Comparison

Pumpkin Patch Match! vs SoM3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pumpkin Patch Match!

A Halloween-themed pattern matching game where players repeat increasingly complex sequences of jack-o'-lanterns. It offers a familiar gameplay experience for all ages and includes leaderboards and achievements.

Highlights
  • Pattern repetition gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Halloween theme
  • Leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Second chance option
Features
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Pumpkin Patch Match is a spooky spin on a classic pattern matching game. Jack-o-lanterns will display in a random pattern. Repeat that pattern to advance to the next level. Pumpkin Patch Match will add one more jack-o-lantern to the pattern every time you are successful. If you grew up in the 70s and 80s, Pumpkin Patch Match will be familiar to you. Fun for kids and adults. Great for Halloween, or anytime! See how many jack-o-lanterns you can pick in a row. If you make a mistake, a second chance is available. Compare your skills against others by checking out Leaderboards and Achievements. Pumpkin Patch Match contain COPPA-compliant ads, which are child friendly. There are also options to purchase retries so that ads do not have to be viewed.

About

SoM3

Decorate a magical school for Halloween in this match-3 puzzle adventure. Overcome challenges, use power-ups, and collect gold to buy spooky decorations. Enjoy various game modes and difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Match-3 gameplay
  • Halloween decoration
  • Power-ups
  • Gold collection
  • Variety of game modes
  • Unlockable items
Features
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Victoria has become a teacher at Mystic Academy of Magic and your creativity is needed to help her decorate the schoolhouse for Halloween. Match your way through this fun and phantasmal adventure game, overcome tough obstacles, use power-ups to help you win gold to buy amazing Halloween decoration items and unlock new items as you progress in your game. Are you up for this spooky challenge? - Get into the Halloween mood with this clever match 3 game
Fun gameplay with tons of challenge levels - Plan your moves, race against time or play it relaxed - Enjoy a variety of game modes and difficulty modes - Collect gold to buy Halloween decoration items - Tough obstacles and cool power-ups

Screenshots

Pumpkin Patch Match!3 screens
SoM34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SoM3 at 4.6 against Pumpkin Patch Match!'s 3.0. SoM3 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 5). Pumpkin Patch Match!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pumpkin Patch Match! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and SoM3 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoM3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoM3 has 58 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pumpkin Patch Match! ships an update every 10 months, SoM3 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pumpkin Patch Match! versus SoM3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPumpkin Patch Match!SoM3
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.6 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings558 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn SchumacherGreen Sauce Games

Customer experience

Pumpkin Patch Match!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

SoM3

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pumpkin Patch Match!

One-time3
  • 10 Retries$0.99
  • 25 Retries$1.99
  • Unlimited Retries$3.99
3 purchases

SoM3

One-time3
  • A Pile of Diamonds$1.99
  • A Bag of Diamonds$4.99
  • A Chest of Diamonds$9.99

Questions

Is Pumpkin Patch Match! free?
Pumpkin Patch Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoM3 free?
SoM3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pumpkin Patch Match! or SoM3?
SoM3 is rated higher. Pumpkin Patch Match! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SoM3 averages 4.6 from 58 ratings.
Do Pumpkin Patch Match! or SoM3 have ads?
SoM3 shows ads; Pumpkin Patch Match! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pumpkin Patch Match! or SoM3?
Pumpkin Patch Match! ships an update every 10 months, and SoM3 every 3 days. Most recently, Pumpkin Patch Match! was updated on October 24, 2026 and SoM3 on October 18, 2026.

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