Comparison

Froggy Ascent vs Blast Match

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

Head to head
About

Froggy Ascent

Embark on a challenging vertical platformer adventure, using a sticky frog tongue to grapple and climb a treacherous mountain. With precise mechanics and retro pixel graphics, this game tests your skills across 15+ levels where one mistake means starting over.

Highlights
  • Vertical platforming gameplay
  • Frog tongue grappling hook
  • 15+ challenging levels
  • Precise jumping mechanics
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • High difficulty
Features
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Legends say the top of the cliff holds the Fabled Fly Spa... Jump and climb your way up a treacherous mountain in this challenging vertical platformer. Use your sticky frog tongue as a grappling hook to swing across gaps and reach new heights! - 15+ unique and challenging levels - Precise jumping and grappling mechanics - Retro pixel graphics with charming animations - Rage-inducing difficulty that tests your skills - One slip means starting over - can you make it to the top? Master the mountain, conquer your rage, and reach frog paradise!

About

Blast Match

A puzzle game where you match numbers to clear grids, disarm mines, and trigger shockwaves. Compete with friends for top scores and track your progress in this skill-based, offline-playable experience.

Highlights
  • Match numbers to clear the grid
  • Disarm hidden mines
  • Trigger shockwaves with long-range matches
  • Add new rows with expansions
  • Compete with friends on leaderboards
  • Offline play
  • Track game statistics
Features
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Introducing the Blast Board — compete with your friends. Add friends with a shareable code and see who really holds the top score. Champion, silver, and bronze standings for the top three. Accept or decline friend requests and manage your board with block and report tools. Think you're the best? Prove it. HOW IT PLAYS - Match numbers across rows, columns, and the wrap to clear the grid - Spot and disarm hidden mines before they go off - Chain long-range matches to trigger shockwaves that clear large areas - Add new rows (Expansions) when you need more room, at the risk of new mines WHY YOU'LL KEEP PLAYING - Quick to learn, hard to master: a clean ruleset with real depth - Pure skill: progress comes from pattern recognition and planning, not luck - Play anytime, offline. No account required. - Optional sign-in to back up and restore your stats across devices Free to play, with optional ad removal available if you'd rather play uninterrupted. Track your all-time high score, stages cleared, mines disarmed, and best disarm streak as you sharpen your game.

Screenshots

Froggy Ascent4 screens
Blast Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Froggy Ascent at none against Blast Match's 1. Froggy Ascent also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Blast Match's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating 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. Blast Match sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Froggy Ascent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Froggy Ascent against 5.0 for Blast Match. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blast Match has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Froggy Ascent versus Blast Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFroggy AscentBlast Match
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael RiveraNarrative ID Studios LLC

Customer experience

Froggy Ascent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blast Match

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Froggy Ascent

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blast Match

One-time1
  • Remove Ads (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Froggy Ascent free?
Froggy Ascent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blast Match free?
Blast Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Froggy Ascent or Blast Match?
Froggy Ascent and Blast Match are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Froggy Ascent or Blast Match have ads?
Blast Match shows ads; Froggy Ascent does not.

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