Comparison

MergeJar vs Gloop Jelly

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

Head to head
About

MergeJar

A relaxing puzzle game where you drop plants into a jar, merge matching ones to evolve them, and plan your moves to achieve high scores. Enjoy a calm, strategic experience with no timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Intuitive merge-based puzzle mechanics
  • Clean, minimal visuals with a soothing atmosphere
  • Strategic depth
  • Optional power-ups
  • Play at your own pace
  • No ads or interruptions
Features
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MergeJar is a calm and satisfying puzzle game built around simple mechanics and thoughtful strategy. Drop plants into the jar, merge matching ones, and watch them evolve into new forms. Each move matters — space is limited, and planning ahead is the key to high scores. Designed to be relaxing yet engaging, MergeJar rewards patience, spatial thinking, and creativity. There are no timers, no pressure, and no distractions — just pure puzzle gameplay. Features: • Intuitive merge-based puzzle mechanics • Clean, minimal visuals with a soothing atmosphere • Strategic depth that grows as the jar fills • Optional power-ups to help in tricky moments • Play at your own pace — no ads, no interruptions MergeJar is perfect for short breaks or long, mindful sessions. Whether you’re chasing a high score or simply enjoying the flow, the jar is always waiting.

About

Gloop Jelly

Merge identical jellies by pouring them into a jar. Watch them squish, roll, and wobble with realistic physics. Experience dynamic landscapes and synthesized soundscapes as you play.

Highlights
  • Jelly merging mechanics
  • Realistic jelly physics simulation
  • Dynamic changing landscapes
  • Synthesized sound effects
  • Color bomb power-up
  • No timers or pressure
Features
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Pour soft jellies into a jar. Two identical ones merge into a bigger one. Keep going as long as you can — the jar fills faster than you think. Colour tells you the family, size tells you the level. Nothing to memorise: if two jellies look the same, they merge. Gloop is built around one thing: how the jellies feel. They squash against each other, roll, settle and wobble, all simulated. Tilt your phone and the whole pile leans. • A colour bomb falls through the pile and blows up a whole cluster of its own colour — steer it on the way down • New colours appear as you score, and that is what makes it hard • The landscape shifts with your score: dawn, storm, desert, deep sea, nebula • Sound is entirely synthesised — even the wind chimes on the title screen • No ads, no accounts, no timers, nothing to buy Play for thirty seconds or thirty minutes. It waits.

Screenshots

MergeJar4 screens
Gloop Jelly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MergeJar at none against Gloop Jelly's shown. MergeJar also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Gloop Jelly's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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. MergeJar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gloop Jelly 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MergeJar against 5.0 for Gloop Jelly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MergeJar ships an update daily, Gloop Jelly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MergeJar versus Gloop Jelly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMergeJarGloop Jelly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCindysFamily LLCFranck Geslin

Customer experience

MergeJar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gloop Jelly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MergeJar

One-time1
  • Pro Garden Pass$1.99
1 purchases

Gloop Jelly

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is MergeJar free?
MergeJar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gloop Jelly free?
Gloop Jelly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MergeJar or Gloop Jelly?
MergeJar and Gloop Jelly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MergeJar or Gloop Jelly have ads?
Gloop Jelly shows ads; MergeJar does not.
Which is updated more often, MergeJar or Gloop Jelly?
MergeJar ships an update daily, and Gloop Jelly every 3 weeks. Most recently, MergeJar was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gloop Jelly on October 31, 2026.

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