Charming Alice vs Matching Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charming Alice
Embark on a magical journey through Wonderland with Alice and the Cheshire Cat. Solve challenging match-3 puzzles by swapping iconic pieces to progress through wondrous lands and meet amusing characters. Experience a remarkable story brought to life with amazing graphics.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Wonderland adventure
- Meet iconic characters
- Amazing graphics
- Family-friendly levels
- Challenging puzzles
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Help Alice and the Cheshire Cat on their adventure through Wonderland. Follow the white rabbit through amazing lands visiting wondrous places and meeting amusing characters! Match and swap well known pieces from all over Wonderland to master this fun and challenging puzzle. See this remarkable story come to life like never before! - Amazing graphic! - Free and filled with adventure! - Easy and really hard level! - For the whole family! - Play this game and get ready to be transported to a new world!
Matching Magic
Embark on a magical matching adventure down the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends. Solve thousands of challenging jewel-blasting puzzles, collect daily free rewards, and enjoy unlimited lives in this colorful fantasy kingdom.
- Match 3 jewel blast puzzles
- Daily free rewards and spins
- Unlimited lives, no timers
- Cute and colorful Oz graphics
- Thousands of challenging levels
- Easy to play, no complex stories
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Match and blast your way down the yellow brick road to find the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Join Dorothy and her friends toto, scarecrow, tin man, and the cowardly lion on a magic matching adventure! Matching Magic: Oz is the best free match 3 puzzle game for little munchkins, kids, and the entire family! Enjoy endless fun with thousands of levels full of classic jewel crush game play - all for free! With its cute and colorful graphics, Matching Magic will swipe you off into the fantasy kingdom of the Wizard of Oz. Every match 3 puzzle game you solve brings you further down the yellow brick road. Are you ready for adventure? What's so great about Matching Magic: Oz? *MATCH 3 PUZZLE GAME MANIA Match, swop, blast and crush magic gems and jewels like candy in endless fun and challenging match 3 puzzles. Blast blocks to earn stars and set the high score! Play new and tricky matching levels with creative layouts, exciting boosters, and wonderful new puzzling challenges for all skill levels! *FREE ITEMS EVERY DAY! Some free match 3 puzzle games end up being not so free after all, but not Matching Magic! Don't even worry about using your items if you're stuck on a difficult level, or about having to pay to get them back. With the daily spin, free rewards are just a tap away - every single day! *SIMPLE AND EASY TO PLAY! The best part about puzzle games are the puzzles, right? So Matching Magic doesn't have any complicated stories, build-up, or world maps to deal with - just thousands of fun and exciting match 3 jewel crush puzzle games! That way, we can focus on what we like best: simply making sure you are having a blast! *CUTE AND MAGICAL GRAPHICS! Join Dorothy in the fantasy kingdom of the Wizard of Oz! Relax and forget about your stress with cute, colorful graphics that will have you relaxing in no time. Sparkling gems and jewels, exciting block blasting effects, and of course Dorothy's cute friends like scarecrow and lion - all of it will transport you into a new and magic match 3 kingdom! *UNLIMITED LIVES! Play as many match 3 puzzle games as you want - all for free of course! Matching Magic has unlimited lives, no timers, no hearts, and nothing to stop you from playing. Play whenever you want, wherever you want, and for as long as you want for endless puzzle fun! Step into the fantastical world of the Wizard of Oz and enjoy match 3 puzzle games that will challenge and excite you. Follow Dorothy down the yellow brick road, save cute little bluebirds, help the Munchkin village, and meet lots of interesting new friends! The magic kingdom of Oz is waiting for you! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CookAppsVivaStudios Company: https://www.cookapps.com/ Contact: viva_studios@cookapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Matching Magic at every 4 days against Charming Alice's fortnightly. Matching Magic also leads on ratings volume (245 vs 26). Charming Alice's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 9.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Charming Alice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Matching Magic sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Charming Alice against 4.8 for Matching Magic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matching Magic has 245 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Charming Alice's written reviews are positive against 88% of Matching Magic's.
Charming Alice ships an update fortnightly, Matching Magic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charming Alice | Matching Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (245 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 245 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Barbashov | NSTAGE Inc. |
Customer experience
Charming Alice
Matching Magic
Bugs and requests
Charming Alice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Matching Magic
Reported bugs
2 issues- App shuts down when trying to double coins
- Inconsistent video ad lengths (5s to 30s)
Requested features
2 requests- Allow more player decision-making in moves
- Fix app crashes when doubling coins
In-app purchases
Charming Alice
- Handful of coins$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Lots of coins$2.99
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- Stack of coins$4.99
- Wallet of coins$9.99
- Special Bundle 1$9.99
- Piggy bank of coins$19.99
- Chest of coins$39.99
- Mass of coins$49.99
- Pile of coins$79.99
Matching Magic
- Coin Sale$1.99
- Event Sale Pack 1$2.99
- Starter Pack!$3.99
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- Coin 1$3.99
- Coin 1 (Double)$3.99
- No ads!$3.99
- Episode Clear Coin x40$5.99
- Adventure Pack!$6.99
- Coin 2$7.99
- Sale Pack!$9.99
- Coin 3$11.99
- Nice Pack!$14.99
Questions
Is Charming Alice free?
Is Matching Magic free?
Which has better reviews, Charming Alice or Matching Magic?
Do Charming Alice or Matching Magic have ads?
Which is updated more often, Charming Alice or Matching Magic?
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