Comparison

Merge Survival vs CipherWalk

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

Head to head
About

Merge Survival

Embark on a post-apocalyptic journey to build a safe haven by merging resources and crafting essential items. Explore desolate towns, uncover hidden locations, and interact with other survivors to unravel a compelling narrative.

Highlights
  • Merge items to create survival tools and shelter components
  • Explore desolate towns and discover hidden locations
  • Engage with a post-apocalyptic survival story
  • Build an eco-friendly camp with other survivors
  • Strategically collect survival essentials
  • Recycle resources and complete item collections
Features
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Hello. My name is Eden and ever since "that day", I have been living a wandering life, looking for a shelter, town, or mansion for survival. Due to many people's selfishness, our environment and town have been destroyed and became a wasteland with no love or any pies to eat. All houses, all cities, every single mansion are completely destroyed. Living alone in this world full of chaos is very exhausting and lonely. Can I possibly survive in a place like this...? Hey, you there! I think you can help me find a shelter for survival! A mansion could be even better. Could you please help me out so I can travel through desolated town, and stay safe and survive in this world of misery? In "Merge Survival", you can experience the life of surviving in the post-apocalypse world created by environmental pollution and disasters. Merge to create survival materials among desolated towns, and find any new resources or hidden locations by traveling town to town. Create an "Eco-Friendly Camp" to live in harmony with nature and other survivors. Do you love survival games, and merge games? Then begin right away! ■ "Merge"to create various survival items and your shelter. - Merge, merge, merge.. Enjoy creating various survival tools by merging abandoned resources. - Complete quests with the created survival tools, merge food such as pies to help Eden build a cozy shelter. - Learn the meaning of resource recycling, and complete your item collection. ■ A "survival" story of the ones who live in the "Post-Apocalypse". - An interesting story of encounters, conflicts, and living together with other survivors will unfold. - Aren't you curious about the stories of people and animals you meet in despair? ■ Build your safe "shelter", travel and explore to find the hidden locations. - Build a production facility to "recycle" resources or acquire special resources. - Find hidden locations, travel devastated towns to find special resources by exploring with your friends. Maybe you can even encounter a mansion. ■ Enjoy the "strategy" of finding the materials you need for survival. - Have fun by strategically collecting survival essentials such as water and oxygen. - Merge pies and chocolates to keep your energy up. Are you into survival games and merge games? Then start "Merge Survival : Wasteland" now! Merge right away to build your safe zone! A cozy camp with friends is much better than a luxurious mansion. We request permission to access memory for a stable game progress. - Customer Support : Settings>Customer Support mergesurvival@stickyhands.oqupie.com - Join our community (Official Facebook page): https://www.facebook.com/mergesurvival.official

About

CipherWalk

Features
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CipherWalk turns cities into an outdoor escape room. You and your team walk to real places around the city, and at each one there's a puzzle waiting. The puzzles are built for collaboration: each teammate sees a different clue, and you only crack them by piecing together what each of you can see. Solve a puzzle and the next location unlocks. The app is best from the age of 13+, because the puzzles are difficult and built for adults. Free to start. Additional quests are unlocked via in-app purchase, one purchase per team of 2 to 4 players. WHAT'S DIFFERENT • Real multiplayer. Each player has their own view, and every view and the surroundings are required to solve each puzzle. • In the city, not on top of it. We write each puzzle for the specific street it's on. The architecture, the plaques, the bits of the city most people walk past. • One-time payment. No subscription. HOW IT WORKS 1. One player on the team taps Unlock Quest, picks a team size of 2 to 4, and pays once via in-app purchase. The whole team is covered. 2. Meet at the start location. The organizer creates the team, teammates join free with the team code. 3. Walk to each stop, solve the puzzle, beat the clock. WHAT YOU NEED • A charged smartphone per player with an internet connection. The app stays in touch with our servers for the whole quest. • A team of 2 to 4 players. Only one player needs to buy the unlock. • Comfortable walking shoes. WHEN TO PLAY Daylight works best, you'll be reading clues off walls, plaques, and signs. Light rain or cold doesn't matter; just dress for it. WHERE Zurich today. More cities later. Browse the available quests in the app or on our website. PRIVACY No tracking, no data sales, no ads. The app uses your location only while a quest is open, and only to know when you've reached the next stop. The account is anonymous. Bring your team. Decrypt the city.

Screenshots

Merge Survival4 screens
CipherWalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CipherWalk at none against Merge Survival's shown. CipherWalk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Merge Survival sells 49 one-off in-app purchases and CipherWalk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Survival ships an update every 4 weeks, CipherWalk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Merge Survival versus CipherWalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge SurvivalCipherWalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSticky Hands Inc.ESKIL DAVID JARLSKOG

Bugs and requests

Merge Survival

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing/lost progress
  • Inconsistent item drop rates

Requested features

5 requests
  • More board space options
  • Faster energy recharge
  • Ability to store/save items
  • More diverse character customization
  • Additional story content and quests

CipherWalk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

49 purchases

Merge Survival

One-time49
  • Christmas Relay 32 variants$0.99
  • Happy 2024 Relay 3$0.99
  • Sweet Relay 32 variants$0.99
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  • 1st Anniversary Party Relay 3$0.99
  • A Day's Energy Pack$0.99
  • party relay 3$0.99
  • Happy 2025 Relay 3$0.99
  • Strange Candy Relay 3$0.99
  • Acorn Relay 3$0.99
  • Prepared Explorer$0.99
  • Camp's Summer Relay 3$0.99
  • 1st Anniversary Pack$0.99
  • Polar Bear Relay 3$0.99
  • Strange Candy Relay 3$1.99
  • Christmas Relay 6$1.99
  • Happy 2024 Relay 6$1.99
  • Sweet Relay 6$1.99
  • 1st Anniversary Party Relay 6$1.99
  • 2,500 Coins$1.99
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • Basic Support$1.99
  • Energy Charging Station$1.99
  • Seed's Energy Pack$1.99
  • Challenge Relay 3$1.99
  • Survival Energy Pack$1.99
  • Black Friday Lucky Box$1.99
  • Strange Candy Relay 6$1.99
  • Acorn Relay 6$1.99
  • Emergency Fund Piggy Bank$1.99
  • Camp's Summer Relay 6$1.99
  • Joy's Energy Pack$2.99
  • Black Friday Fortune$3.99
  • 6,500 Coins$4.99
  • 260 Gems$4.99
  • First Class Ticket$4.99
  • Camp's Summer Relay 9$4.99
  • Board One Line Expansion$6.99
  • Premium Support$7.99
  • Black Friday Special$7.99
  • 14,250 Coins$9.99
  • 570 Gems$9.99
  • Premium Support$9.99
  • Board One Line Expansion$9.99
  • Happy Weekend Pack+$9.99
  • Stray Cat Pass$9.99
  • Special Crafting Pack$9.99
  • Board One Line Expansion 3$10.99
  • 1,250 Gems$19.99
  • Board One Line Expansion$22.99
3 purchases

CipherWalk

One-time3
  • 2-Player Quest$19.99
  • 3-Player Quest$29.99
  • 4-Player Quest$39.99

Questions

Is Merge Survival free?
Merge Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CipherWalk free?
CipherWalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merge Survival or CipherWalk have ads?
Merge Survival shows ads; CipherWalk does not.
Which is updated more often, Merge Survival or CipherWalk?
Merge Survival ships an update every 4 weeks, and CipherWalk every 2 weeks. Most recently, Merge Survival was updated on November 1, 2026 and CipherWalk on October 24, 2026.

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