Comparison

Meow Match vs Piffle

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

Head to head
About

Meow Match

Restore beautiful cat sanctuaries by solving hundreds of match-3 puzzles. Collect and customize dozens of unique cat breeds, dress them up, and enjoy a lighthearted story from a feline perspective. Play offline and connect with friends.

Highlights
  • Restore and decorate cat sanctuaries
  • Hundreds of match-3 levels
  • Collect and dress up unique cats
  • Lighthearted feline storyline
  • Offline play
  • Facebook friend integration
Features
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The cats have wandered off and it's your job to bring them home again! Paw your way through hundreds of match-3 levels, restoring cat sanctuaries, and a storyline with dozens of unique cats! It's time for Meow Match! Team up with your kitty companions as you beat match-3 levels and restore once lush and beautiful cat sanctuaries to their former glory. Customize your catio spaces with a variety of decorations and furniture, collect dozens of different cat breeds, dress them up, and enjoy a story told by unique cat personalities. This game features: • Restore, decorate, and customize a variety of cat sanctuaries across the globe • Hundreds of engaging match-3 levels with fun challenges • Dozens of unique cats to discover, dress up, and bring to your home • Enjoy a fun and lighthearted storyline told from a feline perspective • Play offline anywhere, anytime • Connect with your Facebook friends to share lives

About

Piffle

Embark on a colorful arcade puzzle adventure with adorable cats. Aim, shoot, and bounce to break blocks, complete hundreds of levels, and craft collectible Piffle balls. Challenge friends and achieve high scores with strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Arcade puzzle gameplay
  • Hundreds of colorful levels
  • Craft collectible Piffle balls
  • Strategic block-breaking
  • Friend challenges
  • Power-up boosts
Features
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Discover Piffle a cute arcade puzzle game full of adorable characters and...cats! Put your cat onesie on, quest through colorful worlds, stop the nefarious Doc Block and craft adorable Piffle balls to collect. How to play? - Swipe or point with your finger to aim - Choose the best possible angle to shoot - Release to bounce around and break all the blocks How to win? - Bounce as many times as possible to make combos and achieve high scores - Collect items, Piffle balls and use power ups to boost your results - Use your strategic wit to beat your friends! Why you’ll love Piffle? Easy! - Play for free in the most endearing and colorful mobile game - Discover fun filled worlds with hundreds of levels to adventure through - Play whenever you want and at your own pace - Challenge your friends at any time Anything else? - Yes! You can craft and collect adorable fluffy Piffle balls

Screenshots

Meow Match4 screens
Piffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

Meow Match and Piffle both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Piffle's written reviews are positive against 58% of Meow Match's. Meow Match's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Meow Match sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Piffle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piffle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.1K and 22K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Meow Match's written reviews are positive against 79% of Piffle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meow Match ships an update every 2 months, Piffle monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meow Match versus Piffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeow MatchPiffle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.1K ratings)4.8 (22K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.1K22K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmber Entertainment, Inc.Hipster Whale Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Meow Match

All ratings9,066 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative29.6%

Piffle

All ratings22,218 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews990 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Meow Match

From 9.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute cats
  • 🎨 Enjoyable decorating
  • 👍 Reasonable difficulty progression
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Difficulty spikes at higher levels
  • 💰 Monetization issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔋 Battery drain

Piffle

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super fun, strategic gameplay
  • 👍 Cute, adorable characters and visuals
  • 🚀 Addictive, engaging experience
  • 👍 Minimal ads, not overly intrusive
  • 👍 Good balance of difficulty and progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Long wait times for lives to refill
  • 💰 Difficulty spikes require use of power-ups
  • 💰 Power-ups and bundles are expensive
  • 🔀 Unbalanced level difficulty

Bugs and requests

Meow Match

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to connect to server
  • Milk bottles not appearing on board
  • Incorrect power-ups being awarded

Requested features

4 requests
  • More locations to decorate
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Improved cat animations
  • Combine power-ups for greater effects

Piffle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when rotating screen
  • Ads sometimes fail to load properly
  • Lives not refilling when app is closed
  • Crafting issues causing lost materials

Requested features

5 requests
  • More frequent level updates
  • Ability to resume progress after exiting app
  • More free power-ups or ways to earn them
  • Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
  • Improved level balancing and difficulty curve

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Meow Match

One-time10
  • Meow Match Pack 1$0.99
  • Meow Match Sale Pack 3$2.99
  • Meow Match Vault Pack 3$2.99
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  • Meow Match Bundle Pack 8$2.99
  • Meow Match Pack 2$4.99
  • Meow Match Bundle Pack 3$7.99
  • Meow Match Pack 3$9.99
  • Meow Match Bundle Pack 4$14.99
  • Meow Match Sale Pack 13$14.99
  • Meow Match Sale Pack 8$19.99
10 purchases

Piffle

One-time10
  • Rare Shiba Inu$0.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Coin Pack$4.99
  • Freeze Row Kit$4.99
  • Mini-Blast Kit of Bombs$4.99
  • Super Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
  • Surplus Piffle Ball Crate$4.99
  • Puppy Parcel$6.99
  • Kitten Crate$12.99

Questions

Is Meow Match free?
Meow Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piffle free?
Piffle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meow Match or Piffle?
Piffle is rated higher. Meow Match averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while Piffle averages 4.8 from 22K ratings.
Do Meow Match or Piffle have ads?
Both Meow Match and Piffle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Meow Match or Piffle?
Meow Match ships an update every 2 months, and Piffle monthly. Most recently, Meow Match was updated on November 8, 2026 and Piffle on November 8, 2026.

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