Comparison

Dice! vs Matched & Merged

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

Head to head
About

Dice!

Combine matching circles to create dice. Progress through levels by merging and evolving your dice. Enjoy a simple yet engaging puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Merge circles
  • Create dice
  • Evolve dice
  • Puzzle gameplay
  • Level progression
Features
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Merge the circles to create dice! (Music provided by "Music is VFR")

About

Matched & Merged

A relaxing block puzzle game where you merge colorful dice blocks to create larger ones and trigger explosive clears. Enjoy a fresh take on classic puzzle mechanics.

Highlights
  • Merge same color and number dice blocks
  • Create super dice for explosive clears
  • Utilize helpful in-game items
  • Relaxing block puzzle gameplay
  • Inspired by 1010 and 2048
Features
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Matched & Merged is a calm puzzle about planning ahead. Place shapes on the board; three or more of the same shape that touch merge into the next one: Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Circle and finally the gold Star. PLAN THREE PIECES AHEAD The queue under the board shows the next three pieces, so you can set up a merge before its piece arrives. Some pieces come as a pair; tap the pair to turn it before you place it. GOALS THAT PAY OUT There is always a goal on the card at the top of the board: make a Hexagon, score 250 points, place 40 pieces, make two merges in one move. Complete it to earn coins, and the next goal appears. Your place in the goals is kept between games. UNDO A MOVE Take back your last placement up to three times a game, for free. Spend coins to discard a piece you cannot use. CHAINS AND STAR BURSTS One placement can set off a chain of merges, each one bigger than the last. Three Stars make a Star burst that clears every tile around it. ALSO - No timer and no lives: play at your own pace. - Continue a game right where you left it. - A summary after every game: highest shape, merges, longest chain, pieces placed and coins earned. - Clear, high-contrast shapes you can tell apart by their outline, not only by color. - Levels, a Game Center leaderboard, and a score you can share with friends. - Plays offline. Matched & Merged is free to play and supported by ads. A one-time purchase removes the ads.

Screenshots

Dice!1 screens
Matched & Merged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dice! at none against Matched & Merged's shown. Dice! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (268 vs 22). Matched & Merged's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 75%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Dice! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Matched & Merged sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dice! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dice! has 268 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Dice!'s written reviews are positive against 94% of Matched & Merged's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dice! versus Matched & Merged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDice!Matched & Merged
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (268 ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings268 — better22
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPicup Inc.Thang Vu

Customer experience

Dice!

All ratings268 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

Matched & Merged

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dice!

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Double Coins$1.99
  • 1800 Coins$2.99
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  • 3400 Coins$4.99
  • 8000 Coins$9.99
1 purchases

Matched & Merged

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$8.99

Questions

Is Dice! free?
Dice! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matched & Merged free?
Matched & Merged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dice! or Matched & Merged?
Dice! is rated higher. Dice! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Matched & Merged averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Dice! or Matched & Merged have ads?
Matched & Merged shows ads; Dice! does not.

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