Comparison

Matching Pairs vs Speed Puzzle Timer

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

Speed Puzzle Timer

Track your puzzle-solving times with a dedicated timer and log. Catalog your collection, record your progress with photos and notes, and analyze your performance with detailed stats. Share your achievements and challenge friends to beat your best times.

Highlights
  • Speed timer with countdown or immediate start
  • Puzzle catalog with barcode scanning
  • Track solve history, ratings, and notes
  • Compare solve times and personal records
  • Record solve videos and timelapses
  • Challenge friends with shared solve times
Features
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Puzzle Stats is built for speed puzzlers who want a focused timer, a clear puzzle catalog, and to see numbers and stats after every solve. TIME EVERY SOLVE Start a speed timer with a countdown or jump in immediately. Pause, resume, and finish with large, easy controls. Add one-tap markers while you work—flip complete, sorting milestones, or custom tags—so you can see where time went. YOUR PUZZLE COLLECTION Scan a barcode or search the bundled catalog to add puzzles fast. Keep box and completed photos, ratings, notes, and a full history of solves on each puzzle. Need to start now? Quick Timer gets you timing immediately—assign the puzzle later. COMPARE AND IMPROVE See how this run stacks up against your last, best, and average. Track trends and personal records by piece count. Pair and team solves keep partner names so you can look back at who you solved with. VIDEO AND TIMELAPSE Optionally record your solve—standard video or live timelapse—while the timer stays front and center. Save, share, or export when you’re done. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Share a completed time as a challenge link. Friends can open it, start the same puzzle setup, and try to beat you. Built for the table: tap quickly during the solve, rich details after.

Screenshots

Matching Pairs4 screens
Speed Puzzle Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speed Puzzle Timer at none against Matching Pairs's shown. Speed Puzzle Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Matching Pairs's advantage is ratings volume (922 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Puzzle Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matching Pairs has 922 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Matching Pairs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speed Puzzle Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, Speed Puzzle Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Matching Pairs versus Speed Puzzle Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatching PairsSpeed Puzzle Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (922 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings922 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyJames Browning

Customer experience

Matching Pairs

All ratings914 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%

Speed Puzzle Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Speed Puzzle Timer

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

Speed Puzzle Timer

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Matching Pairs free?
Matching Pairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speed Puzzle Timer free?
Speed Puzzle Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Matching Pairs or Speed Puzzle Timer?
Speed Puzzle Timer is rated higher. Matching Pairs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 922 ratings, while Speed Puzzle Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Matching Pairs or Speed Puzzle Timer have ads?
Matching Pairs shows ads; Speed Puzzle Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Matching Pairs or Speed Puzzle Timer?
Matching Pairs ships an update every 10 days, and Speed Puzzle Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Matching Pairs was updated on October 21, 2026 and Speed Puzzle Timer on October 2, 2026.

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