Bear Pop vs Soda Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bear Pop
Tap adjacent bears of the same color to pop them and earn points. Aim to clear the board for bonus scores. Utilize magic fish to change bear colors and achieve higher scores.
- Tap and pop matching colored bears
- Score based on number of bears popped
- Bonus for clearing all bears
- Use magic fish to change colors
- Simple tap-to-play mechanic
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This is the most popular game all over the world, once you start, you can't stop! How to play: 1.Tap at least 2 neighboring bears with the same color 2.Pop them with the most bears Tips on Scoring: 1.The more bears you pop, the more scores you will get. Formula: Score= Bears*Bears*5 2.Try to clear all bears, the least bears you left, the more bonus you will get. Formula: Bonus=2000- Bears*Bears *20 3.You will get 2000 bonus after all bears are cleared. Magic Fish can change a bear to any colors you want, use it when you try to connect as more bears as you can , to achieve a higher score.
Soda Merge
Combine different energy drinks and mentos to trigger explosive foam eruptions. Experience satisfying visual effects as you create the most epic reactions.
- Mix energy drinks and mentos
- Create foam eruptions
- Satisfying visual effects
- Epic reactions
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Create the most epic foam eruptions by mixing various energy drinks and mentos!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Soda Merge at 5.0 against Bear Pop's 4.0. Soda Merge also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months). Bear Pop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Bear Pop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Soda Merge sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Soda Merge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Bear Pop ships an update every 7 months, Soda Merge every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bear Pop | Soda Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 11 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 292 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhenlai Xia | Danyil Filippov |
Customer experience
Bear Pop
Soda Merge
In-app purchases
Bear Pop
- 5 Magic fish$0.99
- 18 Magic fish$2.99
- 35 Magic fish$4.99
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- 100 Magic fish$9.99
- 256 Magic fish$19.99
Soda Merge
- Red Bundle$0.99
- Green Bundle$1.99
- Blue Bundle$1.99
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- Small Money Bundle$1.99
- Orange Bundle$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Dark Bundle$3.99
- Medium Money Bundle$4.99
- Big Money Bundle$7.99
- Super Deal$7.99
- Huge Money Bundle$12.99
