Comparison

X vs Match Puzzles!

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

Head to head
About

X

Engage your mind with a fun twist on the classic 15-puzzle. Offers multiple board sizes beyond the standard grid and integrates with Game Center for high score tracking. It's a violence-free brain teaser suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Multiple board sizes (3x3 to 5x5)
  • Game Center integration
  • High score leaderboards
  • No in-app purchases
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Runs on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Occupy your mind with this fun variation of the classic 15-puzzle game. There are several different boards to play, not only the standard 4-by-4 grid. Solve each board with the least moves and put yourself at the top of the high score lists! Features: * Runs on iPhone and iPad. * Grids: 5x5, 4x4, 3x3, 5x4, 5x3, and 4x3. * Game Center integrated, leaderboards available for each board. * No in-app purchases, just play! * Easy to play, no violence, fits everybody's brain! Thanks for playing!

About

Match Puzzles!

Features
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Exercise your brain and become a tile matching master. No Limit. Enjoy the puzzle collections of lovely animals, yummy fruits, household things, sea livings, English letters and numbers. Rules: - Find the matching tiles, connect the pairs by drag and drop or select two pairs - Remove all tile pairs on the board

Screenshots

X4 screens
Match Puzzles!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: X at monthly against Match Puzzles!'s every 2 months. Match Puzzles!'s advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update monthly, Match Puzzles! every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
X versus Match Puzzles!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXMatch Puzzles!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter PurmonenNandha Kumar Ravi

In-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

None

Match Puzzles!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Puzzles! free?
Match Puzzles! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, X or Match Puzzles!?
X ships an update monthly, and Match Puzzles! every 2 months. Most recently, X was updated on October 7, 2026 and Match Puzzles! on October 7, 2026.

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