Head-to-head

Happy Merge Home vs Love & Pies

Happy Merge Home 4.5★ · Free + IAP 45

Winner Love & Pies

Love & Pies 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Love & Pies offers a more consistent and less ad-heavy experience, making it the better choice despite some user frustrations with in-game purchases and pop-ups.

Full reviews: Happy Merge Home · Love & Pies

Happy Merge Home is plagued by excessive and forced ads, energy limitations, and misleading advertising, while Love & Pies, though not without its own issues like frequent pop-ups and perceived pay-to-win mechanics, generally provides a more engaging story and less intrusive ad experience.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Love & Pies^R1^R5^R11^R12

Happy Merge Home Happy Merge Home players enjoy the merging aspect and decorating rooms, finding it fun and relaxing ^R5^R11. However, many are disappointed that the actual gameplay doesn't match the ads or screenshots, which often depict a different puzzle or cleaning game ^R1^R13^R14. Some users also report issues with items disappearing or game progress being reset after updates ^R12^R22^R34.

Love & Pies Love & Pies users praise its engaging storyline, cute graphics, and well-made content, often calling it the 'best merge game out there' . Players appreciate the decoration aspect and side games . However, some find the story too similar to other games and report issues with items disappearing from their board .

Ads & Monetization edge: Love & Pies^R2^R4^R7^R9

Happy Merge Home Happy Merge Home is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of forced ads, with users reporting ads every few seconds or after every action ^R2^R4^R7^R9. Recent updates have reportedly increased ad frequency and made optional ads (for rewards) mandatory or less rewarding ^R9. Many feel the game pushes them to make in-app purchases due to high costs and low energy ^R13^R15.

Love & Pies Love & Pies generally has fewer forced ads, with some users even stating there are 'no ads' . However, some players report issues where ads for rewards don't grant the reward or prevent them from returning to the game . A significant complaint is the excessive number of pop-ups for events and offers upon opening the app, which users find annoying and disruptive . There are also concerns that spending money on the game can lead to being 'penalized' with fewer free energy options .

Energy & Progression tie^R3^R8^R13^R15

Happy Merge Home Happy Merge Home users frequently complain about low energy levels and slow regeneration, making it difficult to progress without paying ^R3^R8^R15. Items are perceived as becoming more expensive, requiring more coins and energy ^R13^R15. Some feel the game is designed to make them fail unless they purchase items .

Love & Pies Love & Pies players also express frustration with energy limitations, noting that energy depletes quickly and regenerates slowly, often requiring an hour's wait . Progression is described as very slow, with high coin costs for story advancement and items . Some users feel the game nerfs their progress, especially during events, by requesting max-level items .

Reliability & Support tie^R4^R22^R25^R34

Happy Merge Home Happy Merge Home users report frequent issues with ads not working, the game not loading, crashing, or freezing ^R4^R25. There are also reports of significant progress loss after updates, with levels being reset and items disappearing ^R22^R34. One user mentioned emailing support with no answer ^R22.

Love & Pies Love & Pies users experience game crashes and freezing, especially after updates . Some report issues with rewards not being granted after completing events or watching ads . Customer service is described as 'useless' regarding unauthorized purchases . There are also complaints about sticker rewards disappearing .

Pick Happy Merge Home if

You are looking for a basic merge game and are willing to tolerate a high volume of forced advertisements and potential progress issues ^R5^R11.

Pick Love & Pies if

You prioritize an engaging storyline and cute graphics in a merge game, and can overlook frequent pop-ups and some perceived pay-to-win elements .

Evidence note: Reviews for Happy Merge Home are heavily skewed towards negative feedback regarding ads and misleading advertising, while Love & Pies reviews, though more positive overall, frequently mention pop-ups and energy issues.

Frequently asked

Do these games have a lot of ads?

Happy Merge Home has an excessive number of forced ads, often appearing every few seconds or after every action, which many users find ruins the game experience ^R4^R7^R9^R49. Love & Pies generally has fewer forced ads, with some users even reporting none, but it is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of pop-ups for events and offers when opening the app .

Is the gameplay as advertised?

For Happy Merge Home, many users report that the actual gameplay is nothing like the ads or App Store screenshots, which often depict a different puzzle or cleaning game ^R1^R13^R14^R37. Love & Pies also has some ads in other games that misrepresent its gameplay .

Is it hard to progress without spending money?

Both games have complaints about energy running out quickly and slow regeneration, making it difficult to progress without making in-app purchases (^R3, ^R8, ^R15, , for Happy Merge Home; , , , for Love & Pies). Happy Merge Home is described as pushing users to buy items due to high costs and low energy ^R13, while Love & Pies has high coin costs for story advancement and items, leading some to feel it's a 'pay to play' game .

What reviewers actually said

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[R1] Happy Merge Home 2/5 · US It is not what you think: Terrible
[R5] Happy Merge Home 5/5 · US Good game: This is a really fun game to play!💝you should play it. Im only 12 and i really like it!!👍
[R11] Happy Merge Home 5/5 · US Loveeee: I love this game !! It’s my anxiety fixer !!
[R12] Happy Merge Home 3/5 · US Problem: Hi I noticed that a bunch of my items from the last color wizard event that I was awarded disappeared from my que. I had not dropped them all to my board yet. I wanted to use the lightning boxes etc.
[R2] Happy Merge Home 4/5 · US To many adds: Used to love this game but lately it just has to many adds
[R4] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US Merge home is a scam: The ads don’t work, and I hate that sometimes when I try to play it… IT WONT EVEN LOAD!!! IT won’t work I deleted it and will NEVER SUGGEST IT AGIAN! take ads away no one cares about someone trying to interrupt your Peace for some perfume! Having forced ads every 5 seconds is why I deleted it. MAYBE YALL SOULD FIX THAT NOW
[R7] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US Ads: Too many ads
[R9] Happy Merge Home 3/5 · US Ads are ruining this game: This game is fun and has kept my interest daily for a few months now, but these new forced ads will be the reason I delete it from my phone. I appreciated how in the past, viewing ads was OPTIONAL. You could watch them if you wanted additional products, but they never popped up unprompted. This changed within the last few weeks. Now I have to close out the whole game and
[R3] Happy Merge Home 3/5 · US More energy: The more levels you complete the more energy you should earn.
[R8] Happy Merge Home 4/5 · US Energy: Energy of game is very low
[R13] Happy Merge Home 2/5 · US Went waaaay down: First of all, the screenshots on the App Store are misleading. That is not the game play at all. You can’t move furniture accordingly. The game is that you merge items and you get to pick which furniture you want. I’ve noticed during the most recent update, items are getting pricier which requires more coins. They want you to pay in app or else the game is harder. I think they’re
[R15] Happy Merge Home 3/5 · US T: Every level should get more coins. When it takes 300 energy or more for one item 100 energy just don’t get it. I can’t afford to buy anything.
[R22] Happy Merge Home 2/5 · US What happened?: I loved this game I was up to the last house and was in the middle of playing the carnival event the app crashed and restarted and I erased all my levels I completed and it brought me back to one. I’m devastated. I am not starting over again. I emailed support and no answer. I absolutely loved this game I played for a few years. I can’t believe this happened if it’s not resolved I’
[R25] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US Issues upon issues: This app has so many issues that they’re always making you buy space and there’s always glitches in it currently you can’t use it right now because there’s a glitch of the reward prize it happens all the time you can’t even make one and then they’ll have another issue
[R34] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US Updated- erased play time: Set me back i dont know how many levels and took away my progress -like months worth. My producers are broken back down and pieces disappeared. Ready to delete
[R49] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US If I could rate this game 0 starts, I would: Its INCREDIBLY annoying. Even if you choose to NOT watch an ad to receive an advertised item it will still play an ad 98% of the time. I enjoy decorating the houses, it’s the only reason I downloaded the game but it’s just not worth it when I have to watch an ad every 6 SECONDS.
[R14] Happy Merge Home 4/5 · US Fun, but not as advertised: The game is absolutely nothing like the ads or even the pictures in the App Store. It's fun, but it's just your basic merge game. You merge stuff to earn coins and then use the coins to buy furniture and decorations to decorate rooms. You don't clean or fix anything though.
[R37] Happy Merge Home 1/5 · US false advertising: the pictures they show of thier game is not accurate

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