SHOOT PLANETS vs Nebula Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHOOT PLANETS
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Nebula Merge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SHOOT PLANETS asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | SHOOT PLANETS | Nebula Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taishi Miyamura | TYLER JOSEPH RUBINO |
In-app purchases
SHOOT PLANETS
No in-app purchases
Nebula Merge
- 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









