Matched Elements vs Color Smash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matched Elements
A puzzle game where you connect elements to form chains. Progress through six difficulty levels by strategically linking three or more elements. It's a brain-teasing challenge for players of all ages.
- Element chain building
- Rule of Five gameplay
- Six difficulty levels
- Intuitive controls
- Brain-teasing puzzles
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- Following Rule of Five basic elements. - Make chain of any three or more strong elements join any of its weak elements to make chains. - There are 6 difficulty levels from easy to very hard.
Color Smash
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Get ready for an exciting, fast-paced action game where you punch color-coded monsters! Each monster comes in one of six colors, and your goal is to defeat them by pressing the right combination of three colored buttons—red, yellow, and blue. The challenge? You have to knock out 50 monsters as fast as possible! The quicker you match the colors and punch, the better your score. Test your reflexes, improve your speed, and try to beat your own best time. Perfect for quick, action-packed fun where every second counts! Compete with friends, aim for the fastest clear time, and enjoy the rush of quick color-matching punches. How fast can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Smash at every 5 days against Matched Elements's every 3 months. Matched Elements's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Matched Elements ships an update every 3 months, Color Smash every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matched Elements | Color Smash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duc Vu | ChoongHo Yu |
In-app purchases
Matched Elements
No in-app purchases
Color Smash
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Matched Elements free?
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Do Matched Elements or Color Smash have ads?
Which is updated more often, Matched Elements or Color Smash?
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