Boo! vs Minimal Match Three
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boo!
Dip pumpkins in paint and use attributes to mask parts to solve Halloween-themed puzzles. The difficulty increases as you progress through 42 levels, with a daily puzzle mode unlocked upon completion.
- Pumpkin painting puzzles
- Masking attributes
- Increasing difficulty
- 42 Halloween levels
- Daily puzzle mode
- Unlockable content
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'Boo!' is a spooky puzzle game for you! To solve the puzzles you have to dip the pumpkin in the different paints and wear attributes to mask certain parts of the pumpkin. The puzzles start easy but it gets more difficult! Can you make the correct pumpkin in 42 Halloween themed levels? Complete all the levels to unlock the brand new daily puzzle mode. Happy Halloween, @BartBonte
Minimal Match Three
A minimalist match-3 puzzle game focused on design and relaxation. It offers a distraction-free experience with unique stages and a single high score to challenge yourself. Designed to inspire creativity and calm the mind.
- Minimalist design
- Relaxing gameplay
- Unique stages
- Distraction-free experience
- Single high score
- Creative inspiration
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A relaxing match 3 puzzle game for people who don't mind good design. Designed to inspire your creativity and relax your mind. Forget spending thousands of hours matching bright colours and earning gold coins, Minimal Match Three is designed with one thing in mind, spotting matches. Sounds simple – but it gets increasingly difficult as the 24 stages progress. Designed to be modern and timeless, the unique graphic design compliments the sleek profiles of your phone. UNIQUENESS IS A VERTUE Each stage is unique in look and feel, designed to be timeless, playful and challenging find your favourite map and see how high you can score. ONE SCORE There is a single top score across all stages. No gold, stars or medals to collect, just your own simple high score, you are your best competition. GOOD DESIGN IS UNOBTRUSIVE Dieter Rams said it best – good design not only looks good but removes all that is not necessary, only type and tiles are on display at all times. DISTRACTION-FREE Designed for meditation as much as play, each stage offers a unique challenge for the brain and eyes to coordinate, free of distraction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boo! at 96% against Minimal Match Three's 0%. Boo! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (201 vs 3). Minimal Match Three's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Boo! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimal Match Three asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boo! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boo! has 201 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Boo!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Minimal Match Three's.
| Parameter | Boo! | Minimal Match Three |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (201 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Zakary Kinnaird |
Customer experience
Boo!
Minimal Match Three
Bugs and requests
Boo!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Level 24 progression bug - puzzle completes but won't advance
- App freezes at logo on iOS 14.7.1
- Game occasionally freezes after level completion
- Purchase restoration not working properly
- Color differentiation issue between white and neon yellow
Requested features
13 requests- More levels (most frequently requested)
- Increased difficulty options
- Endless or infinite mode
- Speed run mode with timing
- Hardcore mode
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- Additional pumpkin variations and cosmetics
- New accessory items (cloaks, hats, etc.)
- Dark theme option
- Colorblind mode with alternative color palettes
- Randomized level generation
- Landscape orientation support
- Persistent game state when switching apps
- Notification system for daily puzzles
Minimal Match Three
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boo!
- no ads$2.49
Minimal Match Three
No in-app purchases
