Comparison

Three Match vs Pop World®

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Pop World®

Engage in a relaxing puzzle-solving experience with infinite lives. Collect adorable characters and pets through a spin-the-wheel mechanic, and unlock new homes and themes for them as you progress through levels.

Highlights
  • Infinite lives for continuous play
  • Spin-the-wheel for characters and pets
  • Unlock homes and themes for characters
  • Relaxing puzzle-solving gameplay
  • Collect adorable characters and pets
Features
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● 【Infinite Lives】 In Pop World®, the fun never stops.【No more waiting for lives】, each level offers fun puzzle-solving relaxing time, making every try on a level a fun and exciting experience. Blast away 2 or more colorful blocks to unleash the magic and see hopping bunnies and setting adorable fish free, and watch as balloons carry your wishes to the skies. ● 【Spin & Win: Unlocking Characters in Pop World®】 Use coins to play the slot machine to win adorable characters and pets. You might just get lucky and win the rarest character of all - Luna the Princess Diamond Dreams! And collect Diamonds to bring home Pop Friends into your collection. ● 【Magical and Beautiful Themes: Unlock Homes for your Pop Friends】 By playing levels, you can unlock homes and chapters for the Pop Friends you collect. New themes unlock as you progress through levels, creating new homes for your Pop Friends.

Screenshots

Three Match4 screens
Pop World®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pop World® at none against Three Match's shown. Pop World® also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 57%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Three Match's advantage is ratings volume (707 vs 9). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Three Match sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Pop World® sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.6 for Three Match against 4.8 for Pop World®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Three Match has 707 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Three Match's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pop World®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Three Match ships an update monthly, Pop World® fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Three Match versus Pop World®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree MatchPop World®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (707 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings707 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB205 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTiny TacticsSocial Bee

Customer experience

Three Match

All ratings691 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative35.1%

Pop World®

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

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

Pop World®

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Three Match

One-time14
  • Offer Pack 1$0.99
  • Fistful of coins$1.99
  • Offer Pack 3$2.99
Show 11 more
  • 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
6 purchases

Pop World®

One-time6
  • Unicorn Bundle$0.99
  • Mermaid Bundle$2.99
  • Fairy Bundle$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Princess Bundle$9.99
  • Queen Bundle$14.99
  • Empress Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is Three Match free?
Three Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop World® free?
Pop World® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Three Match or Pop World®?
Pop World® is rated higher. Three Match averages 4.6 out of 5 from 707 ratings, while Pop World® averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Three Match or Pop World® have ads?
Three Match shows ads; Pop World® does not.
Which is updated more often, Three Match or Pop World®?
Three Match ships an update monthly, and Pop World® fortnightly. Most recently, Three Match was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pop World® on October 24, 2026.

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