Comparison

Ordna vs MergePit

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

Head to head
About

Ordna

Engage in a collection of 1000 quiet, ad-free sorting puzzles. Move colored blocks to organize them by column, with unlimited undos and free restarts. Hints are available when you get stuck, and a new daily puzzle offers a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • 1000 unique sorting puzzles
  • No timers or scores
  • Unlimited undo and free restart
  • Optional hints for difficult levels
  • Daily challenge puzzles
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
Features
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Ordna is a sort puzzle — a thousand of them. Sort puzzles got loud. This one's quiet. One install, one thousand puzzles, no interruptions. THE GAME Sort coloured blocks across columns until each column holds one colour. Move a block to an empty column, or onto another block of the same colour. That's all the rules. No timer. No score. Undo is unlimited; restart is free. Difficulty climbs in stages, each step adding more colours or columns. Every puzzle has been solved by exhaustive search before it shipped — you'll never stare at an unsolvable board. The full field of a thousand is open from the start. Pick any number, in any order. Skip the ones that don't land. WHEN YOU GET STUCK Hit a wall, and a hint appears — no shame, no charge. It shows the next optimal move and then gets out of the way. THE DAILY A new puzzle, daily. Same one for everyone, no hints — same test, same day. Some days easy, some days a knot. WHAT'S INSIDE · 1000 puzzles, deterministically numbered (your puzzle #347 is everyone's puzzle #347) · Multiple visual themes, from a muted everyday palette to painterly illustrated blocks · iCloud progress sync across your devices · Available in over 30 languages · Designed for iOS 26, built natively in SwiftUI · Fully offline — no account, no login, no internet required THE BUSINESS Free. No ads, no gems, no catch. Themes change how Ordna looks, never how it plays. If you like the game, chip in once and unlock every theme — that's the whole business model. Analytics are anonymous and EU-hosted (TelemetryDeck). No personal data, no third-party trackers. THE MAKER Built by an independent developer in Sweden. Feedback comes through email or App Store reviews — the old-fashioned way. Sort, solve, set down. Pick it up again when you want to.

About

MergePit

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MergePit is a free falling-block reaction game built around one satisfying verb: merge. Drop colored circles into the pit, land two of the same kind together, and they fuse into the next tier up. Keep the chain going and the points stack fast — let the pit fill past the line and the run is over. It's the kind of game you pick up for thirty seconds and put down twenty minutes later. One thumb, instant restarts, no tutorials to sit through. WHAT MAKES IT TICK • Ten tiers of pieces, from the smallest up to the gold jackpot. • Merge matching pieces to climb the tiers; time your drops to build chain multipliers for big swings. • Two of the largest piece annihilate for a jackpot — find out what that's worth. • Rescue drops give you a second chance when the pit creeps over the line. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Timed — pieces drop on a tightening countdown. This is the competitive mode; your score goes to the Game Center leaderboards. • Relaxed — no countdown, no pressure. Take all the time you want; your best is kept right on your device. THE DAILY CHALLENGE • Everyone plays the same pit each day — a fair, shared board. Climb the daily leaderboard, then dare a friend to beat your score on the very same pieces. • Build a streak by coming back and playing every day. COMPETE AND COLLECT • Game Center leaderboards: an all-time board, a weekly reset, and a fresh daily board, so there's always a top to chase. • Game Center achievements for the milestones worth bragging about. • Lifetime stats tracked on your device, plus a score card you can share to dare a friend to beat it. FAIR AND FRIENDLY • Completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. • No accounts to create and no servers — everything stays on your device, and the only thing that ever leaves it is a leaderboard score you choose to submit through Game Center. • Full iPhone and iPad support, with sound and haptics you can toggle off. • A color-blind aid labels every piece with its tier number, so matches are clear without relying on color. Drop in. Merge up. Can you beat your best?

Screenshots

Ordna4 screens
MergePit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MergePit at none against Ordna's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ordna sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MergePit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ordna ships an update every 3 weeks, MergePit every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ordna versus MergePit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdnaMergePit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat Scott ABCraig Faist

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ordna

One-time1
  • Ordna Supporter$4.99
None

MergePit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ordna free?
Ordna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MergePit free?
MergePit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ordna or MergePit have ads?
Neither Ordna nor MergePit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ordna or MergePit?
Ordna ships an update every 3 weeks, and MergePit every 11 days. Most recently, Ordna was updated on October 24, 2026 and MergePit on October 25, 2026.

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