Comparison

Monster Busters vs Atomic*Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Monster Busters

Connect and match colorful monsters by drawing lines to solve puzzles and rescue trapped friends. Utilize special bombs and strategic thinking to overcome evolving challenges in a beautiful Asian-themed world. Compete with friends and collect badges across hundreds of levels.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to link and match monsters
  • Create special bombs by connecting longer chains
  • Variety of mission types and blockers
  • Over 1500 stages of gameplay
  • Asia-themed artwork and environments
  • Play with and compete against friends
Features
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Match easily as drawing lines! Play Link Flash! Check out unique features that have never existed in traditional match puzzle games! Toggle and choose the special bomb you get, connect two different colors, and many more! Save the Gingerbread friends trapped by evil Monsters! Calling your brainpower and willingness to take on challenges in this puzzle mission. All you need us to get your spirit ready! Link Flash is a new game from the casual puzzle game makers of Monster Busters. In this oddly beautiful and mysterious Asian temple towers and gardens, start your puzzle journey, link as long as you can, and beat the Monsters. The simple game play where you draw lines to link Monsters will lead you to fun relaxation. * Practice advanced link and match play rules Link 3 or more Monsters of a kind that are neighboring each other or diagonal. You’ll see beautiful glowing lines following your magic links! The longer you connect, the more special bombs you'll create and this will power up your hero. Try connecting them to make loops, and see the high impact bombs placed as a prize. * Strategize for different missions Variety of mission types will keep you entertained! Climb up the Monster tower, enter into the rooms to battle, and find magical new missions like tooth cages, ice cells, cursed monster jars. Exercise your brain to come up with the best play strategies to connect as long as you can! * Challenge the Monsters as they reinforce Monsters keep evolving and strengthening to keep the Gingerbread. They will throw stormy clouds, sticky spider nets, tangling chains on your way. Your brain will be teased as you’re introduced to new Monsters in different episodes and try to break the puzzles. * Enjoy beautiful and unique Asia-themed artwork Monsters built their hive in a faraway Asian temple tower to trap Gingerbread friends. You’ll embark on an adventure to explore fully of exotic and charming Asian universe. Enter into the mysterious rooms decorated with paper lanterns and Asian totems. Draw your lines to see glowing effect and win. * Play with friends, compete and help You’re not the only one in this challenging adventure! Find your friends that are already playing or invite your own friends to enjoy this magical journey. Connect with the amazing fans of Monster Busters on Facebook, and join the gang. You can exchange gifts and share hearts to continue your adventure. Features: - Unique match game play by drawing lines to link Monster tiles - Receive coins from every stage you beat, and use them for special weapons and lives - Items and coins purchases are available as you need - Various missions and monster blockers offered and will be added to work out your brain - Over 1500 stages of fun and excitement - Pick your favorite avatar hero from the selection of adorable kids - Achieve different goals, and receive worthwhile badges into your collection * We are collecting advertising identifiers for marketing purposes. If you don't want to collect, you can stop collecting in the way below. - Device settings -> Privacy -> Tracking -> allow Apps to Request to Track

About

Atomic*Puzzle

Help Dr. Brainstorm organize scrambled atom blocks in his lab to progress his world-domination plans. This challenging block puzzle game features incredible artwork, unique levels, and competitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Challenging block puzzle gameplay
  • Incredible artwork and themes
  • Dozens of unique levels
  • Compete against time and other players
  • Challenge friends online
  • Entertaining brain puzzle
Features
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Oh dear, Dr. Brainstorm has a PhD level mess in his lab! His favorite hobby of TAKING OVER THE WORLD has just suffered a major setback. Just as he was about to complete his latest experiment, his life companion Voigt the cat managed to spill a flask of highly vaporizing liquid. The extremely sensitive atom blocks were scrambled all over the place! In our latest game Atomic Puzzle you get to help our cat loving Dr. Brainstorm to organise the scrambled atoms blocks back to how they were. And progress in his path towards finally TAKING OVER THE WORLD. At least our doctor will have his atoms all sorted out. Taking over the world will require still some more work and experiments... Features: - Challenging block puzzle with incredible artwork - Several chapters with dozens of unique levels and themes - Compete against time and other players - Challenge your friends on online - Entertaining brain puzzle for many hours NotskiGames is a small indie game group from Oulu, Finland. Our passion is to create pocket-sized games with galaxy-sized entertainment. Published by SnowGrains. SnowGrains Publishing from Oulu northern Finland is an industry-changing game company and publisher. SnowGrains network helps indie developers to succeed together.

Screenshots

Monster Busters4 screens
Atomic*Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atomic*Puzzle at none against Monster Busters's 10. Atomic*Puzzle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Monster Busters's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 11). On price, rating, ads 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. Monster Busters sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Atomic*Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Monster Busters against 4.6 for Atomic*Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Busters has 3.3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Monster Busters's written reviews are positive against 100% of Atomic*Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Busters ships an update every 2 months, Atomic*Puzzle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Monster Busters versus Atomic*Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster BustersAtomic*Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlayDog Soft Co., LtdSnowGrains Oy Inc.

Customer experience

Monster Busters

All ratings3,256 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative22.9%

Atomic*Puzzle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monster Busters

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant login issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Losing progress after updates
  • Inability to add new friends

Requested features

4 requests
  • More new levels and content
  • Ability to reset/restart progress
  • Improved stability and performance
  • Better social features and friend integration

Atomic*Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Monster Busters

One-time10
  • 3 Golden Keys$0.99
  • Full set of Lives$0.99
  • 2 Toy Hammers$0.99
Show 7 more
  • '+5 Extra Moves' Item$0.99
  • 1 '+10 Extra Seconds'$0.99
  • 10,000 Coins$1.99
  • 5 Toy Hammers$1.99
  • 25,000 Coins$3.99
  • 90,000 Coins$9.99
  • 200,000 Coins$19.99
None

Atomic*Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monster Busters free?
Monster Busters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atomic*Puzzle free?
Atomic*Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monster Busters or Atomic*Puzzle?
Monster Busters is rated higher. Monster Busters averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Atomic*Puzzle averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Monster Busters or Atomic*Puzzle have ads?
Both Monster Busters and Atomic*Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Busters or Atomic*Puzzle?
Monster Busters ships an update every 2 months, and Atomic*Puzzle monthly. Most recently, Monster Busters was updated on October 17, 2026 and Atomic*Puzzle on October 2, 2026.

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