enabled. No advertising—just colorful monster-feeding fun.

Screenshots

Merge4 screens
Rainbow Monsters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Merge at Free against Rainbow Monsters's $0.99. Merge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). Rainbow Monsters's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Merge is free to download; Rainbow Monsters costs $0.99 up front. Rainbow Monsters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rainbow Monsters holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge ships an update every 20 months, Rainbow Monsters every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Merge versus Rainbow Monsters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergeRainbow Monsters
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunizaNUIFISH LIMITED

Customer experience

Merge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative36.0%

Rainbow Monsters

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Rainbow Monsters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Merge

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rainbow Monsters

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Merge free?
Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rainbow Monsters free?
Rainbow Monsters costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Merge or Rainbow Monsters?
Rainbow Monsters is rated higher. Merge averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Rainbow Monsters averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Merge or Rainbow Monsters have ads?
Neither Merge nor Rainbow Monsters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge or Rainbow Monsters?
Merge ships an update every 20 months, and Rainbow Monsters every 2 months. Most recently, Merge was updated on October 21, 2026 and Rainbow Monsters on October 11, 2026.

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