# Match Mountain — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Match Mountain by Push Pop Pixels LLC, rated 4.00/5 from 151 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-mountain/id1419989868/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-mountain/id1419989868.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 93 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Match Mountain? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💡 Refreshing and innovative concept - 👍 Enjoyable and fun gameplay - 🎨 Great artwork and design - 🎵 Pleasant music and aesthetic - ⏳ Good time-waster - 🕹️ Addictive gameplay - ✨ Satisfying mechanics - 💯 Top-of-the-line block matching **Cons** - 💸 In-app purchases and ads - 📱 Mandatory ad viewing - 🚫 No landscape iPad mode - 🕹️ Poor and sensitive controls - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - ⏳ Too much work to level up - 💰 Money trap / demo not full game - 🐢 Slow animations and transitions - 📏 Small play area / board too small - 🪞 Inconsistent weapon descriptions - 👎 Lack of transparency by developer **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Fatal errors during gameplay - Blocks not clearing when matched - Blocks getting stuck - Block rotation issues (unintended rotation) - Game freezes in pause menu - Blocks place before appearing - Unclearable blocks at bottom of stack - Game crashes after reaching certain levels/character levels - Watch ad button not working - Game crashes when trying to defeat monsters - Cannot buy full game on certain devices - Pause endless mode glitch - Game crashes after update - Game crashes when playing 'beneath the mountain' - Blocks skip sides during rotation - F-blocks are the only 'board-changer' - Slicing a block with tap-swipe - Loss registration issues - Game crashes when exp is awarded **Most requested features** - Add more levels - Add online multiplayer with friends - Option to change control sensitivity - Button at the bottom for placing blocks - More block space on the board - Dark mode option - More visual indication for block drop timer - More narrative in story mode - More varied weapons with stats - Quick restart option for levels/endless mode ## Newest reviews (11 of 63) ### 4/5 — Fun game *2021-01-17, version 4.1* The game has a novel and refreshing concept for match 3. Any chance more levels will be added? ### 3/5 — Ошибки *2020-05-27, version 4.1* При переходе от уровня вылетела ошибка: Match Mountain #3############################ #3############################ #3############################ ##### FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0 for object object grid: REAL argument is unset #3###################3######### ############################# ############################# ##### called from - gml_Object_object grid_Step_0 (line 2) ### 3/5 — Poor controls. *2019-08-25, version 3.1* The controls make it unenjoyable. Maybe make a button at the bottom for placing blocks instead of swiping down. 50% of the time a down or side swipe rotates the block. Plus the four block scheme isn’t fun, should be two block like Dr. Mario so combinations can be made more frequently. Just speed the game up on a timer to make it more difficult. ### 3/5 — Fun, but bugs make higher levels a bummer *2019-06-22, version 3.0* Match Mountain has a satisfying mechanic and level progression, pleasant music and aesthetic. But I find myself increasingly frustrated with the buggy block movement. Sometimes blocks skip a side in rotation; 3/5 times, hitting the next button rotates my block as it drops it, spoiling my plans. There is occasionally an issue with parts of blocks getting stuck. Also, maybe this is a planned mechanic, but when I match lightning tunes AND regular blocks in a drop, shouldn’t I do both spell damage and regular damage? ### 2/5 — Could be great but... *2019-06-10, version 2.0* I really like this game. So much so that I paid the $1.99 upgrade so that I could fully play it. However this game crashes like crazy and there’s so many bugs. I can’t even go on to the second chapter because every time I try to defeat the monster beneath the mountain it crashes before I can get through the dialogue. It’s so frustrating because I really love the game! ### 2/5 — Game play is limited *2019-06-06, version 2.0* Buggy game; blocks dont always clear when matched; small play area; wish there was more room; lightning match doesnt always clear the next match; level four is as good as it gets ### 2/5 — Meh *2019-06-04, version 2.0* It’s got the potential to be a fun Tetris style game, but doesn’t quite make it. It’s way too much work to level up and the game will say you lost the level when there are tiles that should’ve disappeared. They really need to fix that. ### 4/5 — Great game *2019-06-03, version 2.0* Challenging progression using endless mode to gain exp. for the campaign. Keep wishing I had more block space. Definitely not Tetris. Endearing and original art work. Don’t like that the top half of the screen is dead to touch. Also, I seem to have discovered a bug wherein some blocks will become unclearable regardless of match. Always at the bottom of a stack. Couldn’t reliably replicate but have seen it a few times. ### 2/5 — Strange design choices. *2019-05-31, version 2.0* Odd controls: tap and drag should be separate inputs; found myself flipping pieces when I wanted to drag them and messing up my strategy. Board is too small: with a board this small, the auto dropping each second feels confining; either let the player have infinite time to place, or open the board if the auto drop stays. ### 2/5 — Show off more free! *2019-05-31, version 2.0* The whole purpose of a free trial or a demo is to give players a taste of the game and the different features, while perhaps teasing future, full game features. This demo hardly does either of these things. It provides about 10 minutes worth of content in the form of 3 levels (which are advertised as 5 stages) and these levels are basically all the same and barely add anything new to the gameplay other than two new types of blocks to connect. There is a very simple weapon system that seems to be in the game, but the demo doesn’t show this off at all. Unless you’re lucky, you will likely have to play the third level multiple times over to unlock one new weapon which doesn’t look much different from your starting weapon. The weapon gives only some stat buffs which you will quickly forget about unless you replay the demo levels, because the third level where you unlock the weapon is the last demo level. It’s also worth noting that the gameplay is quite clunky for a few reasons. The blocks will be constantly falling at a rather quick rate, unless you tap repeatedly, in which case the blocks will rotate clockwise while remaining suspended. This alone isn’t that big of a problem, as you can keep tapping while you decide where you want to put the block. However, a problem often occurs when you try to place the block and get in the correct rotation. Like I said previously, the blocks typically turn clockwise when you tap, however, it’s not at all uncommon for the block to just randomly reconfigure upon a tap instead of rotating clockwise, and this seems to be rather buggy and it throws off gameplay. For these reasons, I don’t see myself spending 2.99 to upgrade to the full version. This amount just doesn’t seem justified by the 10 minutes of simplistic, generic, and clunky gameplay. ### 4/5 — More levels, please. *2019-05-18* Fun to play and sufficiently challenging. Just needs more levels. Edit- i have noticed a glitch. If you pause endless mode ,and leave the game until your screen goes dark, when you come back there is no way of restarting the game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Beware: The app’s description neglects mentioning that… *2022-05-20, version 4.1* …there are IAPs. Also, mandatory viewing of abundant ads required — deleted due to lack of transparency by Developer and for too many ads. ### 1/5 — No landscape iPad mode - deleted immediately *2020-07-17, version 4.1* Why - do iPad users not exist for you? ### 1/5 — Watch Ads *2019-09-21, version 3.1* I really do enjoy this game but I prefer to watch ads instead of purchasing it outright. However it feels like the button Watch Ad doesn’t work most of the time requiring me to closing the app and restarting it to be able to progress. So annoying. ### 1/5 — Too many ads to actually play *2019-08-10, version 3.1* Ads start while still playing tutorial, controls are too sensitive ### 1/5 — Not full :( *2019-07-10, version 3.1* So bad ### 1/5 — Broken *2019-07-01, version 3.0* After the second stage the game crashes. Reinstalled and restarted a lot. Same result. I want to play this game more, but can’t recommend if it’s broken. I checked the details and confirmed I have the latest iOS and this should work with me. I appreciate the developer reaching out to me. I’m awaiting an update to try this game again ### 1/5 — Buggy, sluggish, and a money trap *2019-06-19, version 3.0* Just as the description says, this game is a bit of each and the worst part? It isn’t even the whole game. You beat lvs 1-4 or whatever and it tells you that you must pay to get more? Lol what a rip ### 1/5 — Crashes like crazy *2019-06-02, version 2.0* Fun game but crashes too much, I paid for the $3 upgrade and the game was good until I played endless, now it crashes after a few rounds. Also it crashes when I play the beneath the mountain thing. I enjoy it but it crashed too much for me to be even playable for more than a minute or two. ### 1/5 — Bad ‘featured game’ *2019-05-31, version 2.0* This was presented as a full game on the App Store home page, got 5 levels in and then the game finally says it was just a demo and now you must pay to continue playing. Do not download, do not support a game that will mis-represent itself.. ### 1/5 — Broken *2019-03-02, version 1.2* Reach character level 11 and the game breaks. When you finish a match and the exp is awarded, the game crashes. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very nice game *2022-11-26, version 4.1* Fun to play very enjoyable ### 5/5 — A great innovative game *2021-07-02, version 4.1* A refreshing game that’s great to play at any moment. An excellent story too. The game offers a new take on old classics. ### 5/5 — Great little game *2020-06-04, version 4.1* Great little time waster, and it’s free! Great job. ### 5/5 — Addictive *2020-04-07, version 4.1* Enjoying the game. How many weapons are there collect? ### 5/5 — Thank You Push Pop *2020-03-11, version 4.1* I have been wanting to try this game out for the longest time. My reluctance was with ads for f2p and the initial purchase price for full content. You have listened to the masses and put a price that I...and most who love Tetris and battling games are more than willing to spend. I am enjoying the game as I thought I might. My only gripe is the sensitivity of the controls. When I drag too lightly the block rotates when I never intended for it to. I have not switched the settings from swipe to tap yet so hopefully that resolves the issue. Other than that it is a great game. ### 5/5 — Match Mountain *2019-12-18, version 4.0* Such a fun game and well designed! ### 5/5 — Great game. *2019-12-14, version 4.0* I love this game. I like block matching games and this game is top of the line. ### 5/5 — Disapproving thunk *2019-12-07, version 3.1* Let me start with compliments. This game has a great novel concept for a match battler. I also give it high marks for the story concept, artwork, and music. I understand ads are a part of this industry. But when presented with the sole option of viewing an ad to progress the game, a player should not hear “thunk” when you press the watch ad button signifying the game will not permit your choice of action. I am also concerned about my current-generation tablet “running hot” when playing this app. I keep my screen brightness to a minimum and no other apps were running in the background, so I know those are not the cause. ### 5/5 — Fantastic Game *2019-07-05, version 3.1* This is an amazing game. Whenever I have some time I open my phone and start playing this game. My compliments to the Creator! ### 5/5 — Me encanta 👌💪 *2019-07-05, version 3.1* I really like this game, I like the time trials and endless modes, I’m very competitive!!!!! 💁🏻‍♀️ I wish I could play it online with my friends.🤳🏼💃💆🏻‍♀️ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-26.*