Packs vs The Pads Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Packs
This is an addictive pattern matching game where players find sets of three cards to complete puzzles. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in different game modes. Enjoy an ad-free experience with exciting new multiplayer features.
- Pattern matching puzzles
- Leaderboard competition
- Quick and Challenge modes
- Multiplayer support
- Ad-free gameplay
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Packs is the most addictive pattern matching game in the world. Every game is a unique puzzle that will test your pattern matching skills. Find packs of three cards and finish the deck as quickly as possible and compete with your friends on the leaderboard. Play Packs through the night and reveal your true competitive nature by beating your friends on the leaderboard. They deserve to lose. You are better than them... Packs will break your brain and then train it. You'll be shocked to learn how much your brain can do; why deny yourself? FEATURES • No interrupting ads! We hate them too • Compete with your friends on the leaderboard • Play in Quick mode or test yourself with Challenge mode • [NEW] Multiplayer! • Features Bork - our favourite doggo As always we have so much planned for you, so stay tuned for updates!
The Pads Game
This is a strategy solitaire game where players collect points by completing full color pads. It combines puzzle and logic elements for mental exercise and relaxation. The game features endless levels and a world ranking system.
- Collect points by completing color pads
- Rotate pads with a quick tap
- Merge pads of the same color
- Use special pads to destroy colors
- Endless levels and scoring
- World ranking and score sharing
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The PADS Game. Welcome to The Pads Game. Born from my idea, inspired by the Jazz of Glenn Miller and retro design, "The Pads Game" has arrived. All you have to do is collect as many points as possible by completing full color pads. Combine strategy, puzzle and logic to train the mind. Endless levels and points and an addictive gameplay will drag you into your stressful days by relaxing your mind while still doing mental exercises ... ... but there are rules to be respected: - Quick tap on a pad to rotate - Drag and drop on another pad with same color to merge - To score and levels respects the requested "TARGETS" - Use the "SPECIAL PAD" to destroy all the pads of a color - The entire playing area is usable except the central slot - Possibility of world ranking - Sharing of the "TICKET" score to challenge friends in the skill Good luck and have fun The Pads Game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Packs at 100% against The Pads Game's 48%. Packs also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1). The Pads Game's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Packs sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and The Pads Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Packs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Pads Game has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Packs's written reviews are positive against 48% of The Pads Game's.
Packs ships an update every 5 weeks, The Pads Game every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Packs | The Pads Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 47.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joshua Balfour | Ciro Manna |
Customer experience
Packs
The Pads Game
Bugs and requests
Packs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Pads Game
Reported bugs
8 issues- Tutorial screen stuck in infinite loop after update
- Game won't progress past tutorial mode
- Menu button unresponsive after game over
- Ad-free purchase still shows ads
- Game progress lost when app is closed
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- Tutorial instructions don't match actual gameplay
- Impossible piece combinations at higher levels
- App crashes on startup
Requested features
9 requests- Ad-free premium version purchase option
- Additional songs and soundtracks to unlock
- Complete sound mute option for all audio
- Game restart/reset button during gameplay
- Save game progress when closing app
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- Hint system for difficult levels
- Ability to disable piece rotation for more challenge
- Better tutorial clarity and instructions
- More balanced difficulty progression
In-app purchases
Packs
- 10 Hints$0.99
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
The Pads Game
- Remove ADVERTISING$1.99
