Comparison

Mushroom Fantasy vs Puzzly

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

Head to head
About

Mushroom Fantasy

A charming puzzle game where players drag and drop cute mushrooms to match at least three of the same color. Achieve high scores by creating combos and clearing the 6x6 grid within a time limit. Share your progress with friends and compete for top ranks.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop puzzle gameplay
  • Match three or more mushrooms
  • Create combos for high scores
  • Adorable mushroom graphics
  • Variety of puzzle types
  • Unlimited game mode
  • Share results on Facebook
Features
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Fantasy Puzzle, Fantasy Super CUTE Mushroom waiting YOU!!~~ The puzzle game once again comes in new face! Mushroom Fantasy is our newest puzzle game with mushroom theme which uses drag and drop play methodology. By using drag and drop, align a set of mushrooms (at least three of the same colored mushrooms) vertically or horizontally to make them disappear, play within a specified time and achieve the highest scores. Another feature of this game system is that you can create lots of Combos – a combo is any two or more sets of mushroom aligned and disappeared (or what we called “Collected” in the game) from the 6x6 puzzle grid within a short period of time. This, plus your watchful eyes will help score the highest which you can share amongst your friends in Facebook and through Openfeint and spot who’s the top-most ranker of all. What more?! Keep your version updated as we will provide more mode choices and variety of puzzles as often as possible~!!! This fun and charming game entertains and can be played by anyone, even your babies!!! Best of all, it’s FREE! Have fun~! Features: ★Adorable mushroom setting graphics ★Lively background beats ★Amplified background music and effects volume option ★Variety of puzzle types ★Unlimited game mode ★Accompanies three props for game ease ★Unlimited combo tool to achieve high score ★Share results on facebook ★Support Openfeint for ranking – selectable by button tap / ranking board ★Results sum score, number of collected mushroom and combos ★Available for iPhone3GS, iPod Touch 2nd Gen or higher, and iPad

About

Puzzly

Transform beautiful photos into engaging puzzles for solo play or friendly competition. Share custom puzzles with friends through messaging apps and challenge them to solve your creations.

Highlights
  • Thousands of beautiful photo puzzles
  • Puzzles up to 10x10 size
  • Random puzzle generation
  • iMessage app integration
  • Create puzzles from your own photos
  • Share puzzles via messaging apps
Features
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Puzzly has beed featured by Apple as on one of the best iMessage apps in the US, UK and 100+ other countries. ***** Puzzly is now available on an iPad! Finally you an have everything you had on an iPhone and even more! Thousands of beautiful photos turned into puzzles just for you, now be as big as 10x10! Each puzzle is unique and looks gorgeous on a large display. You can even feel the breeze of the ocean or hear the music from a wild party in the picture. Or just take a moment to appreciate the sunset. Whichever is right for you - Puzzly got you covered! ***** Solve hundreds of RANDOM PUZZLES assembled just for you from photos of gorgeous sunsets, wild parties, amazing travel destinations or anything else. ***** Puzzly is an iMessage app as well! Create puzzles from your photos right from any iMessage chat, see results without going anywhere else. Ain't that cool? This is private photo sharing taken to a whole new level! Nothing beats seeing your friends assembling a 25-piece puzzle for 5 long minutes! 1. Take a photo. 2. Create a puzzle with a single tap. 3. Send it to your friends via Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram or many other services. See how fast your friends solve your puzzles, so that you can make fun of them later!

Screenshots

Mushroom Fantasy4 screens
Puzzly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puzzly at 4.4 against Mushroom Fantasy's 3.7. Puzzly also leads on ratings volume (566 vs 118). Mushroom Fantasy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (71% vs 41%). On price, update cadence, 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. Puzzly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mushroom Fantasy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzly holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 566 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Mushroom Fantasy's written reviews are positive against 41% of Puzzly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mushroom Fantasy versus Puzzly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMushroom FantasyPuzzly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (118 ratings)4.4 (566 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings118566 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS3.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPick Technology LimitedTwice

Customer experience

Mushroom Fantasy

All ratings118 ratings
Positive61.0%
Neutral22.0%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral20.5%
Negative9.0%

Puzzly

All ratings561 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative54.3%

User reviews

Mushroom Fantasy

From 118 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Cute graphics and characters
  • 🎶 Amazing and groovy music/sounds
  • 👍 Easy and fun to play
  • ⏳ Good time-pass/pastime
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for kids and families

Room to improve

  • 🥱 Boring and simple gameplay
  • 🤷‍♀️ Similar to other match-3 games (Bejeweled, Candy Crush)
  • 🌈 Colors are too similar, hard to focus
  • 🚫 Lack of instructions/tutorial
  • 📉 Limited levels

Puzzly

From 566 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 💡 Innovative concept
  • 🤩 Fun and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🚫 Doesn't work as expected
  • 📷 Limited photo/puzzle options
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns

Bugs and requests

Mushroom Fantasy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes/sends back to home page
  • Cannot figure out how to use magnifying glass power-up
  • First power-up's purpose unclear

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • High score panel
  • Smaller shrooms for bigger rows
  • GameCenter support
  • iPhone 5 support
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  • Additional game modes
  • Endless game mode without a timer
  • Time limit-free option

Puzzly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Issues with uploading/processing photos
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create larger puzzles
  • More customization options
  • Web interface for sharing
  • Compatibility improvements

In-app purchases

None

Mushroom Fantasy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Puzzly

One-time1
  • Unlimited random puzzles$0.99

Questions

Is Mushroom Fantasy free?
Mushroom Fantasy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzly free?
Puzzly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mushroom Fantasy or Puzzly?
Puzzly is rated higher. Mushroom Fantasy averages 3.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Puzzly averages 4.4 from 566 ratings.
Do Mushroom Fantasy or Puzzly have ads?
Neither Mushroom Fantasy nor Puzzly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mushroom Fantasy or Puzzly?
Mushroom Fantasy ships an update every 10 days, and Puzzly every 10 days. Most recently, Mushroom Fantasy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Puzzly on November 2, 2026.

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