# Groops — A Match-Three Puzzle Game > A challenging match-three puzzle game with unique attribute matching mechanics. (iPhone/iPad app by Torched Media LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groops/id659981940 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Torched Media LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/659981943) - Category: Games, Education, Board, Puzzle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 675 App Store ratings · 97 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 12 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2014-01-06 - Data updated: 2026-07-04 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groops/id659981940/reviews.md ## What is Groops? Groops is a puzzle game that will put your mind to the test. Match tiles three at a time based on either shared or completely unique attributes - the number of possibilities will tie your brain in knots! Keep your mind sharp. Play Groops! • Hundreds of levels of increasing difficulties! • Infinite, unlimited gameplay in “Time Attack” mode. Get to the top of the leaderboards and send your friends Challenge requests to beat your score! • Unlock dozens of Achievements! • Compete against friends in multiplayer mode - who can get the most Groops before time runs out? ********** ~ * Starbucks Pick of the Week in 2014 * ~ “This is an example of why we love games. Simple to understand, but very difficult to master.” - iPlayApps “Groops takes match-three to a whole new level.” - Daniel Celeste, AppAdvice.com “This game is more fun and challenging than my job! With a smooth design and intelligent matching, it is everything I look for to keep my mind stimulated during downtime” - HallelP “Fun but challenging game. Can’t put my phone down once I open this app!” - Stefi592 ********** GAMEPLAY MODES LEVELS - Relax, there’s no time pressure. Find all the possible Groops on the screen to advance. You can use Hints if you get stuck (get more by playing TIME ATTACK or from the Powerups menu). TIME ATTACK - Find as many Groops as possible before time runs out! Make 5 Groops in a row to increase your multiplier, but be careful! If you make an invalid Groop, your multiplier gets reset. Rack up as many points as possible because your score gets added to your points bank. ********** OK, HOW DO I PLAY? Match 3 tiles to make a Groop. Tiles have 4 attributes with three options each - SHAPE (square, circle, leaf), COLOR (blue, magenta, yellow), PATTERN (solid fill, striped fill, border only), and SYMBOL (diamond, hourglass, and its 3rd option is no symbol at all). Finding identical tiles is easy, but you’ll eventually need to make Groops based on mixed attributes, and thats where we kick your brain into full-throttle. Groops can be made by matching tiles with identical attributes, by matching all 3 options of 1 attribute, or by matching three different options across multiple attributes. For example: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol, and a solid blue leaf with no symbol. (Same shape - square, same color - blue, same pattern - solid, all different symbols) • Striped blue square with no symbol, solid magenta circle with a diamond, bordered yellow leaf with an hourglass (All different shapes, all different colors, all different patterns, all different symbols) NOTE: To make a Groop, either all options are the same, or all different across the attributes. For example, these would be invalid: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol (two squares and a circle, instead of three squares, or one square, one circle, and one leaf) • Bordered magenta circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with an hourglass (Invalid for two reasons: 1) two yellows and a magenta instead of three yellows or one yellow, one magenta, and one blue. 2) two diamonds and an hourglass instead of three diamonds or one diamond, one hourglass, and one without any symbol at all) ********** Follow @play_groops on Twitter ## Key features - Hundreds of levels - Time Attack mode - Leaderboards - Multiplayer mode - Unlockable achievements - Hint system ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | pack of 50 Board Shuffles | $0.99 | one-time | | pack of 10 Hints | $0.99 | one-time | | pack of 5,000 Points | $0.99 | one-time | | pack of 20,000 Points | $2.99 | one-time | | pack of 100,000 Points | $12.99 | one-time | | 3x3 Bonus Pack 1 | $1.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Groops? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Calming game - 🧠 Challenging and thought-provoking - 🤔 Makes you think differently - 🕰️ Great for passing time - 🧠 Brain workout **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 🔒 Requires Facebook login for more levels - 🔢 Lack of new levels - 🎵 No background music **Commonly reported bugs** - Level 10 of 'brainz needed' bonus pack won't let user progress - Crash after time attack finishes - Level 45 of easy 4x4 board shows '0/ ' and crashes - Win not recognized in local multiplayer **Most requested features** - More levels and boards - Ability to reset level scores - Endless mode - Ability to see previous groops found ## Recent user reviews (10 of 97) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groops/id659981940/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Fun! *2026-04-23, version 1.3.6* Excellent game to improve memory (especially visual). Keeps your mind sharp. Highly recommend ### 4/5 — Still good *2024-09-06, version 1.3.6* Revisited this game after several years and it’s still good but I was hoping it would have been updated to show little images of what Groops have been found in the current board being played. When you reach the harder puzzles, it would be much easier to see what you’ve found so far instead of constantly choosing the same ones you’ve found before! ### 5/5 — Calming game *2022-04-29, version 1.3.6* Really great game, it makes me calm every time I play it ### 4/5 — Fab but there’s a bug! *2021-03-05, version 1.3.6* Absolutely love this game, really makes me think. But level 10 of “brainz needed” in the bonus 3x3 pack won’t let me past - it comes up as “0/0” and I can’t get to subsequent levels in this pack. Please fix 🥺 ### 4/5 — Music? *2019-02-19, version 1.3.6* Rlly good and addictive game but I think it would be the tiniest bit more interesting with like some background music just a thought to get 5 stars ### 5/5 — Need new levels *2018-02-19, version 1.3.5* Love this game. Make more levels!! 2018-feb 19 Level 4 on new pack brainz needed is needing fixed. Or I can’t find it even using my hints. ### 1/5 — Meh. *2018-02-17, version 1.3.5* Lost interest. Found a better game To spend my time with. ### 2/5 — Nice game hints are terrible *2018-02-17, version 1.3.5* Twice I've used hints and no hints are given!!! And it took 3 years for the developer to respond to comments. i have long since removed this app from my phone!!! ### 1/5 — No more levels *2018-02-17, version 1.3.5* UPDATE 2/16/2018: Did it really just take you THREE years to respond to my review??? I’ve already deleted the app when I got rid of my iPhone 4 😂😂😂 I've mastered all levels and now there's nothing left to do but continuously play the timed version. UNSAT. I feel like I've reached the end of the internet here. Do I keep the app or delete it??? ### 4/5 — Love it, wish there was more! *2018-02-15, version 1.2.4* I love the levels, not so much the timed part of the game. Wish there were more levels... 2-15-18 NEW LEVELS!!! WHOOHOO! :) ## Frequently asked questions about Groops ### What is Groops? Groops is a puzzle game designed to test your mind. It involves matching tiles based on their attributes, which can be either identical or completely different. The game offers a variety of challenges and modes to keep players engaged. ### How do you play Groops? To play Groops, you match three tiles together to form a 'Groop'. Tiles have four attributes: shape, color, pattern, and symbol. You can form a Groop by matching tiles where all options are the same for an attribute, or where all options are different across multiple attributes. ### What are the different game modes? Groops features a 'Levels' mode with no time pressure, where you find all possible Groops to advance. There's also 'Time Attack' mode, where you aim to find as many Groops as possible before time runs out, with multipliers for consecutive matches. Multiplayer mode allows you to compete against friends. ### Is Groops free to play? The application is free to download and play. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may include hints or power-ups to assist players in the game. ### What kind of attributes do the tiles have? Each tile has four attributes: SHAPE (square, circle, leaf), COLOR (blue, magenta, yellow), PATTERN (solid fill, striped fill, border only), and SYMBOL (diamond, hourglass, or no symbol). Matching these attributes is key to forming Groops. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.6 — 2018-02-23 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. • Bug fixes And from 1.3.5 • 100 new levels in the 3x3 board layout, now available in the Levels menu! • Removed share to Facebook for bonus pack. Now included without needing to share Feedback / Suggestions? Follow + Tweet @play_groops on Twitter :) App Store reviews really do help us improve. If you're enjoying Groops, would you please take a minute to leave a nice review? We read them all and seriously appreciate it. - Yoav and Jason ### 1.3.5 — 2018-02-15 • 100 new levels in the 3x3 board layout, now available in the Levels menu! • Removed share to Facebook for bonus pack. Now included without needing to share • Bug fixes Feedback / Suggestions? Follow + Tweet @play_groops on Twitter :) App Store reviews really do help us improve. If you're enjoying Groops, would you please take a minute to leave a nice review? We read them all and seriously appreciate it. - Yoav and Jason ### 1.3.4 — 2018-02-13 • Removed share to Facebook for bonus pack. Now included without needing to share • Bug fixes Feedback / Suggestions? Follow + Tweet @play_groops on Twitter :) App Store reviews really do help us improve. If you're enjoying Groops, would you please take a minute to leave a nice review? We read them all and seriously appreciate it. - Yoav and Jason ### 1.2.4 — 2014-06-13 FIXED • Finding Groops in Levels wasn't marking them found :( And previously, from 1.2.3: NEW • Groops is now Universal! Play Groops on iPad • Time Bonus! Endless gameplay in Time Attack if you're quick enough • Multiplayer now available on Easy and Medium Time Attack modes! • Buy Hints and Shuffles in the Powerups Menu • Progress within Levels now gets saved • Playing a new time attack game now keeps track of your score and score multiplier - sorry! FIXED • Support for iOS 7.0+ • UI tweaks • Bug fixes Feedback / Suggestions? Follow + Tweet @play_groops on Twitter :) App Store reviews really do help us improve. If you're enjoying Groops, would you please take a minute to leave a nice review? We read them all and seriously appreciate it. - Yoav and Jason ### 1.2.3 — 2014-06-03 FIXED • Finding Groops in Levels wasn't marking them found :( And previously, from 1.2.2: NEW • Groops is now Universal! Play Groops on iPad • Time Bonus! Endless gameplay in Time Attack if you're quick enough • Multiplayer now available on Easy and Medium Time Attack modes! • Buy Hints and Shuffles in the Powerups Menu • Progress within in Levels now gets saved • Playing a new time attack game now keeps track of your score and score multiplier - sorry! FIXED • Support for iOS 7.0+ • UI tweaks • Bug fixes Feedback / Suggestions? Follow + Tweet @play_groops on Twitter :) App Store reviews really do help us improve. If you're enjoying Groops, would you please take a minute to leave a nice review? 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