“I've been playing this for about 10 hours and NO ADS!! Gets 5 stars! the only disappointment is the lack of mini games that i have with my other merge games. they make it less boring. when you get bored merging over and over or when you…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 430 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Gossip Street: Merge & Story
LinkDesks - Jewel Games StarPlay & Merge to Crack the Case on Gossip Street 🕵️♀️ A mysterious fire, a…
4.7 ★16,995 ratings
1M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Play & Merge to Crack the Case on Gossip Street 🕵️♀️
A mysterious fire, a town full of rumors, and only ONE truth! 💬
Can Designer Emily handle the drama and rebuild her life one merge at a time?
Follow the story and help her rebuild, design, and solve the mystery behind the flames!
⭐ MERGE - Match and merge identical items to whip up the ideal ingredients for your culinary masterpieces!
🍝 COOK - Serve delicious dishes to satisfy your customers orders.
☕ RESTORE - Help rebuild neighbors restaurants, cafés, and bars on the food street.
🌼 DESIGN - Design and decorate to bring Gossip Street to its former glory!
😈 GOSSIP - Meet different characters, each with their own secrets and stories. Choose your words wisely—anyone could be the arsonist!
🌀 DRAMA - From ex-girlfriend to wife, mother to granddaughter, and victim to helper, can Emily handle all her roles?…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 4.9.4.689 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 4.9.4.689, updated 2026-09-21.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
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Reported by users: Progress pauses until you wait or pay
Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.
What we saw: Energy / timer gating: raised by 10 distinct reviewers (2.3% of 430 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
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“I have been playing this game for a while now. Of all of the merge games that I have played I enjoy this one quite a bit. However, it is apparent that the game can tell when you need a specific type of item from a generator, and it…”
“one of only 2 merge games I've found where you can actually play FOR FREE by watching minimal ads and keep playing for a good half hour, 45 minutes before running out of energy. energy replenishes quickly and can get a bonus 25 x2 about…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 4.9.4.689.
What this app sells
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