Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs SoM4

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

SoM4

Embark on a magical quest to gather ingredients for potions in a vibrant Halloween match-3 adventure. Help Beatrix prepare exquisite potions and decorate the Forbidden Forest while encountering haunting creatures. Immerse yourself in a mysterious world of witchcraft with an immersive soundtrack and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Decorate the Forbidden Forest
  • Prepare exquisite potions
  • Vibrant Halloween match-3 adventure
  • Immersive soundtrack
  • Multiple game modes (plan moves, race time, relax)
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Victoria is back and she's not alone. Her brightest student, Beatrix, wants to become a Potion Master. You are called upon to help them out. Embark on this magical quest through the Forbidden Forest, where Victoria and Beatrix can find the most extraordinary ingredients for their potions. But be warned, you will encounter haunting creatures in this magnificent forest. Immerse yourself in the mysterious world of witchcraft with Secrets of Magic 4: Potion Master. Features: - Buy thrilling items to decorate the Forbidden Forest - Help Beatrix prepare exquisite potions - Vibrant and colorful Halloween match-3 adventure! - Immersive soundtrack! - Plan moves, race time, or relax with different modes

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
SoM44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Apprentice Witch Match 3 at every 2 weeks against SoM4's every 6 months. Apprentice Witch Match 3 also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 5) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). SoM4's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 SoM4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SoM4 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apprentice Witch Match 3 has 87 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 67% of SoM4'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, SoM4 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus SoM4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3SoM4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (87 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings87 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB148 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%

SoM4

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
1 purchases

SoM4

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoM4 free?
SoM4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM4?
SoM4 is rated higher. Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while SoM4 averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM4 have ads?
Both Apprentice Witch Match 3 and SoM4 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or SoM4?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and SoM4 every 6 months. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on July 27, 2026 and SoM4 on August 22, 2026.

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