Comparison

Fivefold 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

Fivefold

A Sudoku-like puzzle game where the rules evolve with each challenge. Engage your deductive reasoning with unique number-placement logic and dynamic rule sets. Offers a satisfying mental workout for puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-inspired gameplay
  • Dynamic rule changes per puzzle
  • Pure deduction logic
  • Daily puzzles
  • Multiple grid sizes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Fivefold is a Sudoku-inspired game where the rules change every puzzle. Fill the grid through pure deduction, combining familiar number-placement logic with new rules. It's a game that will never stop giving you those satisfying "Aha!" moments. Enjoy the daily puzzle with your morning coffee, or play a quick, easy puzzle while you're waiting for an appointment. When you're ready, you can move to harder puzzles, like our large 7x7 puzzles that'll give your brain a real workout. We kept Fivefold simple. There are no ads interrupting you, no in-game currencies, and no tricks to keep you playing. The game comes with a ton of free puzzles, and if you want even more, you can buy a puzzle pack. That’s it! We made Fivefold because we love puzzles too. We hope it makes your brain work just a little bit harder, and we hope that you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it! - Matt & Owen

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

Fivefold4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fivefold at none against Match Attack's shown. Fivefold also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Match Attack's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Fivefold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Fivefold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 19 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fivefold versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivefoldMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings519 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMilkbag GamesMichael Ip

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fivefold

One-time1
  • Puzzles: Volume 1$4.99
1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Fivefold free?
Fivefold 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, Fivefold or Match Attack?
Fivefold is rated higher. Fivefold averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Fivefold or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; Fivefold does not.

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