Charming Alice vs Pumbuzzle
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!
Pumbuzzle
Solve daily logic puzzles by arranging numbers so each row sums to 80. Use directional clues to guide your placement and swap squares to achieve the correct pattern. Compete on leaderboards and replay past challenges.
- Daily pattern puzzles
- Row summation to 80
- Swap squares to solve
- Directional clues (▲▼, ◀▶)
- Replay past puzzles
- GameCenter leaderboards
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Each row adds up to 80. Find the right place for all of the numbers. ▲▼ means a square is in the right column but the wrong row ◀▶ means a square is in the right row but the wrong column Tap two squares to swap them. Moving squares with ▲▼ or ◀▶ increases your score. A new puzzle each day AND the ability to replay puzzles from past days! Leaderboards with GameCenter! New games start at midnight UTC (i.e., 7pm Central US).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pumbuzzle at none against Charming Alice's 10. Pumbuzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Charming Alice's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Charming Alice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pumbuzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pumbuzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Charming Alice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pumbuzzle's.
Charming Alice ships an update fortnightly, Pumbuzzle weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Charming Alice | Pumbuzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Barbashov | Brainwash Inc. |
Customer experience
Charming Alice
Pumbuzzle
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
Pumbuzzle
No in-app purchases
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