Comparison

Match 3* vs Idle Bloom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Match three or more identical shapes
  • Score points
  • Simple puzzle gameplay
  • Engaging matching mechanics
Features
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Score as many points as possible by matching three or more identical shapes in a row.

About

Idle Bloom

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Match 3*2 screens
Idle Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Bloom sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Match 3* asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Match 3* versus Idle Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch 3*Idle Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BersonEuryops corporation

In-app purchases

None

Match 3*

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Bloom

One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is Match 3* free?
Match 3* is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Bloom free?
Idle Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Match 3* or Idle Bloom have ads?
Idle Bloom shows ads; Match 3* does not.
Which is updated more often, Match 3* or Idle Bloom?
Match 3* ships an update fortnightly, and Idle Bloom every 3 days. Most recently, Match 3* was updated on October 18, 2026 and Idle Bloom on October 24, 2026.

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