Comparison

Flappy Match 3 vs Matching Tale

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

Head to head

Flappy Match 3

Match 3 to reach space!

Match-3 mystery puzzle game

Free

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★ 3.86 ratingsView app →

About

Flappy Match 3

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Match 3 when the bird is near the ground to fly higher and faster! Reach space if you can!

About

Matching Tale

Restore a bewitched kingdom by solving challenging match-3 puzzles. Overcome obstacles, create magical power-ups, and unlock boosters to help the inhabitants. Explore fairy-tale locations and compete with players worldwide.

Highlights

Challenging match-3 levels
Fun obstacles and unique power-ups
Powerful boosters and combos
Fairy-tale locations
Adorable bewitched characters
Teams and leaderboards

Features

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The Kingdom has fallen under a spell! Help the bewitched inhabitants turn the gloomy castle back into a wonderful, happy place. Complete challenging, unique and exciting match-3 levels! Overcome obstacles, create magical power-ups and unlock powerful boosters! The Matching Tale features: - Exciting match-3 levels with fun obstacles and unique power-ups! - Fun boosters and powerful combos to help you beat levels - A lot of amazing fairy-tale locations for disenchantment - Dozens of adorable bewitched characters - Teams and Leaderboards to compete with players all over the world

Screenshots

Flappy Match 34 screens

Matching Tale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flappy Match 3 at none against Matching Tale's 10. Flappy Match 3 also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 21 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Matching Tale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Flappy Match 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flappy Match 3 ships an update every 10 months, Matching Tale every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Flappy Match 3 versus Matching Tale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Flappy Match 3	Matching Tale
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	6 — better
Update frequency	Every 10 months — better	Every 21 months
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	11.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	105 MB	237 MB
Age rating	12+	9+
Developer	Henrique Silva	MESSWORKS LTD

In-app purchases

None

Flappy Match 3

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Matching Tale

One-time10

Coins pack #2$7.99
Charmer Set$9.99
Coins pack #3$14.99

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Magician Set$19.99
Coins pack #4$29.99
Sorcerer Set$39.99
Coins pack #5$54.99
Fairy King Set$79.99
Coins pack #6$99.99
Great Wizard Set$99.99

Questions

Is Flappy Match 3 free?

Flappy Match 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Matching Tale free?

Matching Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Flappy Match 3 or Matching Tale have ads?

Both Flappy Match 3 and Matching Tale show ads.

Which is updated more often, Flappy Match 3 or Matching Tale?

Flappy Match 3 ships an update every 10 months, and Matching Tale every 21 months. Most recently, Flappy Match 3 was updated on October 19, 2026 and Matching Tale on September 21, 2026.