Comparison

Marble Monster vs Matchimals.fun

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

Head to head
About

Marble Monster

Guide a monster to its cave by strategically pushing marbles. This logic puzzle game offers 60 challenging levels across four difficulty settings, designed to enhance logical thinking.

Highlights
  • 60 entertaining challenges
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Teaches logical thinking
  • Puzzle and marathon modes
  • Local and worldwide leaderboards
  • Numerous achievements
Features
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The tricky logic game with 60 entertaining challenges! Monsters are a strange breed. Searching for his beloved red marble, the Marble Monster wanders around, always pushing exactly one marble in front of him wherever he goes. Find the right path and roll the marble into the monster's cave in 60 different exciting challenges. • Simple to learn game mechanism - difficult to master • 60 challenges in 4 levels • Teaches logical thinking in physical dimensions • Puzzle- and marathon-mode • Local leaderboard in the game • Worldwide leaderboard in Game Center • Numerous achievements

About

Matchimals.fun

A turn-based card game where players connect animal-themed cards based on patterns. Designed for young children, it enhances pattern recognition skills with engaging visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

Highlights
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Animal matching puzzles
  • Pattern recognition skills
  • Fun visuals
  • Suitable for 1-4 players
  • Offline play
Features
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Matchimals is an animal matching card game for 1–4 players, made for kids (ages 2–10 love it) and the grown-ups who play with them. Connect cards so the animals on their edges match, rack up points, and see who builds the best board. HOW TO PLAY • Take turns placing the top card from the deck next to the cards already on the table. • Every edge that matches its neighbor's animal scores points — some animals are worth more than others. • Find a spot that matches on two or three sides for a big turn. • When the deck runs out, the highest score wins. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Easy mode — there's always a match to make, so little ones are never stuck. • Classic — match if you can, pass if you can't. The original rules, with a bit more bite. MADE FOR SHARING ONE SCREEN • Pass-and-play for up to 4 players on one iPhone or iPad — no accounts, no internet needed. • Play solo for a quiet round, too. • Choose your animal: 28 to pick from, each with its own color — and a matching app icon. • Pinch and drag around a board that grows with every card. GOOD TO KNOW • No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing to unlock. • Based on Busy Bee, a card game from 1959. • Open source — the whole game is on GitHub. Matchimals aims to provide entertainment and improve pattern recognition skills through fun visuals of animals, colors, and numbers.

Screenshots

Marble Monster4 screens
Matchimals.fun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Matchimals.fun at Free against Marble Monster's $1.99. Matchimals.fun also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 2). Marble Monster's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (4 vs 2). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Matchimals.fun is free to download; Marble Monster costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marble Monster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matchimals.fun has 63 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Monster ships an update every 32 months, Matchimals.fun every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Marble Monster versus Matchimals.fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble MonsterMatchimals.fun
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings263 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutline DevelopmentChristopher Heninger

Customer experience

Marble Monster

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Matchimals.fun

All ratings63 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Marble Monster

No in-app purchases

None

Matchimals.fun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marble Monster free?
Marble Monster costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matchimals.fun free?
Matchimals.fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marble Monster or Matchimals.fun?
Marble Monster is rated higher. Marble Monster averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Matchimals.fun averages 4.8 from 63 ratings.
Do Marble Monster or Matchimals.fun have ads?
Neither Marble Monster nor Matchimals.fun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marble Monster or Matchimals.fun?
Marble Monster ships an update every 32 months, and Matchimals.fun every 8 months. Most recently, Marble Monster was updated on August 19, 2026 and Matchimals.fun on September 15, 2026.

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