Comparison

GlyphMatch vs Kolba

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

Head to head
About

GlyphMatch

A match-3 puzzle game that uses letters and numbers instead of colors, making it accessible to everyone. Enjoy hundreds of levels with unique boards and satisfying chain reactions. Earn star ratings for efficient play and get optional hints when needed.

Highlights
  • Letter and number-based matching
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • Accessibility-first design
  • Satisfying cascades and haptic feedback
  • Star ratings for efficient play
  • Optional earned hints
  • Automatic light/dark mode
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GlyphMatch is a match-3 puzzle game built around letters and numbers instead of colors — so it's genuinely playable by anyone, including people who are colorblind. Swipe to swap tiles, line up three or more matching letters, and watch the chain reactions cascade across the board. As you climb through hundreds of procedurally generated levels, new letters and numbers are introduced gradually, keeping the challenge fresh without ever relying on color to tell tiles apart. FEATURES • Hundreds of levels, each with a unique board • A genuine accessibility-first design — every tile is distinguished by its letter, never just its color • Satisfying cascades, haptic feedback, and a clean, focused board • Star ratings that reward efficient play, not just clearing the level • Optional hints when you're stuck, earned through play or available as an in-app purchase • Light and dark mode, matching your device automatically Whether you're colorblind, just tired of squinting at similar shades, or simply enjoy a well-built match-3 game, GlyphMatch is built to be fun for everyone.

About

Kolba

Features
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Kolba is a calm ball sort puzzle. One new puzzle every day, the same one for everyone, plus as many extra boards as you like. Move balls between glass tubes until every colour sits in a tube of its own. A group of the same colour on top moves together. Some puzzles add a jar: it holds one group at a time, locks to the first colour you put in it, and has to be empty when you finish. That one rule changes how you plan. A journey from an atom to the universe: behind your tubes, each run of 20 chapters is one step up in scale. You start inside an atom, pass molecules, cells, a leaf, a meadow and a forest, rise above the clouds, circle the Earth and the Moon, and sort your way out to the stars, a galaxy and the whole universe. Tilt your phone and the world slides gently behind the board. • 300 numbered chapters: finish one and the next is a tap away, from three colours up to eight • Soft music, off in Settings • A new daily puzzle at midnight, the same for everyone, easiest on Monday • Free play at the size you choose: easy, like today, or hard • A short tutorial that teaches by playing, not by reading • Hints that nudge before they tell, and undo as far back as you like • A score from your moves against par, with no timer on the daily • A quiet month view of the days you played, with no streak to lose • Ball palettes and backgrounds to suit your eyes • Colour-assist symbols, high contrast, reduced motion and VoiceOver support • Optional Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Optional iCloud sync of your lessons and finished days • A widget, a Control Center control and a Siri shortcut for today's puzzle • In English, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi, Russian and Indonesian No ads. No purchases. No account. No tracking. Kolba works fully offline. Nothing goes to us: iCloud sync goes to your own iCloud, Game Center only if you turn it on.

Screenshots

GlyphMatch4 screens
Kolba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kolba at none against GlyphMatch's 3. Kolba also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. GlyphMatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Kolba asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlyphMatch ships an update every 3 days, Kolba every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GlyphMatch versus Kolba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlyphMatchKolba
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEFFERY WAYNE WOOLDRIDGETarkan Cicek

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GlyphMatch

One-time3
  • 5 Hints$1.99
  • +5 Moves$1.99
  • 15 Hints$4.99
None

Kolba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlyphMatch free?
GlyphMatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kolba free?
Kolba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlyphMatch or Kolba have ads?
GlyphMatch shows ads; Kolba does not.
Which is updated more often, GlyphMatch or Kolba?
GlyphMatch ships an update every 3 days, and Kolba every 2 days. Most recently, GlyphMatch was updated on October 2, 2026 and Kolba on October 19, 2026.

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