Comparison

Magic Merge vs Spice Sort

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

Head to head
About

Magic Merge

Engage in a relaxing merge puzzle experience where you combine items to unlock new creations and decorate a charming garden. Enjoy daily challenges, special bonuses, and a peaceful atmosphere, all playable offline.

Highlights
  • Merge items to unlock new levels
  • Decorate a cozy garden
  • Combo multipliers and chain reactions
  • Unlock permanent gameplay bonuses
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Global leaderboards and friend sharing
  • Offline play
Features
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Merge emojis into magic, then relax and decorate a cozy garden — a calming offline puzzle to unwind, anywhere. MERGE THE MAGIC Drag two identical items onto each other to unlock the next level — from a simple gift box all the way to a cosmic crown gift. Nine emoji lines, twelve levels each: that's 108 things to discover. COMBO & CASCADES Merge fast for combo multipliers. Hit a chain reaction — when a neighbor of the same kind triggers automatically — and feel the cosmic CHAIN ×3! ENCHANTED GARDEN Artifacts unlock buildings in a living isometric scene: rotate and zoom it with gestures, collect with a tap on the coin. Upgrade buildings up to five stars, expand the garden to 5x5, trade spare artifacts at the altar. Every building grants a permanent bonus. ORDERS AND ALBUM Lily, Root and Saffi order items right on the board — merge to fill an order and get paid on the spot. Lucky moments drop collectible cards: 36 of them in six sets, and a finished album opens the next volume. AN EVENT EVERY DAY Lily's Kitchen, Root's Grotto, Saffi's Hide and Seek, Night Fireflies and the daily Lily's Sprint. Every week brings its own themed event with rewards, and sometimes the sky drops a Starfall. DAILY CONTENT Three daily challenges (easy, normal, hard), a free spin every 24 hours, login streaks up to 7 days. Always something to come back for. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Sign in with Apple to climb the global leaderboard, add friends, and share your high score in one tap. ATMOSPHERE Magical soundtrack with four ambient tracks, satisfying haptics on every merge, surprise visitors (fireflies, shooting stars, petal rain) that drift across your screen. PRIVACY-AWARE Optional Apple Sign In with full email privacy support. Local-first save — works offline, syncs only when you're signed in. Leaderboard upload is opt-in. The game shows only non-personalized ads. Available in English, Russian, and Spanish. iPhone and iPad supported. Built with SwiftUI for iOS 17+.

About

Spice Sort

A calming, offline puzzle game where you sort colorful spices into glass jars. Enjoy hand-crafted levels with no timers or pressure, and a focus on relaxation and accessibility.

Highlights
  • 500 hand-tuned, solvable levels
  • Daily Spice challenges
  • Unlimited undo and instant restart
  • Relaxing pour animations and sounds
  • Offline play
  • Colorblind assist mode
  • VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support
Features
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Spice Sort is a calm, hand-crafted sorting puzzle. Pour ground spices between glass jars until every jar holds a single color. That's the whole game — no timers, no lives, no energy meters, no pressure. It's the sort-puzzle you've played before, with a warmer soul: a dim pantry, real glass jars, and eight richly colored spices — turmeric, paprika, basil, sumac, black pepper, cinnamon, blue butterfly pea, and pink Himalayan salt. WHY YOU'LL KEEP IT ON YOUR PHONE • 500 hand-tuned levels, each one guaranteed solvable • A new Daily Spice every day — the same puzzle for everyone, with a streak to keep • Unlimited undo and instant restart. Stuck is never a dead end. • Genuinely relaxing pour animations and soft, tactile sounds BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • No ads. Not one. • No accounts, no sign-up, nothing to buy. • Works completely offline — play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. • Google usage analytics and crash sharing are on by default. Turn either off in Settings. No advertising use. MADE FOR EVERYONE • Colorblind assist mode adds a distinct pattern to every spice • Full VoiceOver support and Reduce Motion friendly • One-handed, portrait, pick-up-and-play Sort a jar. Breathe. Sort another.

Screenshots

Magic Merge4 screens
Spice Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spice Sort at none against Magic Merge's 10. Spice Sort also leads on ads (none vs shown). Magic Merge's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Magic Merge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Spice Sort asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Magic Merge against 5.0 for Spice Sort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Merge ships an update weekly, Spice Sort fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Merge versus Spice Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic MergeSpice Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNTSAUTOSIGA LLCPrachi Jain

Customer experience

Magic Merge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spice Sort

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Merge

One-time10
  • Pouch of Coins$0.99
  • Vial of Light$1.99
  • Handful of Boosters$1.99
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  • Chest of Coins$2.99
  • Chest of Boosters$4.99
  • Spring of Light$4.99
  • Garden Pass$6.99
  • Treasure Hoard$7.99
  • Arsenal of Boosters$7.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
None

Spice Sort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Merge free?
Magic Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spice Sort free?
Spice Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Merge or Spice Sort?
Magic Merge and Spice Sort are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Magic Merge or Spice Sort have ads?
Magic Merge shows ads; Spice Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Merge or Spice Sort?
Magic Merge ships an update weekly, and Spice Sort fortnightly. Most recently, Magic Merge was updated on October 31, 2026 and Spice Sort on October 31, 2026.

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