Comparison

Tower Swap vs Match Attack

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

Head to head
About

Tower Swap

This match-3 puzzle game combines strategic tower defense with a medieval theme. Match three stones to create towers and defend your castle from incoming dragons. Enjoy instant play with no signup and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle mechanics
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • Castle defense against dragons
  • Merge stones to build towers
  • Offline play available
  • Online high score competition
  • Portrait mode for one-handed play
Features
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The match-3 Tower Defense game! It's like a match-3 puzzle game but your matches turn into towers! Then dragons fly over the board and you have to defend the castle. Merge three stones to make a tower. - No signup required. Try playing it instantly. - Play offline without internet when logged out. - Play online to compete for high scores against friends. - Portrait mode game. Play one-handed. - Turn based game. Look away any time and you're fine. - A small download, and loads quickly. - Over one million plays! Featuring retro medieval pixel art by Kyle McArthur.

About

Match Attack

Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.

Highlights
  • Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
  • Create powerful tile cascades
  • Collect over 280 synergistic relics
  • Progress through three distinct chapters
  • Unlock permanent relics through runs
  • Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
Features
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!

Screenshots

Tower Swap4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Match Attack at every 2 days against Tower Swap's every 3 weeks. Match Attack also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Tower Swap's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 19) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Tower Swap sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Match Attack 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

Match Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Tower Swap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Attack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower Swap ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tower Swap versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower SwapMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76 ratings)4.7 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB111 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCurtis RobinsonMichael Ip

Customer experience

Tower Swap

All ratings76 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative13.8%

Match Attack

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tower Swap

One-time6
  • Pile of Gold$0.99
  • Pile of Gold$1.99
  • Barrel of Gold$2.49
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  • Barrel of Gold$4.99
  • Five Barrels of Gold!$9.99
  • Five Barrels Of Gold$19.99
1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Tower Swap free?
Tower Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower Swap or Match Attack?
Match Attack is rated higher. Tower Swap averages 4.6 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Tower Swap or Match Attack have ads?
Both Tower Swap and Match Attack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower Swap or Match Attack?
Tower Swap ships an update every 3 weeks, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, Tower Swap was updated on October 24, 2026 and Match Attack on October 29, 2026.

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