Comparison

Merge Puzzle Box vs Bloomshift

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

Head to head
About

Merge Puzzle Box

Engage your mind with a variety of number-based puzzle games. Connect, merge, and strategize to create larger numbers and achieve high scores. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience designed to sharpen cognitive skills.

Highlights
  • Multiple puzzle game modes
  • Number merging mechanics
  • High score challenges
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Mind sharpening puzzles
  • Combo creation
Features
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Merge Puzzle Box is a collection of incremental number games, perfect to relax and sharpen your mind. Choose between a number of 5 puzzle games. Connect Combine at least 2 numbers of the same kind by drawing a line on the board to merge them into a bigger number. Make combos by connecting incremental numbers directly to create even larger numbers! Hexa Merge Drag and drop the blocks from below onto the board. Place at least 3 numbers of a kind next to each other to combine and merge them into twice as much. Challenge yourself and beat your own highscore! Shoot Tap on a line to shoot the block up to the top. Merge 2 numbers of a kind to double their value. Tower Drag and drop the blocks from the board to staple them above each other. Merging the same number increments their value by 1. Be aware of blocks that stick together! Dice Drag and drop the dices from below onto the board. Put at least 3 dices of a kind next to each other to merge them into a new dice. Once you reach the highest dice, they merge into bombs that can explode and clear the board.

About

Bloomshift

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Bring every garden into bloom in a relaxing puzzle of color, movement, and planning. Bloomshift challenges you to rotate groups of flowers and guide each bloom onto a garden cell of the same color. Every move changes four positions, so a simple choice can transform the whole board. Begin with a gentle interactive tutorial, then progress from compact 2×3 warm-up boards to larger 6×6 gardens. Easy, Medium, and Hard modes introduce more colors, richer patterns, and deeper spatial challenges at a comfortable pace. WHY YOU’LL LOVE BLOOMSHIFT • More than 900 color-matching puzzles • Board sizes from 2×3 to 6×6 • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty modes • Smooth one-touch rotation controls • Star ratings based on your moves • Helpful hints and level reset controls • Unlockable garden layers and rewards • Relaxing music, sound, and haptic feedback • English and Turkish language support • Progress saved locally—no account required Plan your turns, watch the flowers shift, and enjoy the satisfying moment when every color finds its place. Whether you want a calm break or a thoughtful brain challenge, Bloomshift offers a garden you can enjoy at your own pace.

Screenshots

Merge Puzzle Box4 screens
Bloomshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bloomshift at none against Merge Puzzle Box's 7. Bloomshift also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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 Puzzle Box sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bloomshift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Puzzle Box ships an update every 2 months, Bloomshift every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Merge Puzzle Box versus Bloomshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge Puzzle BoxBloomshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (156 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings156 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorma KohnGorkem Senol

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Merge Puzzle Box

One-time7
  • 480 Coins$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$3.99
  • Ads Remove$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 2100 Coins$7.99
  • 4450 Coins$14.99
  • 9250 Coins$34.99
  • 19250 Coins$69.99
None

Bloomshift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merge Puzzle Box free?
Merge Puzzle Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloomshift free?
Bloomshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merge Puzzle Box or Bloomshift have ads?
Both Merge Puzzle Box and Bloomshift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Puzzle Box or Bloomshift?
Merge Puzzle Box ships an update every 2 months, and Bloomshift every 6 days. Most recently, Merge Puzzle Box was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bloomshift on October 16, 2026.

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