Lexical vs Matched Elements
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lexical
A classic word game challenging players against the clock and the English language. Test your vocabulary and speed in this stripped-down, essential word puzzle experience.
- Classic word game mechanics
- Time limit challenges
- Focus on English vocabulary
- Essential elements of word puzzles
- Single-player finger-based gameplay
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Lexical is the classic word game stripped to its essential elements, pitting you and your finger against the tiles, the time limit and the English language.
Matched Elements
A puzzle game where you connect elements to form chains. Progress through six difficulty levels by strategically linking three or more elements. It's a brain-teasing challenge for players of all ages.
- Element chain building
- Rule of Five gameplay
- Six difficulty levels
- Intuitive controls
- Brain-teasing puzzles
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- Following Rule of Five basic elements. - Make chain of any three or more strong elements join any of its weak elements to make chains. - There are 6 difficulty levels from easy to very hard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lexical at none against Matched Elements's shown. Lexical also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Matched Elements's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lexical ships an update every 8 months, Matched Elements every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexical | Matched Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Just About Managing | Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Lexical
Matched Elements
In-app purchases
Lexical
No in-app purchases
Matched Elements
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Lexical or Matched Elements have ads?
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