Comparison

Merge Cat Town vs Bento Stack

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

Head to head
About

Merge Cat Town

Merge items to create a charming cat village on a barren island. Discover unique cat characters, fulfill their requests, and expand your village with new structures. Enjoy a relaxing and fun experience building your own cute cat paradise.

Highlights
  • Merge items to create new goods
  • Build and expand a cat village
  • Discover unique cat characters
  • Fulfill cat requests
  • Craft and sell items
  • Collect resources
Features
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Merge items to create your own cute cat island. Cute cats have arrived on a barren wasteland island! Build a magical island with your adorable feline friends. Feel the moment your island transforms into a beautiful and warm cat village using items merged with your fingertips! Merge items to grow your cat island! Merge various items taken from the magic toolbox to create new goods. Craft and sell the items the cats want to collect resources, which allows you to expand your village and build structures. Cute Cat Characters Cats full of unique personalities are here! Listen to their individual tastes and requests, and meet even more feline friends. Escape now to the warm island where cute cats are waiting. Enjoy both relaxation and fun right now in 'Cat Merge Town'! Help : cs@mobirix.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mobirix_official/ TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@mobirix_official

About

Bento Stack

Features
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Bento Stack is a cozy offline lunchbox placement puzzle about fitting bright little food pieces into satisfying bento trays. Every level asks you to read the tray, rotate pieces, and place rice, sweets, proteins, and veggies into the right spaces. The rules are simple, but the board gets denser as the campaign grows. Features: - 120 handcrafted-style generated puzzle levels - Offline play with no login required - Increasing difficulty across five bento chapters - Tap to rotate, drag to place, undo, hints, and star ratings - Original food art, soft background music, and playful sound effects - Founder Bento Pass removes interstitial ads and unlocks unlimited hints Bento Stack is designed for quick puzzle breaks: warm, readable, and just tricky enough to make the perfect lunchbox feel earned. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Merge Cat Town4 screens
Bento Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Merge Cat Town at every 5 days against Bento Stack's every 2 weeks. Bento Stack's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Cat Town sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Bento Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Cat Town ships an update every 5 days, Bento Stack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Merge Cat Town versus Bento Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge Cat TownBento Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size655 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXGobling Company

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Merge Cat Town

One-time23
  • offer_1001$0.99
  • shop_gem_0002$1.99
  • offer_1002_1$2.99
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  • pass_203$3.99
  • pass_204$4.99
  • offer_1004$4.99
  • offer_1004_1$5.99
  • offer_1004_2$6.99
  • offer_1004_3$7.99
  • shop_gem_0005$9.99
  • offer_1005$9.99
  • offer_1005_3$12.99
  • offer_1006$14.99
  • shop_gem_0007$19.99
  • offer_1007$19.99
  • offer_1008$24.99
  • offer_1009$29.99
  • offer_1010$39.99
  • shop_gem_0011$49.99
  • offer_1011_1$59.99
  • offer_1012$69.99
  • shop_gem_0013$99.99
  • offer_1013$99.99
1 purchases

Bento Stack

One-time1
  • Founder Bento Pass$2.99

Questions

Is Merge Cat Town free?
Merge Cat Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bento Stack free?
Bento Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merge Cat Town or Bento Stack have ads?
Both Merge Cat Town and Bento Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Cat Town or Bento Stack?
Merge Cat Town ships an update every 5 days, and Bento Stack every 2 weeks. Most recently, Merge Cat Town was updated on October 8, 2026 and Bento Stack on October 13, 2026.

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