Comparison

BARDA 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

BARDA

Features
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In our innovative inventory system, every problem directly affects your backpack. Hunger, fatigue, madness. These are just some of the things that can happen during a run. How can you keep your bag tidy in those conditions? Simply drag and drop the best object you have on a challenge to complete it and move on to the next zone. If you don't have anything suitable, you can always use your own two hands and a dash of courage! Will you be able to scatter your grandfather’s ashes at the summit of the Mountain? Complete missions to unlock options in the Explorer's Tree and keep trying to reach the summit of the Mountain until you manage to scatter your deceased grandfather's ashes there.

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

BARDA4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Match Attack at Free against BARDA's $4.99. Match Attack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). BARDA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Match Attack is free to download; BARDA costs $4.99 up front. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BARDA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BARDA ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Attack every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BARDA versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBARDAMatch Attack
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size515 MB111 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJerome BodinMichael Ip

In-app purchases

None

BARDA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is BARDA free?
BARDA costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BARDA or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; BARDA does not.
Which is updated more often, BARDA or Match Attack?
BARDA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, BARDA was updated on October 31, 2026 and Match Attack on October 31, 2026.

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