Comparison

Crazy Elephant vs Merge Dogs!

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

Head to head
About

Crazy Elephant

Features
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The crazy elephant is back, rebuilt from the ground up for today's iPhone and iPad. Aim, set the power, fire. Every level is full of birds, and your job is to pop them all with as few shots as possible. Bounce off bouncers, crack crumbling walls, and hit bowling birds that drop an extra ball when they pop. HOW IT WORKS - Pop enough birds to clear the level and earn a star. - Pop every bird for two stars. - Pop every bird within par for three stars. - Pop the golden bird too, within gold par, for gold. FEATURES - 80 hand-made levels in four packs. Pack 1 is free. - Start in the Playground: 10 easy levels to learn the shots. - Special packs: Spooky Night brings 20 Halloween levels with ghost birds, bats, pumpkins, spider webs, cauldrons and dark levels lit by lanterns. - New pieces: floating birds, moving walls, portals, bomb birds, armored birds, wind zones, and a golden bird hidden in every level. - Earn the next pack with stars, or unlock all packs at once. - Superballs, bouncers, crumbling walls and bowling birds. - Beat your personal best: fewer shots, then faster time. - So close? Use an extra ball and finish the level. - Progress and extra balls sync across your devices with iCloud. - Game Center leaderboards and 43 achievements. - Build and play your own levels with the level editor. - Made for iPhone and iPad. No ads. No account needed.

About

Merge Dogs!

Combine puppies to create larger, faster dogs and build a champion racing team. Earn coins even when offline and discover over 50 unique breeds. Compete to become the ultimate dog racer.

Highlights
  • Merge dogs to upgrade
  • Build a dog racing team
  • Discover over 50 dog breeds
  • Idle earnings while offline
  • Win dog races
  • Earn money
Features
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Merge your dogs, build the ultimate dog racing team and win the race! Do you have what it takes to be the best dog racer out there? Start by getting small puppies, then upgrade them into bigger faster dogs and earn lots of money! Features: - Over 50 different dog breeds to discover including shiba inu, corgi, golden retriever, pug, french bulldog, chihuahua, poodle, beagle, dachshund, dalmatian, dobermann, rottweiler and lots more! - Idle earnings. Gain coins even while you are away or offline. Manage your team of super fast dogs. Start your dog racing team now and become a champion!

Screenshots

Crazy Elephant4 screens
Merge Dogs!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crazy Elephant at none against Merge Dogs!'s shown. Crazy Elephant also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Merge Dogs!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crazy Elephant sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Dogs! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crazy Elephant ships an update every 10 days, Merge Dogs! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crazy Elephant versus Merge Dogs!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrazy ElephantMerge Dogs!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—25K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp JahodaZepni Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Crazy Elephant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Merge Dogs!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing high-level dogs
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inability to delete/remove dogs
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

5 requests
  • More dog breeds
  • New game modes
  • Ability to name/customize dogs
  • Offline progress saving
  • Less intrusive ads

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Crazy Elephant

One-time6
  • Hint: First Shot$0.99
  • Hint: Remaining Shots$0.99
  • 1 Extra Ball$0.99
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  • Hint: All Shots$1.99
  • 5 Extra Balls$2.99
  • Unlock All Packs$4.99
3 purchases

Merge Dogs!

One-time3
  • 2X2 variants$1.99
  • 4X2 variants$2.99
  • 8X2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is Crazy Elephant free?
Crazy Elephant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Dogs! free?
Merge Dogs! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crazy Elephant or Merge Dogs! have ads?
Merge Dogs! shows ads; Crazy Elephant does not.
Which is updated more often, Crazy Elephant or Merge Dogs!?
Crazy Elephant ships an update every 10 days, and Merge Dogs! every 3 months. Most recently, Crazy Elephant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Merge Dogs! on October 31, 2026.

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