Packs vs Group
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!
Group
This game challenges your brain by requiring you to identify sets of three cards that match or differ across four attributes: color, shape, count, and fill. It offers infinite puzzles and tracks your high scores, making it a great educational tool for all ages.
- Infinite challenging puzzles
- High score tracking
- Strengthen pattern recognition
- Educational enrichment activity
- Simple card set selection
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Group is a challenging game designed to engage the pattern recognition part of your brain. Gameplay is simple: select a set of three cards which, for each of four attributes (color, shape, count, fill), all the cards in the set match or differ. Check out the screen shots for some examples. - Infinite challenging puzzles! - Keep track of your high scores! - Strengthen your pattern recognition by finding lots of sets! - Great as an educational enrichment activity for K-12 or for adults, alike!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Packs at 100% against Group's 0%. Packs also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Group's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Group asks for nothing beyond the download.
Packs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Packs's written reviews are positive against 0% of Group's.
Packs ships an update every 5 weeks, Group weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Packs | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Balfour | Sydney Norman |
Customer experience
Packs
Group
In-app purchases
Packs
- 10 Hints$0.99
- Unlimited Hints$1.99
Group
No in-app purchases
