Merge Hooks vs Raft Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Hooks
Combine hooks to make them stronger and pull vehicles into a grinder. Test your strength and see how many cars you can pull. A fun and engaging casual game.
- Combine hooks
- Increase hook strength
- Pull cars
- Grind cars
- Test your strength
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GET READY FOR FUN! Combine hooks, get stronger and pull cars into the grinder. Let's see how strong are you?
Raft Evolution
Navigate your raft through challenging environments, collecting power-ups and avoiding hazards. Unlock new boat designs and hire captains to enhance your gameplay experience as you race to the finish.
- Upgrade raft
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect boosts
- Explore unique worlds
- Unlock new boat types
- Recruit captains
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Upgrade your raft, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect powerful boosts, and race to the finish line! Explore unique worlds like Winter, Lava, Desert, and Swamp, unlock new boat types, and recruit captains to power up your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raft Evolution at 100% against Merge Hooks's 19%. Raft Evolution also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Merge Hooks's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Merge Hooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Raft Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Merge Hooks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge Hooks has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Merge Hooks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Raft Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Merge Hooks ships an update weekly, Raft Evolution every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Hooks | Raft Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 329 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Sorolla |
Customer experience
Merge Hooks
Raft Evolution
Bugs and requests
Merge Hooks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing at level 12
- Unable to launch hooks after updates
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and hook upgrades
- Improved progression system
- Customization options for hooks
Raft Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Merge Hooks
- No Ads$3.99
Raft Evolution
- 10 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Remove Ads + Gems$9.99
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- 30 Gems$12.99
- Double Nitro$12.99
- 100 Gems$24.99
- 150 Gems$34.99
- 200 Gems$44.99
- 500 Gems$49.99
Questions
Is Merge Hooks free?
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