PicMerge vs Dropping Birds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicMerge
Engage in a relaxing puzzle adventure by sliding and connecting cards to reveal beautiful HD artwork. This game offers a satisfying blend of classic jigsaw elements with smooth sliding mechanics for a calming yet rewarding experience.
- Slide and connect puzzle cards
- Reveal stunning HD artwork
- Calming and rewarding gameplay
- Hidden-card mechanics
- Sharpen focus and relax
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PicMerge – Relaxing Slide & Snap Puzzle Adventure! Discover a fresh and satisfying way to enjoy picture puzzles with PicMerge! Move, slide, and connect puzzle cards to gradually uncover stunning HD artwork piece by piece. Blending the relaxing satisfaction of classic jigsaw puzzles with smooth sliding gameplay and clever hidden-card mechanics, PicMerge delivers a calming yet rewarding puzzle experience for players of all skill levels. Every puzzle brings a new visual adventure — reveal hidden sections, organise your moves, and watch beautiful images slowly come to life with every connection you make. Whether you want a peaceful way to relax, sharpen your focus, or enjoy satisfying puzzle-solving moments, PicMerge offers the perfect balance of calm gameplay and engaging strategy.
Dropping Birds
A cozy physics-based puzzle game where you drop birds to merge them into higher-level birds. It's easy to learn but offers addictive gameplay with adorable characters.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Bird merging mechanics
- Adorable bird characters
- Cozy puzzle experience
- Easy to learn
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Drop a bird. Watch it tumble. Match two of the same and POP — they merge into the next bird up. Easy to learn, impossible to put down. Dropping Birds is a cozy, physics-packed merge puzzler starring eight adorable (and wonderfully expressive) birds…
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dropping Birds at none against PicMerge's 6. Dropping Birds also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PicMerge's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PicMerge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dropping Birds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dropping Birds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicMerge has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PicMerge ships an update every 6 weeks, Dropping Birds weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicMerge | Dropping Birds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlaySimple Games Pte Ltd | GARY SMITH |
Customer experience
PicMerge
Dropping Birds
In-app purchases
PicMerge
- 150 Coins$1.99
- Mega Pack Deal$3.99
- 600 Coins$6.99
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- Master Pack Deal$7.99
- 1000 Coins$9.99
- Lifetime No Ads Pack$19.99
Dropping Birds
No in-app purchases
