SameGame vs Echo Ways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SameGame
Clear large areas of same-colored gems to achieve the highest score. Progress through increasingly challenging levels in this classic puzzle game. Customize your experience with ambient music or play with shapes instead of colors.
- Clear same-colored gems
- Achieve high scores
- Progress through levels
- Ambient background music
- Play with shapes
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The goal of SameGame is to get the highest score by removing as large areas of the same-colored gems as possible — bigger areas mean higher scores. It couldn't be simpler — the further you progress, the harder it is to reach the next level. Toggle the included ambient background music, play with shapes instead of colors.
Echo Ways
Embark on an enchanting journey through intricate puzzles. Swipe to guide charming objects across unique, handcrafted levels designed to captivate and challenge your problem-solving skills. Enjoy dynamic and progressive gameplay with offline support.
- Offline support
- No ads
- Dynamic gameplay
- Unique handcrafted levels
- Progressive gameplay
- Challenging puzzles
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Dive into the world of "Echo Ways," a puzzle game where swiping transforms into a delightful challenge. Find your paths through intricate puzzles, guiding charming objects on an enchanting journey. Immerse yourself in a collection of unique handcrafted levels, each designed to captivate and challenge your puzzle-solving skills. Features: - Offline support. - No ads. - Dynamic gameplay. - Unique Levels. - Progressive gameplay. - Challenging levels. - Many more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SameGame at Free against Echo Ways's $0.29. SameGame also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (48 vs 5). Echo Ways's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On review sentiment, 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
SameGame is free to download; Echo Ways costs $0.29 up front. Echo Ways sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SameGame asks for nothing beyond the download.
Echo Ways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SameGame has 48 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of SameGame's written reviews are positive against 50% of Echo Ways's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SameGame ships an update every 8 months, Echo Ways monthly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | SameGame | Echo Ways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.29 |
| Rating | 4.3 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | hyon Kang |
Customer experience
SameGame
Echo Ways
In-app purchases
SameGame
No in-app purchases
Echo Ways
- Pack I$0.49
- Pack II$0.99
- Pack III$1.99
