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Merge Restyle

Merge Design Story Games

HIGGS TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
No findings published
App Store rating4.9★10.4K ratings
PriceFreeListed price
Age12+Store age rating
Size807 MBiPhone download
CategoryGames

At a glance

Full report

Things to watch for 0

Nothing published. That is not a guarantee the app is problem-free.

Positives 0

No specific positive published.

From our automated analysis, 15 Oct 2026.

This analysis describes version 1.82.06 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-15 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 1.83.02, updated 2026-10-10.

The app has been updated since this analysis. The findings on this page describe version 1.82.06, not the version now listed on the store.

The developer’s release notes for the newer versions, where we hold them, are in Versions and dates analysed.

Preview

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Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

Welcome to Merge Restyle – The Ultimate Fusion of House Design and Pet Companion!

Are you ready to become a legendary design master? Do you dream of transforming a run-down house&town into a modern paradise? In Merge Restyle, you don't have to choose! Join forces with us in one of the most addictive merge games on the market.

Merge Restyle is not just another puzzle game; it is a creative journey where home decoration meets the excitement of pet games. Here, you will combine items, pair tools, and unlock the secrets to a beautiful life. Whether you are a fan of matching games or you simply love to decorate and makeover, this game is your perfect match!

GAME FEATURES

MERGE & MATCH TO CREATE The core of the game is simple yet deeply satisfying. Forget stressful timers; here, you can relax.…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

0 published · 2 shown, not confirmed

One source only — shown, not confirmed 2

Open observations that have not cleared the evidence bar.

Progress pauses until you wait or pay

One source only

Energy / timer gating: raised by 7 distinct reviewers (3.6% of 195 reviews scanned)

Sources
User reviews
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
From App Store reviews

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.

Open evidence

Reports that the ads misrepresent the app

One source only

Misleading advertising: raised by 9 distinct reviewers (4.6% of 195 reviews scanned)

Sources
User reviews
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
From App Store reviews

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.

Open evidence

Nothing was published as a thing to watch for in this assessment. That is not a finding that nothing is wrong with the app.

What reviewers report

195 reviews read · 2 review-based observations

195 reviews read for this analysis. Each observation keeps the sample and store it was based on.

Progress pauses until you wait or pay

Shown, not confirmed

Falsely advertised — It was advertised when I downloaded it with unlimited energy and things like that and ever since I got it all I keep doing is running out of energy and having to wait other than that, it’s a great game

2★ · App Store · 2026-08-18

Manipulative design — I really wanted to give this game 5 stars because the gameplay is excellent. The merge mechanics are fun, the graphics are cheerful, and in the beginning the game feels generous, exciting, and rewarding. I happily…

3★ · App Store · 2026-07-29

Great game! — This is the one merge game where I don’t feel like I need to buy extra energy or packs all the time. It’s cute and easy to progress quickly.

5★ · App Store · 2026-07-13

Reports that the ads misrepresent the app

Shown, not confirmed

Microtransactions + Free bait and switch — Spend money here and randomly it will stop reporting progress to mistplay. Troubleshoot and it will log you out and wipe all your progress when you log back in. Connected your account beforehand?…

1★ · App Store · 2026-10-05

Bad — They don’t give enough energy the mini games get to the point that you can’t pass them without watching ads they tell you endless energy but it’s a lie

1★ · App Store · 2026-08-19

false advertising — says its unlimited energy in ads but clearly its not. misleading and a scam

1★ · App Store · 2026-08-05

A sampled review illustrates one person’s experience. It does not establish a finding on its own.

Measurements

5 measured · 3 not assessed

Supporting measurements. They are not a complete list of possible harms or positives. “Not assessed” means we could not measure it — never zero, never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 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
2 themes 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
90% or more five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence, not a finding.

Sensitive permissions
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app

Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Assessed 15 Oct 2026

This analysis describes version 1.82.06 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-15 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 1.83.02, updated 2026-10-10.

The app has been updated since this analysis. The findings on this page describe version 1.82.06, not the version now listed on the store.

Release notes for the newer versions, in the developer’s own words:

Version 1.83.02 · 2026-10-10
1. Added the Fairy-Tale Romance event. 2. Added the Jungle Ruins event.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

App Store

Version 1.83.02 · 2026-10-10
1. Added the Fairy-Tale Romance event. 2. Added the Jungle Ruins event.
Version 1.82.06 · 2026-09-30
1. Added a new outfit-changing feature. 2. Added a new Magic Lamp event.

Assessment record

Status
Automated analysis
App identifier
merge-restyle-apple-6738049542
Assessment date
15 Oct 2026
Sources used
3 independent signals: user reviews, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure
Reviews read
195
Package examined
No package scan
Measurement vocabulary
1.4
Human inspection
Not completed

Assessed 2026-10-15 from 195 user reviews, the store listing and its privacy label. We have not scanned the app's package, so nothing on this page was read from inside the app itself.

How this page was produced

Analyzed 2026-10-15 Version analyzed: 1.82.063 independent signals195 reviews scannedConfidence: HighNot human-reviewedVocabulary v1.13Methodology v1.3
Signals run: user reviews, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure. Not yet checked: SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text and the app manifest.

Store facts

App Store

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

App Store

Store rating
4.89 ★ · 10,398 ratings
Version
1.83.02
Updated
10 Oct 2026
Price
Free
Age rating
12+
Size
807 MB
Open in App Store
Developer
HIGGS TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Category
Games
Listing price
Free

No itemized purchase list is available for this listing.

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

How the automated analysis works

This assessment is produced automatically. Three independent signals are read — user reviews, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure — and each candidate finding is filed under the sources that support it.

No charge stands on one kind of evidence — with one published exception. A finding is either a measured fact that anyone can reproduce (an ad SDK is in the package; every subscription bills weekly; the privacy label omits a tracker we can see), or it is an interpretation — and an interpretation needs independent sources to agree before it reaches the catch list. The exception is a harm only users can see: a charge may publish from reviews alone, as “Reported by N users”, once enough reviewers raise it to clear that charge’s own published bar. That agreement rule is what replaced the human reviewer, not a model’s confidence.

There is no overall score, on purpose. A 0–99 number was published here until 2026-09-15. It was withdrawn because it discriminated too weakly to be the instrument — 44.7% of every pair of apps tied — and because a single number is a verdict where a count is an observation. What publishes instead is a row of measurements, each of which says what was counted and, where we could not look, says that instead.

Findings under One source only are real reports we do not stand behind as findings. They are shown because withholding them entirely would hide a genuine complaint, and labelled because publishing them as charges would be an accusation off a single source.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A hands-on test can confirm or contradict a finding and adds its own measurements; it does not change a measurement row. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.

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