PILLUP! vs Pool Match Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PILLUP!
Match colorful pills in rows of four to clear them from the grid and eliminate germs. Strategically use unique sidekick abilities to overcome increasingly challenging levels and cure the world from a curious disease.
- Match 4 pills of the same color
- Trap and kill germs
- Prevent the stack from reaching the top
- Utilize powerful sidekick abilities
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Form the best team for each level
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What happens when Tetris meets Candy Crush ? Well, commonly it's called plagiarism, but in our case it brings life to PILLUP ! :D Perform 4-in-a-row matches of pills of the same color to destroy them from the grid, and trap germs in matches to kill them as well ! Get rid of every germ of the grid and make sure the stack doesn't reach the top ! But don't worry, you're not going to take out the world alone... your powerful sidekicks are here to help you ! Use their unique abilities and compose the best team for each level, with a significantly growing challenge ! Germs will be getting stronger, and most importantly, smarter over the levels ! We're going to need YOUR help to cure the world from the most curious disease...
Pool Match Jam
Engage in a satisfying color-sorting puzzle game where you help people reach their matching tubes. Strategically clear jammed grids by tapping matching colors to guide them down slides. Master tactics to overcome blockers, tunnels, and mystery colors for endless fun.
- Color matching gameplay
- Tube clearing puzzles
- Guide people to slides
- Blocker challenges
- Tunnel mechanics
- Mystery color reveals
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Come play the most satisfying game of color sort and match with Pool Match! Get ready to help people enjoy the pool by selectively releasing matching tubes for them to get into and have fun in. Clear the tubes that jam the grid and get people into their matching tubes to ride down the slide in this fun, addictive, and satisfying puzzle game. Refine your tactics, master your strategies, and efficiently clear the levels. Enjoy the easy gameplay! People are eagerly waiting to get onto the slide. Help them by clearing the tube jam by tapping on tubes that match the color of the people on the active line. Experience the satisfaction of the pool-goers jumping into the tubes and flowing down the slide. Remember to keep an eye on the empty slots we don’t want them filled up with tubes that do not match people on the active line. Ready for the not-so-easy part? Pool Match has multiple features that add a measure of challenge to the gameplay. Blockers: These prevent the tubes from moving forward, and you’ll have to clear a path around them. Tunnels: There will be times when none of the active tubes match the people. Will the next tube released from the tunnel match the people? Who knows Mystery color: This one is tricky! The mysterious gray tubes reveal their color only when any of the tubes beside them have moved. Don’t miss the matching adventure that is Pool Match, and enjoy the endless fun and excitement of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PILLUP! at none against Pool Match Jam's shown. PILLUP! also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pool Match Jam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PILLUP! against 5.0 for Pool Match Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
PILLUP! ships an update every 3 months, Pool Match Jam every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PILLUP! | Pool Match Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adedjoumon Adam | Elixir Gamelabs LLC |
Customer experience
PILLUP!
Pool Match Jam
In-app purchases
PILLUP!
No in-app purchases
Pool Match Jam
No in-app purchases
