Comparison

Shop Match vs Hole Drop!

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

Head to head
About

Shop Match

A vibrant puzzle game where players match colored goods on shelves to clear the board. Strategic thinking is key as difficulty increases to solve each level by collecting all same-colored items.

Highlights
  • Match colored goods
  • Clear shelves
  • Strategic puzzle solving
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Level-based progression
Features
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Shop Match is a vibrant puzzle game focused on matching colored goods from shelves. The objective is to collect all the same-colored items and clear the board. As the difficulty increases, strategic thinking becomes essential to solve each level by ensuring all items are matched and the shelves are emptied.

About

Hole Drop!

Features
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Welcome to Hole Drop! The ultimate game to test your matching skills. Drop the required stickmen into the hole in Hole Drop! In this fast-paced and addictive game, your mission is to send colored holes onto the differently colored stickmen in the area to make them fall into the hole. Pay attention to the target. Your goal is to send the colored holes onto the differently colored stickmen in the area. The holes will attract and drop stickmen of the same color into themselves. The holes will collect as many stickmen as they can in the area, and the last hole will disappear. There will be a target in each level. The user will drop the stickmen into the hole according to the desired target. Game Features Area: There is a grid area in the middle of the area, and stickmen of different colors are located on this area. At the top, there are holes of different colors that we need to use to drop these stickmen. Dynamic Grid: Navigate a dynamic grid environment that changes with each hole sending and interaction. Adjust your tactics on the fly to handle changing conditions and unexpected challenges. Progress and Goals: Dropping the stickmen into the hole according to the desired target. In the advanced levels, you will encounter a magnifying glass to enlarge the hole and a rocket to change the colors and send more stickmen into the hole. Color match, hole drop, fun nonstop!

Screenshots

Shop Match4 screens
Hole Drop!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hole Drop! at none against Shop Match's shown. Hole Drop! also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shop Match ships an update every 7 months, Hole Drop! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shop Match versus Hole Drop!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShop MatchHole Drop!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaliba Games & Technologies Inc.ZiNKY OYUN YAZILIM ANONiM SiRKETi

In-app purchases

None

Shop Match

No in-app purchases

None

Hole Drop!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shop Match free?
Shop Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hole Drop! free?
Hole Drop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shop Match or Hole Drop! have ads?
Shop Match shows ads; Hole Drop! does not.
Which is updated more often, Shop Match or Hole Drop!?
Shop Match ships an update every 7 months, and Hole Drop! every 5 days. Most recently, Shop Match was updated on October 27, 2026 and Hole Drop! on October 14, 2026.

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