Merge
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Merge, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Merge's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | 300 credits per month · Full HD AI motion videos · Community feed access |
| Creator | — | Everything in Starter · Priority generation queue · Prices may vary by region · 1,000 credits per month |
| One-time credit packs | — | From 1,200 credits · Credits never expire · No recurring charge |
| Studio | — | Everything in Creator · Top-priority queue · Prices may vary by region · 3,000 credits per month |
The facts
Each one read from Merge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Age requirement
- The terms require users to be at least 13, and users under 18 must have parental or guardian consent.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI processing
- The privacy policy says photos and reference videos are sent to Wan AI through fal.ai to generate videos and are not used to train AI models.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Creation types
- The site lists AI dance videos, animated portraits, moving selfies, and cinematic motion as things users can create from a still image.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Credit limits
- The terms say monthly subscription credits reset each billing cycle and unused subscription credits expire at its end; one-time pack credits do not expire.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Generation time
- The site says Merge generates a smooth AI animation in under a minute.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The privacy policy names Supabase, fal.ai, RevenueCat, Mixpanel, Meta, and Google Cloud Run among its service providers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site lists English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Turkish, and Russian as available languages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Photo handling
- The privacy policy says selected photos are uploaded to temporary storage for generation and automatically deleted within about 48 hours.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists HTTPS/TLS, Supabase Row Level Security, Google Secret Manager for API secrets, JWT authentication, and Google Cloud Armor.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- Users can save videos on their device or publish them to a community feed where people can browse and like videos.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sign-in and payments
- The terms say Merge uses Apple Sign-In exclusively and Apple handles billing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Merge says it aims to respond to support requests within 2 business days.checked 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Merge turns a still photo and a reference motion video into an AI motion video, with an optional style prompt.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- Merge is described as an iOS app, and its App Store listing says it is only for iPhone.checked 8 Oct 2026
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