Is there a way to select items without activating them?

Yes! If you Tap and Hold on any item you can select it without using it. This is especially useful for things like Sun you want to Merge instead of use.

Confirmation Pop Up
Some items, especially higher level items, will ALWAYS ask for a confirmation before activation, these items we want to make sure you want to use instead of move, likely because they took so long to make! For these items you can select in the same way as any other, simply Tap and Hold, but if you want to use them you will have to accept the special confirmation pop-up.