# Simple Match 3 — user reviews > 191 indexed App Store user reviews of Simple Match 3 by Mulberry Tree Games, LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 247 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-match-3/id6482984389/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-match-3/id6482984389.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 222 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Simple Match 3? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Best Match 3 Game - 👍 Calming and Engaging - 🔒 No Ads or IAPs - 👍 Customizable Tiles - 👍 Relaxing Music and Sound Effects - 👍 Challenging yet Satisfying - 👍 Smooth and Polished - 👍 Zen Mode Option - 👍 Daily Levels for Variety **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs in Higher Levels - 🐛 Impossible Levels Due to Missing Obstacles - 🐛 Soft Locks with Rainbow Tiles - 🐛 Reward Box Tapping Issue - 🐛 Inconsistent Star Rating System - 🐛 Difficulty Spikes in Later Levels **Commonly reported bugs** - Levels with Missing Obstacles - Reward Box Tapping Issue - Inconsistent Star Rating System - Soft Locks with Rainbow Tiles - Crashes on Opening **Most requested features** - Level Editor - Endless/Survival Mode - Improved Power-Up Interactions - Hints or Shuffle Option - Landscape Support for iPad - iCloud Sync Across Devices ## Newest reviews (19 of 191) ### 4/5 — Very simple, but Great *2026-06-22* Love your game. This game have awesome volume. But I think some levels are designed wrong. For example, Can you get 3 stars at 59 Level without Item? It’s more difficult than even 173 Level… ### 5/5 — Gorgeous little game *2026-06-06, version 3.9.7* I’m a match 3 demon and this one is perfect. I love that you can choose your own tiles as you unlock designs. But my favourite thing is the daily level with global leaderboard. Fab! ### 5/5 — Awesome game! *2026-06-03, version 3.9.6* I purchased this game to play while I was going to visit the grandbabies back in February. I have it installed on three devices and just got to the final level. It was quite the challenge! Thanks for all your hard work on this game! ### 5/5 — addictive!!! *2026-05-25, version 3.9.5* so thoughtfully made and extremely addictive. I love this game sm! ### 5/5 — Simple? Stylish and sophisticated!!! *2026-05-24, version 3.9.5* This is a terrific match-3 game, one of the very best. It’s beautifully designed and it’s clear that a huge amount of thought and creativity has gone into making it. The dozens upon dozens of unlockable tile images are charming and the hundreds of levels are varied and inventive. Plus there’s a great daily challenge - two if you buy the bonus content, which, like the game itself, is excellent value for money. I find it hugely addictive, and would highly recommend it. ### 5/5 — I play it most days *2026-05-22, version 3.9.5* Amazing, could not ask for better. So relaxing, many options, developers are easy to contact if anything goes wrong. I’d give 10 stars if I could ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-05-01, version 3.9.3* For less than the price of a coffee, you get a beautifully drawn game, no ads, challenging but never frustrating. Easy to understand how to play. Totally recommend this if you want a relaxing match three without all the cruft. ### 5/5 — A relaxing Match 3 *2026-04-30, version 3.9.3* I highly recommend this devs work. ### 5/5 — Best match 3 ever *2026-04-29, version 3.9.3* No adds and challenging game. Did I mention no ads! Very nice job ### 5/5 — 💕🩵💕 *2026-04-07, version 3.9.3* Love it, especially the customizable tiles. ### 5/5 — Zen mode alone is worth the money! *2026-03-26, version 3.9.3* I love that I can just play, no limits, for as long as I want. Zen Mode is cozy magic!! ### 5/5 — Great find! *2026-03-16, version 3.9.3* So far I am very pleased! I was in search of a new match game to replace a fun but very greedy and expensive “royal” match game. This is a simple game but that’s what I love the most about it. Hopefully as I play more I won’t find the same greediness and push to spend money in order to progress. What a relief! I can just have fun and relax while doing so. ### 4/5 — Good match-3 Game *2026-03-07* This is a fun game to play and it’s good not to have a billion mini games / progress traps. It’s clear that you’re meant to use power ups quite a lot, which isn’t my preferred style - I’m too much of a purist 100%er and burned by pay-to-win games that sell power ups. **Developer response:** I will consider your feedback! Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Fun Relaxing Game *2026-02-22, version 3.9.3* This is just the game I have been looking for…I love the gentle music and the clicking of the tiles dropping is so satisfying. Thank you for a wonderful game. ### 5/5 — Perfect for relaxing *2026-02-20, version 3.9.3* Great game! Just enough to challenge you whilst not too taxing so you can relax and complete the levels in a satisfying way. This game got me through a difficult time as it was just the right level of distraction - not too hard, not too easy, a mixture of chance and strategy. Thank you to the developer! ### 5/5 — Love this matching game! *2026-02-09, version 3.9.3* Ad free! Cozy! Visually appealing! Daily games ! What’s not to love? ### 5/5 — 楽しい *2026-01-24* 追加課金して全面クリアしました。 パネルの柄も入れ替えることができ、視覚的にも飽きません。 暇つぶしに最適。 ### 5/5 — Mein Favorit *2026-01-23* Simple Match 3 ist ein wunderbar entspanntes Spiel für zwischendurch! Das Design ist klar, ansprechend, einfach ind er Nutzung und der Spielfluss macht einfach Spaß. Perfekt, um kurz abzuschalten und trotzdem gefordert zu werden – schlicht, aber richtig gut umgesetzt! Und das so gut wie kostenlos, wo viele vergleichbare Spiele dauerhaft und ständig Zahlungen erwarten bzw. nötig sind um vorwärts zu kommen. Vielen Dank für die viele Arbeit, die drinsteckt. Tolle App! 🙂 **Developer response:** The daily level issue has been fixed :) thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Premium not loading *2026-01-22, version 3.9.3* I really love this game! Customizing the tiles and earning new tilesets is fun. The level progression is satisfying. I adore the fact that there’s no ads. I wish premium loaded - I bought it and it doesn’t load, despite my internet connection being just fine. Otherwise I love this game. Edit: the developer has helped me restore the premium ad on. Thank you! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Difficult and not enjoyable *2025-12-20, version 3.9.3* This is supposed to be a simple and mindless game. It gets way too difficult past a certain point. Not what I wanted when I purchased. ### 1/5 — Am I misunderstanding or is there a bug? *2025-07-22, version 2.9.3* On level 6, I appear to not understand when dots disappear. I can make a match of 3, and dots may or may not disappear in those three locations. ### 1/5 — it’s incredible how many bugs can be in a simple match 3 game *2025-06-11, version 2.9.2* i would think unused moved are more highly valued. sometimes i have 16 moves left and it doesn’t even push a 2 star to 3 star. this just punishes skills because you would need to be luck to have lucky combos all the time instead of trying to complete the objectives in a small amount of moves sometimes there seems to be bug for not activating T/L rainbow tile when they are hit by another T/L rainbow tile. swapping 2 super rainbows sometimes do not trigger the effects. so many bugs with rainbow tiles holy s there is a bug every level, incredible ### 1/5 — NOTHING SIMPLE😡Total Rip-off! *2024-06-18* BEWARE of this game, and frankly any game that makes you pay before you play: my bad! You can basically play the first 5 levels as a "simple" match and merge game, granted w/ some odd rainbow line smashes when you merge 4-5 and then on level 6, the ENTIRE GAME CHANGES: all these impassable dots appear, no more simple grid and the grid that is there makes it impossible (w/ the impassable dots) to merge 4-5 tiles and you cannot get beyond it. Total Stress and total Rip-Off... Apple, you better refund my money! **Developer response:** I’m sorry to hear you’re not happy with the game. As with most match 3 game, new elements are introduced slowly to keep gameplay interesting. I will definitely consider changing the first few dot levels to have an easier layout. If you’re looking for a simple match 3 game with no extra elements, I think it’s clear from the screenshots and app preview video that this game does include lots of special pieces and elements, but I’m sorry if it wasn’t what you were expecting. ### 1/5 — Crashes on opening… *2024-05-03, version 1.2* :( ### 1/5 — Buggy Paid Game *2024-04-24, version 1.1* The games tile mechanics don’t always work. The rainbow tiles choose when they want to activate. I just played a game where I swiped to initiate a rainbow tile after matching 5 in a row and wasted 3 turns swiping it and nothing happened. Happens with the other rainbow tiles as well. While change review once addressed ### 2/5 — Truly disappointed *2025-05-02, version 2.9.2* This game is not relaxing. Terrible instructions and the learning curve absolutely does not match the levels. It gets super hard before you even reach level 11!!! I paid for it so I will not delete it. Icons cheap looking without depth. Awful! ### 3/5 — Please fix *2026-04-19, version 3.9.3* I’m finding that I have to swipe multiple times before the tiles will move. It’s gets a little frustrating after a while. ### 3/5 — Mein Favorit *2025-11-09, version 3.7* Update: Daily Level sind oft unlösbar, deswegen nur noch 3 Sterne. :( Simple Match 3 ist ein wunderbar entspanntes Spiel für zwischendurch! Das Design ist klar, ansprechend, einfach ind er Nutzung und der Spielfluss macht einfach Spaß. Perfekt, um kurz abzuschalten und trotzdem gefordert zu werden – schlicht, aber richtig gut umgesetzt! Und das so gut wie kostenlos, wo viele vergleichbare Spiele dauerhaft und ständig Zahlungen erwarten bzw. nötig sind um vorwärts zu kommen. Vielen Dank für die viele Arbeit, die drinsteckt. Tolle App! 🙂 ### 3/5 — I don't want it to crash on ios 26 *2025-09-02, version 2.9.3* Update your app ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun and Relaxing…Mostly! *2026-08-26, version 3.9.8* This game has a calming soundtrack, satisfying sound effects, cool customization, and is mostly a very relaxing game. The daily levels are challenging and I can’t always beat them! I love match 3 games but sometimes they are too addictive. This game is the perfect balance of challenging and relaxing. No timer, and the obstacles in the game really make you think. ### 5/5 — Superspiel *2026-08-12* Absolutes Suchtspiel, leider bin ich bei 700 Spielen angelangt und es gibt keine weiteren (außer den täglichen)😢 ### 5/5 — This developer is amazing! *2026-08-10, version 3.9.8* These puzzles are fun! Some of them are challenging, but nothing feels impossible to beat. The generic starting tiles are mostly randomized for each level, so sometimes it just takes a few attempts to get a lucky roll. I love how customizable everything is. It is nice to get to choose the background color, accent color, and select any combination of the tiles that I've unlocked. I'm very light-sensitive, so dark mode options are very important to me. My tiles are all spooky Halloween themed right now! 🍬🎃🦇 I don't know if the developer is still planning on adding more levels or features to this game, but I would love an option to apply my tile colors or different shades of gray to the 1, 2, and 3 tiles. I have some dyscalculia, so the plain white number tiles get a bit swimmy when I'm tired. 😅 I've completed all the levels without powerups, so now I'm just doing the daily levels and working my way through getting 3 stars on some of the ones I missed. I didn't expect there to be much replay-ability here, but it's actually nice to go back and redo some of the earlier puzzles to get a better score. ### 5/5 — Real deal *2026-08-10, version 3.9.8* This is a legitimate no ads, no subscription, no pay to play, just a match 3 game. ### 5/5 — Greatest game *2026-07-17, version 3.9.8* Love this game! So much fun and so relaxing. It is so well thought out! Don’t hesitate, well worth it! I play every day! ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2026-07-13, version 3.9.8* Update: This has become my favorite iOS game. So relaxing in these stressful times. Keeps the mind focused and meditative while playing. ### 5/5 — Great game to chill out with *2026-07-10, version 3.9.8* This is my favourite wind down game when playing in zen mode. The blocks tumbling & the sound effects are mesmerising. Perfect for time out in a stressful day ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-06-27, version 3.9.8* Best match 3 game ever. Need more levels please!! ### 5/5 — love it *2026-06-10, version 3.9.7* it's so nice to find a good, simple match three that's not just a money pit with colors. thanks so much for making this. ### 5/5 — Cute and Simple, No Ads *2026-06-07, version 3.9.7* I always love a one time purchase game, and the design is also adorable which makes me happy. worth it if you are sick of games constantly bothering you with ads and such. --- *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 2026-09-11.*