Comparison

Merge Lagoon vs Crazy Carnival

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

Head to head
About

Merge Lagoon

Embark on a tropical adventure to restore a seaside resort. Merge items to uncover new levels, repair buildings, and explore a secret-filled island. Meet charming characters and bring the vacation paradise to life.

Highlights
  • Merge hundreds of unique items
  • Repair tropical buildings
  • Complete orders and collect stars
  • Explore the island and reveal new areas
  • Meet charming characters
  • Enjoy bright visuals and relaxing atmosphere
Features
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Escape to Merge Lagoon — your own tropical adventure full of sunshine, island secrets, and satisfying merges! Help Lucy restore a seaside resort. Merge items, repair buildings and meet new characters as you turn the lagoon into the ultimate vacation paradise. Key features: • MERGE hundreds of unique items to uncover new levels and repair resort buildings. • REPAIR tropical buildings — from beach bars to seaside villas. • COMPLETE orders and collect stars to unlock new renovation stages. • EXPLORE the island and reveal new areas full of secrets. • MEET charming characters, each with their own stories and connections to the island. • ENJOY bright visuals, relaxing atmosphere, and satisfying merge gameplay. Every merge helps you restore the resort and uncover the island’s hidden stories. Along the way, you’ll build relationships and uncover each character’s past. Start your journey in Merge Lagoon today! Download now and bring the island to life!

About

Crazy Carnival

A relaxing merge game where you match and combine items to create higher-level objects. Complete orders, collect rewards, and unlock new areas to build a more beautiful and lively world. Enjoy satisfying progress and casual puzzle fun.

Highlights
  • Match and merge items
  • Complete customer orders
  • Unlock new areas
  • Upgrade discovered locations
  • Relaxing casual gameplay
  • Collect rewards
Features
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Welcome to a relaxing merge game where every item helps you grow your world! Match and merge pieces to create higher-level items, complete orders, collect rewards, and unlock new areas step by step. Discover fresh locations, upgrade them, and enjoy the satisfying progress of building a more beautiful and lively place through simple merge gameplay. MERGE AND UPGRADE Drag matching items together to create better ones. Keep merging to unlock useful tools, special pieces, and valuable rewards. COMPLETE ORDERS Find the right items, finish customer requests, and earn Coins, Energy, and other helpful resources for your journey. DISCOVER NEW AREAS Use your progress to unlock more locations. Each new area brings fresh items, new goals, and more ways to expand your world. UPGRADE YOUR PLACES Improve discovered areas level by level. Watch simple spaces become richer, brighter, and more complete as you continue playing. RELAXING CASUAL FUN Enjoy easy controls, smooth merging, and satisfying rewards. Play at your own pace, organize your board, and plan your next merge. KEEP MAKING PROGRESS Complete tasks, collect resources, enjoy rewards, and continue upgrading. There is always a new item to create and a new area to improve. Start merging today and enjoy a cozy world of discovery, upgrades, and relaxing puzzle fun!

Screenshots

Merge Lagoon4 screens
Crazy Carnival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Merge Lagoon at free against Crazy Carnival's free with in-app purchases. Crazy Carnival's advantage is ratings volume (93 vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Lagoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Crazy Carnival sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Merge Lagoon against 4.9 for Crazy Carnival. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crazy Carnival has 93 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Merge Lagoon versus Crazy Carnival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge LagoonCrazy Carnival
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.9 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings993 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB443 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanuplay Innovations Inc.DROIDHEN LIMITED

Customer experience

Merge Lagoon

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crazy Carnival

All ratings93 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Merge Lagoon

One-time10
  • Starter pack$0.99
  • Boost Bundle$2.99
  • Stack of rubies$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Super pack$4.99
  • Pile of rubies$9.99
  • Power Surge$19.99
  • Heap of rubies$19.99
  • Mountain of rubies$29.99
  • Mega pack$29.99
  • Ruby treasure$99.99
18 purchases

Crazy Carnival

One-time18
  • Shop $1.99$1.99
  • Shop Pack $1.99$1.99
  • Energy $2.99$2.99
Show 15 more
  • Order $2.99$2.99
  • Star Order Pack $2.99$2.99
  • CC $3.99$3.99
  • Pack Ordinary $3.99$3.99
  • Star Order Pack $3.99$3.99
  • Order $4.99$4.99
  • CC $4.99$4.99
  • Charger $4.99$4.99
  • Pack Ordinary $5.99$5.99
  • Star Order Pack $5.99$5.99
  • CC $7.99$7.99
  • Pack Ordinary $7.99$7.99
  • Star Order Pack $7.99$7.99
  • Pack Ordinary $9.99$9.99
  • Star Order Pack $9.99$9.99

Questions

Is Merge Lagoon free?
Merge Lagoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crazy Carnival free?
Crazy Carnival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Lagoon or Crazy Carnival?
Merge Lagoon is rated higher. Merge Lagoon averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Crazy Carnival averages 4.9 from 93 ratings.
Do Merge Lagoon or Crazy Carnival have ads?
Both Merge Lagoon and Crazy Carnival show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Lagoon or Crazy Carnival?
Merge Lagoon ships an update fortnightly, and Crazy Carnival fortnightly. Most recently, Merge Lagoon was updated on September 22, 2026 and Crazy Carnival on September 23, 2026.

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