Comparison

Loop Match! vs PondPulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Loop Match!

Features
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Welcome to Loop Match! Get ready for a dynamic and highly addictive match-3 puzzle experience that will test your observation skills and quick reflexes. In Loop Match, a variety of fun 3D objects travel along a moving conveyor belt. Your goal is to collect specific items shown at the top of the screen by tapping them. When you tap an item, it moves to your 7-slot holding tray at the bottom. Once you gather three identical items in the tray, they will match and disappear! However, you must be careful: if your tray fills up with 7 items and no matches can be made, you will fail the level. Keep an eye on the ticking clock, plan your taps wisely, and use time boosts like the hourglass to extend your gameplay. Features: Dynamic Match-3 Gameplay: A unique twist on traditional matching games with a continuous moving belt. Strategic Play: Manage your 7-slot tray carefully. Don't let it fill up with unmatched items! Hundreds of 3D Objects: Match cute toys, delicious food, travel gear, and more. Time-Based Challenge: Race against the clock to complete your objectives. Brain Training: Improve your focus, memory, and sorting skills while having fun. Play Anywhere: Enjoy offline gameplay with no internet connection required. Download Loop Match today, sharpen your mind, and see how fast you can clear the loop!

About

PondPulse

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Tap the pond. Ripples do the rest. PondPulse is a relaxing one-finger puzzle game built on a single rule: every splash pushes every floater one step away from it. 450 levels grow out of that one idea. HOW IT WORKS Tap open water to make a splash. Every duckling drifts one step away from where you tapped. Rocks, turtles, current arrows and colour-matched pads get in the way. Bring every duckling to a lily pad before the splashes run out - and once a duckling is home, it is home for good. A logic puzzle you win by reading the board, not by tapping fast. 450 LEVELS Nine packs, from calm to genuinely hard, three stars each, and every level machine-verified to have a real solution. The first five teach you the rule and cannot be lost. MORE THAN THE CAMPAIGN โ€ข 30 golden ponds - no splash limit, and every one hands over a prize โ€ข A daily puzzle with a streak that pays, three quests each morning, and 70 milestones to climb โ€ข Splash Rush - random boards against the clock, in three lengths โ€ข A pond of your own to decorate: water, shore, sky, 30 decorations, and four little games COLLECT 73 POND FRIENDS Koi, penguins, flamingos, axolotls, otters and more swim in place of your ducklings, on any of 30 lily pads, under 14 themes that repaint the whole game. Coins are earned by playing - there is no energy bar and nothing that expires. NEVER STUCK FOR LONG Undo is free, forever, one splash at a time. A hint lights up the next move and only ever costs you once per level. PLAYS OFFLINE, IN 16 LANGUAGES A free offline puzzle game - no wifi needed to play. English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Chinese, right-to-left ready. 300 levels, the daily puzzle, the quests and your own pond cost nothing. Optional one-time purchases open the last 150 levels and add a few extras - each bought once and kept forever, none of it needed to finish the game. Tap the pond. See where the ripples take you.

Screenshots

Loop Match!4 screens
PondPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loop Match! at none against PondPulse's 10. Loop Match! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). PondPulse's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PondPulse sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Loop Match! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop Match! ships an update every 2 days, PondPulse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Loop Match! versus PondPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop Match!PondPulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size129 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNebih BasaranRon Golan

In-app purchases

None

Loop Match!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

PondPulse

One-time10
  • Kitsune$0.99
  • Griffin$0.99
  • Star Whale$0.99
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  • Sea Dragon$0.99
  • Moon Rabbit$0.99
  • 2,500 Coins$1.99
  • Autumn Gold$1.99
  • Ember Hollow$2.99
  • Opal Lagoon$2.99
  • 5,000 Coins$3.99

Questions

Is Loop Match! free?
Loop Match! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PondPulse free?
PondPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop Match! or PondPulse have ads?
Loop Match! shows ads; PondPulse does not.
Which is updated more often, Loop Match! or PondPulse?
Loop Match! ships an update every 2 days, and PondPulse fortnightly. Most recently, Loop Match! was updated on October 25, 2026 and PondPulse on October 16, 2026.

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