Marathon Game vs Sigmar's Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marathon Game
A fast-paced game of strategy and luck where players connect like squares with the longest line possible to achieve high scores. It challenges your skill and quick thinking.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Strategy and skill elements
- Luck-based scoring
- Connect like squares
- Longest line scoring
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Marathon is a fast-paced game of strategy, skill, and plain-old luck. Connect like squares with the longest line possible to score big!
Sigmar's Garden
An elegant puzzle game where you clear a hexagonal board by matching pairs of mystical marbles. Follow ancient alchemical rules and plan your moves carefully to avoid getting stuck. Offers three difficulty levels and global leaderboards.
- Alchemical marble matching
- Hexagonal board gameplay
- Three difficulty levels
- Game Center leaderboards
- Unlockable achievements
- Minimalist design
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Sigmar's Garden is an elegant puzzle game inspired by the classic alchemical matching game from Opus Magnum. Clear the board by matching pairs of mystical marbles following ancient alchemical rules. GAMEPLAY Match pairs of free marbles to remove them from the hexagonal board. A marble is free when it has three consecutive empty spaces around it. Plan your moves carefully – one wrong match could leave you stuck! ALCHEMICAL RULES • Cardinal Elements (Fire, Water, Air, Earth) – Match two of the same element • Salt – Matches with any cardinal element or another salt • Mors & Vitae – Life and Death only match with each other • Metals – Use Quicksilver to transmute metals in order: Lead → Tin → Iron → Copper → Silver → Gold • Gold – The final piece, removed alone when the board is clear THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy (7×7) – Perfect for learning the mechanics • Medium (9×9) – A balanced challenge • Hard (11×11) – The ultimate test for puzzle masters FEATURES • Beautiful minimalist design • Intuitive touch controls • Game Center leaderboards for each difficulty • 8 achievements to unlock • Track your best times and solve counts • No ads, no in-app purchases COMPETE GLOBALLY Compare your best times and total solves with players worldwide through Game Center leaderboards. Can you become the fastest solver? ACHIEVEMENTS Earn achievements for your first win, mastering each difficulty, completing speedruns under 60 seconds, and becoming a true perfectionist with 100 total solves. Challenge your mind with Sigmar's Garden – the perfect puzzle game for quick sessions or extended play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marathon Game at 100% against Sigmar's Garden's 50%. Marathon Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). Sigmar's Garden's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Marathon Game sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sigmar's Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marathon Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Marathon Game's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sigmar's Garden's.
Marathon Game ships an update every 7 months, Sigmar's Garden daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marathon Game | Sigmar's Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slowinski Solutions Inc. | Omer Faruk Mesebuken |
Customer experience
Marathon Game
Sigmar's Garden
In-app purchases
Marathon Game
- Appreciation Tip – Small$0.99
- Appreciation Tip – Medium$2.99
- Appreciation Tip – Large$8.99
Sigmar's Garden
No in-app purchases
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