Comparison

Groops vs Packs

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

Head to head
About

Groops

This puzzle game challenges your mind by matching tiles based on shared or unique attributes. With hundreds of levels and exciting game modes like Time Attack and multiplayer, it offers endless fun and brain stimulation. Compete with friends and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Time Attack mode
  • Leaderboards
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Hint system
Features
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Groops is a puzzle game that will put your mind to the test. Match tiles three at a time based on either shared or completely unique attributes - the number of possibilities will tie your brain in knots! Keep your mind sharp. Play Groops! • Hundreds of levels of increasing difficulties! • Infinite, unlimited gameplay in “Time Attack” mode. Get to the top of the leaderboards and send your friends Challenge requests to beat your score! • Unlock dozens of Achievements! • Compete against friends in multiplayer mode - who can get the most Groops before time runs out? ********** ~ * Starbucks Pick of the Week in 2014 * ~ “This is an example of why we love games. Simple to understand, but very difficult to master.” - iPlayApps “Groops takes match-three to a whole new level.” - Daniel Celeste, AppAdvice.com “This game is more fun and challenging than my job! With a smooth design and intelligent matching, it is everything I look for to keep my mind stimulated during downtime” - HallelP “Fun but challenging game. Can’t put my phone down once I open this app!” - Stefi592 ********** GAMEPLAY MODES LEVELS - Relax, there’s no time pressure. Find all the possible Groops on the screen to advance. You can use Hints if you get stuck (get more by playing TIME ATTACK or from the Powerups menu). TIME ATTACK - Find as many Groops as possible before time runs out! Make 5 Groops in a row to increase your multiplier, but be careful! If you make an invalid Groop, your multiplier gets reset. Rack up as many points as possible because your score gets added to your points bank. ********** OK, HOW DO I PLAY? Match 3 tiles to make a Groop. Tiles have 4 attributes with three options each - SHAPE (square, circle, leaf), COLOR (blue, magenta, yellow), PATTERN (solid fill, striped fill, border only), and SYMBOL (diamond, hourglass, and its 3rd option is no symbol at all). Finding identical tiles is easy, but you’ll eventually need to make Groops based on mixed attributes, and thats where we kick your brain into full-throttle. Groops can be made by matching tiles with identical attributes, by matching all 3 options of 1 attribute, or by matching three different options across multiple attributes. For example: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol, and a solid blue leaf with no symbol. (Same shape - square, same color - blue, same pattern - solid, all different symbols) • Striped blue square with no symbol, solid magenta circle with a diamond, bordered yellow leaf with an hourglass (All different shapes, all different colors, all different patterns, all different symbols) NOTE: To make a Groop, either all options are the same, or all different across the attributes. For example, these would be invalid: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol (two squares and a circle, instead of three squares, or one square, one circle, and one leaf) • Bordered magenta circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with an hourglass (Invalid for two reasons: 1) two yellows and a magenta instead of three yellows or one yellow, one magenta, and one blue. 2) two diamonds and an hourglass instead of three diamonds or one diamond, one hourglass, and one without any symbol at all) ********** Follow @play_groops on Twitter

About

Packs

This is an addictive pattern matching game where players find sets of three cards to complete puzzles. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in different game modes. Enjoy an ad-free experience with exciting new multiplayer features.

Highlights
  • Pattern matching puzzles
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Quick and Challenge modes
  • Multiplayer support
  • Ad-free gameplay
Features
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Packs is the most addictive pattern matching game in the world. Every game is a unique puzzle that will test your pattern matching skills. Find packs of three cards and finish the deck as quickly as possible and compete with your friends on the leaderboard. Play Packs through the night and reveal your true competitive nature by beating your friends on the leaderboard. They deserve to lose. You are better than them... Packs will break your brain and then train it. You'll be shocked to learn how much your brain can do; why deny yourself? FEATURES • No interrupting ads! We hate them too • Compete with your friends on the leaderboard • Play in Quick mode or test yourself with Challenge mode • [NEW] Multiplayer! • Features Bork - our favourite doggo As always we have so much planned for you, so stay tuned for updates!

Screenshots

Groops4 screens
Packs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Packs at 4.7 against Groops's 4.3. Packs also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Groops's advantage is ratings volume (675 vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Groops sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Packs sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Packs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groops has 675 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Groops's written reviews are positive against 100% of Packs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groops ships an update every 8 days, Packs every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Groops versus Packs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroopsPacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (675 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings675 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorched Media LLCJoshua Balfour

Customer experience

Groops

All ratings675 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.3%

Packs

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Groops

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level 10 of 'brainz needed' bonus pack won't let user progress
  • Crash after time attack finishes
  • Level 45 of easy 4x4 board shows '0/ ' and crashes
  • Win not recognized in local multiplayer

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and boards
  • Ability to reset level scores
  • Endless mode
  • Ability to see previous groops found

Packs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Groops

One-time6
  • pack of 50 Board Shuffles$0.99
  • pack of 10 Hints$0.99
  • pack of 5,000 Points$0.99
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  • 3x3 Bonus Pack 1$1.99
  • pack of 20,000 Points$2.99
  • pack of 100,000 Points$12.99
2 purchases

Packs

One-time2
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • Unlimited Hints$1.99

Questions

Is Groops free?
Groops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Packs free?
Packs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groops or Packs?
Packs is rated higher. Groops averages 4.3 out of 5 from 675 ratings, while Packs averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Groops or Packs have ads?
Neither Groops nor Packs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groops or Packs?
Groops ships an update every 8 days, and Packs every 5 weeks. Most recently, Groops was updated on July 4, 2026 and Packs on September 12, 2026.

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