Comparison

pillchain vs PatternMaster

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

Head to head
About

pillchain

Features
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Pillchain is the kind of game you open “for a minute” and suddenly you’re still playing because everything feels so good. A bucket of glossy, candy-bright balls bounces and settles with satisfying physics, and with one touch you lock onto a color—the bucket lights up to match it, the world seems to lean in, and you start drawing a glowing chain through every ball you can reach. Keep connecting the same color to build an unstoppable link, watch your score explode, and feel the rush as a continuous tone climbs in pitch with every perfect addition. It’s smooth, punchy, and ridiculously rewarding when a huge chain snaps into a clean, sparkling clear. But it doesn’t stay easy. New balls rain down, the bucket gets tighter, and the game evolves as you survive: balls gradually shrink (down to a minimum you can still comfortably tap), then the challenge ramps by adding more colors and pressure. Every run becomes a battle of control—clear space, chase bigger chains, and don’t let the bucket overflow. When you finally get pushed over the edge, you’ll get a full breakdown of your run: your score, how long you lasted, your best chain, and which colors you crushed the most. Want to set the mood? Choose your music vibe (EDM, ambient, chill and more), fade smoothly between tracks, and fine-tune SFX and music volume exactly how you like. Play with ads at the bottom during gameplay, or grab the one-time “Remove Ads” in-app purchase and keep the bucket blissfully clean.

About

PatternMaster

Features
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Watch the pattern. Repeat it. Go one round further than yesterday. That's the whole game. And you'll be thinking about it at midnight. Five game modes. Each one hits differently. Classic builds your foundation. Speed turns up the pressure. Reverse flips the sequence. Mirror forces your brain to translate before it responds. Tilt replaces tapping entirely — you physically tilt your phone to answer. The grid grows as you do. Start on a 2×2. Hit round 10 and a 3×3 unlocks. Hit round 20 and a 4×4 unlocks permanently. Every future game starts at the largest grid you've ever earned. Real metrics. Not made up. Focus Score tracks how consistent your reaction time is across rounds. Memory Span measures the longest sequence you recalled this session. Your Stats screen shows exactly where you stand — your level, your next goal, your strongest mode, and a 28-day practice calendar. We believe focus shouldn't be a subscription. Free to play. No account. No login. Ever. PatternMaster is designed for entertainment purposes only and does not claim to diagnose, treat, or improve any medical condition or cognitive function.

Screenshots

pillchain4 screens
PatternMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PatternMaster at none against pillchain's 1. PatternMaster also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). pillchain's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. pillchain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PatternMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
pillchain versus PatternMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpillchainPatternMaster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeata Koziol-CholewinskiKyrantis AI Technologies Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

pillchain

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

PatternMaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pillchain free?
pillchain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PatternMaster free?
PatternMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pillchain or PatternMaster have ads?
PatternMaster shows ads; pillchain does not.

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