MatchTime vs Masterstroke
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MatchTime
This soccer game focuses on precise timing for scoring and defending. Build your career through multiple divisions, with every match outcome determined by your taps. Enjoy a unique, skill-based gameplay experience.
- Tap to score goals
- Tap to defend saves
- Momentum system
- Career mode with 10 divisions
- 38-matchday seasons
- Promotion and relegation
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A timer. A button. One moment to score. MatchTime is not just another soccer game. No joysticks, no passing, no formations. Just your finger, a timer that never stops, and one question: can you tap at the exact right moment? HOW TO PLAY • Attack: the timer loops continuously (00 → 59 → 00 → 59...). Tap SHOOT at the right second. 00 is a guaranteed golazo. Can you nail it? • Defend: a shield bar fills when the rival attacks. Tap at the exact moment to block. Too early or too late and you concede. • Momentum: chain good actions and the game tips in your favor. Slower timer, wider zones. But careful: one goal against and you're back to zero. YOUR CAREER • 10 divisions with 20 teams each. • 38-matchday seasons: home and away against everyone. • Finish top 2 to get promoted. Bottom 2 and you go down. • Start from the tenth division and fight your way to the top. EVERY MATCH MATTERS No auto-simulations for your team. Every result is on you. Every goal, every save, every second counts. MatchTime is free with ads between matches. Subscribe to MatchTime Pro to play uninterrupted and replay any match. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Masterstroke
Manage a cricket club or national team, from squad selection and auction to coaching every ball. Experience T20, ODI, and Test matches with detailed strategy and career progression. Optional club finance management and offline play are available.
- Squad building via auction or draft
- Ball-by-ball coaching with tactical options
- Manage T20, ODI, and Test matches
- Club finance and infrastructure management
- Player development and career progression
- Offline play
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Masterstroke: Cricket Manager puts you in charge of a cricket club, and later a country. Build the squad, set the field, plan every delivery and answer to a board that expects results. PICK YOUR LEAGUE Start in one of five leagues set in India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and England, each with its own teams, rules, money and calendar. Build your squad in a live auction with retentions and Right to Match cards, or in a snake draft. Some leagues add 100-ball cricket, impact substitutes or a Power Surge. COACH EVERY BALL Every match plays out ball by ball on an animated pitch. With the ball, pick the length on a pitch map, the line, over or round the wicket, the pace, swing, cutters or spin variations, and how often to bowl the plan. Drag all nine fielders where you want them. With the bat, set each batter's approach, the side he looks to score on and how hard the pair runs. Your calls change what happens on the next ball, and the commentary tells you why. T20, ODI AND TEST CRICKET Win at club level and national teams come calling. Coach one of 12 nations through T20 Internationals, ODIs and five-day Tests with declarations, follow-ons, rain and day/night pink-ball matches. Chase World Cups, continental cups and a two-year Test championship, and climb the world rankings. Rising nations can earn Test status and qualify for World Cups. RUN THE CLUB (OPTIONAL) Switch on Club Finances to run the money too: build the stadium, training complex and youth academy, hire staff, choose a sponsor, and qualify for a champions tournament against the best clubs from every league. A CAREER THAT LASTS Train your squad every day and manage form, morale, fitness and injuries. Young players develop, veterans retire and new talent comes through. Meet the board's targets or lose your job, then take an offer from another club in any league, or coach a club and a country at the same time. ALSO INCLUDED - Full scorecards, Manhattan and worm charts and a wagon wheel - Easy, Normal and Hard; Easy adds a match assistant - A roster editor to rename teams and edit any player, with import and export - Over 75 achievements - Play offline Masterstroke is free to play and shows ads. Masterstroke Pro is an optional upgrade that removes interstitial ads and adds unlimited instant sims, double training XP on demand, one-tap physio treatment for injuries and 10 save slots. Masterstroke Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions after purchase. A lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRuazeMpJfsbZEHl3WrBHmCMq7u0K_KZG1RetYgiz3ugqEeCh7UBTBV1vRqXzB4aKv418W9I5gTXjGC/pub
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MatchTime at none against Masterstroke's shown. Masterstroke's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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. MatchTime sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Masterstroke sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MatchTime ships an update monthly, Masterstroke every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MatchTime | Masterstroke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Antonio Garrido Romero | Arcadely.io |
Customer experience
MatchTime
Masterstroke
In-app purchases
MatchTime
- Tap Tap Goal Yearly Plan$2.991 Year
Masterstroke
- Masterstroke Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Masterstroke Pro$19.99
Questions
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