Comparison

Tiny Acres vs Merge Decor

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Acres

Develop a small plot of land into a thriving village by collecting critters, planting flowers and trees, and experiencing real-time weather and seasons. Compete with friends on leaderboards and enjoy frequent updates with new content.

Highlights
  • Collect over 75 unique critters
  • Real-time weather and day-night cycle
  • Four distinct seasons
  • Plant over 40 flowers and trees
  • Weekly leaderboards
  • Frequent content updates
Features
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Welcome to Tiny Acres, build your own Towns! You've got a plot of land. Can you develop it from a rugged patch into a small Village? NOTE: Tiny Acres™ is free to play and also offers in-game items that can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable In-App purchases in your device settings. FEATURES: - Over 75 unique critters to collect. Find fireflies at night, snails during the rain, or search for rare 5 star insects! - Real time weather. The wind and weather updates in real time! - Day-Night cycle. Gameplay changes during the day or night, based on your local time! - Every week has 4 seasons: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter. Visit often to see how things change! - Over 40 flowers and trees to plant! - Leaderboards. Compete against your friends for a High Score! - Frequent updates, new items on the way - Easy to play for all ages - Universal app- play on iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad! - Share your space with friends over Facebook, Twitter, and email REQUIREMENTS: Tiny Acres requires iOS 6.0, and an iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 4, iPad 2 or newer. _________________________________ Tiny Acres is continually expanding game with new content planned. FUTURE FREE UPDATES: Fishing, neighbors, and more. _________________________________

About

Merge Decor

Combine items to uncover new treasures and renovate a magnificent royal palace. Experience a relaxing merge gameplay with a focus on interior design and restoration.

Highlights
  • Merge items to discover new objects
  • Renovate and decorate a royal palace
  • Relaxing gameplay experience
  • Interior design and restoration focus
  • Unlock new areas and items
Features
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Merge and discover items,renovate your palace

Screenshots

Tiny Acres1 screens
Merge Decor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Acres at 77% against Merge Decor's 40%. Tiny Acres also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Merge Decor's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Tiny Acres sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Decor sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Acres holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Tiny Acres's written reviews are positive against 40% of Merge Decor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Acres ships an update every 3 weeks, Merge Decor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Acres versus Merge Decor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny AcresMerge Decor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB335 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoin Bump, LLCBeijing Taihao Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Tiny Acres

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative8.6%

Merge Decor

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tiny Acres

One-time8
  • Starter Treasure$0.99
  • Pouch of Coins$1.99
  • Pocketful of Gems$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Bag of Coins$3.99
  • Explorer's Treasure$4.99
  • Bag of Gems$9.99
  • Barrel of Gems$19.99
  • King's Treasure$49.99
10 purchases

Merge Decor

One-time10
  • Beginner Gift Package$0.99
  • Tiny Diamond$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Small Coin$4.99
  • Small Diamond$4.99
  • Discount Package 4$4.99
  • Discount Package 7$6.99
  • Medium Diamond$9.99
  • Large Coin$19.99
  • Large Diamond$19.99

Questions

Is Tiny Acres free?
Tiny Acres is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Decor free?
Merge Decor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Acres or Merge Decor?
Tiny Acres is rated higher. Tiny Acres averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Merge Decor averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Tiny Acres or Merge Decor have ads?
Merge Decor shows ads; Tiny Acres does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Acres or Merge Decor?
Tiny Acres ships an update every 3 weeks, and Merge Decor every 5 days. Most recently, Tiny Acres was updated on November 1, 2026 and Merge Decor on November 3, 2026.

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