Comparison

Substrate Entity 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

Substrate Entity

Features
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One row every beat. It forks every beat. You are a charge running an etched plate. The trace splits under you, and some of the branches it offers are already finished. Nothing marks them. You read ahead, you pick a side, you keep moving. Press the left or the right of the glass. That is the whole game. SEVEN STRATA Each one runs faster and darker than the one above it. When the colour turns, the tempo turns with it. CHARGE Every row costs you. The bright pads pay it back and stack your multiplier. The branch that keeps you alive and the branch that keeps you fed are rarely the same branch. NOTHING TO BUY No ads, no timers, no energy, no currency, no account. It runs entirely on your phone. Portrait, one thumb. Sound, haptics and motion each turn off. More from Dro1d Labs: Pixel Pigeon for the stubborn life of a city bird, and War Pigeon for tactical stealth after dark. Privacy Policy: https://dro1d.org/substrate.html#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Substrate Entity4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Substrate Entity at none against Match Attack's 1. Substrate Entity also leads on ads (none vs shown). Match Attack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Substrate Entity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Substrate Entity ships an update weekly, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Substrate Entity versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubstrate EntityMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDRO1D LABS LIMITEDMichael Ip

In-app purchases

None

Substrate Entity

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Substrate Entity free?
Substrate Entity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Substrate Entity or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; Substrate Entity does not.
Which is updated more often, Substrate Entity or Match Attack?
Substrate Entity ships an update weekly, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, Substrate Entity was updated on September 21, 2026 and Match Attack on September 20, 2026.

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