Puzzledrome vs Match Attack!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzledrome
This game challenges your mind with unique palindrome puzzles. Swipe tiles to create symmetry in rows and columns, testing your logic and speed. Offers various modes for different playstyles.
- Create palindromic rows and columns
- 303 challenging puzzles
- Arcade Mode with timer
- Free Play Mode
- Special tiles for added difficulty
- GameCenter Leaderboards
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"Puzzledrome, the infuriating and brilliant puzzler... If you're a perfectionist this game is absolutely for you, and will no doubt drive you mad in your quest for order." - PocketGamer "definitely one of the most unique “slide and match” puzzle games currently on the digital marketplace. It’s as cool as a Taco Cat" - Gamezebo "Swipe tiles and create glorious symmetry in this inventive visual puzzler." - AppSpy Featured in App Store's "Best New Games" and "What We're Playing" Make every row and column a palindrome in as few moves as possible! Challenge your mind with a game that takes thought, agility, and creative thinking to solve unique palindrome puzzles. Swap the tiles until all of the rows and columns are palindromes, in as few moves as possible. Inspired by symmetry, Sudoku and matching games, Puzzledrome takes tiled based puzzling to the next level! What’s left is right, what’s up is down… * Work your way through 303 challenging puzzles * Race against the clock in Arcade Mode * Play at your own speed in Free Play Mode * Special Tiles add difficulty as you progress * GameCenter Leaderboards palindrome (palin drōm) noun. 1.a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam, racecar, tacocat, or 2002. Puzzledrome provides the perfect balance of brain teasing challenge and easy to learn puzzling for a captivating game experience you'll want to enjoy again and again. Swipe tiles around until everything lines up just right and you see a perfect palindrome where the tile sequence is the same left to right and up and down. Starting off with a single row of colorful icons, the game teaches you as you go and encourages creativity as you swipe tiles right and left, putting everything in its place. Getting progressively harder, Puzzledrome introduces unique challenges like the shape shifter, stone, and danger tiles that add difficulty to the game.
Match Attack!
A fast-paced puzzle game combining match-3 mechanics with rising Tetris-style gameplay. Strategize to clear the board as it fills, facing increasing challenges with special blocks. Offers multiple modes for varied player experiences.
- Match-3 gameplay
- Rising board mechanics
- Special blocks (bombs, anchors, locks)
- Multiple game modes
- Progressive difficulty
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Make matches quickly as the board fills up and rises to the top. The game starts slow but quickly speeds up as bombs, anchors, and locks are thrown into the mix! Multiple game modes for endless fun ● Normal mode for beginners ● Hardcore mode for experts ● Levels mode for quest lovers ● Secret mode for people clever enough to unlock it... Hope you enjoy the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Match Attack! at Free against Puzzledrome's $1.99. Match Attack! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Puzzledrome's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 42%). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Match Attack! is free to download; Puzzledrome costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Puzzledrome against 4.2 for Match Attack!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Puzzledrome's written reviews are positive against 42% of Match Attack!'s.
Puzzledrome ships an update every 6 weeks, Match Attack! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzledrome | Match Attack! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 4.2 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asinine Games Inc | Andrey Spencer |
Customer experience
Puzzledrome
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In-app purchases
Puzzledrome
No in-app purchases
Match Attack!
No in-app purchases
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