Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs Magic Match 3

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

Magic Match 3

Engage in a vibrant puzzle experience with over 3,000 levels. Remove obstacles, collect items, and overcome challenges with helpful props. Enjoy daily rewards and a visually appealing interface for a fun, brain-teasing adventure.

Highlights
  • Thousands of well-designed stages
  • Hundreds of playing ways
  • Daily mysterious rewards
  • Helpful props for clearing stages
  • Brainstorming and elimination gameplay
  • Brilliant graphics and cool effects
Features
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Play Magic Match with players from all over the world immediately! Magic Match is a fun challenge game, remove obstacles, collect items and move towards higher levels! More than 3,000+ well-designed stages, hundreds of interesting playing ways Stages of increasing difficulty, players from all over the world compete together Many props to help you clear stage quickly Brainstorming stages and not only just eliminating Log in to the game and receive daily mysterious rewards Brilliant picture and cool effect Leisure brain, play anytime,anywhere Simple playing way, easy to eliminate, and special effects are pleasant! what are you waiting for? Come and enjoy the fun of eliminating together

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
Magic Match 34 screens

Verdict

The call

Apprentice Witch Match 3 and Magic Match 3 both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Match 3's. Apprentice Witch Match 3 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (89 vs 7). Magic Match 3's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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 Magic Match 3 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Apprentice Witch Match 3 against 4.6 for Magic Match 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apprentice Witch Match 3 has 89 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Match 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, Magic Match 3 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus Magic Match 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3Magic Match 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (89 ratings) — better4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB367 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Up Games StudioGlobal Mobile 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%

Magic Match 3

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Magic Match 3

One-time10
  • Life Pack$0.99
  • Newcomer Pack$0.99
  • Daily Pack$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 2000Golds$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 5400Golds$4.99
  • Advanced Pack$6.99
  • 13000Golds$9.99
  • Premium Pack$14.99
  • Master Pack$30.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Match 3 free?
Magic Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Magic Match 3?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is rated higher. Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Magic Match 3 averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Magic Match 3 have ads?
Both Apprentice Witch Match 3 and Magic Match 3 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Magic Match 3?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Magic Match 3 every 5 months. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Magic Match 3 on November 3, 2026.

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