Comparison

Shellkeep vs Match Attack

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

Head to head
About

Shellkeep

Collect, merge, and battle unique cards with thousands of possibilities. Hunt for ultra-rare holographic Shinies and compete with other players in live auctions and club bounties. Build your ultimate collection and test your luck.

Highlights
  • Generate and collect thousands of cards
  • Hunt for ultra-rare holographic Shinies
  • Bid, deal, and sell cards
  • Join clubs to team up with collectors
  • Compete in live auctions and daily deals
  • No advertisements
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Generate and collect thousands of cards. Hunt the ultra-rares almost no one will ever own. Every card rolls two independent rarities, so there are 1,000 normal cards and 1,000 holographic Shinies to chase, 2,000 in all. The rarest are rarer than 1 in a million to pull. And every card has a 1 in 50 shot at being Shiny. GENERATE & DISCOVER Create new cards on a timer, then watch each one reveal. The rarity climbs as the card comes into focus, and the rarer it lands, the bigger the moment. HUNT SHINIES Every Shiny is holographic and 50 times rarer than its normal version. Completing the Shiny set is the ultimate flex. BID, DEAL & SELL Outbid real players in live auctions to snag the cards you're missing, grab limited daily deals, and sell your spare eggs back to the game for coins. JOIN A CLUB Team up with other collectors, pool your finds, and win weekly club bounties together. NO ADS Not one. Ever. Think you can beat the odds? Start your collection today.

About

Match Attack

Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.

Highlights
  • Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
  • Create powerful tile cascades
  • Collect over 280 synergistic relics
  • Progress through three distinct chapters
  • Unlock permanent relics through runs
  • Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
Features
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!

Screenshots

Shellkeep4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shellkeep at none against Match Attack's shown. Shellkeep also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Match Attack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shellkeep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shellkeep holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Shellkeep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Attack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shellkeep ships an update weekly, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shellkeep versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellkeepMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (29 ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better12
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHamlab ABMichael Ip

Customer experience

Shellkeep

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Match Attack

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shellkeep

One-time4
  • Quick Gems$0.99
  • Small Gems$2.99
  • Big Gems$6.99
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  • Mega Gems$14.99
1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Shellkeep free?
Shellkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shellkeep or Match Attack?
Shellkeep is rated higher. Shellkeep averages 4.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Shellkeep or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; Shellkeep does not.
Which is updated more often, Shellkeep or Match Attack?
Shellkeep ships an update weekly, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, Shellkeep was updated on September 14, 2026 and Match Attack on September 20, 2026.

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