Minimal Match Three vs Colorscope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimal Match Three
A minimalist match-3 puzzle game focused on design and relaxation. It offers a distraction-free experience with unique stages and a single high score to challenge yourself. Designed to inspire creativity and calm the mind.
- Minimalist design
- Relaxing gameplay
- Unique stages
- Distraction-free experience
- Single high score
- Creative inspiration
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A relaxing match 3 puzzle game for people who don't mind good design. Designed to inspire your creativity and relax your mind. Forget spending thousands of hours matching bright colours and earning gold coins, Minimal Match Three is designed with one thing in mind, spotting matches. Sounds simple – but it gets increasingly difficult as the 24 stages progress. Designed to be modern and timeless, the unique graphic design compliments the sleek profiles of your phone. UNIQUENESS IS A VERTUE Each stage is unique in look and feel, designed to be timeless, playful and challenging find your favourite map and see how high you can score. ONE SCORE There is a single top score across all stages. No gold, stars or medals to collect, just your own simple high score, you are your best competition. GOOD DESIGN IS UNOBTRUSIVE Dieter Rams said it best – good design not only looks good but removes all that is not necessary, only type and tiles are on display at all times. DISTRACTION-FREE Designed for meditation as much as play, each stage offers a unique challenge for the brain and eyes to coordinate, free of distraction.
Colorscope
Engage with a minimalist and visually striking puzzle game that challenges your perception of color. Explore 900 handcrafted levels with unique mechanics. Offers alternative color schemes for color blindness.
- Minimalist puzzle design
- Visually stunning graphics
- 900 handcrafted puzzles
- Alternative color schemes
- Original soundtrack
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Mirror pieces and blend colors in a brand new minimal and visually stunning puzzler. 900 Handcrafted and challenging puzzles. Features alternative color schemes for all common color deficiencies. From the creators of Colorcube and Sevn. Original soundtrack by Sean Dhondt. (seandhondt.be) Supported by the VAF/Flanders Game Fund.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colorscope at 87% against Minimal Match Three's 0%. Colorscope also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (732 vs 3). Minimal Match Three's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Colorscope sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Minimal Match Three asks for nothing beyond the download.
Colorscope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colorscope has 732 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Minimal Match Three's written reviews are positive against 87% of Colorscope's.
| Parameter | Minimal Match Three | Colorscope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (732 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 732 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zakary Kinnaird | Next Apps BVBA |
Customer experience
Minimal Match Three
Colorscope
Bugs and requests
Minimal Match Three
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Colorscope
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to purchase additional puzzle packs
- Graphical issues with animations on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Custom color options
- Ability to reset progress and start over
- Zen mode to create custom patterns
- Cloud sync for progress across devices
In-app purchases
Minimal Match Three
No in-app purchases
Colorscope
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- Featherheart$0.99
- Flowermind$0.99
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- Easy Collection$1.99
- Hard Collection$1.99
- Medium Collection$2.99
- Full collection$6.99
Questions
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