Comparison

Magic Merge vs Sort & Settle

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

Sort & Settle

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Sort & Settle is a colour-sorting puzzle with room to think. One purchase. Every level included. No in-app purchases, subscriptions, timers, lives, streaks or ads. Tap a tube to lift its matching top blocks, then tap another to pour. Fill every tube with one colour to finish the level. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Undo and hints are unlimited and included. If the game confirms a dead end, it offers to step you back. Extra Spare Tube gives you more room whenever you want it. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose Calm, Contrast or Playful. Distinct shapes help identify colours, with automatic shapes on busier boards. Larger Text, Bold Text, Reduce Motion and Differentiate Without Colour are supported. Tube labels and hint announcements help with VoiceOver. Gentle sound effects mix with your music, with optional spatial cues and adjustable volume. YOUR PROGRESS, YOUR CHOICE Local gameplay works offline without an account. Optional iCloud sync carries saved progress between your devices. Optional Game Center in Settings lets you compare completed-level scores with Game Center friends; connecting shares your score with Apple. Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. The board gradually grows, then keeps offering more puzzles.

Screenshots

Magic Merge4 screens
Sort & Settle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Merge at Free against Sort & Settle's $3.99. Magic Merge also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Sort & Settle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On iOS requirement 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

Magic Merge is free to download; Sort & Settle costs $3.99 up front. Magic Merge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sort & Settle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Merge ships an update weekly, Sort & Settle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magic Merge versus Sort & Settle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic MergeSort & Settle
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNTSAUTOSIGA LLCDaniel Maldonado

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

Sort & Settle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Merge free?
Magic Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sort & Settle free?
Sort & Settle costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Merge or Sort & Settle have ads?
Magic Merge shows ads; Sort & Settle does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Merge or Sort & Settle?
Magic Merge ships an update weekly, and Sort & Settle every 2 months. Most recently, Magic Merge was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sort & Settle on November 10, 2026.

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