Comparison

Matching Tale vs Bored Mini Games

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

Head to head
About

Matching Tale

Restore a bewitched kingdom by solving challenging match-3 puzzles. Overcome obstacles, create magical power-ups, and unlock boosters to help the inhabitants. Explore fairy-tale locations and compete with players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Challenging match-3 levels
  • Fun obstacles and unique power-ups
  • Powerful boosters and combos
  • Fairy-tale locations
  • Adorable bewitched characters
  • Teams and leaderboards
Features
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The Kingdom has fallen under a spell! Help the bewitched inhabitants turn the gloomy castle back into a wonderful, happy place. Complete challenging, unique and exciting match-3 levels! Overcome obstacles, create magical power-ups and unlock powerful boosters! The Matching Tale features: - Exciting match-3 levels with fun obstacles and unique power-ups! - Fun boosters and powerful combos to help you beat levels - A lot of amazing fairy-tale locations for disenchantment - Dozens of adorable bewitched characters - Teams and Leaderboards to compete with players all over the world

About

Bored Mini Games

Features
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Bored Mini Games is a collection of fast, simple games you can play anytime you have a few minutes. Jump into arcade classics, puzzles, memory challenges, word games, math games, reaction tests, card games, and quick brain teasers from one lightweight app. Each game is designed to be easy to start, quick to replay, and useful for short breaks. Games include: - Tic-Tac-Toe, Snake, Solitaire, Paddle Ball, Brick Break, and Four in a Row - Memory Match, Pattern Recall, Grid Flash, Tap Sequence, and Memory Digits - Math Rush, Prime Rush, Quick Multiply, Factor Find, Sum Target, and Powers Quiz - Word Scramble, Word Chain, Sentence Order, Anagram Pick, Spelling Check, and more - Color Flood, Lights Out, Slide Puzzle, Sudoku Lite, Peg Jump, and Tower of Hanoi - Reaction Tap, Speed Tap, Target Tap, Reflex Catch, Star Dodge, and other fast-tap challenges Features: - Over 100 mini games in one app - Searchable game list - High scores - First-time instructions for each game - Quick rounds for casual play - A mix of arcade, puzzle, math, word, memory, and trivia games Whether you want a quick puzzle, a fast reflex challenge, or a simple game to pass the time, Bored Mini Games gives you a large variety of choices without needing to switch apps.

Screenshots

Matching Tale4 screens
Bored Mini Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bored Mini Games at none against Matching Tale's 10. Bored Mini Games also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 21 months). Matching Tale's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Matching Tale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bored Mini Games asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matching Tale ships an update every 21 months, Bored Mini Games daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Matching Tale versus Bored Mini Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatching TaleBored Mini Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMESSWORKS LTDJUSTIN M VANZURA

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Matching Tale

One-time10
  • Coins pack #2$7.99
  • Charmer Set$9.99
  • Coins pack #3$14.99
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  • Magician Set$19.99
  • Coins pack #4$29.99
  • Sorcerer Set$39.99
  • Coins pack #5$54.99
  • Fairy King Set$79.99
  • Coins pack #6$99.99
  • Great Wizard Set$99.99
None

Bored Mini Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matching Tale free?
Matching Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bored Mini Games free?
Bored Mini Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matching Tale or Bored Mini Games have ads?
Both Matching Tale and Bored Mini Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Matching Tale or Bored Mini Games?
Matching Tale ships an update every 21 months, and Bored Mini Games daily. Most recently, Matching Tale was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bored Mini Games on October 29, 2026.

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