Comparison

GameHaven vs Merge Stack

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

Head to head
About

GameHaven

Features
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Twelve beloved classics. A vault of bonus games. One beautiful app. GameHaven brings together the games everyone knows — Chess, Checkers, Trivia, Sudoku, Word Search, Crossword, Tic Tac Toe, Ultimate Tic Tac Toe, Dots & Boxes, Memory Match, Rocket Blast Off, and Hex — all free to play solo against a smart AI, with Pass & Play and local Wi-Fi multiplayer included for everyone. THE BONUS VAULT — INCLUDED WITH PREMIUM Premium opens a growing library of bonus games, organized into themed shelves: • Strategy classics from around the world — Nine Men's Morris, Fanorona, Surakarta, Yut Nori, Seega, Alquerque, Fox and Geese, Hare and Hounds, Backgammon, Mancala, Reversi, Four in a Row, Naval Standoff, Mystery Who • Brain training — memory, logic, number, visual, and speed rounds, from Number Memory and Shape Rotation to Reaction Grid and Color Clash • Deduction mysteries — Logic Grid, Who Owns What?, Truth or Lie, Mystery Object and more • Word play — Letter Jumble, Word Sprint, Hidden Word, Common Thread, Anagrams, and the fill-in-the-blanks storyteller Story Scramble • Block puzzles — Twin Blocks, where every hand deals you two pieces and both have to fit New games join the shelves over time, and Premium includes every one of them, automatically. FRESH EVERY SINGLE DAY Daily challenges rotate through the classics with rewards for finishing the set — and subscribers get an extra bonus-game challenge every day on top. AI-generated trivia, crossword clues, word lists, stories, and brain puzzles mean you never replay the same content twice. PLAY TOGETHER Pass & Play on one device and local Wi-Fi multiplayer are free for everyone. Premium adds online cross-network 1v1, async Score Match rounds you can play on your own schedule, tournaments with up to 16 players, and a Friends system with match invites. EARN, UNLOCK, SHOW OFF Level up through XP, chase 700+ achievements from Bronze all the way to Diamond, and spend the coins you earn in a shop of 300+ cosmetics — avatars, board themes, victory effects, trails, and emotes that let your personality shine at every table. MADE TO FEEL AT HOME Fully localized in 18 languages. Cloud save across devices with Sign in with Apple. Home-screen widgets, a built-in AI help assistant, VoiceOver labels and Reduce Motion support throughout, and family-friendly name filtering everywhere. GAMEHAVEN PREMIUM Unlock the full experience with Premium — just $2.99/month or $24.99/year. Premium members get every bonus game, ad-free gameplay, online multiplayer (cross-network 1v1 and async Score Match), tournaments, Friends + match invites, the full cosmetics shop, advanced stats, AI-generated puzzles and trivia, and 2x coins & XP on every game you complete. Free players enjoy all 12 classic games — solo against the AI plus free Pass & Play and local Wi-Fi multiplayer — with daily content limits, supported by occasional full-screen ads between games, plus optional rewarded ads to keep playing past a limit. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.garbageapps.com/gamehaven/legal Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Merge Stack

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Slide. Merge. Pop! Merge Stack: Color Block is the satisfying color puzzle that's easy to learn and hard to put down. Swipe to slide the blocks across the board, line up matching colors, and stack five of the same color to make them burst. One clean rule, endless clever moves. Every swipe shifts the whole board, so the fun is in planning ahead. Set up chains, clear crowded columns, and keep your grid open for the next move. Simple to pick up, tricky to master.

Screenshots

GameHaven4 screens
Merge Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Stack at none against GameHaven's 2. Merge Stack also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). GameHaven's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GameHaven sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Merge Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GameHaven ships an update every 4 days, Merge Stack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
GameHaven versus Merge Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGameHavenMerge Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarbageApps LLCKite Games

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GameHaven

Subscriptions2
  • GameHaven Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • GameHaven Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

Merge Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GameHaven free?
GameHaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Stack free?
Merge Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GameHaven or Merge Stack have ads?
Both GameHaven and Merge Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, GameHaven or Merge Stack?
GameHaven ships an update every 4 days, and Merge Stack every 2 months. Most recently, GameHaven was updated on October 15, 2026 and Merge Stack on October 4, 2026.

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