Worm Jazz vs Matexo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Worm Jazz
Navigate intricate mazes as an earthworm in this award-winning puzzle game. Combine classic mechanics from Snake and Bomberman to overcome obstacles, collect food, and reach the goal. Enjoy a relaxed pace with no timers and unlimited undos.
- Snake and Bomberman mechanics
- Intricate mazes
- Mines, wormholes, powerups
- Collect food and reach goal
- Over 50 challenging scenarios
- Unlockable hats
- No timers, unlimited undo
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Worm Jazz is an award-winning puzzle game that blends game mechanics from classics such as Snake and Bomberman. You take control of Mr. Mark, an earthworm with a particular fondness for smooth jazz and dapper headwear. Wriggle your way through intricate, mind-bending mazes filled with mines, wormholes and powerups! Are you able to gobble up all the food on each stage and reach the golden apple? Features: - Over 50 challenging scenarios set in different environments - Discover and unlock many unique hats - Smooth jazz - Play at your own pace; no timers and unlimited undo Worm Jazz won the grand prize at "NM i Gameplay 2020" (The Norwegian Gameplay Championships).
Matexo
Engage in a unique math puzzle game where you reach a target value using a starting number and strategic operations. Explore hundreds of handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty and enjoy an immersive experience with beautiful visuals and a relaxing soundtrack.
- Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
- Themed level packs
- Immersive visuals
- Relaxing soundtrack
- Improves focus and creativity
- Cloud saving and achievements
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Matexo is here! Challenge your math skills with our exciting new mobile game! The goal is simple: meet the target value by strategically applying a series of operations to a starting value. As simple as it may seem, it can get quite challenging. Discover a unique and puzzling experience through hundreds of hand-crafted levels and enjoy an immersive atmosphere in your journey. With progressively challenging levels, this game is perfect for all ages and math levels. Download now and start your math adventure today! Features - 100 hand-crafted levels - 5 uniquely themed level packs - Beautiful and immersive visuals - A relaxing and meditative soundtrack - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Matexo at 4.9 against Worm Jazz's 4.1. Matexo also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 62%) and ratings volume (354 vs 18). Worm Jazz's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Worm Jazz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Matexo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Matexo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matexo has 354 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Worm Jazz's written reviews are positive against 93% of Matexo's.
Worm Jazz ships an update every 2 weeks, Matexo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Worm Jazz | Matexo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (354 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 354 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inconspicuous AS | Logisk Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Worm Jazz
Matexo
User reviews
Worm Jazz
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative puzzle design
- 🧠 Challenging and thought-provoking
- ✨ Beautiful graphics and sound
- 👍 Good concept and idea
- ✅ Unlimited undo feature
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🐌 Slow performance
- 🐛 Game crashes on launch
- 🐞 Bugs in specific levels
- 📈 Battery drain
Matexo
From 354 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent for logical reasoning and mental development
- ⏱️ Great casual pastime and time-killer
- 📈 Good difficulty curve and progression
- 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
- 🎮 Fun and engaging math challenges
Room to improve
- 📺 Intrusive and excessive advertisements
- 💰 Paywall for unlocking higher levels
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📺 Ad video loading issues
- ⏸️ Limited number of levels available
Bugs and requests
Worm Jazz
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game not opening
- Crashes on launch
- Levels are impossible after updates
- Achievements not unlocking on iOS 14
- Bug in 'Lifeline' level
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- Bug in 'Size Matters' level
- Bug in 'Two stones one bird' level
- Bug in 'Double Jeopardy' level
- Bug in 'Stone Age' level
- Progress lost after closing/reloading
- In-app purchase not working
- Levels repeating
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels
- Hint button
- Fix achievements not unlocking
- In-app purchase for levels
- Key to collect before portal
Matexo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ad videos fail to load for level unlocks
- Help feature restoration not working properly
- Ad video loading error messages
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Division operations in addition to current math operations
- Paid version option to remove ads entirely
- Better optimization for battery life
In-app purchases
Worm Jazz
- Unlock Hats and Remove Ads$3.99
Matexo
- Unlimited Hints$1.49
- Remove Ads$2.49
- Unlock All Level Packs$2.49
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- Premium$4.49
