Spellborne vs Merge Empire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spellborne
Embark on a pixelated monster-collecting journey with a rich narrative and strategic turn-based battles. Train creatures, explore a vibrant world, and make impactful decisions. Engage in PvP, join guilds, and participate in limited-time events to discover rare monsters.
- Monster collecting and training
- Turn-based battles
- Engaging narrative with player choices
- PvP tournaments
- Guild system
- Monthly limited-time events
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Spellborne takes you on a classic monster collecting adventure in a beautiful pixelated world! Collect and train unique creatures, improve your skills and explore an engaging narrative where your decisions matter! Three kids namely, Atom, Bellatrix and Cosmo land in Yorokobi Town. All with different goals and aspirations, as they explore the deeper secrets of the world of celestia. Build up a squad of mons, fight against rising powers of Team Crux and The Order, and grapple against the rising threat of the Guardians. When you're not battling, take rest and grow crops, mine rocks and catch fish, while challenging your friends in head-to-head battles to improve your skills. Participate in monthly events such as Tower of Eternity and Soul Exchange to catch limited and rare mons. Features: - Nostalgic turn based battles - PvP tournaments - Build your squad and participate in events - Unlock and mutate powerful mons - Upgrade your stats to unlock special buffs - Join a guild, join a community Your next adventure awaits, are you prepared? _________________________________________ Support: Need help? Contact us at support@monstudios.co © 2024-25 Mon Studios. All rights reserved.
Merge Empire
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Welcome to a chaotic top-down rogue-lite where you don’t shoot — your blocks do. Merge blocks to evolve powerful ranged weapons that automatically fire at waves of zombies and a mysterious circular gate. Break the gate to push forward and unlock new areas — each deadlier than the last. Earn gold, unlock devastating turrets and clever traps, and build your ultimate survival setup. Stronger merges mean bigger firepower — and higher chances of staying alive. Game Features: • Unique block-merging combat system • Auto-firing blocks against zombies and gates • Procedurally generated areas with increasing difficulty • Unlock turrets and traps using gold • Strategic upgrades and evolving firepower • Fast, satisfying rogue-lite gameplay with one-touch controls • Play offline anytimeMerge powerful blocks and fight through endless areas! A fast-paced top-down rogue-lite with nonstop action!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spellborne at none against Merge Empire's 8. Spellborne also leads on ads (none vs shown). Merge Empire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Merge Empire sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Spellborne asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spellborne ships an update every 2 weeks, Merge Empire every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spellborne | Merge Empire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 312 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MON IT CONSULTANCY - FZCO | ERTUGRUL GAZI AKCAN |
In-app purchases
Spellborne
No in-app purchases
Merge Empire
- Buy Diamond Pack 1$0.99
- Buy Gold Pack 1$0.99
- Unlock Saving Turret Upgrades$0.99
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- Remove Ads$0.99
- Buy Diamond Pack 2$1.99
- Buy Gold Pack 2$1.99
- Buy Diamond Pack 3$2.99
- Buy Gold Pack 3$2.99









