Flow Free vs Max Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board without crossing or overlapping. Enjoy hundreds of free levels or challenge yourself in timed modes. This addictive puzzle game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience for all skill levels.
- Connect matching colors with pipes
- Fill the entire board
- Over 2,500 free levels
- Daily puzzles
- Time Trial mode
- Multiple board sizes
- Level packs
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Flow Free® is a simple yet addictive puzzle game. Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free a try, and experience "mind like water"! *** Flow Free features *** * Content - Over 2,500 free levels available in Free Play mode, and new Daily Puzzles every day! - 10 different board sizes - Free Classic, Bonus, Bridges, Mania, Extreme, and Jumbo level packs - Additional level packs available for purchase * Challenge - Game Center achievements as you solve levels and complete packs - Track your completion of each level in Free Play mode - Strive for accuracy in Free Play using the fewest, most efficient moves - Strive for speed in Time Trial for the most and fastest solves - 20 scored Time Trial variants to choose from by board size and duration * Look & Feel - Smooth, polished touch interaction - Colorful UI - Fun sound effects - Clean vector graphics and animations - Labels available for color impaired players Enjoy.
Max Match
Connect dots of the same color with lines to fill the entire board. This addictive puzzle game offers thousands of levels with increasing difficulty, daily challenges, and hints to help you progress. Enjoy a relaxing yet engaging brain-training experience suitable for all ages.
- Connect same-colored dots
- Fill the entire board
- Thousands of unique levels
- Daily challenges
- Adjustable grid sizes
- Hint system
- Leaderboards
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Another Huge update - Over 4,200 new Levels! Total of 7,200 levels! Focus on advanced grid sizes. New Daily Challenge in every board size you prefer! Completely new and improved flat interface Connect dots with matching colors with a line. Pair all dots with the same color and make sure to cover the entire board to solve each level in Max Match. Max Match is an addictive yet simple puzzle game, where you need to connect dots with a pipe like line. Max Match is easy to learn and control, but can be challenging as you advance. * Features * * 20 different packages . * A bucket full of fun - total of 7,200 unique Levels, 4840 are completely free. * New - Daily challenge! * Wide range of difficulty settings - from 5x5 grid to 12x12 grid. Each for his own challenge. * Easy to control, fun to play. * Great graphics in HD quality * Advance in rank as you solve more puzzles * Use Hints to ease your playing. Get free hints when sharing your rank results on Facebook. * Control sound and other aspects from the settings menu * Great for all ages! Max Match is a wonderful pipe or flow type puzzle app for all ages. Enjoy a simple yet challenging and engaging experience. free to play on Google store! Playing is easy: First, select a package to begin playing. the starter package is recommended for those who are new to connect the lines or flows game type. Then, select the first level of the pack and starts to connect the dots. you need to link dots of the same color with a single line. However, make sure you create the line in a way that will not prevent connecting other dots with lines as well. When you complete connecting all pairs, you have completed the level! well done! Max Match is full of options to pick from, from easy play to brain twisting puzzles. simply select your preferred package and start playing. You will enjoy this app from the first time you pick it up and it will keep you busy for endless hours whenever you have few minutes to kill. For the competitive players, there are also leaderboards available - beat the leaders to become the champion! Have fun and thanks for your support! If you'd like to get the next generation of flow type games, try our newest casual family game - Bridges: A number pipe line puzzle for even more light brain challenge. Please check out also our new brain twisting puzzle game called - Cleared. its the next level in connect the dots games! check it out, its free! Tiltan Games http://tiltangames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Max Match at none against Flow Free's shown. Max Match also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Flow Free's advantage is ratings volume (408K vs 504) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Max Match sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 408K ratings behind it against 504, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 82% and 83% positive.
Flow Free ships an update every 5 months, Max Match every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flow Free | Max Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (408K ratings) — better | 4.5 (504 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 408K — better | 504 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Tiltan Games (2013) LTD |
Customer experience
Flow Free
Max Match
User reviews
Flow Free
From 408K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and fun
- 🧠 Challenges the brain
- ⏱️ Good for passing time
- 🔓 No WiFi required
- 💻 Works well on different devices
Room to improve
- 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
- 💰 Hints/levels can be expensive
- 🤯 Levels can get too difficult
- 🔁 Daily streak issues
Max Match
From 504 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating
- 💤 Relaxing experience
- 🕰️ Good time-killer
- 🧑🦳 Suitable for all ages
Room to improve
- 🙄 Constant review requests
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🤖 Buggy controls/tracking
- 🔇 Inability to disable sound
- 🤯 Repetitive/easy puzzles
Bugs and requests
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Ads getting stuck and preventing progress
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging levels for older players
- Ability to earn hints through gameplay
- Option to change background color for themes
- Sync progress across devices
Max Match
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect level labeling
- Unresponsive controls
- Freezing/crashing issues
- Ads interrupting gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging puzzle levels
- Ability to disable ads
- Persistent sound settings
- Progress tracking and achievements
In-app purchases
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Green Pack$1.99
- Blue Pack$1.99
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- Purple Pack$1.99
- 10x10 Mania$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs and Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
Max Match
- Flow Max - Get 5 Hints$0.99
- Unlock 9x9 Mega Pack$0.99
- Unlock 10x10 Mega Pack$0.99
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- Unlock Quick Mega Pack$0.99
- Special Offer$0.99
- Flow Max - Unlock Special Pack$1.99
- Unlock 11x11 Mega Pack$1.99
- Unlock 12x12 Mega Pack$1.99
- Unlock Flash Mega Pack$1.99
- Flow Max - Get 15 Hints$2.99
- Flow Max - Get 30 Hints$4.99
- Flow Max - Get 60 Hints!$9.99









