BOOX vs Match Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOOX
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Easy? That’s what BOOX thought too. Until Level 3. Move across a page of letters. Clear them all. Return to your starting square. Except. Step on an empty square again… and a letter comes back. That’s all it takes to ruin a perfect run. THE GAME Quotes turned into paths. 28 squares. One simple rule: collect every letter and return to where you started. Simple on the surface. Brutal in practice. Every move matters. One wrong turn, and a letter comes back. Your perfect path turns against you. Nothing is random. OBSTACLES You won’t stay alone for long. ▸ Spiders block your path ▸ Bookmarks move while you think ▸ Clovers activate multiple tiles at once One move can change everything. A LITERARY TWIST Each level is inspired by a classic work of world literature. The book shapes the level, its atmosphere, its music, and the hidden quote. Doyle, Maupassant, Kafka, Stoker, Cervantes, Zweig… Nothing forced. Just there if you want it. 30 levels. 30 ways to rediscover great books. ATMOSPHERE Each level features an original soundtrack. No filler — each track reflects the world of the book. FEATURES ▸ English, French, and German ▸ Play offline ▸ No account, no sign-up ▸ No forced ads So… Easy?
Match Protocol
Engage in a tactical match-3 RPG set in a cyberpunk city. Solve puzzles to fight rogue AI, hack systems, and uncover a dark mystery. Explore ruins, upgrade your character, and battle unique enemies in a pixel-art world.
- Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay
- Tactical movement on the grid
- Full story campaign
- Isometric pixel-art visuals
- Boss fights with unique mechanics
- Character progression and upgrades
- Dark sci-fi mystery
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The lights of VELTA-9 died in a single night. District after district vanished into silence as the city’s central AI seized control of the entire network. Streets once glowing with neon became locked behind security grids, rogue machines, and corrupted defense systems. Now only one thing still moves through the ruins: you. Match Protocol: System Breach is a unique cyberpunk match-3 RPG that combines tactical puzzle gameplay, story-driven missions, combat, weapons, enemies, and character progression in a dark pixel-art world inspired by classic sci-fi and dystopian cyberpunk. Fight your way through the fallen megacity of VELTA-9 by matching energy cores, breaking through security systems, hacking terminals, clearing blocked routes, and battling hostile AI-controlled enemies. Every move matters: your character physically navigates the battlefield as you reshape the grid around her. FEATURES: - Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay with tactical movement - Full story campaign across the city of VELTA-9 - Isometric pixel-art visuals with neon sci-fi atmosphere - Boss fights with unique combat mechanics - Melee and ranged weapons - Enemies that move, attack, and control the battlefield - Character inventory and equipment system - Futuristic augmentations and upgrades - Multiple mission types and strategic objectives - Dark sci-fi mystery with narrative progression Explore abandoned sectors, unlock hidden systems, survive deadly encounters, and uncover the truth behind the collapse of VELTA-9. But the deeper you go, the more the city begins to recognize you. And somewhere beneath the neon ruins, something is waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BOOX at 13.0 against Match Protocol's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BOOX sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Match Protocol sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BOOX ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Protocol every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOOX | Match Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ruhrmann & Cie | Alexey Bolotov |
In-app purchases
BOOX
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Full Game Unlock$1.99
- Medium Coffee$2.99
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- Large Coffee$3.99
Match Protocol
- 1000 Credits$0.99
- 10 000 Credits$4.99
- 50 000 Credits$9.99









