Comparison

Tangled Color vs Merge Stack

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

Head to head
About

Tangled Color

Features
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Untangle the Ropes! Dive into a world of colorful challenges where your goal is to unravel the tangled ropes! Use your problem-solving skills to navigate through increasingly tricky levels. With vibrant graphics and satisfying gameplay, every untangled knot brings joy! Are you ready to untangle the fun?

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Merge Stack

Features
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Slide. Merge. Pop! Merge Stack: Color Block is the satisfying color puzzle that's easy to learn and hard to put down. Swipe to slide the blocks across the board, line up matching colors, and stack five of the same color to make them burst. One clean rule, endless clever moves. Every swipe shifts the whole board, so the fun is in planning ahead. Set up chains, clear crowded columns, and keep your grid open for the next move. Simple to pick up, tricky to master.

Screenshots

Tangled Color4 screens
Merge Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Stack at none against Tangled Color's 1. Tangled Color's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tangled Color sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Merge Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tangled Color ships an update every 2 days, Merge Stack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tangled Color versus Merge Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangled ColorMerge Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size121 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUHAMMED RASIT YIGIT AKALINKite Games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tangled Color

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Merge Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tangled Color free?
Tangled Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Stack free?
Merge Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tangled Color or Merge Stack have ads?
Both Tangled Color and Merge Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tangled Color or Merge Stack?
Tangled Color ships an update every 2 days, and Merge Stack every 2 months. Most recently, Tangled Color was updated on October 25, 2026 and Merge Stack on October 4, 2026.

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