Comparison

Peg Pals vs Halloween Drops 5

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

Head to head
About

Peg Pals

This game offers thousands of triangular peg solitaire puzzles with unique twists and unlimited hints. Learn to solve any puzzle, create your own, and enjoy a relaxing or challenging experience. The game state is always saved, allowing for seamless interruptions.

Highlights
  • Thousands of unique puzzles
  • Unlimited hints and undo
  • Custom puzzle creation
  • Solvable indicator
  • Optional timer
  • Auto-save game state
Features
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Peg Pals Pro brings a fresh twist to the classic triangular peg solitaire puzzle with thousands of unique challenges, unlimited hints, and step-by-step solutions. Whether you're learning the game or looking for a serious challenge, Peg Pals Pro helps you improve while having fun. Unlike traditional peg solitaire, puzzles aren't limited to removing a single peg. Peg Pals Pro creates carefully designed starting positions by removing multiple pegs while ensuring every puzzle has a solution. You can even create and solve your own custom puzzles. Need help? Peg Pals Pro can guide you through the complete solution one move at a time, making it easy to learn winning strategies instead of simply guessing. Features • Thousands of carefully designed puzzles • Every puzzle is guaranteed to be solvable • Generate your own custom puzzles • Learn with complete step-by-step solutions • Unlimited hints that always lead toward a solution • Optional solvability indicator that warns when you've taken a wrong turn • Unlimited Undo • Automatic game saving • Optional timer Whether you have a few spare minutes or want to tackle a challenging puzzle session, Peg Pals Pro lets you play at your own pace.

About

Halloween Drops 5

Embark on a multifaceted Halloween-themed match-three adventure with challenging levels and unique obstacles. Create powerful cascades to level up and conquer various objectives. Enjoy a full gaming experience with a one-time payment.

Highlights
  • Multifaceted Halloween-themed match three adventure
  • Unrivaled level design for all ages
  • Create powerful chained power-up cascades
  • 6 distinct game modes
  • Variety of objectives and challenges
  • Obstacles and special items
Features
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Halloween Drops 5 - begins as a simple match three board game and gradually increases difficulties as obstacles are added and level objectives becomes more challenging. * Multifaceted Halloween themed match three adventure * Unrivaled level design, Right amount of level challenges for all ages from 5 to 99. * Create powerful chained power up cascades to level up! * 6 game modes - Relaxed,Easy,Medium,Hard,Expert,Impossible * No in-app purchase, one time payment for the whole gaming experience. * Hints/Music/Banners can be disabled. Objectives 1. Score quota 2. Removing dark pulps 3. Bring down cats 4. Remove webs 5. Remove bats 6. Matching the bone frame 7. Collect candies 8. Owl skips 9. Collect orbs 10. Collect eye balls 11. Remove slimes 12. Open caskets 13. Remove candle flames Challenges 1. Complete the objective before time runs out. 2. Complete the objective before you ran out of swaps. Obstacles 1. Broom 2. Stone tile 3. Ticking Bomb item Featuring 1. Vaulted and keyed items 2. Mystery items Power ups / Special items 1. Witch 2. Halloween bag 3. Double Halloween item 4. Bone frame 5. Last orb Auto hints can be disabled/enabled Banners can be disabled/enabled Music and sound can be disabled/enabled

Screenshots

Peg Pals4 screens
Halloween Drops 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Peg Pals at 88% against Halloween Drops 5's 14%. Peg Pals also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 58 months). Halloween Drops 5's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Halloween Drops 5 is free to download; Peg Pals costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Peg Pals holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Peg Pals's written reviews are positive against 14% of Halloween Drops 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peg Pals ships an update every 5 months, Halloween Drops 5 every 58 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Peg Pals versus Halloween Drops 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeg PalsHalloween Drops 5
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (25 ratings) — better3.6 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 58 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1711.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid P. SumnerROBERTO MANONGDO

Customer experience

Peg Pals

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Halloween Drops 5

All ratings23 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Peg Pals

No in-app purchases

None

Halloween Drops 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peg Pals free?
Peg Pals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halloween Drops 5 free?
Halloween Drops 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Peg Pals or Halloween Drops 5?
Peg Pals is rated higher. Peg Pals averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Halloween Drops 5 averages 3.6 from 24 ratings.
Do Peg Pals or Halloween Drops 5 have ads?
Neither Peg Pals nor Halloween Drops 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peg Pals or Halloween Drops 5?
Peg Pals ships an update every 5 months, and Halloween Drops 5 every 58 months. Most recently, Peg Pals was updated on October 23, 2026 and Halloween Drops 5 on October 24, 2026.

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