Three Match vs Link Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Match
Engage in a classic match-3 puzzle adventure with a culinary twist. Swap and match items to clear levels, unlock and build beautiful restaurants worldwide, and overcome fun obstacles with boosters. Compete in tournaments and join teams for endless fun.
- Swap and match 3 items
- Build and upgrade restaurants
- Explore food around the world
- Overcome challenging obstacles
- Use cool boosters
- Compete in tournaments
- Play offline
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Swap & match 3 in a row to win levels and start building your restaurant in this new matching game! Introducing one of the BEST MATCH 3 GAMES – Matching Madness! A unique puzzle adventure filled with delicious food and challenging puzzles. Unlock beautiful restaurants and upgrade them as you travel around the world. It's easy and fun to solve puzzles in this addictive match-3 game! Join the best match 3 adventure of your life and have a BLAST! FEATURES: It’s a Match 3 Mania - Complete tons of challenging match three games and unlock new restaurants! On a World Tour – Explore tasty food around the world while playing free matching games. Fun Obstacles - Experience unique levels with entertaining match-3 games obstacles! Cool Boosters - Blast & solve matching puzzles with your match three games solving skills. Exciting Rewards - Match three in a row and blast barriers to collect stars & win rewards! Fun Events - Get a head start with free power-ups during these cool events. Tournaments - Compete against other matching games lovers in our new match-3 tournaments. Teams - Join your friends & compete with other players in this 3 in a row games world. Free Lives - Receive lives from your teammates to continue having endless fun! Leaderboards - Stay on the top by collecting maximum stars while playing this cool match 3 games. Play Seamlessly - Sync your match-3 progress easily between your phone and tablet. Play Offline - Play Matching Madness anytime and anywhere. No wifi required. Matching Madness - Match 3 Games is free to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. For any feedback or support related to this food matching game, please reach us at support@tinytactics.in
Link Match
Embark on a global journey in this innovative Match-3 puzzle game. Link colorful objects to crush them, create massive combos, and earn rewards. Enjoy visually pleasing levels with satisfying effects and unique boosters, all without ads.
- Innovative Match-3 gameplay
- Easy to pick up controls
- No ads
- Variety of unique boosters
- Thousands of story mode levels
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Diagonal linking
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Pack your stuff! It is time to go on a journey around the world! With what?! Your lovely caravan of course! Seems exciting, isn’t it? Well, welcome to the exciting world of Link Match. Hop on in! This game shows no ads at all! Link Match is an innovative, next-generation Match-3 game, with improved & easy controls to pick up. Start tackling levels one after another. Link colorful objects together to crush them. Make long links to clear the board, and earn chests that contain amazing rewards! The game is focused on player freedom and making very large combos. It even allows diagonal linking! Levels are specially designed so that they will stimulate your senses through visually pleasing characters, satisfying physical effects, and unique boosters. Playing Link Match is like directing a cartoon. Cause colorful explosions, direct mini planes toward your targets, and save chubby birds to make some space. Every move you make will put a smile on your face. Features: ◉ Unique and easy to pick up ◉ Relaxing gameplay ◉ Polished art style ◉ Variety of Boosters; Mini planes, bombs, rockets, and -if you manage to get it- the amazing COLOR BLASTER! ◉ Compete with real players around the world and put your name on the leaderboards ◉ Story mode with thousands of levels ◉ Scientifically proven gameplay that improves cognitive brain functions ◉ Endless fun! Want to clear your mind and focus on having fun? Well, your caravan is still waiting for you. We are all packed with all these features and ready for you to join! Have a seat. We’ll get the journey beginning while you wait for the download!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Link Match at 80% against Three Match's 57%. Link Match also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Three Match's advantage is ratings volume (696 vs 173). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Three Match sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Link Match sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Link Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 696 and 173 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Three Match's written reviews are positive against 80% of Link Match's.
Three Match ships an update monthly, Link Match weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three Match | Link Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (696 ratings) | 5.0 (173 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 696 — better | 173 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 379 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiny Tactics | MagicLab |
Customer experience
Three Match
Link Match
User reviews
Three Match
From 696 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 💡 Cute baker character
- 🚀 Enjoyable matching game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent ad interruptions
- ⏱️ Timed levels can be stressful
- 🔋 Music can't be turned off permanently
Link Match
From 173 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Very relaxing and interesting gameplay
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Calm, chill, and not laggy
- 👍 Generous with gifts and rewards
Room to improve
- 💸 Pay-to-play nonsense
- 💸 Microtransactions are terrible
- 💸 Store times out when buying gold
- 💸 Money taken, coins not received
- 💸 No customer service response
Bugs and requests
Three Match
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sounds settings don't stay off
- Rewards/offers not working as expected
Requested features
2 requests- More new levels added regularly
- Ability to turn off music/sounds permanently
Link Match
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game not working
- No teams to join
- Chat not working
- Not connecting to online features
- Lost coins after purchase
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- App reappearing after uninstalling
- Cannot pass level 550
- Cannot open game after update
- Game taken offline or not loading
Requested features
4 requests- Make the game free
- Fix the store to allow purchases
- Add new levels
- Improve customer service response time
In-app purchases
Three Match
- Offer Pack 1$0.99
- Fistful of coins$1.99
- Offer Pack 3$2.99
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- Starter Pack$3.99
- Offer Pack 4$3.99
- Pouch of coins$4.99
- Offer Pack 5$4.99
- Combo Pack 1$7.99
- Bucket of coins$9.99
- Offer Pack 10$9.99
- Combo Pack 2$14.99
- Barrel of coins$19.99
- Combo Pack 3$29.99
- Combo Pack 4$59.99
Link Match
- Mini Timed Offer$0.99
- Traveller's Moves Aid$0.99
- Mini Multi Offer$0.99
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- Handful of Coins$1.99
- Special Offer$1.99
- Small Timed Offer$1.99
- Mini Offer$2.99
- Piggy Bank$4.99
- Small Offer$4.99
- Medium Timed Offer$4.99
- Passenger Pack$5.99
- Pocket of Coins$7.99
- Tourist Pack$9.99
- Journey Pass$9.99
- Big Timed Offer$9.99
- Giant Multi Offer$9.99
- Pouch of Coins$14.99
- Traveler Pack$19.99








