Comparison

Starflight X 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

Starflight X

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One ship. One life left. One more sector. Starflight X is a fast portrait arcade shooter built around readable attack lanes, precise movement, and the pressure to push one sector farther. Drag anywhere to steer while your fighter auto-fires, then focus on dodging, targeting, and the next opening. Every sortie rotates through different operations: • Break through escalating asteroid patrols • Destroy coordinated enemy attack waves • Chase the horizon through a high-speed ocean rift • Survive a two-minute pursuit while your hyperdrive charges • Face the multi-phase Void Reaver flagship every tenth sector Kills and close projectile evades charge Ace Drive, a six-second combat surge that boosts speed, fire rate, and scoring. Spend it under pressure, but take a hit and the advantage ends. Unlock four ships with distinct combat identities: • Interceptor: faster movement and recovery • Bomber: stronger missile volleys • Railwing: more powerful rail shots • Tank: extra hull with slower handling Build a permanent loadout between sectors, complete rotating sortie contracts and Daily Operations, raise your pilot rank, and chase new sector records. Every run makes progress, even when the ship does not make it home. Starflight X includes original music and sound effects, haptic combat feedback, no ads, no accounts, no tracking, and no in-app purchases.

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

Starflight X4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starflight X at none against Match Attack's 1. Starflight X also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Starflight X asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Starflight X versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarflight XMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB111 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperOscar CastilloMichael Ip

In-app purchases

None

Starflight X

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Starflight X free?
Starflight X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starflight X or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; Starflight X does not.

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