Comparison

Merge Maestro vs Card Crawl 2

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

Head to head
About

Merge Maestro

Combine hundreds of unique emoji tokens in a puzzle-like, rogue-like experience. Discover creative combinations of tokens and powers to fuse unique strategies and overcome increasingly challenging levels. Enjoy a twist on puzzle, rogue-like, and arcade gameplay.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique emoji tokens
  • Combo-driven gameplay
  • Puzzle-like rogue-like mechanics
  • Discover creative token combinations
  • Fuse unique strategies
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Combine 100's of unique emoji based tokens in this combo-driven puzzle-like rogue-like! Find ever more creative combinations of Tokens and Powers to fuse unique strategies and beat this ever more challenging twist on rogue-likes, puzzlers and arcadey games!

About

Card Crawl 2

A solitaire dungeon crawler card game where you battle monsters, collect gold, and unlock powerful spells and equipment. This sequel introduces a new core mechanic with more stacked cards and strategic depth.

Highlights
  • Solitaire-style card battles
  • Collect spell cards and equipment
  • Unlock hero cards with unique abilities
  • New core card stacking mechanic
  • Offline and online game modes
  • Weekly competitive mode
  • Unlock achievements and art
Features
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Card Crawl 2 is a solitaire dungeon crawler card game. Grab your deck and dive into exciting new game modes, battling your favorite tavern dwellers. Defeat tricky monsters, collect gold, and unlock powerful spell cards, new equipment, and a cast of new and familiar hero cards. About the Game Card Crawl 2 is the official sequel to the beloved original. Once again, you’ll face Hoerni and his friends in clever solitaire-style card battles. This time, a brand-new core mechanic is introduced. Instead of just 4 dungeon cards, you now play with up to 16 cards stacked across 4 columns. Sort, equip, and sell cards to outwit every monster in the deck. Harness plenty of new spell cards and, for the first time, add equipment items to your runs, which add a whole new layer of strategy. Grow your collection and take on a variety of offline and online game modes that will test your skills with each of the newly added hero types. Features -> Fresh twist on Card Crawl’s core gameplay -> Strategic solitaire-style card battles -> Collect and master new spell cards and equipment -> Unlock hero cards with unique abilities -> Play across new and familiar game modes -> Compete with others in the Weekly Tavern Crawl -> Unlock achievements, new cards, and tavern art -> Cloud saves and Game Center support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Merge Maestro4 screens
Card Crawl 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Merge Maestro at 91% against Card Crawl 2's 53%. Merge Maestro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Card Crawl 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Maestro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Card Crawl 2 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge Maestro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 399 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Merge Maestro's written reviews are positive against 53% of Card Crawl 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Maestro ships an update every 9 days, Card Crawl 2 every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Merge Maestro versus Card Crawl 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge MaestroCard Crawl 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (138 ratings) — better4.5 (399 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better52.8% of reviews
Number of ratings138399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB582 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDAVID HS TINGArnold Rauers

Customer experience

Merge Maestro

All ratings138 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative7.1%

Card Crawl 2

All ratings399 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative35.6%

Bugs and requests

Merge Maestro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Medal tracking issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • Endless mode
  • UI/text scale options

Card Crawl 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Merge Maestro

One-time1
  • Full Access$2.99
7 purchases

Card Crawl 2

Subscriptions1
  • Tavern Dweller Pass$0.991 Month
One-time6
  • Hero Set Purchase$0.99
  • Chest Pack$0.99
  • Pouchy Upgrade 1$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Pouchy Upgrade 2$5.99
  • Booster Pack$8.99

Questions

Is Merge Maestro free?
Merge Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Crawl 2 free?
Card Crawl 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Maestro or Card Crawl 2?
Merge Maestro is rated higher. Merge Maestro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while Card Crawl 2 averages 4.5 from 399 ratings.
Do Merge Maestro or Card Crawl 2 have ads?
Card Crawl 2 shows ads; Merge Maestro does not.
Which is updated more often, Merge Maestro or Card Crawl 2?
Merge Maestro ships an update every 9 days, and Card Crawl 2 every 3 days. Most recently, Merge Maestro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Card Crawl 2 on September 24, 2026.

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