Merge Inn Reviews

This game has the potential to be fun but they purposefully limit you. I just got mad & deleted it bc it’s so frustrating. I made it to level 35 which is when you unlock a new “cooking item” or whatever you want to call it & I just simply have no space to merge within.

They limit how much you can play by limiting your energy: you only get 1 energy every 2 minutes & the max you can store is 100 which isn’t very much at all- I’m expecting to only want to merge 100 times in one sitting?

Then the game limits you again by needing the containers to “recharge” and of course it always leaves you hanging with an uneven amount of items so you can’t merge them all into a higher item to save space…

And the game limits you again by limiting your playing space. They make it cost thousands of coins to purchase just ONE more storage space! And it’s so hard to save up coins bc they don’t give you many opportunities to earn them unless you save them up to merge but… this takes up precious playing space!

Overall this game has a fun premise and I did enjoy it but it’s frustrating that they purposefully limit you to force you to spend money. I would happily invest in a game I felt had a fair payout but this game is clearly played on uneven playing ground and I don’t want to support that.

I would not recommend this game

Originally, I liked this game. I wasn’t crazy about the ads because of someone else mentioned they are pornographic showing a man sleeping with another woman that’s not his wife. I always thinkIt would be terrible if a child was playing this game. The bad thing about the game itself though is the higher you get the more annoying things get to be you get larger orders, but there is no space on the board for them. You don’t get the items you need to merge unless you actually spend money to get some of the items. I know someone else mentioned they noticed the items they needed came after they spent money. I’ve also noticed this is true. Back to the ads - on top of the terrible ads I mentioned, there are also some gross ads where you see them picking at the dead skin between toes and popping pimples which to me is disgusting. Ultimately, I’m getting rid of MergeInn because of the ads not even the game.

So I loved the game. I tend to support the game creators if the game is proven to be HONEST. So I brought coins and gems. I spent average 6.99 within a month because as I said, the developers deserve something. I’m always honest BUT upon each level, I come to find out, it’s impossible. You only get what you don’t need to merge but when you need it, you never get it and soon, you will run out of free plays, coins to boost, etc which where the money come in at.
So I brought one last time to to see if my theory is true. Yes, it was. After buying with real money, GUESS WHAT, THE MERGE ITEMS I NEEDED APPEARED ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND I FINISHED THAT LEVEL LIKE THAT.
TO THE DEVELOPER(S)/CREATORS, HONESTY AND FAIRNESS GOES ALONG WAYS SO NOW ITS YOUR LOST. I’VE DELETED THE GAME. NO NEED OF RESPONDING TELLING ME YOU’RE SORRY I EXPERIENCED THIS AND CONTACT YOU VIA EMAIL WHICH IS THE TYPICAL BARGAINING LIE TO LOOK AS IF YOU WANT TO SETTLE THE ISSUE.

The producers are not original in the slightest this game is just as long, time wasting and uninspired as the rest, it is just like most other merge titles where the objective is yo just match and merge items together, on top of that the logo is a blatant ripoff of the gravity falls logo, it has the same design and pine trees as the original just look it up side by side, but its not just the unoriginality, the game like most other merge titles takes way to long to play and is not worth anyones time for no such reward maybe if it was a little more fast pace and didn't take so long to get anywhere id consider playing it no offense to the creators just please make this game a little more inspired instead of a carbon copy of multiple titles.

I played this game for a couple weeks and it was pretty fun. The only ads they show are optional and they help you earn energy (which actually seems to drain relatively fast). For a while, that worked great but today they started showing some inappropriate ads of a man flirting with his coworker behind his wife’s back. Most of the ads up to this point have just been for other “merge-style” games, so I tried to see if I could just disable that particular ad. Unfortunately, I could find no parental settings that would allow me to do that. I tried to ignore it and would just close MergeInn when that particular ad showed (thus forfeiting my power up also). But then the ad for that particular app got pornographic and showed the two people sleeping together. That was the final straw and I deleted MergeInn . Gross. Such a shame I couldn’t find any parental controls. I would be mortified if my child was playing this cute little game and saw that ad.

This game makes no sense - how do sausages merge to form meatballs which merge to form chicken nuggets? Also, eggs merge to form milk? Not how any of that works. I’ve played many phone games before and I get they’re all out to make money but with this one they’re really greedy. Every time you grab an item from a container it takes 1 energy point away, and they deplete fast. You can only play the game for about 20 minutes before all of your energy is gone. Then, to refill it you’ll either need to purchase more energy (with real money, not in-game coins) or sit through the same long, insufferable ad over and over again, usually SolitaireCash which has horrible acting in their commercials. Then, you can play for about another 20 mins before you have to buy or sit through an add again. Not fun at all when you can’t even play it for an hour without interruptions. If you’re looking for a fun free game you can play for hours on end, look elsewhere.

I hung onto this game much longer than I should have. Like every other merge game you wind up either having to use diamonds or watch ads to continue to play way too quick. You can play for maybe a minute or two before having to watch ads or use diamonds or whatever the currency is in the game. I refuse to pay a single cent for this game. I hate that most machines will put out two different types of products. You should be able to choose which one like with the refrigerator go after meat or go after dairy. With the drawer you should be able to choose blue or green. Same thing with the sushi machine you should be able to choose which direction to go and that apparently can do at least three different things. It was actually the sushi machine that made me decide I’m done. What a waste of my time.

When I first downloaded this game I used to play it all the time but somewhere after level 20 it becomes too repetitive and boring, it takes forever to complete the orders in order to gather enough points to level up and even the mini games are always the same two or three rotated.

In order for you to unlock new seasons you have to complete level 100? So you’re pretty much stuck doing the same thing for 70+ levels just to get more of the same thing?

There’s no reward for getting to other levels before 100?

I’ve played a lot of merge games but this one I really liked and even tried to spend money on which didn’t go well - MergeInn crashed, ate my money, and didn’t give me the diamonds I paid for so I had to request a refund through apple which came later.
Even after that I kept playing. I’m on level 18 now and it doesn’t work anymore.
Besides how MergeInn regularly crashes when I watch an ad to get an extra boost or to double my rewards and doesn’t reward them to me when I go back to MergeInn , the level doesn’t load, I can’t play mini games or side quests, but I can switch back and forth between the tabs. I really liked this game but it’s got too many bugs to play.

i love this game so much, i’ve truly been liking it so far, super addicting. but, the ads are what’s making me think of uninstalling. i’ll be sitting next to my mom or brother, and ads like girls stripping will pop up. i just got an ad that was legit p0rnography. she had her clothes cut off, then next to her where emotions that you could choose-like her bending down to show you know what, to strip more, to take her clothes off, to touch her inappropriately. i’m not exaggerating, it was actual p0rnography. if i keep seeing these types of ads, i will go forward with all my might to get this game off MergeInn store, absolutely disgusting.

When I first started playing this game, I would've rated it five stars without a second thought. As time has gone on, though, the game has gotten so laggy. I'm constantly waiting for it to catch up, which leads to me avoiding playing it for weeks at a time. It's such a shame, because I was playing it every day for months before this issue. I also wish there was more storage. Since I have two seasons open, I don't feel like I have near enough. I wish there had been more storage to add when I opened up the second season. I have more than enough coins to pay for more if that ever becomes an option.

I’m only playing this because of a promo to get coins on another app. Once that expires I will delete it. The purpose is to merge things to get “orders” fulfilled. However, the item producers run out and need to wait to get more. Or you run out of energy and have to wait more. You can watch ads to recharge so that’s okayish. But you can’t even fulfill one order anymore without running out of energy taps (max 100 charge) or items (depends on producer level). The levels don’t get any harder. They just take more taps which means inexorable amounts of time and or ads. Both really, because the ads eventually get used up. It mindless merging and waiting is for you go on ahead.
PS - side quests use up the same energy so you just wasted it instead of finishing your level.

This was a very great game until the new update got put in because now I’ll go to play and it kicked me out….. it doesn’t matter how many different times I go in and try to play it I’ll get far enough to tap on something and it kicks me out I didn’t have this problem until these new updates or put in and this is like one of my favorite games to play I’m guessing all my games were updated because now everything is kicking me out I wish they would get fixed I know updates are needed I get that but I’ve never had this problem like ever.

Brandi

ive been playing this game for a few months & im currently on level 38. it’s a fun game & i really enjoy playing it in my free time. however, i wish it was a little easier to earn gems. i also don’t like how i have to wait for a while to get more energy or for something to charge fully. also i constantly get notifications like “all containers are recharged! let’s get playing?” then get excited only to go onto the game & see that what im waiting on to charge is nowhere near done. and i wish storage spaces didn’t cost so much. i’m always having to sell items on the board for more space which sometimes get annoying as i have nothing i’d particularly like to sell. also, maybe you guys could add something to where you can sell items in storage without having to put them on the board for that same reason. thank you for reading!! :)

I have read many reviews and it’s seems like the same from many. I have contacted support MANYdw times and only receive a generic response every time, without actually answering my question or reason of concern. There as been 2 updates in the past week and nothing has changed or improved. I had questioned the “albums”. They have added more albums however, none of the pictures received through the either purchased cameras or won through a side job has offered the OLDER pictures to actually finish the older albums. Also, i have noticed one of our team mates that has been on level 290 for several months. Clearly she is no longer playing as that is a far as the game is. I again have asked when new levels are coming (as I am getting close the that level myself) and they never answer that question. When we players play and spend money and support the game, a little consideration of straight answers would be appreciated.

I’ll preface by saying I found this game via Swagbucks. The game was simple and easy to follow, with nice graphics and pleasant sound effects.

Pros:

• They give you free coins and energy daily.
• You can join clubs to get up to 25 extra energy every few hours.
• The game is simple to understand, and your quest items are clickable, so you can see exactly which items need to be merged to get the desired order.
• It’s a great way to relax and focus your mind on something other than life.

Cons:

• Running ads to get extra lives, or other free rewards, had a tendency to overheat my phone at a rapid pace.
—[ This is either due to lack of optimization of the game / ad system, or partially due to my phone being an older model.

• The game itself seemed to overheat my phone and drain the battery level at rapid paces as well.
—[ My phone is an iPhone 6s, and has a history of battery issues, so this again could just be due to my own phone.

I do love this game. However, the amount of energy for watching an ad is down to 25, no longer 50. Makes it impossible to play both the Maise or jewelry event and main game without it taking forever. The big 3 day events take so much energy, there’s nothing left over to play the main level with. One of a few things should happen. Put the ad energy back to 50, increase the timed energy to 200 instead of 100, or cut the time it takes to accrue energy in 1/2. Or all three! It’d keep me and probably countless others in the game much longer which is was the devs want anyway, right?

There are a few critiques I need to make first off.
It continuously crashes every time I try to get a boost with an ad, so I can’t use those boosts. Please fix that ASAP…
There’s no way to tell how much time passes before your containers recharge, so I use Gems when I probably don’t need to use Gems to speed up a few minutes of time. I’d like to see a way to tell how much time before recharge, maybe in the details/info screen when you tap the object? Along with Mort showing up, I could see how much time is left on the container before recharging.

Despite these two glaring things, this game is very well done and I enjoy the atmosphere it gives me. Merging all the delicious food is very fun! And I love these characters! Great game, just…please fix those bugs.

I love merge games! I’ve played a lot of them. And honestly just going by gameplay and design this is one of the best out there. But you get far enough into the game and you’re going to have to spend money if you want to play more than 10 minutes at a pop. I’m not one who minds watching ads for boosts or even during game play in a free game. However they limit the number of boosts you’re allowed at a time and it doesn’t even recharge the item fully. There’s no easy way or even games of chance to win or earn diamonds or coins. You end up stuck trying to fill one order because the game won’t give you any new orders until that one is filled. As much as I’ve enjoyed this game it’s become a chore rather than enjoyable at this point and I’ll probably be deleting it and moving on.

I love this game and have been playing for some time now, but I’m upset right because while I was looking through my collections, I realized I’m missing certain collections from side jobs that I’ve played, such as Maisie’s Mint, Literary Club, Gold Rush, Blooming Butterflies, Jewel Craft, and A Better Burger. There are probably more that are gone that I don’t remember. I worked so hard to get those collections (especially Blooming Butterflies as I’d gotten ALL the butterflies) and now I have to start over. Some are seasonal too which means I’ll probably have to wait till next year to even be able to play them again. My progress is saved through my Apple ID so I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it but I’m very upset by this.

This is my favorite merge game, truly. I love the art style and the optional ads. Unfortunately, I cannot give it 5 stars because it advertises itself as being able to customize/decorate a cafe - not true. It also says you can “meet your customers” - also untrue. You can merge in the main game, merge in “side jobs”, and you can send/receive energy from your clan. That’s it. This game does ONE thing, Merge. Nothing else. And again, this is my current favorite game and I spend a few hours playing throughout the day.
The optional ads themselves are erratic, at best. They are mostly for other merge-like games, but some of them are GROSS, like watching a woman using a Q-tip to clean the horribly infected ear of a little girl, shivering in the snow. Ads will frequently override “silent” mode on my phone and it will start LOUDLY playing, even stopping music or video apps to override with the Ad’s sound… I know they don’t make these ads, but I wish there was a bit more control over them.

The game is great. Graphics are cute and the concept is relatively simple. Some items are harder to merge but that’s just the game. I can tell that there’s an algorithm set that makes one genre of items (I.e. meats vs dairy in the fridge) spawn more than others if you need it for an order. That’s kinda frustrating but again that’s just trying to make the game more challenging so it doesn’t become boring. Other than that, the only bug I’ve come across is with “helping” and “requesting help” from others if you’re in a group. If I leave the game up in the background of my phone and come back, use my energy, and attempt to help/request more loves I get an error of either “something went wrong” or “member already helped” in which I need to close and reopen the game. I didn’t have that issue before until late. Other than that, this is a great idle game. I’ve had it for almost two years now and still actively play.

I started playing this game maybe around 1-2 months ago and it’s been a fun game so far. Made it to level 23 and this is the the merge game so far I’ve played that is super generous with energy (or you can use the ads to speed up an item). I had almost 1k energy once! There is always a side job to do so there is something to do while items charge up in the main game. The characters are fun and it’s funny to see what they like to order in each level!

The downsides in the game is that when an item is out of charges, you can’t view the item stat or sell it (for some reason) because it is replaced with the character that asks to charge up the game. And this doesn’t go away until it is charged up again. And the big downside is that I accidentally bought the treasure box twice in the shop. That’s 300 gems down the drain on an item I never wanted that keeps moving around when I open the shop for the day. I could’ve have 400+ gems right now. I wish there was a warning that asks if I’m sure I want to buy it so I don’t waste so many gems. So now I got rid of all my gems and I’ll never save them up again.

Other than those two issues, this would be the perfect merge game.

The game is very fun and well made. The merges are interesting and there are always new items and side events that keep me engaged with the game. I don’t regret downloading it.

The only real downside is the most common one that affects most games I own: the in-game currencies. Energy is used up quickly and the only ways to get more other are waiting for it to recharge, watching videos every two minutes, or spending real money. I’m not spending real money on game currency, so when I get tired of ads, I just quit the game and come back to it later. Most things that don’t cost real money use diamonds, which are earned very slowly and can be spent very quickly. Game coins are easy to earn, but there isn’t much you can do with them as few things can be bought with coins. I have nearly 3000 game coins now, and nothing much to spend them on. So, anyway, the ratios of currency and energy are quite irritating and reduce game play for me.

However, this is a common game problem with iPad games! Most game developers seem to think that if they make the game currency ratios as annoying as possible, that they will somehow seduce me to use real money to buy more of the in-game currency. Sorry, not happening! I have better things to spend my real money on. All your annoying ratios do is to make me play your game less than I otherwise would!

Apart from the currency annoyances, it’s a great game and I really enjoy playing it.

This is a great game that I come back to frequently because it’s my favorite merge game and it’s always had a good ad-to-game ratio. What I liked was that you could watch several ads to earn an additional 50 energy per ad. However, they recently changed it to 25 energy which is really disappointing because even 50 energy goes by fast, and now I spend more time watching the ad than it takes to actually use the energy. Despite this, it’s a really fun game and as you progress, you continue to unlock new items to merge which keeps it interesting. I like how creative the merges are and it’s fun to discover what the next level items are. I would love to be able to buy more storage space though, I bought all the available space and now I keep earning coins that I don’t know what to do with now. Overall, I would definitely recommend!

I actually really like this game, play it all the time. It’s not complicated, I don’t have to watch ads if I don’t want to and can enjoy playing without spending money. (Even though I have a couple of times) The side games are a really cool feature but they are getting super boring. The developers have got to change them up! Ive been playing for months and it’s the same 4 or 5 side games over and over. It would add a lot to the game if those were changed on occasion.

I’ve been having a really good time playing this game, but all of the sudden the amount of energy that we could receive from watching an ad got cut in half! This is the kind of stuff that ends up getting me interested in other games because I never have energy in this game anymore unless I pay for for gems, and even doing that, I don’t want to spend 80 gems for an extra 100 energy. Other than that, I’ve really enjoyed this game. Just disappointed about the change in energy.

I am the type of person who tries games for a while before I decide whether or not I like it. I played this game for almost a year and town fair (you get a item after merging 30 items) is one of my favorite features in this game. This music festival event is one of my favorite events too because you get more energy for free every day. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants something easy and fun after a long day
To the developers: can we another event similar to music festival? It is really fun

They won’t let me post my review unless it’s five stars…Pretty much love this game, although the higher levels take a lot longer to complete it kinda helps to build the anticipation. Although I’ve noticed several times glitches in MergeInn cause me to lose gems that I didn’t spend which is pretty odd. Otherwise not bad at all, I’m on level 48 and I love the little side challenges it’s pretty time consuming for someone like me who appreciates that in some games.

I’ve been playing this game since it came out and I love it. I’m on it several times a day. It’s definitely my down time go to. But after this “Major” update, it constantly shuts down. Might play 30 seconds might play 10 minutes. When I get it back open, I might have coins and gems I’ve earned or I might not! I’m giving 5 stars because it is my favorite game and I’m hoping it’ll get fixed soon. If not I’ll delete and move on to something else, with fond memories….

I have been playing this for a few weeks and I have only achieved level six. The game advances too slowly. They don’t give you enough energy at a time to continue playing for more than a few moves. I’m currently playing a few other merge type games, and this is the only one that advances this slow. I haven’t quite decided if I will continue playing it. Otherwise, I think it would be quite enjoyable.

This game is definitely my favorite one on the store. I started playing only a few weeks ago and I’m already level 40! Cute graphics, the characters are very funny, and it’s very easy to play for extended periods of time. I like that you can watch a lot of ads for extra energy and that the game doesn’t feel like it’s squeezing money out of you like some other ones. I do wish we could see the item timers for the items that spawn other items and I wish it was easier to buy storage spaces. Overall though, I haven’t encountered any major bugs and have enjoyed my time. Will update this review if that changes!

I love this game! I play it every day and I got my boyfriend addicted too. However, I was just talking to him this morning about how it might be cool and beneficial to add a function where you can add friends and send each other things– you know, like gifting energy to your friends. It would also be incentive for people to share the game with their loved ones! More downloads, more in-app purchases!