Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story

Name: Gossip Harbor®: Merge & Story
Rating: 4.6 (180318 reviews)
Author: Microfun Limited

By: Microfun Limited

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Features & Capabilities

Welcome to Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story, a narrative-driven puzzle adventure on Brimwave Island. Merge flavorful dishes to craft your menu, restore and decorate Quinn's seaside restaurant, and follow a gripping mystery you helped unfold. As clues surface and rumors swirl, you'll decide who to trust while the story twists through friendship, sabotage, and romance.

Features include dish blending and recipe discovery, restaurant design choices, relationship-building with customers and characters, and clue-based progression that reveals hidden truths about the Castillo family. This game delivers a cozy, mystery-filled experience that combines strategy, storytelling, and decorate-to-progress mechanics.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment

By:

Microfun Limited

Rating:

4.60

(180,318) 1,558 new ratings

Version:

3.90.0 Last updated: 2026-05-13

Version code:

885615477

Creation date:

2022-07-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

296.23MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,248 ▲ 10

Other rankings

#25 in Must-Play Games #66 in story keyword 30 ▼ 4

Other platforms

Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story (v3.90.0)

69,997,289 4.32

(635,139)

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Developed by:

Microfun Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gossip-harbor-merge-story/id1623318294

Website:

https://www.microfun.com/indexEN.html

User Reviews

Players largely praise the merge gameplay as fun and satisfying, and appreciate the story. However, the app is criticized for misleading ads, heavy monetization and energy costs, a grindy pace, and pay-heavy mini-games that don’t match the promised experience.

Pros

Fun and engaging merge gameplay with a satisfying merging experience.
The premise/storyline is interesting and adds depth beyond simple merging.
Casual-friendly and entertaining to play during downtime.
Generally regarded as one of the better merge games by players.

Cons

Ads are misleading and not representative of the actual gameplay.
Energy system is expensive and monetization-focused (high energy costs, currency requirements, and caps).
Pace is grindy and tedious, with slow progression to the story/plot.
Mini-games feel pre-determined and money-driven rather than varied or tied to the promised problem-solving.

Recent reviews

Once again it’s one of those mobile games that feel the need to lie about what actually happens in the game. It’s in fact just another merge game. Though I can only assume it’s not advertised that way because who truly wants another merge game.

by Du*****, 2026-05-18

This app is not as advertised. It isn’t about a homeless mom and her daughter. After about 15-20 mins of playing, I ran out of energy and couldn’t play unless I purchased from the store. I ended up deleting the app. Don’t waste your time by downloading the app.