Mancala. vs Merged@
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mancala.
Experience Mancala, an ancient strategy board game. Move marbles counter-clockwise, aiming to collect the most in your home hole. Enjoy a classic game of skill and foresight.
- Ancient board game gameplay
- Counter-clockwise marble movement
- Strategic home hole collection
- Simple rules, deep strategy
- Single-player game
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Mancala (also known as Kalah) is an ancient board game. Pick up marbles from any of bottom holes and move them counter-clockwise. If your move ends at your home hole (right one) you can move again. The game ends when all six holes on either side are empty. The winner is the player with the most marbles in home hole.
Merged@
A puzzle game where you merge blocks of the same number to create higher numbers and clear them from the board. Strategically drag and rotate block groups to achieve the "M" level and clear the board.
- Drag and drop block groups
- Rotate block groups
- Merge blocks of the same number
- Upgrade blocks to higher numbers
- Clear blocks by merging three or more
- Reach the "M" level
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This is a very fun game. ----------------------------------------- You can control the bottom of the screen the three block group drag to the top of the board.If you click on the block group will rotate. If there is connected to three or more than three the same number of blocks adjacent will upgrade to a higher number of squares, "M" is the final number, if three or more than three connected will be completely removed. Wish you have a good time. --------------------------------- If you have a special liking for this game please give the five-star praise. :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mancala. at 4.7 against Merged@'s 3.8. Mancala. also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (37K vs 12). Merged@'s advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mancala. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Merged@ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mancala. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mancala. has 37K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mancala.'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Merged@'s.
| Parameter | Mancala. | Merged@ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37K ratings) — better | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Skosyrev | 璞 王 |
Customer experience
Mancala.
Merged@
Bugs and requests
Mancala.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hint button not working properly
- Peg solitaire mode has unsolvable levels
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings for AI
- Earn in-game currency through gameplay
- More single-player modes and puzzles
- Clearer in-app instructions and rules
Merged@
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mancala.
- 50 diamonds$1.99
- 55 diamonds$1.99
- 90 diamonds$2.99
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- Advanced Features$4.99
- 150 diamonds$4.99
- Avalanche Advanced Features$4.99
- 145 diamonds$4.99
- 180 diamonds$6.99
- 350 diamonds$9.99
- 750 diamonds$19.99
Merged@
- Coin + 20$0.99
- Coin + 60$1.99
- Coin + 240$2.99
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- NO AD$2.99
- Coin + 1200$9.99
