Comparison

Match Holiday! vs CheckMate

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

Head to head
About

Match Holiday!

Embark on a festive 3D matching adventure across various holidays, featuring over 5000 unique levels with challenging gameplay mechanics. Utilize powerful boosters and collect gifts as you progress through beautiful, ad-free puzzles designed for both relaxation and brain training.

Highlights
  • 3D matching gameplay
  • Over 5000 unique levels
  • Holiday themes (Christmas, Halloween, etc.)
  • Challenging mechanics (conveyors, teleporters)
  • Powerful boosters and power-ups
  • Bonus levels for coins
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Break free of the factory and restore the Spirit of the Holidays in this 3D matching game adventure with No Ads! Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and so much more Holiday Cheer! Match Holiday is a new game with over 5000 levels that are unique and challenging featuring all new game play like conveyors, teleporters, platforms and other challenges! Use amazing boosters and power-ups to beat beautiful and challenging levels! Keep unlocking new Holidays and themes as you enjoy playing fun match-3 levels! Get in the spirit, give it a try today, we are sure you will love Match Holiday! Holiday Match features: • Addictive! A unique design in match-3D game play with fun gameplay! • Holliday Cheer! Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, St. Patricks Day, Birthday and so much more!! • Beautiful! This game takes pride in every detail of the design, art and music! • No Ads! Just play and have fun! • Gifts! Collect loads of coins in bonus levels, by winning games, and keeping your streak alive! • Boosters! Lots of powerful boosters to help when you need an extra hand! • Relax! This game is for relaxation but at the same time you will train your brain while having fun with these puzzles. Match Holiday has no ads, is free to download and has optional in-app purchases that can be disabled in your tablet or phone's settings.

About

CheckMate

Features
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Three ways to play chess, in one beautifully designed, focused game app. PLAY WITH AI Five levels of engine, from a beginner that overlooks things to a full-strength search that will outcalculate most club players. Each level is a genuinely different search depth and time budget, not the same engine with random blunders bolted on. Works completely offline. TWO PLAYERS (PASS & PLAY) Pass one phone back and forth for a game with whoever is sitting next to you. The board can turn around between turns so both players always see it the right way up. Also works 100% offline. ONLINE WITH FRIENDS Open Play Online, then sign in with Apple or Google, or continue as a Guest. Search for a quick match or create a private room, and send the five-character room code to a friend. They type it in and you are on the same board — moves appear on both devices instantly. Offer a draw or resign, and reconnect seamlessly if your network drops. EVERY RULE, PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED Castling on both kingside and queenside with all standard conditions checked. En passant captures. Promotion to queen, rook, bishop, or knight with an interactive selector. Stalemate, threefold repetition, fifty-move rule, and insufficient material are all automatically detected and clearly explained. BUILT TO HELP YOU IMPROVE • Tap any piece to see all legal moves — dots for quiet moves, rings for captures • Undo button to take back moves in AI and pass-and-play games • Hint system with minimax analysis in AI games • Live move list kept in official algebraic chess notation • Clear board coordinates, last-move highlighting, and check alerts MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 5 board themes: Classic, Emerald, Ocean, Midnight, and Rosewood. Optional chess clocks range from blitz (1 min, 3|2, 5 min) to rapid (10 min, 15|10), with your win/loss record stored on your device. ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY Playing against the AI and local two-player games requires no profile and works entirely on your device. Online play synchronizes the Apple, Google, or Guest identity you choose, your display name, and game moves through Firebase. Checkmate is supported by Google AdMob ads requested as non-personalized after any consent required in your region. The app does not request permission to track you across other companies' apps or websites. You can delete your account at any time from Settings > Account > Delete account. Free to play. Master your chess game today!

Screenshots

Match Holiday!4 screens
CheckMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckMate at none against Match Holiday!'s 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Holiday! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CheckMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Match Holiday! versus CheckMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch Holiday!CheckMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky Planet GamesShruti Sonawane

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Match Holiday!

One-time10
  • Handful of Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack!$4.99
  • Special Deal!$9.99
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  • Bucket of Coins$12.99
  • Super Deal!$19.99
  • Huge Deal!$39.99
  • Barrel of Coins$54.99
  • Mega Deal!$79.99
  • Mountain of Coins$99.99
  • Epic Deal!$99.99
None

CheckMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match Holiday! free?
Match Holiday! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CheckMate free?
CheckMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Match Holiday! or CheckMate have ads?
Both Match Holiday! and CheckMate show ads.

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