Merge Mech vs Backyard Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Mech
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BUILD. MERGE. EVOLVE. DOMINATE. Welcome to Merge Mech, where ordinary machines evolve into powerful battle robots. Start with vehicles, merge and upgrade your machines, unlock advanced mech forms, and build a powerful squad ready for battle. Every upgrade brings your machines closer to their ultimate evolution. MERGE & EVOLVE Combine and upgrade machines to discover increasingly powerful robot forms. Watch your collection transform from vehicles into advanced combat mechs. BUILD YOUR MECH COLLECTION Discover different mech classes, each with its own visual evolution: Sedan Truck Racer Tank Boss Super Robots Unlock every evolution and complete your MechDex. CREATE YOUR BATTLE SQUAD Choose your strongest machines, build your squad, and send them into action. Upgrade your power and take on increasingly challenging enemies. UNLOCK EPIC ROBOTS Progress through multiple evolution levels, from simple machines to massive futuristic warriors. Discover rare Boss units and spectacular Super Robots with unique designs. UPGRADE YOUR POWER Improve your machines and strengthen your squad. Collect resources, unlock upgrades, and prepare for tougher battles. EXPLORE NEW BATTLEFIELDS Fight across mechanical garages, industrial wastelands, canyons, and other environments as your mech army grows. COMPLETE THE MECHDEX Collect every machine and evolution form. Can you discover them all and build the ultimate mech collection? Your garage is waiting. Merge. Evolve. Battle. Become unstoppable.
Backyard Wars
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The neighborhood is at war, and the weapons are whatever's lying around the yard. Pull back, aim the arc, let go โ and watch a tennis ball ricochet off the shed, knock over a fort and send your rival flying into the pool. Backyard Wars is a turn-based throwing game with real physics, where every shot can turn into a trick shot. THROW ANYTHING 16 throwables, from tennis balls and water balloons to slippers, boomerangs, a rubber duck and a cream pie. Each one has a job: the water balloon soaks, the slipper stuns, paint shakes your rival's aim, the pie covers their face in cream and mud slows them down. Earn new ones as you play or pick them up in the gear shop. TRICK SHOTS PAY OFF Bank shots off walls and roofs, break the supports under a fort, roll a barrel into your rival, or knock them clean off the map. Big moments earn big rewards โ and you can save your best highlights as cards. 10 WORLDS, 150 STAGES Fight from the Backyard to the Skate Park, Pool Party, Rooftops, Construction site, Beach, Carnival, Downtown and Rich Hills, all the way to the Mega Clubhouse. Every world ends with a boss who plays by their own rules. Puzzle, Survive, One Weapon, Sudden Death and Storm stages keep every world fresh, and HARD and SUPER HARD stages test the best. WIN STREAKS AND BOOSTERS Win in a row for free boosters: Long Aim, Extra Throw and Shield. Every win earns a stage score, and a near miss can still turn into a comeback with the "So close!" revive. Hearts refill over time, and the first world is free play. YOUR CREW, YOUR NAME Your fighter carries your name. Unlock crew kids with their own perks, upgrade your Clubhouse and dress up in outfits from Skater to Ninja. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY A daily challenge on the same stage for everyone, daily deliveries, a free season track and seasonal events like Spooky Backyard and Snowball War. CLIMB THE RANKS Furthest stage, campaign score and longest hit on Game Center: today, this week, the last 30 days and all time, top 100 each. Your friends show up on the map, and rivals talk back in your language. Pass the phone for a head-to-head match on one iPhone, or challenge Game Center friends. FAIR BY DESIGN No forced ads โ only optional ones you choose for a bonus. No random boxes. Head-to-head matches are always equal: no boosters, no revives, nothing bought. Plays offline, no account needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Backyard Wars at every 2 weeks against Merge Mech's every 3 weeks. Merge Mech's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Merge Mech sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Backyard Wars sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Merge Mech ships an update every 3 weeks, Backyard Wars every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Merge Mech | Backyard Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thanh Chung Phung Trieu | Semih Kaya |
In-app purchases
Merge Mech
- 10 Gems$0.99
- 40 Gems$2.99
- 120 Gems$6.99
Backyard Wars
- 80 Gems$0.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- 450 Gems$4.99
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- 1,000 Gems$9.99









