Comparison

Matches Puzzle vs Trenchfront

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

Head to head
About

Matches Puzzle

Relive a classic matchstick puzzle experience with a variety of challenges designed to test your logic and problem-solving skills. Progress through levels, utilize hints when needed, and enjoy an "aha!" moment with each solved puzzle. This game is suitable for both children learning and adults seeking a mental workout.

Highlights
  • Classic matchstick puzzle gameplay
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Math, geometry, and arithmetic challenges
  • Brain training for adults
  • Educational for children
Features
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Move one matchstick to make the equation true. Can you spot the trick? Matches Puzzle brings back the classic matchstick riddles you scribbled on the back of a schoolbook: 300 hand-made brain teasers where a single move turns a wrong answer into an aha moment. HOW TO PLAY • Drag a matchstick to a new spot, or remove it • Fix the math equation, or rebuild the shape into the target figure • Solve each level to unlock the next one • Stuck? Use a hint, or earn bonus hints by clearing levels WHAT'S INSIDE • 300 riddles in 15 packs, sorted from easy to genius • Math puzzles: addition, subtraction, multiplication, Roman numerals • Geometry puzzles: squares, triangles and tricky shape rearrangements • Clean matchstick graphics, no timer, no pressure • Works fully offline, on iPhone and iPad • Free to play, with optional hint packs WHO IS IT FOR • Kids and students practising arithmetic and logic • Adults who want a quick brain workout on the train or before bed • Anyone who loved matchstick puzzles in the 80s and 90s A few minutes a day trains logical thinking, spatial reasoning and mental math while you enjoy a relaxing puzzle break. Have a puzzle idea or found a bug? Send us feedback at https://puzzlely.dev. We read every message.

About

Trenchfront

Lead modern tactical forces through a continuous campaign to reclaim an island. Deploy various units, manage reconnaissance, and choose specialized commanders to achieve victory. Engage in strategic battles across illustrated battlefields.

Highlights
  • Connected campaign with 12 missions
  • Deploy infantry, vehicles, and aircraft
  • Persistent reconnaissance system
  • Unlockable commanders and doctrine levels
  • Illustrated battlefields
  • Playable without a user account
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Trenchfront – Flashpoint is a real-time tactical strategy game for iPhone and iPad. Lead the Wolfes through a modern conflict against Atlas and reclaim the island of Meridian sector by sector. A CONNECTED CAMPAIGN Fight through twelve missions that form one continuous story. Your battlefield decisions determine whether the Wolfes secure supply lines, break fortified positions and take back Meridian. CLEAR TACTICAL COMMAND Deploy infantry, vehicles, support units and aircraft across illustrated battlefields. Units advance smoothly, take up positions in trenches and engage automatically at the front. You decide the composition, timing and focus of every attack. RECONNAISSANCE THAT MATTERS Recon units reveal concealed areas and enemy forces. Vision remains active only while at least one of your recon units survives on the battlefield. Air defence protects your troops from air attacks, while your own aircraft deliver rapid strikes. COMMANDERS AND DOCTRINES Choose a commander with a distinct specialization. Unlock additional officers through campaign progress or expand your collection with purely cosmetic portraits. Five staged doctrine levels provide long-term progression without abrupt power jumps. MORE OPERATIONS Optional campaigns such as Northline Operations, Littoral Strike and Black Sky Protocol tell independent follow-up stories. They are not required to complete the full main story. FEATURES • Twelve missions in one continuous main campaign • Wolfes against Atlas • Illustrated battlefields and visible units • Infantry, vehicles, aircraft and support • Persistent reconnaissance while recon units survive • Unlockable commanders and five doctrine levels • German and English • Playable without a user account

Screenshots

Matches Puzzle4 screens
Trenchfront3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trenchfront at every 2 days against Matches Puzzle's every 40 months. Matches Puzzle's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Matches Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Trenchfront sells 10 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 — 5.0 for Matches Puzzle against 5.0 for Trenchfront. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matches Puzzle ships an update every 40 months, Trenchfront every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Matches Puzzle versus Trenchfront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatches PuzzleTrenchfront
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThang VuPHILIP GRABNER

Customer experience

Matches Puzzle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trenchfront

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Matches Puzzle

One-time4
  • 20 hints$0.99
  • 50 hints$1.99
  • 120 hints$3.99
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  • 280 hints$5.99
10 purchases

Trenchfront

One-time10
  • Elara Senn$1.99
  • Tomas Vale$1.99
  • Nia Okafor$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Overwatch Doctrines$2.99
  • Flashpoint Premium$3.99
  • Littoral Strike$3.99
  • Black Sky Protocol$3.99
  • Northline Operations$3.99
  • Frontiers Commander Collection$3.99
  • Year One Collection$11.99

Questions

Is Matches Puzzle free?
Matches Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trenchfront free?
Trenchfront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Matches Puzzle or Trenchfront?
Matches Puzzle and Trenchfront are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Matches Puzzle or Trenchfront have ads?
Both Matches Puzzle and Trenchfront show ads.
Which is updated more often, Matches Puzzle or Trenchfront?
Matches Puzzle ships an update every 40 months, and Trenchfront every 2 days. Most recently, Matches Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trenchfront on October 24, 2026.

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