Comparison

Chain 3! vs Pest Control

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

Head to head
About

Chain 3!

Connect chains of the same color to crush them in this original match puzzle game. Strategize your moves to achieve objectives before time runs out, utilizing powerful boosters and combos to clear the board. Embark on a journey to become the top player worldwide.

Highlights
  • Original chain matching gameplay
  • Connect same-colored chains
  • Strategic move planning
  • Boosters and combos
  • Multiple levels
  • Objective-based challenges
Features
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WELCOME TO A NEW & ORIGINAL MATCH PUZZLE ! Are you ready? Connect chains from the same color to crush them! Easy to control but hard to master, a simple tap on the chains is what you need! Watch out your moves, you need to achieve the objectives before you run out! Use boosters and combos to help you clear the board and live your journey to become the number one in the world! Featuring: ◉ Original concept and gameplay ◉ Boosters and combos including; bombs, rockets and helicopters! ◉ Leaderboards coming soon ◉ Quests coming soon ◉ Lots of levels ◉ Loads of fun! ◉ And much more! Try It!

About

Pest Control

Engage in a tactical night-vision sniper experience, focusing on clean eliminations through a thermal scope. Complete contracts, face diverse targets, and upgrade your gear in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Night-vision thermal scope gameplay
  • 53 unique contracts across 15 sectors
  • Diverse enemy AI and behaviors
  • Guard contracts to protect assets
  • Multiple game modes: Contracts, Ranked, Time Attack, Daily Ops
  • Earnable gear upgrades and loadout customization
  • Cross-platform play on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Features
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The city sleeps. You don't. Mount the PC-7 thermal sensor, settle the reticle, and go to work. Pest Control is a night-vision sniper game about one thing done well: clean, quiet elimination through a thermal scope. No run-and-gun, no cover shooter. Just you, a bolt gun, and a field full of heat signatures that would rather not be seen. Read the brief. Range the shot. Control your breathing. Put down every target before the client's problem becomes yours. THE JOB Take 53 contracts across fifteen sectors. Every client has their own ground, drawn the way thermal sees it: the kitchen door behind a trattoria running hot, a storm outfall steaming under the overpass, a churchyard bell tower, a runway lit to the horizon, a catfish pond gone black and still. Every contract is hand-written, with a client, a body count, and a reason the lights are off. NEW IN 2.0 • Bats pour out of the belfry in waves and never fly straight • Geese hold the runway while a plane is on final. Clear the strip before the landing lights reach the threshold, or the tower waves it off • Iguanas barely show on thermal until a cold snap knocks them out of the palms • Armadillo shells deflect rounds. Wait for the soft side • Nutria swim and dive. Follow the wake. Something bigger lives in the pond • Protected deer graze among the hogs. Hit one and it comes out of your pay WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST Nineteen species, and every one moves differently. Rats run the cover, snakes weave through the scrub, hogs soak a light round and charge, owls hide in the canopy, prairie dogs vanish into their burrows, and recon drones hunt your heat and strike back. Named targets lead the worst of them. Put them down and the crew scatters. PROTECT WHAT'S YOURS Guard contracts field hens you must never shoot. Predators stalk in from the dark, and if they take the whole flock, the farm cancels the job. Discipline pays. A clean sheet is worth more than a fast one. MODES • CONTRACTS: the career. 53 ops, from a back-lot cleanup to last-stand sieges. • RANKED OPS: a skill-normalized global ladder. Every operator is issued the identical rifle, so the rank measures your aim, not your wallet. • TIME ATTACK: one arena, one clock, your best score. • DAILY OPS: a fresh bounty every night and a streak that pays. THE ARMORY Earn bounties, bank the Gold, kit out the loadout: sharper optics, bigger magazines, faster glass. Every upgrade can be earned in the field. PLAY IT YOUR WAY On iPhone and iPad, drag to traverse and pinch to zoom. On Mac, aim with the mouse, click to fire, and rebind every key. STRAIGHT DEAL No pay-to-win: the ranked rifle is the same for everyone. Ads never appear during a mission, in Ranked, or in Time Attack. Optional purchases exist, and they're exactly that: optional. Licensed Nuisance Elimination, est. 2026. Night Ops Division. The reticle's warm. Take the shot.

Screenshots

Chain 3!4 screens
Pest Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pest Control at 5.0 against Chain 3!'s 4.6. Chain 3!'s advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Chain 3! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pest Control sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pest Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chain 3! has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, Pest Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chain 3! versus Pest Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChain 3!Pest Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB11 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooVima Brosta Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Chain 3!

All ratings3,529 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative29.2%

Pest Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chain 3!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on level 16 with no balloons
  • Booster box causes game to freeze
  • Inability to move forward on certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sound effects
  • Ability to save progress
  • More challenging levels

Pest Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chain 3!

One-time10
  • Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
  • Mini Offer$2.99
  • Flash Sale$6.99
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  • No Ads$7.99
  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • BIG Coin Pack$29.99
  • SUPER Coin Pack$54.99
  • MEGA Coin Pack$99.99
5 purchases

Pest Control

One-time5
  • Field Kit (Intro Pack)$0.99
  • Credit Pouch$4.99
  • Bounty Roll$9.99
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  • Contract Purse$19.99
  • Payload Crate$49.99

Questions

Is Chain 3! free?
Chain 3! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pest Control free?
Pest Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chain 3! or Pest Control?
Pest Control is rated higher. Chain 3! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Pest Control averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chain 3! or Pest Control have ads?
Both Chain 3! and Pest Control show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chain 3! or Pest Control?
Chain 3! ships an update every 10 days, and Pest Control every 5 days. Most recently, Chain 3! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pest Control on November 4, 2026.

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