Comparison

Minimal Match Three vs Broken Grounds

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Unique stages
  • Distraction-free experience
  • Single high score
  • Creative inspiration
Features
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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.

About

Broken Grounds

Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 unique worlds, uncovering paths, avoiding traps, and rescuing lost critters. This adventure features a minimalist art style and a relaxing soundscape, with each world introducing new gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Explore 80 hand-crafted levels
  • Discover 9 unique worlds
  • Uncover hidden paths
  • Avoid dangerous traps
  • Rescue lost critters
  • Minimalist art style
  • Relaxing soundscape
Features
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In Broken Grounds, traverse through the mysterious and beautiful worlds, uncovering the path, unlocking the way, avoiding traps and rescuing lost critters. Explore 80 hand-crafted levels across 9 worlds in a beautifully designed, minimalist art style and a calming, relaxing soundscape, with each new world adding new ways to play.

Screenshots

Minimal Match Three4 screens
Broken Grounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Broken Grounds at 100% against Minimal Match Three's 0%. Broken Grounds also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Minimal Match Three's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Broken Grounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimal Match Three asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Broken Grounds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Minimal Match Three's written reviews are positive against 100% of Broken Grounds's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minimal Match Three versus Broken Grounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal Match ThreeBroken Grounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZakary KinnairdMotionlab

Customer experience

Minimal Match Three

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative25.0%

Broken Grounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minimal Match Three

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Broken Grounds

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Minimal Match Three free?
Minimal Match Three is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Broken Grounds free?
Broken Grounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimal Match Three or Broken Grounds?
Broken Grounds is rated higher. Minimal Match Three averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Broken Grounds averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minimal Match Three or Broken Grounds have ads?
Broken Grounds shows ads; Minimal Match Three does not.

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