Comparison

Merge Stack vs HAUNT

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

Head to head
About

Merge Stack

Features
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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.

About

HAUNT

Control a runner, leaving behind ghost replicas of your past movements. Avoid your own ghosts while collecting orbs to increase your score. Power-ups and strategic movement are key to survival.

Highlights
  • Outrun yourself with ghost replicas
  • Collect orbs to spawn ghosts
  • Power-ups: Shield, Purge, Invincibility
  • Earn Nerve for free Purges
  • Daily Challenges and Goals
  • Shareable run recordings
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Every orb you grab releases a GHOST that retraces the exact path you just moved — a recording of your own last moves, looping forever. The ghosts are YOU. Your score is how many of your past selves are hunting you at once. Move clean lines, because messy paths come back as deadlier ghosts. One thumb. Drag anywhere to move. That's the whole control scheme — and it goes deep. • OUTRUN YOURSELF — every point spawns another you. Greed makes it harder. • POWER UP — grab a Shield to survive a hit, a Purge to clear the crowd, or Invincibility to EAT the ghosts Pac-Man style for big points. • EARN NERVE — skim close to your own ghosts to charge a free purge. Bravery is rewarded. • DESCEND THROUGH DEPTHS — the deeper you go, the faster your past selves chase you. • DAILY CHALLENGE — everyone plays the same board each day. Chase the streak. • DAILY GOALS — fresh objectives every day. • SHARE YOUR RUN — one tap turns your swarm of past lives into an image to share. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just you versus every version of you.

Screenshots

Merge Stack4 screens
HAUNT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HAUNT at none against Merge Stack's shown. Merge Stack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Merge Stack versus HAUNT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge StackHAUNT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKite GamesSam Pilling

In-app purchases

None

Merge Stack

No in-app purchases

None

HAUNT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merge Stack free?
Merge Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAUNT free?
HAUNT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merge Stack or HAUNT have ads?
Merge Stack shows ads; HAUNT does not.

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