Pixel Matching vs Flood Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Matching
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Clear all the blocks within the limited number of moves! A strategic Match 2 puzzle game where you tap connected blocks of the same color to clear the board. Core Gameplay Tap adjacent blocks of the same color to remove them. As blocks disappear, new blocks fall down and create fresh matching opportunities. Clear every block within the limited number of moves to win. Key Features ⢠Simple Match 2 Mechanics: Tap connected blocks of the same color to clear them ⢠Move-Limited Puzzle Design: Every move matters and affects your success ⢠Dynamic Board Changes: Falling blocks constantly create new combinations and strategies ⢠Clear-All Objective: Focused gameplay with a satisfying board-clearing goal ⢠Easy to Play, Hard to Master: Accessible controls with deep strategic decision-making ⢠Fast and Dense Stages: Quick sessions packed with satisfying puzzle moments
Flood Rush
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Flood Rush is a calm color-flood puzzle. Tap a color, your top-left area absorbs every same-colored neighbor, and your goal is simple: turn the whole board into one color before you run out of moves. The rules click in seconds. The strategy keeps unfolding for 50 levels. How it plays - Tap a color from the palette at the bottom of the screen. - Your captured area takes that color and swallows every adjacent cell of the same color. - Repeat until the whole board is one color. - Each level has a fixed move limit. Beat it. Why people stick with it - Short rounds ā one level fits a coffee break. - Real strategy ā every tap reshapes the board, and the greedy pick is rarely the best. - No timer, no streaks to defend, no penalty for thinking. - Plays offline. 50 hand-tuned levels Boards grow from small teaching grids to larger 6-color challenges. Move limits are calibrated by simulation against a target win rate, so the difficulty curve stays smooth ā the best path takes thinking, and a tough random board may ask for a retry. (Color-flood puzzles are NP-hard, so the optimal move is genuinely hard for both humans and computers.) A per-level record tracks your best score, so you can come back and squeeze a tighter solution out of a level you already cleared. A short interactive tutorial walks you through your first level, and you can replay it any time from the settings. If you like color-flood puzzles, color-fill games, or quiet brain games for short breaks, Flood Rush will feel right at home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flood Rush at none against Pixel Matching's 8. Pixel Matching's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pixel Matching sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Flood Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Matching ships an update every 2 days, Flood Rush every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Matching | Flood Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yu Gyeom Kim | DENIS NIKOLAEV |
In-app purchases
Pixel Matching
- Gold 001$2.49
- Fail Offer$6.49
- Gold 002$7.99
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- Remove Ads$7.99
- Gold 003$14.99
- Gold 004$29.99
- Gold 005$49.99
- Gold 006$99.99
Flood Rush
No in-app purchases





