Comparison

whPsh! vs Simple Match 3

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

Head to head
About

whPsh!

Engage in a strategy matching game with thousands of levels and no ads. Unlock special items, use powerful combinations, and compete against AI or other players. Create and share your own levels for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • No advertisements
  • Unlockable special items and features
  • Nine power-ups with combination effects
  • AI head-to-head competition
  • Create and share custom levels
  • Customizable art and audio themes
Features
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- Play thousands of levels to challenge your matching skills. - No ads! Relax and enjoy playing this game knowing you'll never have to see a single advertisement. - Win levels to unlock dozens of special items and features. - Use nine different powerups, and combine them to really blow up the board. An epic win might even get you on the high score list! - Play solo or try to defeat three AI skill levels in head-to-head competition. - Create your own levels, share them with other players and play the levels they share. - Choose from different art and audio themes to customize how the game looks and sounds. You can even record your own sound effects! - Switch between portrait and landscape mode any time. - Extensive gameplay tips make it easy to understand every aspect of the game. - You can play this entire game without ever spending any money -- you just have to be clever, lucky and patient. - We're always working to make the game bigger and better, and we love to hear from our players. Use the contact link on our website at ayaguys.com/whpsh to tell us what you'd like to see in whPsh!

About

Simple Match 3

This is a relaxing puzzle game where you swap tiles to make matches of three. Unlock hundreds of unique tiles, customize your game's appearance, and enjoy satisfying effects. It offers a peaceful experience without ads or excessive story elements.

Highlights
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Hundreds of unique tiles
  • Customizable appearance
  • Daily levels with leaderboards
  • Zen Mode for relaxation
  • Satisfying visual effects
  • Achievements and boosters
Features
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Simple Match 3 is a relaxing and challenging puzzle game with absolutely no ads. Swap tiles and make matches of 3 to clear levels. Unlock hundreds of unique tiles and customize to fit your style. Discover a variety of different elements and mechanics as you progress through the game. Use satisfying boosters and power ups. Unlike most match-3 games, Simple Match 3 was created to give players a relaxing and satisfying experience, without annoying ads, obnoxious effects, or time wasting story elements. FEATURES: No ads: Absolutely no ads or subscription purchases. The base price includes 350 levels, a unique daily level with leaderboard, and zen mode. 1 small in-app purchase unlocks even more. Customization: Customize to your heart’s content with hundreds of different tiles and lots of different background colors. You can even choose the color of the user interface buttons to match your theme! Daily Level: Play a unique level every single day. Try to make it to the top of the online leaderboard! Zen Mode: Relax and make matches with no move limits, no goals, and limited obstacles in Zen Mode. Satisfying experience: Enjoy super satisfying effects as you clear tiles, smash through crates, destroy glass, and more! The effects were created to be satisfying, without being too obnoxious or overwhelming. Achievements: Complete a variety of achievements to unlock more tiles. Boosters: Spin the prize wheel every day to gain boosters. You can also get even more boosters by completing the daily goal. Handcrafted levels: Play through 350 handcrafted levels and try to earn 3 stars. Some levels are simple, others are more challenging. Discover a variety of unique elements as you progress. If you want more, 1 small in app purchase unlocks 350 more levels. Created with love and care: Developed by a single person with care. Levels are designed to be fun, challenging, and satisfying without the need to purchase endless boosters. Download Simple Match 3 today and see what makes it so special!

Screenshots

whPsh!4 screens
Simple Match 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: whPsh! at Free against Simple Match 3's $1.99. whPsh! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Simple Match 3's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

whPsh! is free to download; Simple Match 3 costs $1.99 up front. whPsh! sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Match 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for whPsh! against 4.8 for Simple Match 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Match 3 has 247 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of whPsh!'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Simple Match 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

whPsh! ships an update monthly, Simple Match 3 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
whPsh! versus Simple Match 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwhPsh!Simple Match 3
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (49 ratings)4.8 (247 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49247 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#97 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB463 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAyaGuys LLCMulberry Tree Games, LLC

Customer experience

whPsh!

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

Simple Match 3

All ratings247 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

whPsh!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Simple Match 3

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Levels with Missing Obstacles
  • Reward Box Tapping Issue
  • Inconsistent Star Rating System
  • Soft Locks with Rainbow Tiles
  • Crashes on Opening

Requested features

6 requests
  • Level Editor
  • Endless/Survival Mode
  • Improved Power-Up Interactions
  • Hints or Shuffle Option
  • Landscape Support for iPad
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  • iCloud Sync Across Devices

In-app purchases

23 purchases

whPsh!

One-time23
  • ten bonus moves$0.99
  • small item zap pack$0.99
  • one chapter key$0.99
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  • four arcade tokens$0.99
  • three level tries$0.99
  • small item swap pack$0.99
  • small color zap pack$0.99
  • two chapter keys$1.99
  • ten level tries$2.99
  • three chapter keys$2.99
  • bonus moves pack daily deal$3.99
  • medium color zap pack$4.99
  • small powerup pack daily deal$5.99
  • small powerup combo pack$7.99
  • unlimited level tries forever$9.99
  • medium powerup pack daily deal$9.99
  • large item swap pack$9.99
  • large bonus moves pack$9.99
  • large item zap pack$9.99
  • large color zap pack$9.99
  • large item shuffle pack$9.99
  • infinity key daily deal$14.99
  • infinity key$19.99
1 purchases

Simple Match 3

One-time1
  • Simple Match 3 Gold$1.99

Questions

Is whPsh! free?
whPsh! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Match 3 free?
Simple Match 3 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, whPsh! or Simple Match 3?
Simple Match 3 is rated higher. whPsh! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Simple Match 3 averages 4.8 from 247 ratings.
Do whPsh! or Simple Match 3 have ads?
Neither whPsh! nor Simple Match 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, whPsh! or Simple Match 3?
whPsh! ships an update monthly, and Simple Match 3 weekly. Most recently, whPsh! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Simple Match 3 on October 19, 2026.

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