Slime Matching vs Train Link Slide Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slime Matching
A 3D matching game where children can interact with bouncy slimes that react to touch. Designed for young players, it offers an engaging experience with colorful slimes and simple gameplay mechanics.
- 3D bouncy slime characters
- Shape, color, and size matching
- Interactive slime reactions
- Designed for iOS accessibility
- Part of a slime-themed app series
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Shape/Color/Size matching game with 3D bouncy slimes. Slimes will react when touched(move, jump, etc.), so children won't be bored. This app is designed to run well with access guide mode of iOS. This is the fourth app in the slime series. 1. Slime!! (simulation game) 2. Slimie!! (photo editing) 3. Slime VR (virtual reality)
Train Link Slide Puzzle
Connect train car pieces in a sliding puzzle to assemble them correctly. Once assembled, watch the train run. The game offers increasing difficulty with random train combinations and adjustable shuffle counts.
- 3x3 sliding puzzle
- Assemble Shinkansen and conventional trains
- Watch trains run upon completion
- Randomly generated train combinations
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- 135 unique vehicles
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This is a 3x3 sliding puzzle with a picture of a train. There are 135 vehicles in total, including 42 Shinkansen trains, 10 linear motor cars, and 83 conventional trains. The three cars of a three-car train are separated. Connect them in the correct position according to the icons displayed on the left. Once completed, the train will run. Trains appear randomly in various combinations in the game, so you can keep playing as long as you like. The number of trains that are shuffled increases depending on the level. It gradually becomes more difficult. You can also fix the number of shuffles according to the level you have cleared from the settings screen on the top right to prevent the difficulty from increasing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slime Matching at 5.0 against Train Link Slide Puzzle's 3.7. Slime Matching also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Train Link Slide Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slime Matching holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Slime Matching ships an update every 13 months, Train Link Slide Puzzle every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Slime Matching | Train Link Slide Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENSHI DOI | hiroyuki uchida |
Customer experience
Slime Matching
Train Link Slide Puzzle
In-app purchases
Slime Matching
No in-app purchases
Train Link Slide Puzzle
No in-app purchases
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