Eights! vs Merge Bubbles 2K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eights!
A puzzle game where you merge numbered tiles on a 4x4 board. Swipe to move tiles and combine matching numbers to create higher values and achieve a high score. The game ends when no more moves are possible.
- Merge numbered tiles
- Swipe to move tiles
- Create higher numbers
- Achieve high scores
- Limited board space management
- Intuitive gameplay
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The game starts by showing you a random set of numbered tiles spread across its 4×4 board. Your task is to merge/join the numbers. 5 can only match with a 3 to create an 8. 5 + 3 = 8 any number higher than 5 can match with itself 8 + 8 = 16 16 + 16 = 32 ... Match higher numbers to get your high score. ------------------------------------- Game mechanics: In order to merge the tiles you need to push the tiles to the wall. Simply swipe using one finger to any four directions (up, down, left, and right) and all free tiles will move along. Thus, you may be moving more than one row or column at a time, and you may trigger more than one merge in a single action. After each move, the game will place a new tile in an empty space left behind by the action. It is important to remember that the space on the board is limited, and the game ends when you can no longer move. Hence, you must manage the free spaces. I recommend planning for a move that will free two or more spaces with a single action. ------------------------------------- simple rules, intuitive gameplay, and difficult to master
Merge Bubbles 2K
Engage in a challenging puzzle game where you shoot numbered bubbles. Merge identical numbers to create higher values, aiming to reach 2048 and beyond. Test your skills and see how high you can score in this addictive experience.
- Shoot and merge numbered bubbles
- Achieve 2048 tiles
- Score higher numbers
- Challenging gameplay
- Addictive puzzle experience
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Warning 1: Most addictive game ever! Warning 2: Harder than it looks! Shoot the bubbles and merge same numbers to get 2048 and higher tiles. Let's see how high can you get! 2048?.. 4096?.. 8192?!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eights! at 100% against Merge Bubbles 2K's 50%. Eights! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Merge Bubbles 2K's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 63 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Merge Bubbles 2K holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge Bubbles 2K has 340 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Eights!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Merge Bubbles 2K's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Eights! ships an update every 63 months, Merge Bubbles 2K every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eights! | Merge Bubbles 2K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (340 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 340 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 63 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROBERTO MANONGDO | ANDREY NOVIKOV |
Customer experience
Eights!
Merge Bubbles 2K
In-app purchases
Eights!
No in-app purchases
Merge Bubbles 2K
No in-app purchases
