Comparison

scrawls vs Match Attack

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

Head to head
About

scrawls

Capture and share your adventures with a community of explorers. Express yourself through messages and photos, and discover hidden gems left by others. Connect anonymously while exploring together in a safe and respectful environment.

Highlights
  • Capture and share photos
  • Write and share messages
  • Anonymous posting
  • Discover user-created scrawls
  • Follow user trails
  • Community guidelines
  • Content moderation
Features
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Step into the world of Scrawls, where you can capture and share your adventures with a vibrant community of explorers. Capture Moments: Share stunning photos and experiences from your journeys, whether it’s a beautiful landscape, a delicious meal, or an exciting event. Express Yourself: Craft messages that highlight your discoveries, tips, and stories. Inspire others with your unique perspective. Connect Anonymously: Enjoy the freedom of sharing anonymously while connecting with a community of like-minded adventurers. Leave one scrawl per location to keep your privacy intact. Explore Together: Discover scrawls left by others and follow their trails to hidden gems and exciting spots. Be part of a collective journey. Safe and Respectful: Our community guidelines ensure a positive and respectful environment. All content is moderated to keep Scrawls safe and enjoyable for everyone. Join the Adventure: With Scrawls, you’re not just sharing your journey; you’re part of a social network of explorers, adventurers, and storytellers. Scrawls—capture, share, and explore with a community that’s always on the move.

About

Match Attack

Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.

Highlights
  • Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
  • Create powerful tile cascades
  • Collect over 280 synergistic relics
  • Progress through three distinct chapters
  • Unlock permanent relics through runs
  • Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
Features
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!

Screenshots

scrawls4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: scrawls at none against Match Attack's 1. scrawls also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Match Attack's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment 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. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. scrawls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

scrawls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
scrawls versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterscrawlsMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings312 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB111 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCatalyst Data Science L.L.C.Michael Ip

Customer experience

scrawls

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Match Attack

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

scrawls

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is scrawls free?
scrawls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, scrawls or Match Attack?
scrawls is rated higher. scrawls averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do scrawls or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; scrawls does not.

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