Linked Monster vs Solar Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linked Monster
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In this game, step into the shoes of a microbiologist and dive deep into the microscopic world where colorful bacteria and viruses await your challenge. Your mission is to quickly categorize and eliminate matching bacteria and viruses before they spread. Each round presents new challenges that will test your reaction speed and strategic thinking. Gameplay Features: Simple Controls: Tap or click on the screen to select bacteria and viruses. Connect or drag to merge matching colors. Level Design: Multiple levels with varying combinations of bacteria and viruses. As you progress, the number and types of colors increase, raising the difficulty. Time Limit: Complete each level within a set time limit to maximize your score. Earn stars based on how many you eliminate and your completion time. Special Power-Ups: Time Extender: Gain extra time to finish the level. Color Bomb: Eliminate all bacteria and viruses of a specific color at once. Random Merge: Automatically classify random bacteria and viruses for new opportunities. Challenge Mode: Weekly special challenges with rewards and leaderboard rankings. Social Interaction: Compete with friends to see who can eliminate more bacteria and viruses in the same time frame. Share your scores and challenge others. Visual Style: Experience vibrant colors and a cartoonish design as you navigate through a tech-inspired microscopic world filled with adorable bacteria and viruses, enhancing the fun and immersive experience. Conclusion: Are you ready to take on the challenge of Bacteria Virus Showdown? Show off your reflexes and strategic skills to become the ultimate microbe warrior! Feel free to adjust any part to better fit your vision!
Solar Match
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A LITTLE SPACE FOR YOUR MIND Match colorful planets, collect stardust, and settle into a beautiful cosmic puzzle. Solar Match is a relaxing match-3 game with endless play, satisfying cascades, and powerful celestial combinations. ALWAYS FREE • Endless matching with no lives, energy limits, or timer • Unlimited hints and match-created power-ups • Saved games and personal high scores • Today’s Daily Discovery, with unlimited retries • A fresh playable board whenever no swaps remain MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC Match four planets for a row or column blast. Cross matching lines for a nova. Align five for a spectrum star that clears a whole color. Let falling planets create cascades and grow your stardust score. Swipe to swap, or tap two neighboring planets. EXPLORE WITH SOLAR PLUS An optional membership opens more ways to play: • Twelve fresh Star Expedition missions every week, with score and planet-collection goals • A rolling 28-day Daily Discovery archive • Meteor Rush: a 90-second score challenge • Custom endless boards in 6×6, 7×7 and 8×8, with five or six planet colors • Original Cosmos, Aurora Drift, Rose Nebula and Midnight Ink atmospheres • A personal journal with recent runs, score trends and mode records Daily challenges refresh at 00:00 UTC. Expeditions refresh each Monday at 00:00 UTC. Challenges are generated on your device and can be played offline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, advertising or tracking. Your saved game, scores, achievements and preferences stay on your device. Apple handles optional subscriptions. SOLAR PLUS MEMBERSHIP Monthly and yearly subscriptions include the same features. The price and billing period are shown before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel through your App Store account settings. Your existing endless game stays free. Privacy policy: https://oanarinaldi.com/solarmatchprivacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linked Monster at none against Solar Match's 2. Linked Monster also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Solar Match sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Linked Monster asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Linked Monster | Solar Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 娟 杜 | OANA RINALDI |
In-app purchases
Linked Monster
No in-app purchases
Solar Match
- Solar Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Solar Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
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