Merge Building vs iPong!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Building
A casual game where players merge identical items to create higher-level upgrades. Tap to spawn items and utilize power-ups to accelerate progress and unlock advanced structures.
- Merge similar items
- Upgrade to higher levels
- Spawn items from boxes
- Utilize power-ups
- Unlock advanced structures
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Merge building is a game where you merge similar items to upgrade them into the next level, you tap the spawn box to spawn more items to merge. As you progress you gain powerups to help you level up faster and spawn higher level items. Making reaching higher level house items more fun and easier.
iPong!
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Experience the iconic gameplay that defined a generation. Simple rules, addictive competition—bounce the ball past your opponent to score. First to 7 wins. • Touch Control: Drag your finger to move the paddle with precision • Motion Control: Tilt your device for an immersive experience FEATURES • Authentic retro visuals with a modern, minimalist design • Challenging AI opponent that keeps you on your toes • Haptic feedback on every bounce and score • Progressive difficulty—ball speed increases as rallies continue • No ads, no interruptions—just pure gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPong! at none against Merge Building's 8. iPong! also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge Building's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price and update cadence 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 Building sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. iPong! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Merge Building ships an update every 4 days, iPong! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merge Building | iPong! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOSTAFA SALAH A ALABYAD | Sihyeon Jang |
In-app purchases
Merge Building
- Emeralds 10K$0.99
- Buy 100 Rubies$0.99
- Buy Bundle 1$1.49
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- Buy 220 Rubies$1.99
- Buy Emerald 25k$1.99
- Buy Bundle 2$2.99
- Buy 60k Emeralds$3.49
- Buy 500 Rubies$3.99
iPong!
No in-app purchases
