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Head-to-head

Merge Matters vs Wordington

Merge Matters 4.6★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 40
Winner Wordington
Wordington 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

Wordington is a better choice for players seeking a more active and challenging word puzzle experience, despite its aggressive ad monetization, while Merge Matters suffers from a lack of updates and slow progression.

Full reviews: Merge Matters · Wordington

Merge Matters and Wordington both offer merge/word puzzle gameplay combined with renovation, but recent reviews indicate Merge Matters is largely abandoned by its developers, leading to a stale experience. Wordington, while criticized for excessive ads and monetization, still provides a more engaging and updated gameplay loop.

Head to head

Gameplay & Progression tieR1R2R3R9
Merge Matters Merge Matters users frequently complain about extremely slow progression, with tasks taking 'weeks' or 'months' to complete due to stingy producers and low energy replenishment R1R3R13. Many also report getting stuck at high levels with no new tasks or story content, indicating a lack of updates R2R9R18.
Wordington Wordington players find the word puzzles challenging and fun, expanding their vocabulary . However, similar to Merge Matters, many users report reaching the end of available content and waiting 'weeks and weeks' or 'months' for new tasks and storyline updates R88. Some also note that tasks require a lot of stars and can feel tedious .
Ads & Monetization tieR6R11R12R21
Merge Matters Merge Matters receives complaints about too many ads, frequent pop-up bubbles, and high costs for in-app purchases R6R11R12R21. Some users also experience issues with ads being greyed out or not working, preventing them from earning rewards R24R27R30. There are serious accusations of the developer scamming users out of paid-for rewards and ignoring support requests .
Wordington Wordington is heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads, with many users reporting ads after 'every round,' 'every single move,' or 'before and after every level' . This aggressive ad strategy drives users to delete the game . There are also significant complaints about paid ad removal not working or being changed to a monthly subscription, effectively stealing previous purchases R97. Users also find microtransactions expensive .
Technical Issues & Support tieR16R24R27R30
Merge Matters Merge Matters users report various technical issues, including glitches, crashing, freezing, and being kicked out of the app R16. Some also mention ads being greyed out or not loading R24R27R30. One severe review alleges malware links appearing in the game . Support is criticized for ignoring compensation requests for game bugs .
Wordington Wordington players experience issues such as lag , the game freezing after puzzles , and not receiving stars after completing puzzles . There are also reports of lost progress after reinstalling the game and an inability to delete account data . One user noted the game wouldn't load but was later fixed .
Updates & Content Freshness tieR2R3R9R18
Merge Matters A major complaint for Merge Matters is the lack of updates and new content, with users reporting 'no updates in over a year' or 'months' R2R18R24. This leads to the game feeling 'boring' and 'stale' as players get stuck with no new tasks or story progression R3R9R18.
Wordington Wordington also faces significant criticism for a lack of new story content and tasks, with users stating it's been 'eleven months' or 'over a year' since updates R88. Instead, developers are perceived to be adding 'useless features' like card games and races that don't advance the main game . This leads to players finishing the game multiple times and waiting for new projects .
Pick Merge Matters if

you prefer merge games and are willing to tolerate slow progression and a potentially abandoned game, or if you enjoyed it in the past and hope for a revival .

Pick Wordington if

you enjoy challenging word puzzles combined with renovation, are willing to pay to remove ads, and appreciate a game that, despite content delays, still feels more actively managed than its competitor .

Evidence note: Both apps have similar lifetime ratings, but recent reviews for Merge Matters are overwhelmingly negative, focusing on abandonment and slow gameplay, while Wordington's recent negativity primarily concerns ads and content delays, suggesting it is still more actively played and updated, even if slowly.

Frequently asked

Are there frequent updates for Merge Matters and Wordington?
No, both Merge Matters and Wordington have received significant criticism from users for a lack of recent updates and new story content, with players reporting waits of 'over a year' or 'months' for new tasks R2R33R39R88.
Do these games have many ads?
Yes, both games are heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads; Wordington, in particular, is noted for showing ads 'after every single move' or 'before and after every level,' leading many users to delete the game . Merge Matters also has frequent ads and pop-up bubbles R6R31R46R52.
Can you play these games without spending money?
Both games are free to download with in-app purchases, but Merge Matters users find progression 'too slow' without spending money due to low energy and stingy producers R1R13R25. Wordington offers an ad-free option, but some users report that previous one-time purchases for ad removal were converted to a monthly subscription, making it a recurring cost R97.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Merge Matters 1/5 · US Love the game but: I love the game, but I’m noticing that sometimes it takes way longer for energy to replenish lately. This is the third time I’ve played the game, come back 6 hours later and I’m only at 50 percent energy. And generators aren’t producing items as much. It spits out three items and then you’re waiting for it to recharge.
  2. [R2] Merge Matters 4/5 · US Forgotten: I like this game, I’ve had it for a couple years now, but there’s been no updates in over a year. I feel like they’ve given up or forgotten about this game. You guys are still getting downloads and still have players, pleaseee update it!!!!!!! 4 stars cause we want more
  3. [R3] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Has become boring: I used to love this game. All sorts of tasks to complete with different rewards but for the last couple of months all I get are ? Tasks that take FOREVER to complete because I only have one tree and no way to earn or win another one. I understand higher rewards take more time but having nothing else to work on make it boring. I literally use it for 30 sec a couple times a day a
  4. [R9] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Help: Does anyone still play this game? I loved this game, but I’m at level 38 and I get no new tasks and I don’t even get the extra challenges on different boards. I hate to give up on it, but there’s nothing to do anymore.
  5. [R6] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Can barely use a producer before it needs a recharge: It takes FORVER to accomplish any task because the producers need to be recharged so frequently. And the pop up bubbles get the way constantly. Too many ads.
  6. [R11] Merge Matters 5/5 · US Honest review: I have no complaints about this game, it’s honestly a very fun game!. I just don’t like how many ads there are. But good game!. I recommend it!.
  7. [R12] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Ok but still trying to rip you off. **Update 4/4/24: I like that I’m not seeing a billion ads nor trying to get me to make in app purchases every five minutes. Dislikes, the cost of gems, coins, etc is too high as it doesn’t validate the value of the items you are purchasing. So many jewels to speed up and then you only get one item after said speed up. It’s a waste. If you want us to spend money
  8. [R21] Merge Matters 3/5 · US One major flaw: This game is almost addictive but there is one major flaw that has me so irritated I may stop playing. The bubbles. Omg the bubbles of items are beyond annoying. I get they aren’t as bad as other games that take up a slot, but you can’t get rid of them without either paying the gems, watching a video, or waiting. I just want the option to pop and remove because it blocks me seeing
  9. [R16] Merge Matters 1/5 · US Omg!: Why does this app keep glitching and kicking me out? I used to love this game.
  10. [R24] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Great game, but …: I am having to reinstall the game several times a day because the option to load an ad for rewards is greyed out. Also it’s been 10 months since the last update. Other than these two issues, this game is fun to play and is probably my favorite. Edit: so the developer says that the ads availability depends on the ad network and hopes for my understanding. Why are they shifting
  11. [R27] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Ads: I’m unable to play ads. They’re greyed out.
  12. [R30] Merge Matters 3/5 · US Videos no longer an option?: I used to love this game. The past few days, I have lost out on a lot of rewards due to the videos not working. A couple of days ago, they sent out 50 energy for our inconvenience, but that doesn’t even come close to making up for what we’ve lost from not being able to watch ads. I hope this isn’t permanent.
  13. [R18] Merge Matters 3/5 · US WAS fun… now not so much: The game was fun, then it just died off. There’s been no new updates, and I’ve been stuck in the same endless pursuit of one item for months, in hopes that there’s more after. I’m on the verge of deleting it. Not cool, I wanted to see where the story went.
  14. [R33] Merge Matters 3/5 · US No updates in months: I have no new challenges and there hasn’t been an update in months. In search of a new game because this one’s just been left for dead.
  15. [R39] Merge Matters 3/5 · US No more updates?: I’ve always loved this game. But, recently I noticed the game appears to be a bit stale. I came to the App Store to make sure I have the most recent version of the game and noticed there hasn’t been a game update in over 5 months. Is the game no longer being updated?
  16. [R88] Wordington 1/5 · US Ridiculous: To the team at Wordington, Do you realize that it has been ELEVEN MONTHS since the last update for tasks? It would be nice if your “updates” were in advancing the storyline and tasks rather than challenges and races. It’s been so long since the last task/storyline update that I forgot what was happening. If you guys aren’t interested in advancing the storyline and are only interested
  17. [R31] Merge Matters 2/5 · US Too many ads: There are far too many ads to actually enjoy playing.
  18. [R46] Merge Matters 1/5 · US Too many ads: Fun game if you didn’t have to watch hundreds of ads to play . The main items only drop ONE item and take hours to reload again unless you watch an ad everytime. I don’t want to spend my whole day watching ads will be deleting.
  19. [R52] Merge Matters 1/5 · US Ads and bubbles: If you like a game that is ridden with ads and constant bubble popups that make it annoying as can be to play the game, this is for you
  20. [R13] Merge Matters 1/5 · US Tasks too long: With the current requirements and limitations it takes weeks to complete a simple task. Makes it not even worrh having this game anymore. Example of 10 clicks before generator times out for 12 hrs. But ten clicks barely get you anywhere. Some even require you to max out the item before getting level 1 out of like 7 of next tier so it takes even longer. Total waste of time. DO NOT D
  21. [R25] Merge Matters 2/5 · US Soooo sloooooow: This game could be fun but it’s just oh so slow. Too many tasks require multiples of high level one time use items that in turn require a high level producer with very limited production capability. It takes days or weeks to obtain those. Like to get the flowers? Really? One seed per production regardless of the level of the producer? Or the cocoons, just two per production? It me
  22. [R97] Wordington 1/5 · US Lies: Bought game and suddenly started getting ads after a year

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store