Sorting Stacks vs Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sorting Stacks
A fast-paced color-matching puzzle game where players launch colored characters to smash matching blocks. Strategize your launches to clear the grid before the timer runs out and avoid filling the board.
- Color-coded character launching
- Matching block-smashing
- Timed gameplay
- Strategy-based challenges
- Fast-paced action
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Clear the blocks. Master the chaos. Welcome to Sorting Stacks!, a fast-paced color-matching puzzle where reflexes and strategy collide. Your mission is simple—yet addictively challenging: Load & Launch Vibrant character lines wait at the bottom. Tap and hold to send each color-coded character onto the moving conveyor. Time your release so they shoot through the correct launcher and smash matching blocks above. Shatter Every Block The top grid is packed with multicolored cubes. Match colors perfectly to blast them away before the timer runs out. One wrong move and the board fills up fast!
Merge
Strategically place and merge coins on a conveyor belt to create higher-level coins and achieve your goals. Plan each move carefully to avoid overflow and keep the factory running efficiently. Progress through levels by making perfect merges.
- Coin merging mechanics
- Conveyor belt management
- Strategic placement
- Level progression
- Factory simulation
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Welcome to Merge Factory! Coins are coming from below — and it’s your job to send them onto the moving conveyor. Place each coin carefully, merge them in the holders, and create higher-level coins to reach your goal. Every move matters, so plan your steps and don’t let the conveyor overflow. Keep the factory running, make the perfect merge, and climb through the levels. Good luck, Manager!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Merge at 13.0 against Sorting Stacks's 15.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sorting Stacks against 4.5 for Merge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 27 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sorting Stacks | Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (50 ratings) — better | 4.5 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ela Game | Bahadir Yerdelen |
Customer experience
Sorting Stacks
Merge
In-app purchases
Sorting Stacks
No in-app purchases
Merge
No in-app purchases
