Match 3* vs Idle Bloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match 3*
Score points by matching three or more identical shapes in a row. This tile-matching game offers a simple yet engaging puzzle experience.
- Match three or more identical shapes
- Score points
- Simple puzzle gameplay
- Engaging matching mechanics
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Score as many points as possible by matching three or more identical shapes in a row.
Idle Bloom
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Water your plots, then walk away. Your garden keeps growing while the app is closed. Idle Bloom is a gentle idle game about sowing seeds and waiting for flowers. Skip a day and nothing is lost—open the app again and a whole harvest is waiting for you. ■ WAITING PAYS Every species grows at its own pace and sells for its own price. Start with quick meadow flowers, then work up to the alpine and hothouse ones that actually pay. Expand from one plot to eight. ■ FIVE UPGRADES Watering Can, Fertilizer, Bees, Greenhouse, Market Stall. The Greenhouse is the one that matters most—it extends how long your garden keeps earning while you are away. ■ TURN OF THE SEASON Stuck? Turn the season. The garden resets, but everything you earned becomes a permanent growth bonus, and the next season moves far faster. ■ 121 FLOWERS TO COLLECT Twelve tiers, from Meadow to Legends, by way of waterside, dry country, orchid house, carnivores, cloud forest and frozen ground. Every flower you bloom is recorded in your herbarium. ■ A BOUQUET A DAY Fill the day's order and earn nectar. Keep your streak and earn more. Spend nectar to skip the waiting. English and Japanese. Plays offline. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Match 3* at none against Idle Bloom's 5. Match 3* also leads on ads (none vs shown). Idle Bloom's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Bloom sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Match 3* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Match 3* ships an update fortnightly, Idle Bloom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match 3* | Idle Bloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Berson | Euryops corporation |
In-app purchases
Match 3*
No in-app purchases
Idle Bloom
- Nectar 50$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- Nectar 250$3.99
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- Golden Watering Can$5.99
- Nectar 800$9.99









