Comparison

SHOOT PLANETS vs Nebula Merge

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

Head to head
About

SHOOT PLANETS

Features
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Launch planets into the container and stack them as high as possible! SHOOT PLANET is a physics-based puzzle game where you use a slingshot to launch planets and carefully manage limited space. Merge planets of the same size to create smaller planets and earn score multipliers! Simple controls combined with realistic physics create a fun and challenging experience.

About

Nebula Merge

Drop celestial bodies into a cosmic well, merging matching tiers to ascend. Fuse various cosmic objects to reach an Eternal Nebula, using comets and void shards to your advantage. Earn in-game currency for permanent upgrades and compete in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Celestial body merging
  • Permanent upgrades
  • Daily, weekly, monthly challenges
  • Prestige system for bonuses
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Offline play
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Drop celestial bodies into a cosmic well. Matching tiers merge, the pile rises, and one slip past the danger line ends the run. Fuse Stardust into Asteroids, Moons, Planets, Stars, and beyond — all the way to an Eternal Nebula. Comets promote whatever they touch. Void Shards erase a body for score. Earn Stardust, buy permanent upgrades, collect every body, and chase daily, weekly, and monthly challenges. Prestige to keep a forever Stardust bonus. Climb the Game Center leaderboard — beat the record and a Record Breaker jackpot drops. Cosmic Pass removes ads and always doubles end-of-run Stardust. Stardust packs are optional. Portrait. Offline. No account required.

Screenshots

SHOOT PLANETS4 screens
Nebula Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHOOT PLANETS at none against Nebula Merge's 6. Nebula Merge's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Nebula Merge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SHOOT PLANETS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHOOT PLANETS ships an update every 3 days, Nebula Merge daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SHOOT PLANETS versus Nebula Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHOOT PLANETSNebula Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTaishi MiyamuraTYLER JOSEPH RUBINO

In-app purchases

None

SHOOT PLANETS

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Nebula Merge

One-time6
  • Pocket Dust$0.99
  • Cosmic Pass$4.99
  • Comet Cluster$4.99
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  • Star Cache$9.99
  • Nebula Vault$19.99
  • Cosmic Treasury$39.99

Questions

Is SHOOT PLANETS free?
SHOOT PLANETS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nebula Merge free?
Nebula Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SHOOT PLANETS or Nebula Merge have ads?
Both SHOOT PLANETS and Nebula Merge show ads.
Which is updated more often, SHOOT PLANETS or Nebula Merge?
SHOOT PLANETS ships an update every 3 days, and Nebula Merge daily. Most recently, SHOOT PLANETS was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nebula Merge on November 6, 2026.

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