Comparison

Merge Maestro vs Ultrapool

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

Ultrapool

Experience a unique pool game with roguelite elements and wacky ball effects. Craft strategic builds and pull off incredible trickshots to impress the bartenders. Survive 10 rounds of arcade-style pool with a variety of unique ball abilities.

Highlights
  • Roguelite pool gameplay
  • Wacky ball abilities
  • Strategic build crafting
  • Arcade-style trickshots
  • 10-round survival mode
  • Ball combination mechanics
Features
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The pool bar is always open! Ultrapool is a colorful roguelike about playing pool with a bunch of wacky balls with crazy effects. Carefully craft a perfect build and get the craziest trickshots! Get comfy, choose a cocktail, and get ready for a very special game of pool. Assemble a triangle of balls with strange effects and get the sickest trickshots. The bartenders won't be easy to impress! Ultrapool is an arcade-y colorful roguelike that plays like a pool version of Balatro and Super Auto Pets. Pocketing balls gives you score, and extra score gives you money you can spend at the bar to buy and improve your set of balls. Try to survive 10 rounds! We got both! Easy to pick up pool mechanics: just get the balls in the holes! But as you discover the wacky abilities the balls have, you'll get new ideas of how to get your score ever higher. A ghost ball that reappears on the table? A chicken ball that lays spherical eggs? A bomb that explodes if you bump it too much? The Earth? Anything is possible (as long as it's round and it rolls nicely, no cubes allowed!) Once you think you know the game, the cocktail bar opens. Ask the bartender to mix any two balls and he will serve you something special! Some of these will feel like they should break the game wide open, but you'll need every edge you can get if you want to pull off an all nighter.

Screenshots

Merge Maestro4 screens
Ultrapool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ultrapool at free against Merge Maestro's free with in-app purchases. Ultrapool also leads on chart position (#152 vs unranked). Merge Maestro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Ultrapool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 180 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Merge Maestro's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ultrapool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Maestro ships an update every 9 days, Ultrapool every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Merge Maestro versus Ultrapool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge MaestroUltrapool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (144 ratings) — better4.6 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better88.5% of reviews
Number of ratings144180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#152 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB408 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDAVID HS TINGoffbrand games

Customer experience

Merge Maestro

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

Ultrapool

All ratings176 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative9.4%

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

Ultrapool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Merge Maestro

One-time1
  • Full Access$2.99
1 purchases

Ultrapool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Merge Maestro free?
Merge Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultrapool free?
Ultrapool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Maestro or Ultrapool?
Merge Maestro is rated higher. Merge Maestro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Ultrapool averages 4.6 from 180 ratings.
Do Merge Maestro or Ultrapool have ads?
Neither Merge Maestro nor Ultrapool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Maestro or Ultrapool?
Merge Maestro ships an update every 9 days, and Ultrapool every 5 days. Most recently, Merge Maestro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ultrapool on October 25, 2026.

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