Comparison

Card Pairs vs Memory Match

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

Head to head
About

Card Pairs

This classic memory game challenges players to find matching pairs of face-down cards. It's designed to sharpen concentration for both children and adults, featuring hand-drawn cards and a clean interface.

Highlights
  • Find matching card pairs
  • Play solo or with friends locally
  • Hand-drawn card designs
  • Unlock new card packs
  • Clean user interface
Features
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Pairs is the memory game classic you probably already know and love, carefully processed for iOS. Sharpen your mind and enjoy the neat hand-drawn cards and clean user interface while playing. - How to play - At the beginning of each game, a deck of cards is spread on the board, face down. Your goal is to collect the most pairs of all. At each turn you can only flip two cards. If they match you get to keep the pair, but if not you must cover them back up and the next player may take his chance. So memorize the cards well, because only players with good memory can find pairs quickly and master this game! Pairs is a great way to train the concentration of children, but it will also keep adults challenged. - Features - * Play solo, with up to three other friends on the same device, or with nearby devices * Hand drawn and lavishly colorized cards to play with * Unlock new card packs as you go

About

Memory Match

Sharpen your mind with this memory game. Flip cards to find matching pairs, testing your recall and concentration. Offers customizable levels, competitive modes, and daily hints to enhance your brain training experience.

Highlights
  • Constructor mode for custom levels
  • Competitive modes: best score, best time
  • Multiple game rules (attempts, time)
  • iCloud progress saving
  • Achievements and Game Center records
  • Free daily hints
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Memory - find a pair, a memory development game for children and adults. You must remember the location of the cards and find all the matching pictures. Rules: Up to 16 pairs of cards are placed on the playing field. Each turn you need to turn over two (or three) cards. If they match, they disappear from the playing field. If not, the open cards are turned face down, and the turn starts again. The goal of the game is to find pairs. Features: ∙ constructor mode, customize the level for yourself ∙ competitive modes: best score, best time ∙ several game rules: no restrictions, for attempts, for time, mix ∙ saving progress in iCloud ∙ achievements and records from Game Center ∙ free hints every day Competitive modes: Challenge mode is a competitive mode in which you need to score points for completing random levels. The more levels in a row you pass and the fewer mistakes you make, the more points you get per level. Classic mode - complete 10 levels in this mode and you can take part in the competition for the best time. In this mode, you need to complete levels as quickly as possible. For a while - in this mode you need to score as many points as possible in a limited time. With successful completion of the level, you will receive additional time. LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Card Pairs4 screens
Memory Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Card Pairs at 45% against Memory Match's 0%. Card Pairs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Memory Match's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Card Pairs sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Memory Match sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Pairs holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Pairs has 158 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Card Pairs's written reviews are positive against 0% of Memory Match's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Pairs ships an update every 4 months, Memory Match every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Card Pairs versus Memory Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard PairsMemory Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (158 ratings) — better4.3 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings158 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverrideGennady Pucherevin

Customer experience

Card Pairs

All ratings158 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

Memory Match

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Card Pairs

One-time7
  • On the beach$0.99
  • Wintertime$0.99
  • In the woods$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Fear and Horror$0.99
  • Come fly with me$0.99
  • In the zoo$0.99
  • Christmas$0.99
14 purchases

Memory Match

Subscriptions3
  • Memory Premium - 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • Memory Premium - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Memory Premium - 1 Year$19.991 Year
One-time11
  • Hints$0.99
  • Boosts$0.99
  • Time$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Coin Pack 1$0.99
  • Donation$1.99
  • Coin Pack 2$1.99
  • Triple Pack$1.99
  • Coin Pack 3$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Coin Pack 4$4.99
  • Coin Pack 5$9.99

Questions

Is Card Pairs free?
Card Pairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Match free?
Memory Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Pairs or Memory Match?
Card Pairs is rated higher. Card Pairs averages 4.5 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Memory Match averages 4.3 from 14 ratings.
Do Card Pairs or Memory Match have ads?
Memory Match shows ads; Card Pairs does not.
Which is updated more often, Card Pairs or Memory Match?
Card Pairs ships an update every 4 months, and Memory Match every 3 weeks. Most recently, Card Pairs was updated on October 17, 2026 and Memory Match on October 19, 2026.

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