Comparison

Merge Life vs Sortimals

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

Head to head
About

Merge Life

Features
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Drop animals, merge same ones, and watch life evolve from a tiny Microbe all the way to a mighty Caveman! Merge Life is an addictive physics-based puzzle game where you stack and combine creatures to climb the evolutionary ladder. Can you reach the top before your world overflows? HOW TO PLAY - Tap to drop animals into the arena - When two identical animals touch, they merge and evolve! - Keep merging to unlock higher life forms - Don't let your creatures overflow the top or it's extinction! 10 STAGES OF EVOLUTION Microbe - Snail - Jellyfish - Fish - Amphibian - Reptile - Dinosaur - Mammal - Primate - Caveman FEATURES - Satisfying physics-based merging gameplay - 10 beautifully drawn evolutionary stages - High score tracking - Clean, colorful design - Perfect for quick sessions or long play marathons Simple to learn, hard to master. Can you reach Caveman?

About

Sortimals

Features
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Sortimals is a screen you don't have to worry about: a gentle shape sorting puzzle for toddlers and preschoolers, played entirely offline with zero ads and zero accounts. Match each shape to its silhouette and a brand-new animal friend pops up to celebrate — circles, squares, triangles, stars and more, each paired with its own critter across three worlds. Built for little hands: every round ends in a celebration, there's no wrong-answer penalty or timer, and fast, repeated taps are always handled gracefully. Meadow is included from the very first launch, with six rounds of shape matching. A single Pro unlock adds the Jungle and Ocean worlds — twelve more rounds and a whole new roster of animal friends, no subscription involved. Why parents choose Sortimals: • Fully offline — no wifi needed, anywhere • No ads, no accounts, no data collected • Difficulty ramps gently for ages 2-6 • Universal app with full native iPad support, any orientation • A single Pro unlock, never a subscription Sortimals is one focused shape-matching puzzle, not a bundle of distractions — a single delightful loop, polished until it shines.

Screenshots

Merge Life4 screens
Sortimals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Life at none against Sortimals's 1. Merge Life also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Sortimals's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Merge Life versus Sortimals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge LifeSortimals
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBOLKANSOFT YAZILIM COZUMLERI BILGI SISTEMLERI VE TEKNOLOJILERI LIMITED SIRKETIę°ø å¼ 

In-app purchases

None

Merge Life

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sortimals

One-time1
  • Sortimals Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Merge Life free?
Merge Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sortimals free?
Sortimals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merge Life or Sortimals have ads?
Merge Life shows ads; Sortimals does not.

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