Moonstera vs Sylva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonstera
A memory matching game where players find identical cards by flipping them over. If the images don't match, the cards are turned back, requiring players to remember their positions. The game offers increasing difficulty levels to help players improve their skills.
- Card matching gameplay
- Memory skill improvement
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Simple interface
- Suitable for all ages
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In this game, you need to look for two identical cards with images, opening them in pairs. At the same time, if the pictures on the two cards do not match, then the cards are turned back, and you need to remember which cards they were. You will be able to improve your skills gradually, thanks to the difficulty levels.
Sylva
Grow a unique tree by guiding its branches towards targets in this physics-based puzzle game. Adapt to challenges, avoid falling branches, and explore diverse game modes. Create your own levels or play community-made ones.
- Grow and shape unique trees
- Physics-based puzzle levels
- Creator Mode for custom challenges
- Community-made levels
- Infinite Mode
- Global leaderboards
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Welcome to Sylva, a puzzle game where every branch counts. Grow a living tree and guide its branches toward each target. But be careful: every new branch changes the balance of your tree. Grow too far in the wrong direction and a branch may fall, taking part of your creation with it. Observe, adapt, and find the right way to grow through every challenge. Features: • Grow and shape your own unique tree • Solve physics-based puzzle levels • Face dangerous zones and strange anomalies • Discover portals, black holes, mirrors, and more • Create your own challenges in Creator Mode • Play levels made by the community • Customize the game with a wide range of themes • Compare your scores on global leaderboards • Push your limits in Infinite Mode As time passes, older branches become fixed and can no longer move. Every decision shapes what your tree can become. How far can you make it grow?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sylva at every 4 days against Moonstera's every 3 weeks. Moonstera's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Moonstera ships an update every 3 weeks, Sylva every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonstera | Sylva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Meleshko | Antoine Pellissier |
Customer experience
Moonstera
Sylva
In-app purchases
Moonstera
No in-app purchases
Sylva
No in-app purchases
