Block Matching Master vs Sprout Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Matching Master
A fast-paced puzzle game where players match three identical tiles to clear the board before time runs out. Utilize special tools like Redo, Hint, and Tornado to aid in achieving victory.
- Match 3 tiles
- Clear the board
- Time-based challenges
- Special tools (Redo, Hint, Tornado)
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Quick eyes quick hand quick thinking is needed to play this game. Match 3 of the same tiles together and clear the whole board as fast as possible before time run out. Use the extra tools to help you win: Redo, Hint, Tornado. Download Tile Matching Master now!
Sprout Merge
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A quiet 4x4 grid game about growing things. Spend sunlight to spawn a seedling, then merge two matching tiles to grow them into the next stage. Seedling becomes sprout, sprout becomes clover, clover becomes tulip, and so on up to a full-grown tree — six stages in all. HOW IT WORKS - Sunlight builds up on its own, even when the app isn't open. - Spend sunlight to spawn a new seedling into any empty cell. - Tap a tile, then tap an adjacent tile of the same stage to merge them. - Merging advances the tile to its next stage and refunds a small amount of sunlight when you merge two fully grown trees. - There's no losing state and no timer — just a grid that slowly fills, and the satisfaction of clearing space by merging up. BUILT FOR CHECKING IN, NOT GRINDING Sprout Merge doesn't ask for your attention constantly. Sunlight accrues passively whether you're playing or not, capped at eight hours of catch-up, so there's always something to spend when you open the app — whether that's every few minutes or once a day. Your highest stage reached, total merges, and daily streak are tracked right on the screen. NO NOISE No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, no network connection of any kind. Sprout Merge doesn't know who you are and doesn't want to. Your grid and sunlight live on your device and nowhere else — the passive accrual is just a local clock comparison, not a connection to anything. Sprout Merge is a low-pressure merge game for the moments between things — open it, spend what's built up, merge a few tiles, and put it down again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sprout Merge at none against Block Matching Master's 9. Sprout Merge also leads on ads (none vs shown). Block Matching Master's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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. Block Matching Master sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Sprout Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Block Matching Master | Sprout Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vmoga | Bruno Ramos |
In-app purchases
Block Matching Master
- Hints 1$2.99
- Hints 2$2.99
- Hints 3$2.99
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- Bunch of Cubes$3.99
- Lot of Cubes$6.99
- Growth Bundle$8.99
- Plenty of Cubes$14.99
- Deluxe Bundle$14.99
- Premium Bundle$29.99
Sprout Merge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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