Join4 for iMessage vs Memory Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Join4 for iMessage
Challenge friends in a classic connect four game directly through iMessage. Strategically place your colored counters to be the first to achieve four in a row and win the game.
- Play via iMessage
- Turn-based gameplay
- Strategic counter placement
- Challenge friends
- Connect four win condition
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Can you Join4? Challenge your friends over iMessage to see who can be the first to connect 4 of their coloured counters! Take it in turns to place counters, strategically blocking each other until one of you finds a way to win!
Memory Match
Test your concentration and memory skills with this classic card matching game. Choose from various picture sets and difficulty levels. Compete with friends locally or online, or challenge yourself to beat your best scores.
- Multiple picture sets
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Local and online multiplayer
- Leaderboards
- Brain training benefits
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Memory Match - Concentration Features: - Over a dozen different picture sets to choose from - 5 different difficulty levels to challenge your brain - 10 different leaderboards to track your progress - Endless hours of fun matching pictures and pairs of cards! Flip over the cards and match pictures to test your concentration in this memory matching card game! Make sure that you stay concentrated to match all cards and pictures! A classic memory game that many adults will play and take them back to being kids again. Two ways to play on your own: 1. Try to clear the board and find all the matching pairs of pictures in the least amount of flips/turns possible 2. See all of the cards before the game starts and then try to clear the board as quickly as possible by matching all the pairs of images that appear Local multiplayer allows you to play on the same device with two to four players. So, you can challenge your friends and see who can find the most matching pairs. Online Multiplayer now allows you match pairs of pictures with your friends no matter where you are at. Create a game and invite your friends to start playing with them. Not only can this game help with your memory and concentration skills, but it could also help train your brain and could potentially be beneficial other health problems including ADHD, Alzheimers, or memory loss. This is a game of logic that helps to test your brain when you match up pairs of cards. Concentration is also known as Matching Pairs, Match Match, Match Up, Memory, Pleonasm, Shank, Pexeso or simply Pairs. Credits: Images for cards were found here: Animals https://www.freepik.com/vectors/background - Background vector created by brgfx - www.freepik.com Dogs https://www.freepik.com/vectors/dog - Dog vector created by brgfx - www.freepik.com Cats https://www.freepik.com/vectors/animals - Animals vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/hand - Hand vector created by terdpongvector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/icons - Icons vector created by terdpongvector - www.freepik.com Sports https://www.freepik.com/vectors/fitness - Fitness vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/sports - Sports vector created by terdpongvector - www.freepik.com Camping https://www.freepik.com/vectors/abstract - Abstract vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/wood - Wood vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com Park https://www.freepik.com/vectors/abstract - Abstract vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com Office Supplies https://www.freepik.com/vectors/school - School vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com Kitchen https://www.freepik.com/vectors/food - Food vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com Furniture https://www.freepik.com/vectors/coffee - Coffee vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/coffee - Coffee vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com Transportation https://www.freepik.com/vectors/car - Car vector created by brgfx - www.freepik.com Cars https://www.freepik.com/vectors/car - Car vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/car - Car vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com Boats https://www.freepik.com/vectors/travel - Travel vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com https://www.freepik.com/vectors/cartoon - Cartoon vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com Background Music and Sound Effects obtained from: www.zapsplat.com Terms of Use - https://bamfamgames.weebly.com/terms Privacy Policy - https://bamfamgames.weebly.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Memory Match at Free against Join4 for iMessage's $0.99. Memory Match also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 59 months). Join4 for iMessage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Memory Match is free to download; Join4 for iMessage costs $0.99 up front. Memory Match sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Join4 for iMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Memory Match holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory Match has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Join4 for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 50% of Memory Match's.
Join4 for iMessage ships an update every 59 months, Memory Match every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Join4 for iMessage | Memory Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Cotton | Aaron Keglovits |
Customer experience
Join4 for iMessage
Memory Match
In-app purchases
Join4 for iMessage
No in-app purchases
Memory Match
- Dogs Pack$0.99
- Playground Pack$0.99
- Transport Pack$0.99
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- Boats Pack$0.99
- Cars Pack$0.99
- Animal Pack$0.99
- Animals Set$1.99
- Outdoors Set$1.99
- Transportation Set$1.99
- House Set$1.99
- All Packs (Discount)$2.99
- All Packs$4.99
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