Comparison

Apprentice Witch Match 3 vs Weather Match

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

Weather Match

A free match-3 puzzle game featuring a unique weather-based mechanic and character customization. Solve hundreds of challenging levels, collect and dress up characters, and participate in timed events for rewards. Compete with friends and players worldwide on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Weather-based match-3 gameplay
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Character collection and dress-up
  • Timed events with rewards
  • Powerful boosters
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Welcome to Weather Match, a new free match 3 puzzle game with an innovative system based on the weather! Unlike the traditional match 3 games, we set ourselves apart with brand new levels and well-designed decorative scenes. Enjoy endless fun and refreshing experience by downloading Weather Match! Features: —— 100% Free Match-3 Game With Challenging Levels Enjoy the classic match-3 gameplay as you combine the power-ups in numerous ways for impressive effects. With HUNDREDS of challenging levels to solve, you will never get bored playing weather match! —— Collect and Dress UP Your Characters A variety of powerful characters will appear in the game, each of which will accompany you as you quickly clear items in the match-3 game. You can also dress up your characters! There is a separate wardrobe, with glamorous dresses, among dozens of chic hairstyles, fancy shoes, stylish handbags, luxurious jewelry and other accessories. —— Match to Unlock New Events Take part in timed events to earn boosters and other rewards. Weather Match events will be added on a regular basis to keep you entertained. —— Blast Powerful Boosters Powerful boosters will help you complete the quests. They will help you match each block and solve each puzzle. —— Play With The World Leaderboards to keep track of your friends and competitors worldwide. Monthly and global leaderboards are a great way to keep track of your progress. Weather Match will be updated on a regular basis with more Match 3 puzzles to solve and new scenes and characters to explore! Stay tuned for updates and feel free to review them. Please feel free to get in touch with us via info@puzzledrama.com.

Screenshots

Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens
Weather Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Weather Match at none against Apprentice Witch Match 3's shown. Weather Match also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Apprentice Witch Match 3's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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 Weather Match sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apprentice Witch Match 3 has 89 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weather Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, Weather Match every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apprentice Witch Match 3 versus Weather Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApprentice Witch Match 3Weather Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (89 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB385 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOne Up Games StudioHARVEST SWIM TECH LIMITED

Customer experience

Apprentice Witch Match 3

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

Weather Match

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
14 purchases

Weather Match

One-time14
  • Challenge Pack$0.99
  • Weather Favor 2$0.99
  • Weather Favor 5$1.99
Show 11 more
  • 1000 Gold$1.99
  • First Top-Up$1.99
  • Special Package 1$1.99
  • Lucky Pack 1$1.99
  • Weather Favor 8$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads Pack$4.99
  • Lucky Pack 2$4.99
  • 5000 Gold$7.99
  • Special Package 2$9.99
  • Weather Pass$9.99

Questions

Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Match free?
Weather Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Weather Match?
Weather Match is rated higher. Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Weather Match averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Weather Match have ads?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 shows ads; Weather Match does not.
Which is updated more often, Apprentice Witch Match 3 or Weather Match?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Weather Match every 10 days. Most recently, Apprentice Witch Match 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weather Match on October 24, 2026.

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