Comparison

Merq vs CourtWord

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

Head to head
About

Merq

Features
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Merq is the social gaming platform built for gamers, by gamers. Post your best clips and highlight reels to a feed built for gaming content. Get rated by the community and build your reputation. Find Players who match your skill level, playstyle, and favorite games. No more random teammates connect with people who play like you. Build and join Communities around your favorite titles. Chat, share clips, and grow together with gamers who share your passion. Run Together after every session, rate your teammates, and build a trustworthy gaming reputation over time. Direct Message players, coordinate squads, and stay connected with real-time messaging. Merq is where your gaming life lives.

About

CourtWord

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CourtWord is the social app for movies and series built around what you watch, what you think, and who you watch with. Swipe through movies and shows, rate everything from 1–100, and build a taste profile that gets more personal with every rating. See what your friends thought, compare your taste, discover what the world is watching, and finally keep everything you’ve seen and want to see in one place. WATCH TOGETHER WITH CLANS Create a clan with friends, family, classmates, or your film club. Suggest what to watch, vote together, track who has seen it, and unlock the discussion when everyone is ready. Once everyone rates it, your clan gets its own score. YOUR TASTE, IN NUMBERS • Rate movies and series from 1–100 • Build your personal Taste DNA • Compare scores with friends, clans, and the community • See your taste match with other people • Create your Top 10 • Build watchlists and custom lists • Track what you’ve seen • Discover what to watch next DIRECTOR’S CUT Unlock the full version of your taste with Director’s Cut, including unlimited Match Scores, explanations for why a title fits you, Mood Picker, deeper taste statistics, more clans and lists, clean share cards, themes, and more. BUILT FOR WATCHING TOGETHER CourtWord is designed for both adults and families, with age-based content limits, moderated comments, spoiler protection, blocking and reporting tools, and parental controls. No private messages. Safety features are never paywalled. Swipe. Rate. Watch together. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Merq4 screens
CourtWord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merq at none against CourtWord's 4. Merq also leads on ads (none vs shown). CourtWord's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. CourtWord sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Merq asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merq ships an update monthly, CourtWord every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Merq versus CourtWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerqCourtWord
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB211 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLESLIE OBINNA AGBAIAbbovakt AS

In-app purchases

None

Merq

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CourtWord

Subscriptions4
  • Director’s Cut Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Ensemble Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Director’s Cut Annual$44.991 Year
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  • Ensemble Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Merq free?
Merq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CourtWord free?
CourtWord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Merq or CourtWord have ads?
CourtWord shows ads; Merq does not.
Which is updated more often, Merq or CourtWord?
Merq ships an update monthly, and CourtWord every 2 days. Most recently, Merq was updated on October 31, 2026 and CourtWord on November 6, 2026.

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