Comparison

Matching Pairs vs Concentration

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

Head to head
About

Matching Pairs

Train your memory and concentration with this engaging card matching game. It offers multiple difficulty levels, various game modes including time attack and multiplayer, and educational options for learning letters, numbers, and languages. Customize your game with different themes and card backs for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Memory and concentration training
  • 25 difficulty levels
  • Time Attack mode
  • 2 Player and Online Multiplayer
  • Educational matching activities
  • Customizable themes and card backs
  • 10 different card packs
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

Concentration

This game challenges your memory by matching pairs of tokens, revealing parts of a phonetic rebus puzzle. Enjoy solo play, local multiplayer, or online battles with friends. It's designed for fun and to sharpen focus and vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Memory token matching
  • Phonetic rebus puzzles
  • Solo, shared, and WiFi multiplayer modes
  • Nostalgic and icon token sets
  • Offline play capability
  • Smart timers for pacing
Features
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Concentration - Old School revives the timeless TV game show in a crisp, modern app designed for kids, parents, and puzzle enthusiasts. Flip tiles on a 5x6 grid to match pairs of tokens—choose from retro prizes like "New Car" or "Color TV," or familiar icons like clocks and umbrellas. Each successful match peels back the board to reveal fragments of a hidden phonetic rebus puzzle, blending memory skills with visual wordplay to decode idioms, phrases, and clever clues. Whether you're training your brain solo, alternating turns with a friend on the couch in Shared mode, or battling an opponent across devices on the same WiFi network, every game delivers satisfying reveals and "aha!" moments. No penalties for wrong guesses—just pure, educational fun that sharpens focus and boosts vocabulary. **Key Features:** - **Three Play Modes:** Solo for personal challenges; Shared for two players on one device; WiFi for real-time multiplayer on separate devices (handshake sync ensures seamless turns). - **Rebus Puzzles:** Unlock phonetic brain-teasers like "CONS-INN-TRAYS-INN" (Concentration!) through progressive reveals—guess within 60 seconds to win! - **Token Variety:** Switch between nostalgic game show prizes or intuitive icons for endless replayability. - **Smart Timers:** 10 seconds to decide after a match (continue or solve?); no rush, just smart pacing. - **User-Friendly Menus:** Easy access to Help, About (with QR code and parental-gated app rating), Mode selection, and mute toggle. - **Offline & On-the-Go:** Perfect for car rides, family nights, or quick brain breaks—no internet needed except for WiFi mode. Built with love by TurboSoftSolutions, this app strips away distractions to honor the original's clever clues and joy of a perfect match. Download now and concentrate on the fun—retro reimagined for today's minds!

Screenshots

Matching Pairs4 screens
Concentration4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Concentration at none against Matching Pairs's 10. Concentration also leads on ads (none vs shown). Matching Pairs's advantage is ratings volume (931 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. Concentration asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Matching Pairs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matching Pairs has 931 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Matching Pairs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Concentration's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, Concentration every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Matching Pairs versus Concentration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatching PairsConcentration
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (931 ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings931 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyNeil Rohan

Customer experience

Matching Pairs

All ratings929 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%

Concentration

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Concentration

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Matching Pairs

One-time10
  • Memory Card Pack Lower Case Letters$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Music Instruments$1.99
  • Memory Card Pack Numbers$1.99
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  • 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
None

Concentration

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matching Pairs free?
Matching Pairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Concentration free?
Concentration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Matching Pairs or Concentration?
Matching Pairs is rated higher. Matching Pairs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 931 ratings, while Concentration averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Matching Pairs or Concentration have ads?
Matching Pairs shows ads; Concentration does not.
Which is updated more often, Matching Pairs or Concentration?
Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, and Concentration every 9 days. Most recently, Matching Pairs was updated on November 11, 2026 and Concentration on October 30, 2026.

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