Comparison

Match Game vs SlatesArcade

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

Head to head
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Match Game

Features
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The match-3 puzzle game built for your wrist. Match Game - Fruit and Candy brings a satisfying puzzle action to Apple Watch. Swap fruits to make rows and columns of three or more โ€” then watch the cascades rack up combos and chain reactions you never saw coming. 50 levels across 5 tiers From breezy warm-ups to Expert showdowns that demand every move counts. Each level has a score target and a move limit โ€” finish within your moves to earn up to 3 stars. Special tiles that change everything Hit a big match and you might create a row blaster, column blaster, bomb, cross star, lightning strike, or rainbow candy. String them together in a cascade and watch the whole board explode. Combos & cascades Every time a cleared board refills and triggers another match, your multiplier climbs. Two matches side by side? Bonus points. Deep cascade chains? Massive points. Skins Play with Classic fruits, a Lunch spread, or a box of Donuts. Go Pro for a one-time purchase and get unlimited tries (no energy limit), all skins unlocked, and one revive per level โ€” so a bad run doesn't have to end your game. Optimized for Apple Watch with a crisp OLED display, haptic feedback, and controls designed for a small screen.

About

SlatesArcade

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Forty-two games for Apple Watch. Cards, board games, puzzles, arcade action and a few things that just look good on your wrist โ€” all of them built for a small screen and a spare minute. Nothing here needs the internet. No accounts, no ads, no purchases, and nothing leaves your watch. Open a game and play. THE GAMES Cards โ€” Aces Up, Crazy Eights, Cribbage, Go Fish, Pyramid Board โ€” Backgammon, Checkers, Dominoes, Dots & Boxes, Four in a Row, Reversi, Salvo, Yacht Puzzle โ€” 2048, Blackout, Bulls & Cows, Crates, Mines, Peg Solitaire, Sliding, Sudoku Action โ€” Blocks, Bricks, Chomp, Glide, Hopper, Pinball, Runner, Snake Aim โ€” 9-Ball, Bowling, Darts, Dogfight, Drift, Flick, Golf, Tilt Maze Eye Candy โ€” Automata, Fractal, Langton's Ant, Life, Pendulum BUILT FOR THE WATCH, NOT SHRUNK TO FIT Tap and drag do most of it. Eleven games take the Digital Crown, where it is the better control โ€” aiming a cue, putting spin on a bowling ball, changing the speed of a simulation โ€” and two are steered by leaning your wrist. EVERY GAME EXPLAINS ITSELF How to Play sits in every game's menu: what winning means, and which control the game is actually listening for. No game leaves you guessing. IT REMEMBERS WHERE YOU WERE A dropped wrist or a notification does not cost you a game. The long ones keep their position โ€” the sudoku grid, the cribbage hand, the crate you were pushing โ€” and hand it back when you return. IT KEEPS SCORE Best scores where a score makes sense, fewest moves where that is the better measure, and a win-loss record against Otto, the opponent in ten of the games.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Match Game at 13.0 against SlatesArcade's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match Game ships an update weekly, SlatesArcade every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Match Game versus SlatesArcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch GameSlatesArcade
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMABEAR STUDIOS LLCJAMES LEE SLATE

In-app purchases

None

Match Game

No in-app purchases

None

SlatesArcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match Game free?
Match Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlatesArcade free?
SlatesArcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Match Game or SlatesArcade have ads?
Neither Match Game nor SlatesArcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match Game or SlatesArcade?
Match Game ships an update weekly, and SlatesArcade every 4 days. Most recently, Match Game was updated on October 14, 2026 and SlatesArcade on October 18, 2026.

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