GOL vs Mergimals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GOL
Embark on a fantastical adventure with this game, featuring a simple touch interface and numerous stages across three episodes. Discover unique characters with comical actions and endings, and compete with friends and players worldwide for top leaderboard rankings.
- 3 episodes
- 70 stages
- Huge bosses
- 9 characters
- Leaderboard rankings
- Comical character actions
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G.O.L is a game that provides you with a variety of experiences. You play G.O.L using a simple touch interface. There are 3 episodes, which contain numerous stages. Each character has their own unique comical actions and endings, making the game much more fun. Also, you can compete with your friends as well as people from around the world for leaderboard rankings via the game center. Fantastical adventure G.O.L will put a smile on your face!! *Game features - 3 episodes - 70 stages - Huge bosses - 9 characters - Various game modes and backgrounds - Various animations
Mergimals
Manage a magical store by combining mystical creatures to create new ones and fulfill customer orders. Explore diverse environments to discover and collect a variety of these unique beings.
- Combine magic creatures
- Breed new Mergimals
- Manage a magic store
- Discover new Mergimals
- Explore different environments
- Fulfill customer orders
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Manage your own magic store! Combine magic creatures called Mergimals and let them have babies. Can you breed the right Mergimal for each customer? You have inherited a derelict and forgotten magic store. Can you manage to restore it to its former beauty? Find the right combination of Mergimals for each customer! Explore the secret districts around your store and keep discovering new Mergimals: some of them live in bubbling lava flows, others on snow-covered mountains. Catch them all, create new ones and become the most powerful magic store owner!
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Verdict
GOL and Mergimals both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of GOL's written reviews are positive against 72% of Mergimals's. Mergimals's advantage is ratings volume (415 vs 66) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. GOL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mergimals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for GOL against 4.4 for Mergimals. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mergimals has 415 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of GOL's written reviews are positive against 72% of Mergimals's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GOL | Mergimals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (66 ratings) — better | 4.4 (415 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 72.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 415 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | D&D Dream Corp. | Patrick Ferling |
Customer experience
GOL
Mergimals
User reviews
GOL
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Creative tap mechanics
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Appealing art style
- 🎵 Great soundtrack
- 🎮 Challenging levels
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive IAPs
- 💸 Cash grab accusations
- ⏳ Slow coin gain
- 😩 Frustrating difficulty
- 🚫 Unplayable without IAP
Mergimals
From 415 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Cute and creative graphics
- 🚀 Quick-paced gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and stress-relieving
- 👍 Suitable for all ages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive and monotonous
- 🔁 Lack of variety in mini-games
- 🔇 Annoying music/sound effects
Bugs and requests
GOL
Reported bugs
5 issues- Music too loud on resume
- Buggy game, requires reinstallation
- Misaligned on-screen items
- Update fixed nothing
- Glitch when pausing game
Requested features
9 requests- Release episode 4
- Continue game updates
- New updates needed
- More levels
- Fix rapid tapping levels
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- More coins for levels
- Lower coin requirement for unlocks
- More levels and updates
- More variety in gameplay
Mergimals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during tutorial
- Inability to complete tutorial
- Mergimals disappearing from inventory
- Repeating wizard orders
Requested features
4 requests- More auras and regions to discover
- Ability to customize Mergimals
- Additional mini-games and activities
- Option to turn off music/sound effects
In-app purchases
GOL
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1,600 Coin$2.99
- 3,400 Coin.$5.99
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- 5,800 Coin.$9.99
Mergimals
- Some berries$0.99
- Some diamonds$0.99
- Handful of Berries$2.99
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- Diamond cylinder$2.99
- Basket of Berries$4.99
- Diamond chest$4.99
- Barrel of berries$19.99
- Diamond Bag$19.99
- Lifetime stock of berries$99.99
- Lifetime stock of diamonds$99.99
