Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs Sweet Macaron

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

Sweet Macaron

Swap, match, and pop delicious macarons in this engaging puzzle game. Blast through hundreds of creative levels using special tools and strategic matching. Connect with friends on Facebook for a seamless cross-device experience.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Swap and match macarons
  • Blast with special tools
  • Collect powerful macarons
  • Sync across devices via Facebook
  • Challenge friends
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Enjoy the blast & Free match 3 puzzle game! Swap, match, and pop tasty macarons in Sweet Macaron! Use your skills to blast through hundreds of fun and creative macarons filled levels, and get caught up in the newest casual puzzle game! Features : - Hundreds of levels to play - Collect Anne's tools & solve puzzles! - Swap and match at least 3 macarons of the same type to burst! - Blast macarons with Anne’s tools. - Be creative with matching the macaroons. - Smash the various shapes of puzzle game boards by your own strategy! - By matching 3 macarons or more, collect special powerful macarons. - Connect to Facebook to seamlessly sync across multiple devices and challenge friends! ***************************************************** Please note that Sweet Macaron:Match3 is a completely FREE match 3 puzzle game. It’ free to download and play, but there are game items available for purchase with real money. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SweetMacaronMatch3 YouTube : https://youtu.be/NFmoBwPu-gk

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
Sweet Macaron4 screens

Verdict

The call

Apprentice Witch Match 3 and Sweet Macaron both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 64% of Sweet Macaron's. Apprentice Witch Match 3 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). Sweet Macaron's advantage is ratings volume (337 vs 87). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Sweet Macaron sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sweet Macaron holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 337 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 64% of Sweet Macaron's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, Sweet Macaron every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus Sweet Macaron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3Sweet Macaron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (87 ratings)4.8 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings87337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Up Games StudioNEOPOP Inc.

Customer experience

Apprentice Witch Match 3

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

Sweet Macaron

All ratings337 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Apprentice Witch Match 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sweet Macaron

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 Purchased coins not received
  • 💥 App crashes immediately upon opening
  • ❌ Game closes automatically

Requested features

2 requests
  • Kinder messaging for failed levels (e.g., 'try again')
  • More balanced difficulty progression

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
10 purchases

Sweet Macaron

One-time10
  • 1200 Coin Pack$0.49
  • 2500 Coin Pack$1.99
  • Beginners bundle$1.99
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  • 4900 Coin Pack$2.99
  • Macaron bundle$3.99
  • Star Ticket$3.99
  • Cake bundle$6.99
  • 11000 Coin Pack$6.99
  • Special bundle$14.99
  • Giant bundle$69.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweet Macaron free?
Sweet Macaron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Macaron?
Sweet Macaron is rated higher. Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Sweet Macaron averages 4.8 from 337 ratings.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Macaron have ads?
Both Apprentice Witch Match 3 and Sweet Macaron show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Sweet Macaron?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sweet Macaron every 3 weeks. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on October 10, 2026 and Sweet Macaron on October 14, 2026.

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