Magic Fifteen vs Stack Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Fifteen
A challenging sliding tile puzzle game with 17 tiles in a 5x5 grid. Solve the front side by arranging Roman numerals or the back side by creating a magic square. Compete for the best times.
- Two-sided sliding tile puzzle
- Roman and Arabic numeral modes
- Magic square objective
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Sophisticated control mechanism
- Game Center integration
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Magic Fifteen is a two-sided sliding piece puzzle, consisting of 17 tiles in a 5x5 square. The middle three columns have vertical sliders moving 4 tiles up and down. Horizontally again three sliders are in place, the top and bottom ones in the first and last row also moving 4 tiles and the middle slider, spanning three rows, moving 3x4 tiles left and right. The top horizontal slider will only move, if all vertical sliders are up and the bottom horizontal slider only moves, if all vertical sliders are down. On the front side, 15 of 17 tiles are numbered in roman numbers 1-15, one has an asterisk and one is black. On the back side, the tiles are numbered in arabic numbers from 0-15, where 0 occurs twice. The aim of the game is to solve the either the front side and bring all roman numbered tiles into a 4x4 square with the asterisk being on the bottom-right side, or to solve the back side, and arrange the numbers 1-9 in the 3x3 grid as a magic square. Try to solve the puzzle as fast as you can to achieve the best time in the Game Center Key Features: Realistic 3D graphic Highly sophisticated control mechanism Multitouch support incl. 3-finger vertical slide Automatic shuffling Automatic solving Virtual Reality Camera mode Gyrosensor suport Realistic sound Game Center support for best times
Stack Merge
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Stack Merge is a fast-paced puzzle game where players stack and merge numbered tiles. Combine tiles of the same number to create higher numbers and clear the board. The game ends when there are no more moves left. Aim for the highest score!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack Merge at none against Magic Fifteen's 4. Stack Merge also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 60 months). Magic Fifteen's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Magic Fifteen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stack Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Fifteen ships an update every 60 months, Stack Merge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Fifteen | Stack Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Klemenz | Rasel Hossain |
In-app purchases
Magic Fifteen
- Donation of$0.99
- Donation of$1.99
- Donation of$3.99
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- Donation of$5.99
Stack Merge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic Fifteen free?
Is Stack Merge free?
Do Magic Fifteen or Stack Merge have ads?
Which is updated more often, Magic Fifteen or Stack Merge?
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