Fold Matches vs Updraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Fold Matches
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Play engaging matchstick puzzles where you need to form shapes or solve equations. The game involves moving, adding, or removing matchsticks from the game board to create the required shape or the correct answer. You can arrive at the right answer in various ways. Initial levels are simplified to help you understand the game. What awaits you: Adapted for various phones and tablets. 15 colorful themes. Pleasant animations. Over 691 levels. Endless hints. Matchstick shapes: square, triangle, rhombus, pentagon, numbers from 0 to 9. You can also create your own level and send it to us. It will definitely appear in future updates. PS: All tasks are achievable if you apply the right effort. Good luck in the game!
Updraft
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One thumb. One cave. One question: how far? Hold to rise, let go to fall, and thread your panicking little blob through an endless neon cave that gets tighter and faster the longer you survive. Crash and you'll die in increasingly ridiculous ways ā then you'll tap to fly again before you've finished groaning. ⢠Dead-simple one-thumb controls ⢠An endless, ever-tightening neon cave ⢠Campaign mode - 60 handcrafted caves across 6 unique regions ⢠Ridiculous death animations you'll want to collect ⢠Skins with personality + cave themes to unlock ⢠A new Daily Cave for everyone, every day ⢠Plays offline, anywhere Mash your thumb. Skim the walls. Blame gravity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fold Matches at none against Updraft's 4. Fold Matches also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Updraft sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fold Matches asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fold Matches ships an update daily, Updraft weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fold Matches | Updraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily ā better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Karpenko | Seif Ibrahim |
In-app purchases
Fold Matches
No in-app purchases
Updraft
- Snack Pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Campaign Mode$2.99
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- Mega Bundle$4.99
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