Comparison

Guess Nine vs Category Match!

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

Head to head
About

Guess Nine

A number guessing game where players must deduce a unique 9-digit number. Hints are provided through directional arrows indicating numerical trends between digits. Test your logic and try to solve it within three attempts.

Highlights
  • Unique 9-digit number puzzle
  • Digits 1-9 used once
  • Arrow-based trend hints
  • Limited tries for challenge
  • Simple, logic-based gameplay
Features
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Guess the mystery 9-digit number! Sounds simple, right? Well... here are the rules: 1) The digits 1-9 only appear once. 2) Your only hints are arrows on the screen. The arrows indicate trends in the number... whether the space is greater/less than the previous space Still sound easy? Think you can guess it in 3 tries? Guess Nine.

About

Category Match!

Features
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Rules: - Select a tile - Swap tiles to match them with their zones - Put all the tiles in the correct zones - Complete all the levels - Enjoy!

Screenshots

Guess Nine3 screens
Category Match!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Category Match! at none against Guess Nine's 1. Category Match! also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). Guess Nine's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Guess Nine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Category Match! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Guess Nine versus Category Match!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuess NineCategory Match!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan AnthonySerenico Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guess Nine

One-time1
  • Help support Guess Nine$0.99
None

Category Match!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guess Nine free?
Guess Nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Category Match! free?
Category Match! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guess Nine or Category Match! have ads?
Category Match! shows ads; Guess Nine does not.

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