Almost Dr vs Match Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Almost Dr
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Finish your PhD, you're Almost Dr. ALMOST DR is a turn-based d20 roguelite where your enemies aren't dragons: they're every anxiety that stands between you and "Doctor." Roll the dice, build a broken loadout, and beat your demons. Compete on leaderboards including 'highest hit' and 'most healing done', and see the loadouts others use to set records! ==== ROLL THE D20 ==== Real tabletop combat. Every attack is a d20 roll — from fumbles to natural-20 crits. Read each boss's intent and raise your Shield before they attack you. Luck gets you in the door; strategy gets you the degree. === FACE 25 BOSSES === Face the Burnout Beast, outwit the Comparison Trap, survive Final Chapter Dread, and stare down THE DEFENSE. Each of 25 hand-crafted bosses is themed on a genuine PhD terror — learn their patterns and turn your worst fears into loot. === BUILD A UNIQUE LOADOUT === • 8 classes — from The Eternal Candidate to The Caffeinated Postdoc, each with its own playstyle • 5 supervisors who reshape your whole run • 76 items and 35 relics to draft, stack, and combo • FUSE two legendaries into one cross-slot monster of an item — chase the build that shouldn't exist === EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT === • 28 run-changing events that force real decisions • 8 academic seasons rewrite the rules for entirely different run experiences • Rest, shop, upgrade your items, and gather potions • Every PhD goes off the rails differently === GO ENDLESS === Cleared the run? Descend into ENDLESS where bosses escalate stacked with elite modifiers. How deep can you go before burnout wins? === EARN INSIGHT, UNLOCK EVERYTHING === Every run earns Insight. Spend it to unlock new classes and supervisors, crack open item cases, and grow your arsenal run after run. Retro CRT visuals. Pixel-pink terminal vibes... The existential dread of academia made fun: you're Almost Dr.
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Almost Dr at none against Match Attack's 1. Almost Dr also leads on ads (none vs shown). Match Attack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Almost Dr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Almost Dr ships an update every 3 days, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Almost Dr | Match Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ruben Knehans | Michael Ip |
In-app purchases
Almost Dr
No in-app purchases
Match Attack
- Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99
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