Comparison

Matchimals.fun vs Tertiary Sudoku

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

Head to head
About

Matchimals.fun

A turn-based card game where players connect animal-themed cards based on patterns. Designed for young children, it enhances pattern recognition skills with engaging visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Animal matching puzzles
  • Pattern recognition skills
  • Fun visuals
  • Suitable for 1-4 players
  • Offline play
Features
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Matchimals is an animal matching card game for 1–4 players, made for kids (ages 2–10 love it) and the grown-ups who play with them. Connect cards so the animals on their edges match, rack up points, and see who builds the best board. HOW TO PLAY • Take turns placing the top card from the deck next to the cards already on the table. • Every edge that matches its neighbor's animal scores points — some animals are worth more than others. • Find a spot that matches on two or three sides for a big turn. • When the deck runs out, the highest score wins. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Easy mode — there's always a match to make, so little ones are never stuck. • Classic — match if you can, pass if you can't. The original rules, with a bit more bite. MADE FOR SHARING ONE SCREEN • Pass-and-play for up to 4 players on one iPhone or iPad — no accounts, no internet needed. • Play solo for a quiet round, too. • Choose your animal: 28 to pick from, each with its own color — and a matching app icon. • Pinch and drag around a board that grows with every card. GOOD TO KNOW • No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing to unlock. • Based on Busy Bee, a card game from 1959. • Open source — the whole game is on GitHub. Matchimals aims to provide entertainment and improve pattern recognition skills through fun visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

About

Tertiary Sudoku

Features
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Tertiary Sudoku is a clean, offline number-puzzle game for players aged 14 and up. Every puzzle is generated on your device with a guaranteed unique solution, so you never run out and never see the same grid twice. Choose from four difficulty levels - Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert - and solve at your own pace. - Four difficulty levels, from gentle warm-ups to ruthless Expert grids - Smart hints whenever you ask - reveal the right number for any cell - Pencil notes (candidates) with optional auto-cleanup - Conflict and same-number highlighting you can toggle on or off - Optional 3-strike challenge mode for mistake-free runs - A timer, scoring, and full game history kept entirely on your iPhone - Stats tab with your best times and scores per difficulty - Feedback and About tabs built right in - 100% offline and private - nothing ever leaves your device Track your best times and scores per difficulty, resume any game you leave, and train your brain one grid at a time.

Screenshots

Matchimals.fun4 screens
Tertiary Sudoku3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tertiary Sudoku at every 2 weeks against Matchimals.fun's every 8 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, Tertiary Sudoku every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Matchimals.fun versus Tertiary Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatchimals.funTertiary Sudoku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher HeningerAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Matchimals.fun

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary Sudoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matchimals.fun free?
Matchimals.fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary Sudoku free?
Tertiary Sudoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matchimals.fun or Tertiary Sudoku have ads?
Neither Matchimals.fun nor Tertiary Sudoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matchimals.fun or Tertiary Sudoku?
Matchimals.fun ships an update every 8 months, and Tertiary Sudoku every 2 weeks. Most recently, Matchimals.fun was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tertiary Sudoku on October 15, 2026.

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