Comparison

Merge Mania vs Beaker Lab

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

Head to head
About

Merge Mania

Merge art supplies to fulfill customer orders and earn coins. Use your earnings to color famous landmarks, bringing them to life with vibrant hues. Discover hidden treasures and level up as you complete artistic challenges.

Highlights
  • Merge art supplies
  • Fill customer orders
  • Color famous landmarks
  • Uncover hidden items
  • Watch art come alive
  • Earn XP and level up
Features
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Welcome to Merge Mania: Harbor Merge, fill orders and earn coins. Then spend your coins to search messy rooms for hidden objects, one level at a time. A gnome treehouse, a flooded laundry room, an overgrown garden. Can you spot everything before time runs out? Find Hidden Objects Search busy, detailed scenes for the items on your list. Pinch to zoom in, and if you get stuck, a hint will show you where to look! Merge Sewing Supplies Merge buttons, thread and fabric into hats, scarves and ball gowns. Teddy bears, wardrobes and antique treasures are waiting too! Fill Orders Hand customers the items they ask for and collect coins for every order you complete! Uncover Hidden Items Free the items buried in the board to open up more room. And perhaps even uncover a rare treasure or two… Beat the Clock Find everything before time runs out. Need a little longer? Spend a few coins for extra time. Every level you finish earns XP, so you level up and collect bonus energy! Merge a little, find a little, and clear the clutter from every room.

About

Beaker Lab

This puzzle game challenges you to sort and mix glowing liquids in beakers. Pour and combine colors to match single-color beakers, then cork them. Play solo or with friends in team challenges and unlock new color and food-themed packs.

Highlights
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Team play and challenges
  • Realistic liquid simulation
  • No timers on regular levels
  • Daily and weekly puzzles
  • Unlockable color and food packs
  • Hints and undo options
Features
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Pour it, mix it, cork it. Beaker Lab is the color-sort puzzle where colors mix, with a science twist. Pour glowing liquids between glass beakers until every beaker holds a single color, then cork it. MIX NEW COLORS Pour red into yellow and it turns orange. Yellow and blue make green. Red and blue make purple. Mixing is part of the puzzle, so plan your pours. PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Lab Teams: every puzzle you solve counts toward a shared weekly goal • See the top teams every week • Challenge a friend to beat your moves on any level • Invite friends and you both get a free color pack • Game Center leaderboards and achievements REAL-FEELING LIQUID Glossy, see-through liquid sloshes and settles the way real liquid does. Hear the fill, the clink of glass and the pop of the cork. PLAY AT YOUR PACE No timers on regular levels. Pick it up for one level or twenty. Every few levels, a bonus round pays extra Beaker Bucks: race the clock in Beaker Blitz, or cork as many beakers as you can in Cork Frenzy. FEATURES • Endless free levels that keep getting harder • Super Solve: stuck? Let the lab solve the level for you • A daily puzzle and a weekly challenge • A slide-puzzle toy that fills up as you win • Lab Events every few days with prizes • Hard levels that pay double, with boosters when you want them • Frozen and locked beakers to outsmart • Home-screen widget for your streak and today's puzzle • Hints and undo when you're stuck • Earn Beaker Bucks as you play and spend them on hints, undos, extra moves and more • 30+ color packs, each with its own matching app icon • Food packs that look real: Soda Fountain, Jelly Jar, Hot Sauce, Icing, Pie Filling, Beer Brews and Condiments • Holiday packs: Spooky Brews, Candy Cane, Sweetheart, Lucky Clover, Spring Eggs and Firecracker • Light and dark mode • Plays on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with progress synced through iCloud The Everything Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks every color pack, removes the ads between levels, and gives daily hints, undos and perks, plus 2,500 Beaker Bucks. Remove Ads is also available on its own.

Screenshots

Merge Mania4 screens
Beaker Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Mania at none against Beaker Lab's 10. Merge Mania also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Beaker Lab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Beaker Lab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Mania asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beaker Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Merge Mania ships an update every 4 days, Beaker Lab daily. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Merge Mania versus Beaker Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerge ManiaBeaker Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScale GamesGaetano Di Fabio

Customer experience

Merge Mania

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Beaker Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Merge Mania

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Beaker Lab

One-time10
  • Thanksgiving Pack$0.99
  • Spark Pack$0.99
  • Prize Road step$1.99
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  • Super Solve 3-Pack$1.99
  • Lab Complete Bundle$2.99
  • Prize Road step$4.99
  • Best Value Bundle$4.99
  • Color Lab$4.99
  • Lab Pass Premium$9.99
  • Prize Road step$9.99

Questions

Is Merge Mania free?
Merge Mania is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beaker Lab free?
Beaker Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Merge Mania or Beaker Lab?
Beaker Lab is rated higher. Merge Mania averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Beaker Lab averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Merge Mania or Beaker Lab have ads?
Both Merge Mania and Beaker Lab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Merge Mania or Beaker Lab?
Merge Mania ships an update every 4 days, and Beaker Lab daily. Most recently, Merge Mania was updated on November 6, 2026 and Beaker Lab on November 6, 2026.

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