Comparison

Matching Pairs vs Cosmic Path

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

Head to head
About

Matching Pairs

Enhance your memory and concentration with this engaging game. It offers 25 difficulty levels and over 10 themed card packs, suitable for all ages. Track your progress and compete with others globally.

Highlights
  • Memory and concentration training
  • 25 difficulty levels
  • 10+ themed card packs
  • Global score comparison
  • Soothing graphics and animations
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Improve and train your memory while having fun! Test your memory and concentration across 25 difficulty levels and compare your scores with friends and players around the world thanks to integration with Game Center. — 4.0.0 — • Time Attack The clock starts at 30 seconds and every pair adds a few more. Clear the board to earn 5 extra seconds before a bigger board is dealt, while your score keeps adding up. The run ends when time runs out. • 2 Players Take turns on the same device. Find a pair and you play again; miss and the turn passes. Points count as usual — the highest total wins. • 2 Players Online The same rules as 2 Players, live against another player through Game Center. • Educational Choose an activity to practice letters, words, numbers, memory or another language. A pair can join cards that look or sound different but mean the same thing — a picture and its word, lower- and uppercase letters, or two languages. Ready-made activities set up the cards for you; Custom lets you choose the image, text, voice and language on each side. • Choose your look — Original Wood • Mochi Friends • Sea Glass Lagoon • Deco Midnight You can change it any time in Settings. • Card backs — Colors • Decorations • Layouts • Enhanced animations With 10 different card packs, each of excellent quality, appealing to all types of visual memory: - Animals - Musical instruments - Sports - Food - Faces - Emojis - Numbers - Capital letters - Lowercase letters - Common words With its soothing graphics, smooth animations and user-friendly interface, the game offers an immersive and enjoyable gaming experience.

About

Cosmic Path

Features
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Cosmic Path is a visual memory game for brain training in deep space. Watch a comet trace a path across the grid, then draw it back from memory. HOW IT PLAYS A glowing comet flies across the board, tile by tile. Remember its route, then trace the same path with one finger. Nail it and the trail lights up. Miss a tile and you go again. It starts easy and grows with you. Paths get longer, the grid gets bigger, and new rules join one at a time: a decoy comet to ignore, paths you trace backwards, lights out while you draw, and portals that make the path jump across the board. Every few levels a boss mixes the rules into one long path. Short rounds, real focus. Squeeze in a few minutes of memory training on the bus, or chase a long run in the evening. A pattern memory game for adults and seniors who like a real challenge. Need a calmer pace? Relax mode lets you build your own puzzle. FEATURES - Campaign in three acts: learn each rule, combine them, then master them all. - Short lessons with a free try whenever a new rule appears. - Boss levels: one long path with combined rules. Win to earn 10 stars. - Portals: the comet dives into one portal and comes out of another. Remember every segment. - Stars on the path: collect them and spend them on skill refills, or on an arrow hint when you're stuck. - 4 skills: Slow Time, Trail, Hint and Checkpoint. Slow Time, Trail and Checkpoint last 3 rounds. - Daily Challenge: 5 rounds with a new twist for every day of the week. Keep your streak alive. - Relax mode (unlocks at level 15): choose the grid, path length, speed and rules. No pressure. - Combo multiplier for clean rounds and a session summary when you return to the menu. - Game Center: 3 leaderboards and 10 achievements. Cloud save via iCloud. - Reduce motion, haptics, and a decoy marker that doesn't rely on color. - No internet needed to play. - Optional one-time purchase removes banner and interstitial ads. - English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Watch. Remember. Trace. How far can your memory take you?

Screenshots

Matching Pairs4 screens
Cosmic Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Matching Pairs at every 10 days against Cosmic Path's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Matching Pairs sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Cosmic Path sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, Cosmic Path every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Matching Pairs versus Cosmic Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatching PairsCosmic Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (914 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings914 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyKarol Kedziora

Bugs and requests

Matching Pairs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App stops opening after giving 5-star rating
  • Game fails to launch or becomes unplayable
  • Progress not transferable between devices
  • Compatibility issues with device changes

Requested features

6 requests
  • More diverse and varied card images
  • Ranking system for multiple attempts
  • Speed/time-based challenges
  • More free category options
  • Progress transfer between devices
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  • Clear in-game tutorial or instructions

Cosmic Path

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Matching Pairs

One-time11
  • Food Card Pack$0.99
  • Memory Card Pack Lower Case Letters$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Music Instruments$1.99
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  • Memory Card Pack Numbers$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Sports Images$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Upper Case Letters$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Words$1.99
  • Card Pack "Faces"$1.99
  • Card Pack Emoji$1.99
  • Card Pack Animals$1.99
  • Memory$8.99
1 purchases

Cosmic Path

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Matching Pairs free?
Matching Pairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cosmic Path free?
Cosmic Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Matching Pairs or Cosmic Path have ads?
Both Matching Pairs and Cosmic Path show ads.
Which is updated more often, Matching Pairs or Cosmic Path?
Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, and Cosmic Path every 2 months. Most recently, Matching Pairs was updated on October 17, 2026 and Cosmic Path on October 17, 2026.

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