99 Bricks Wizard Academy vs KREW Merge Pets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
Build the tallest towers in a magical physics-based game. Learn spells, battle rivals, and customize your wizard. Compete with friends and share your creations.
- Physics-based tower building
- Magical spells
- Battle other wizards
- Challenge friends
- Wizard customization
- Intuitive one-touch controls
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99 Bricks Wizard Academy is a fun and magical physics builder. Can you build the highest tower? WINNER Best Mobile Game 2014 @ Dutch Game Awards 4.5/5 TouchArcade: '99 Bricks: Wizard Academy is a terrific little game.' 8/10 - PocketGamer: 'This is a decidedly solid game, in every sense of the word.' 4/5 - AppSpy: 'It is hard not to feel happy playing 99 Bricks Wizard Academy.' WELCOME TO WIZARD ACADEMY Explore a magical world and learn powerful spells to improve your building skills. Do you have what it takes to become the wizard of legends? BUILD MARVELOUS TOWERS Defy gravity with intuitive one-touch controls and enjoy endless physics tower building. BATTLE OTHER WIZARDS Meet Big Barry, Harry Hawk and all the others. They’re a jealous bunch who’ll try to mess up your creations, but that won’t stop you! CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Show off your crazy towers on Facebook and Twitter or compete with your friends through Game Center. DRESS LIKE A LEPRECHAUN Dress up your wizard with funny hats, silly masks and wondrous robes. You’ll be fabulous! Watch the trailer: http://youtu.be/DeFbfxKmTwU Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/WeirdBeardGames Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/WeirdBeardGames
KREW Merge Pets
Merge delicious foods to feed adorable Krewbies and earn their love. Adopt them into your sanctuary, collect them all, and expand your island with new buildings and decorations. Discover new areas for your Krewbies to explore.
- Merge foods to feed Krewbies
- Adopt and collect adorable Krewbies
- Expand and decorate your island sanctuary
- Unlock new island areas
- Serve a variety of foods
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KREW is cooking up a storm and this time for the cutest animals you've ever seen! Serve food, feed pets and expand your own Krewbie island! WELCOME TO KREWBIE ISLAND Krew has arrived on the island but where are the Krewbies? If there’s one thing they love, it’s delicious food! SERVE UP HAPPINESS Merge foods to feed KREW and the Krewbies Serve sushi, pasta, burgers, icecream, cakes and more! ADOPT PETS IN YOUR SANCTUARY The more you feed Krewbies, the more they love you! Fill their love meter and they will come and live with you! CAN YOU COLLECT THEM ALL? So many adorable Krewbies to collect! More Krewbies coming soon! BUILD YOUR KREWBIE ISLAND Place new buildings and decorations in your sanctuary! Unlock whole new areas of the island for your Krewbies to explore! ____ Find KREW on YouTube: ItsFunneh, PaintingRainbows, GoldenGlare, Lunar Eclipse, DraconiteDragon
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 99 Bricks Wizard Academy at none against KREW Merge Pets's shown. 99 Bricks Wizard Academy also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). KREW Merge Pets's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 99 Bricks Wizard Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KREW Merge Pets sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KREW Merge Pets holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KREW Merge Pets has 13K ratings behind it against 706, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of 99 Bricks Wizard Academy's written reviews are positive against 95% of KREW Merge Pets's.
99 Bricks Wizard Academy ships an update every 3 weeks, KREW Merge Pets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 99 Bricks Wizard Academy | KREW Merge Pets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (706 ratings) | 4.9 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews | 95.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 706 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeirdBeard | RHEI Creations Corp |
Customer experience
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
KREW Merge Pets
User reviews
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
From 706 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Perfect free time game
- 👍 Amazing gameplay
- 👍 No micro-transactions, manageable ads
- 👍 Fun, engaging gameplay
- 👍 Great game, no issues
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls can be awkward
- 🐛 Bricks don't always balance properly
- 🐛 Occasional random spell usage
KREW Merge Pets
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Cute and adorable characters
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🎉 Exciting to support Krew's new game
- 🎥 Appreciate Krew's voices in the game
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Long wait times for energy and machine refills
- 💰 Difficulty earning in-game currency without spending real money
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🤔 Lack of clear instructions on how to progress
Bugs and requests
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress lost after update
- Brick counter disappears during gameplay
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- More game modes like race
- Ability to play with friends online
- Buttons for brick control instead of swiping
KREW Merge Pets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pets glitching and moving erratically
- Merging board getting stuck and unable to progress
- In-game currency rewards not working as intended
- Graphical issues and screen freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add mini-games to earn energy/currency
- Shorten wait times for energy and machine refills
- Provide more ways to earn in-game currency
- Improve tutorial and onboarding experience
- Allow players to interact with Krew members in the game
In-app purchases
99 Bricks Wizard Academy
- Ad Remover$2.99
KREW Merge Pets
- Jewels 100$1.99
- Remove Banner Ads$3.99
- Jewels 265$4.99
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- Bundle 1$6.99
- Jewels 580$9.99
- Bundle 2$11.99
- KF Krewbie 25% Off$11.99
- KF Krewbie$15.99
- Jewels 1260$19.99
- Bundle 3$21.99
Questions
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