MarbleMatch vs ColorFold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MarbleMatch
A relaxing puzzle game where players remove adjacent matched marbles to score points. Features multiple difficulty levels, bonus scores for clearing colors or the board, and Game Center integration with achievements. Enjoy easy, casual gameplay.
- Adjacent marble matching
- Bonus score for clearing colors
- Bonus score for clearing board
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Game Center achievements
- Orientation lock option
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Adjacent matched marbles can be removed, remove as many as you can to get more points. Features: - Multiple orientations support. - Bonus Score when clearing a colour. - Bonus Score when clearing the board. - High score per game difficulty. - Orientation lock option. - 3 difficulty levels. - Game Center support with 15 achievements. Easy relaxing play.
ColorFold
Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience where you strategically fold and move colored ribbons. Solve intricate levels by filling checkpoints with the correct colors, utilizing special mechanics like overlapping, barriers, and mirrored ribbons. This game offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Folding and moving colored ribbons
- Filling checkpoints with correct colors
- Utilizing barriers and overlapping ribbons
- Special mechanics like mirrored ribbons, one-way gates, and tunnels
- 200 handcrafted levels
- Universal app with iCloud saves
- Taptic Engine support
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ColorFold is a puzzle game that's all about folding and moving coloured ribbons - sounds easy, right? Move the ribbons in order to fill all checkpoints with the right color. Overlap ribbons, use barriers as a strategic advantage or use the mirrored ribbon, which copies your moves, to make it to the very end. Or use the new oneway-gates and tunnels to complete all levels. But I don't want to spoil it all - check it out for yourself, especially if you're into challenging puzzles! Features: - 200 handcrafted levels - Universal app with iCloud saves - Taptic Engine support - no ads - no in-app purchases Happy folding!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MarbleMatch at Free against ColorFold's $0.99. ColorFold's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
MarbleMatch is free to download; ColorFold costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ColorFold holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 183 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of MarbleMatch's written reviews are positive against 46% of ColorFold's.
MarbleMatch ships an update every 2 months, ColorFold every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarbleMatch | ColorFold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (72 ratings) | 4.3 (183 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 | 183 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Couture | Martin Pluisch |
Customer experience
MarbleMatch
ColorFold
Bugs and requests
MarbleMatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ColorFold
Reported bugs
18 issues- Line drawing/control often hangs or stutters
- Undo function unreliable
- Individual solutions not accepted
- Obstacles (one-way gates, tunnels) don't work as intended
- Gray line can be drawn when blue line is blocked
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- Levels repeat or don't unlock properly
- Ribbons get stuck, forcing level restarts
- Level 69 (and others) seem impossible due to bugs
- Transport icon bug in level 90
- Ghost images when backing up a color
- Blocks getting stuck when running over/under starting place
- Ribbon doesn't follow finger when under another ribbon
- Ribbon segment left on grid
- Cannot pick up end of finished ribbon to backtrack
- Level 0 and 1 not completable
- Incorrect color ribbon dragged over same square before correct one
- New rules introduced without explanation
- When multiple ribbons cross the same square, incorrect color first prevents completion
Requested features
6 requests- Add more levels
- Improve tutorial or instructions
- Add a 'moves used' counter with star rating
- Add one-direction roads
- Add bridge/tunnel mechanics (cannot turn)
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- Add more color contrast options
In-app purchases
MarbleMatch
No in-app purchases
ColorFold
No in-app purchases
