Comparison

MarbleMatch vs Partywheel

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjacent marble matching
  • Bonus score for clearing colors
  • Bonus score for clearing board
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Game Center achievements
  • Orientation lock option
Features
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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.

About

Partywheel

This app offers a fun and interactive way to enhance social gatherings with a variety of games and challenges. Spin a wheel to determine the next activity, from dance-offs to truth-or-dare, ensuring an engaging experience for all participants.

Highlights
  • Interactive game wheel
  • Spin to determine actions
  • Variety of challenges
  • Easy setup and play
  • Suitable for social events
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One spin picks what you play together next. Partywheel brings 14 group games to Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, with no player names to enter and no ads. The cropped wheel reveals your next game. Its rules stay on screen until you spin again, so you can jump straight into playing together. All 14 classics are included for free. A one-time purchase of Partywheel Premium lets you disable individual games and add, edit or delete your own games with a title, emoji and description. With iCloud, your personal game selection syncs across your devices. On iPhone and iPad, you can also save your own games locally without iCloud. Editing on Apple TV requires an available iCloud connection; games already saved there can also be played offline. One Premium purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV using the same Apple Account for purchases. If you previously purchased the ad-free option, Premium is included without another purchase. The interface and classic games are available in English, German, French and Spanish. Your own game descriptions stay just as you wrote them. Sound and supported haptics can be switched off separately.

Screenshots

MarbleMatch4 screens
Partywheel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MarbleMatch at 3.9 against Partywheel's 3.2. MarbleMatch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (72 vs 5). Partywheel's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Partywheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MarbleMatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MarbleMatch holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MarbleMatch has 72 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MarbleMatch ships an update every 2 months, Partywheel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MarbleMatch versus Partywheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarbleMatchPartywheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (72 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS14.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMario CoutureJohannes Bauer

Customer experience

MarbleMatch

All ratings72 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Partywheel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

MarbleMatch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Partywheel

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is MarbleMatch free?
MarbleMatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Partywheel free?
Partywheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MarbleMatch or Partywheel?
MarbleMatch is rated higher. MarbleMatch averages 3.9 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Partywheel averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do MarbleMatch or Partywheel have ads?
Neither MarbleMatch nor Partywheel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MarbleMatch or Partywheel?
MarbleMatch ships an update every 2 months, and Partywheel monthly. Most recently, MarbleMatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Partywheel on October 16, 2026.

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