Fruit Merge vs Stryp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fruit Merge
Drop and merge cute fruits to create evolved versions, aiming to merge until you obtain melons. This popular puzzle game offers timed or untimed play and allows you to compete for high scores.
- Drop and merge fruits
- Evolve fruits
- Merge to get melons
- Timed or no timer modes
- Earn high scores
- Unlimited lives
- Online and offline play
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Cute Fruit Merge Game is now available! Optimized for iPhone and iPad! Drop cute fruit, merge similar fruit to create evolved fruit! Merge until you get melons and win! Melon game is popular in Japan and all around the world! Features of Fruit Merge Game: - 11 unique fruits to play - Play with timer or no timer - Earn official high scores - Cute fruits and watermelons - Unlimited lives - Play online or offline
Stryp
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STRYP is a new way to experience photography through play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stryp at none against Fruit Merge's 1. Stryp also leads on ads (none vs shown). Fruit Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price 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. Fruit Merge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stryp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fruit Merge ships an update every 9 days, Stryp monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fruit Merge | Stryp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Puzzle Cats | Alessandro Chiarotto |
Bugs and requests
Fruit Merge
Reported bugs
2 issues- Fruits get stuck in corners
- Game sometimes ends for no reason
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the old fruit theme
- Add more fruit options
- Allow continuing after getting a watermelon
- Add an option to disable the 'New Fruit' dialog
Stryp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fruit Merge
- Balloon Game Ad Free$14.99
Stryp
No in-app purchases
