Comparison

FOURWORD 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

FOURWORD

This word puzzle game challenges you to stack letter blocks and form words by swiping across the grid. Earn points, use power-ups, and compete on leaderboards across three distinct game modes. Enjoy a relaxing experience or a timed challenge.

Highlights
  • Stack letter blocks
  • Swipe to spell words
  • Three game modes (Zen, Arcade, Daily)
  • Power-ups for strategic play
  • Global leaderboards
  • Extensive word dictionary
Features
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Stack blocks. Find words. Chase the high score. Letter-filled blocks fall. Place them on the grid, then swipe across letters to spell words. Found words vanish, blocks collapse, and points stack up. Keep the board from filling to the top! THREE WAYS TO PLAY ZEN - No pressure. Blocks fall at your own pace. Hunt for words at your own speed. Free forever! ARCADE - Race the clock. Each piece comes with a decision timer that shrinks as you level up. Find words to earn extra time. DAILY - Two minutes. One shot. Compete on the global leaderboard. POWER UP YOUR GAME Earn powerups by finding 5+ letter words. Bombs, zappers, freezes, wildcards, and more. Unlock additional powerup packs for new strategic options. - 7 free powerups included - 5 optional powerup packs ($0.99 each) - No ads, no subscriptions, EVER. FEATURES - Point-based scoring with length multipliers - 105,000+ word dictionary - Game Center leaderboards - Robot voice reads your words aloud - Synthwave soundtrack and 8-bit sound effects - Portrait mode, one-hand friendly Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pokeitforward.com/privacy/fourword

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

FOURWORD4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FOURWORD at none against Match Attack's shown. FOURWORD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Match Attack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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. FOURWORD sells 5 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

FOURWORD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Attack has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FOURWORD ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FOURWORD versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFOURWORDMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDoug HicksMichael Ip

Customer experience

FOURWORD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Match Attack

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

In-app purchases

5 purchases

FOURWORD

One-time5
  • Blast Pack$0.99
  • Rescue Pack$0.99
  • Time Pack$0.99
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  • Tactics Pack$0.99
  • Forge Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is FOURWORD free?
FOURWORD 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, FOURWORD or Match Attack?
FOURWORD is rated higher. FOURWORD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do FOURWORD or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; FOURWORD does not.
Which is updated more often, FOURWORD or Match Attack?
FOURWORD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, FOURWORD was updated on October 12, 2026 and Match Attack on October 7, 2026.

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