Comparison

PatchWall vs Orblink

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

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PatchWall

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PatchWall is a strategic color puzzle game about thinking ahead. Every mix reshapes the board. Plan carefully. Use bonuses wisely. No timers. No distractions. Just logic.

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Orblink

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Your score is live. Your rank is real. Every merge pushes you higher on the global leaderboard โ€” and if you stop, you start from zero. Orblink is a fast-paced merge puzzle where your world ranking depends on what you do right now. Not yesterday. Not last week. Right now. HOW IT WORKS Tap two matching orbs to merge them into a higher tier. Or swipe across multiple matching orbs to trigger a chain reaction โ€” chains boost your tier further and earn massive bonus points. After every merge, gravity pulls the remaining orbs down, creating new opportunities you didn't plan for. The clock is always ticking. Merging adds time. Stop merging, and the round ends. Lose a life, and the next round begins. Run out of lives, and your session is over โ€” along with your world score. YOUR SCORE IS YOUR RANK Everything you do builds your world score: base points from merges, tier bonuses, combo multipliers, chain counts, daily streak bonuses, and rounds played. This composite score is submitted to the global leaderboard live during play and after every round. Continue playing to keep building. Start a new game, and your world score resets to zero. EIGHT-DIRECTIONAL SWIPING Build chains in any direction โ€” horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. Every angle is an opportunity. The bigger the chain, the bigger the tier boost. GRAVITY When orbs merge, the ones above fall into place. Plan your merges to set up chain reactions after the drop. 12 UNIQUE ORB TIERS From the common Ember to the mythical Orblink orb โ€” 12 tiers to discover, each with its own color and glow. Only the first 6 can spawn. The rest must be created through merging. COMBOS UP TO x5 Merge fast to build combos. Each multiplier increases your coins, XP, and world score. The combo window is 2 seconds โ€” keep the pace or lose it. STRATEGIC BOOSTERS - Buy Time (12 gems): Add 15 seconds to the clock - Swap (10 gems): Reposition any two orbs - Score Shield (20 gems): Survive one round end without losing a life - Double Score (25 gems): 2x score for the rest of the round - Shuffle (30 gems): Rearrange the entire board - Magnet (50 gems): Auto-merge one pair of every matching tier DAILY REWARDS & STREAKS Log in every day to claim escalating rewards. Build your streak for up to +70% bonus on all earnings. Day 7 delivers the biggest payoff โ€” 1,000 coins and 15 gems. LUCKY SPIN One free spin every day. Match symbols on the wheel to win bonus gems. ROUND MISSIONS Each round, a fresh mission appears โ€” chain a certain number of orbs, hit a combo, reach a tier. Complete it for bonus coins, gems, and time. LIVES SYSTEM You have 5 lives. Each round costs one life when time runs out. Lives regenerate one every 45 minutes, or you can spend gems to keep going. Run out of both? Wait, or visit the Gem Shop. NO ADS. EVER. No banners. No forced videos. No interruptions. Just you, the grid, and the leaderboard. Download Orblink. Your world rank starts now!

Screenshots

PatchWall4 screens
Orblink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PatchWall at none against Orblink's 4. Orblink's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Orblink sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PatchWall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PatchWall versus Orblink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchWallOrblink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFederico GherardiApptojo AB

In-app purchases

None

PatchWall

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Orblink

One-time4
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Pouch of Gems$2.99
  • Chest of Gems$6.99
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  • Vault of Gems$14.99

Questions

Is PatchWall free?
PatchWall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orblink free?
Orblink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PatchWall or Orblink have ads?
PatchWall shows ads; Orblink does not.
Which is updated more often, PatchWall or Orblink?
PatchWall ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orblink every 3 weeks. Most recently, PatchWall was updated on November 5, 2026 and Orblink on October 31, 2026.

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