Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs SoM3

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

Head to head
About

Apprentice Witch Match 3

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure as a beginner witch collecting enchanted ingredients. This game features unique match-3 mechanics with distinct rules for day, night, and graveyard levels, offering hundreds of challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Unique match-3 mechanics for different times of day
  • Hundreds of unique puzzle levels
  • Variety of boosters and powerups
  • Challenging obstacles like frozen items and spellbooks
  • Social features with Facebook connect and leaderboards
  • Bewitched graphics and sounds
Features
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Who said becoming a witch was easy? Abracadabra! Hocus Pocus! Let's go for the magic broom! Help Ursula, the beginner witch to pick up her witchery stuff before the supreme sorcerer notice the mess. It seems that Aura the cat messed up all the potions and ingredients! If Ursula does not find out what happened, she will not be able to win her magic broom. This is not another match 3 game. It has a lot of levels, with different game mechanics. Very... bewitched game modes! * The daylight levels run under the match3 classic rules. Match 3 or more stuff to collect it. Matching more than three will you a witchery booster. At night levels, you need to connect the witchcraft stuff to collect it, Connect more than seven stuff to collect all same color items at once. Finally, the graveyard has it's own rules, you need to touch a witchcraft piece to pick up this one and its same color adjacents. Collecting more than three will give you amazing powerups. Each game mode, has its own boosters and powerups: * Vertical and horizontal cleaners * Skull Bombs * Explosive Crystall balls * Toad, will paint stuff * Full moon, use as wildcard Also, these game modes have each one their own troubles: * Crystal slots you need to break * Frozen witchcraft stuff you need to defrost before collecting them. * Spellbooks you have to vanish * White spiders to collect Same way, you have some boosters to make it easier: * Magic Broom to sweep same color witchcraft stuff * Claws to pick up a single bewitched piece * Tornado to shuffle it all Win gems to get free lives, boosters and other additional witchery. FEATURES; * Very fun, very easy but hard to master * Bewitched graphics and sounds. * Witchcraft elements for a scary experience. * Hundreds of puzzle levels each one is very unique * Free, so download now * Multiple difficulty levels * Play with your friends & Family. * Facebook connect, so you can share your goals and scores. * Ranks for all levels, so you can check your friends scores and defeat them. * Fun for all ages What are you waiting for? Play this amazing match3 and give Ursula the chance to win her magic broom and become the best witch ever. Fun to play, you will love this bewitched adventure, collecting witchery. Each level is an amazing puzzle to solve.

About

SoM3

Decorate a magical school for Halloween in this match-3 puzzle adventure. Overcome challenges, use power-ups, and collect gold to buy spooky decorations. Enjoy various game modes and difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Match-3 gameplay
  • Halloween decoration
  • Power-ups
  • Gold collection
  • Variety of game modes
  • Unlockable items
Features
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Victoria has become a teacher at Mystic Academy of Magic and your creativity is needed to help her decorate the schoolhouse for Halloween. Match your way through this fun and phantasmal adventure game, overcome tough obstacles, use power-ups to help you win gold to buy amazing Halloween decoration items and unlock new items as you progress in your game. Are you up for this spooky challenge? - Get into the Halloween mood with this clever match 3 game
Fun gameplay with tons of challenge levels - Plan your moves, race against time or play it relaxed - Enjoy a variety of game modes and difficulty modes - Collect gold to buy Halloween decoration items - Tough obstacles and cool power-ups

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
SoM34 screens

Verdict

The call

Apprentice Witch Match 3 and SoM3 both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 29% of SoM3's. SoM3's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Apprentice Witch Match 3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SoM3 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Apprentice Witch Match 3 against 4.6 for SoM3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 58 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 29% of SoM3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, SoM3 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus SoM3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3SoM3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (87 ratings)4.6 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings87 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Up Games StudioGreen Sauce Games

Customer experience

Apprentice Witch Match 3

All ratings87 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SoM3

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Apprentice Witch Match 3

One-time4
  • 30 Magic Gems$1.99
  • 100 Magic Gems$3.99
  • 300 Magic Gems$9.99
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  • 1000 Magic Gems$25.99
3 purchases

SoM3

One-time3
  • A Pile of Diamonds$1.99
  • A Bag of Diamonds$4.99
  • A Chest of Diamonds$9.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoM3 free?
SoM3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM3?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 and SoM3 are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 87 and 58 ratings respectively.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM3 have ads?
Both Apprentice Witch Match 3 and SoM3 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM3?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and SoM3 every 3 days. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on October 10, 2026 and SoM3 on October 18, 2026.

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