Comparison

Shredball 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

Shredball

Engage in intense guitar battles with a chrome ball. Master paddle control, unleash Fury mode with Multiball, and break through levels by smashing guitar picks. Experience a full audio-visual shredding performance.

Highlights
  • Guitar paddle battles
  • Multiball Fury mode
  • Guitar Breakout levels
  • Local multiplayer
  • AI challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Two guitars. One chrome ball. Pure Shredball. Turn every rally into a guitar battle. Slide your Flying V paddle, send the chrome ball screaming across the arena, and fight for the next point. Keep the rally alive long enough and Fury ignites, unleashing a Multiball showdown. CHALLENGE A FRIEND
- Share one iPhone or iPad for a face-to-face, two-thumb battle. First to five takes the win. Ready for a rematch? TAKE ON THE AI
- Find your rhythm in WARMUP, turn up the pressure on HARD, or face INSANE. Put your timing to the test. UNLEASH FURY
- A burning fuse turns a heated rally into Multiball mayhem. Keep your cool, defend your end, and claim the point. SMASH THROUGH GUITAR BREAKOUT -
Shatter colorful guitar picks, chase combos, and catch power-ups as you push through rising levels. Beat your personal best and compete on the Game Center leaderboard. PLAY IT LOUD
Flying V paddles. A chrome metal ball. An amp-inspired arena. Guitar-powered sound effects and a full original shred music playlist bring the stage to your screen. One purchase. No ads. Just one more match. Tap to shred.

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

Shredball4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Match Attack at Free against Shredball's $0.99. Match Attack also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Shredball'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; Shredball costs $0.99 up front. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shredball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shredball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 19 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shredball ships an update daily, Match Attack every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Shredball versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShredballMatch Attack
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings619 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTimothy Shaw Jr.Michael Ip

In-app purchases

None

Shredball

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Shredball free?
Shredball costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shredball or Match Attack?
Shredball is rated higher. Shredball averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Match Attack averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Shredball or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; Shredball does not.
Which is updated more often, Shredball or Match Attack?
Shredball ships an update daily, and Match Attack every 2 days. Most recently, Shredball was updated on October 29, 2026 and Match Attack on October 29, 2026.

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