Comparison

Pair Away vs Speed Square

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

Head to head
About

Pair Away

A simple and engaging matching game designed for quick play sessions. Progress through increasing difficulty levels, challenge friends in an endless mode, and unlock a variety of themes. Track your achievements and compare your progress.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Endless 'Immortal' mode
  • Unlockable themes
  • Track stats and achievements
  • Multi-deck gameplay
  • Animated tutorial
Features
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Pair Away is a simple matching game for anyone to play. Levels can be played in a short amount of time, and great for filling any extra minute. The game starts out simple with only a few types of pairs, but quickly gets harder as you unlock more difficulty levels. Challenge your friends on immortal mode by endlessly matching pairs to obtaining the highest score. As you collect pairs, you can unlock and use themes when you play each level. Track your stats and achievements as you play and compare with your friends. HOW TO PLAY • Animated how to play to easily learn the game MULTIPLE LEVELS • Unlock and play through 10 different difficulty levels GAME MODES • Play with 1, 2, or 4 total decks IMMORTAL • Endless level to challenge your friends at matching pairs THEMES • 40 Themes to unlock and use while playing Pair Away GAME CENTER • Over 25 Achievements to unlock throughout the game, such as using themes and winning levels STATS • Stats to keep track of your progress as you compete and try to unlock achievements UNIVERSAL • Pair Away can be played on all iOS devices If you have any recommendations or comments please contact us with your ideas!

About

Speed Square

A fast-paced color matching game where players match colorful rectangles to a sliding square. Earn points for successful matches while racing against the clock. Connect a Solana wallet to earn POPT tokens for playing.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Earn points for matches
  • Timer-based challenges
  • Solana wallet connection
  • Earn POPT tokens
Features
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In this fast paced color matching game, you need to match colorful rectangles with a matching square as the squares zip by! The more matches you get, the more points you get! Beware of the timer! Connect your Solana wallet to earn POPT for playing!

Screenshots

Pair Away4 screens
Speed Square4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speed Square at 100% against Pair Away's 56%. Speed Square also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pair Away's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pair Away sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Speed Square asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Square holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Pair Away's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speed Square's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pair Away ships an update every 6 weeks, Speed Square weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pair Away versus Speed Square: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPair AwaySpeed Square
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBobby RohwederSharon Grutman

Customer experience

Pair Away

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

Speed Square

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pair Away

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Tiny Pair Pack$0.99
  • Remove Defeat Requirements$1.99
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  • Small Pair Pack$1.99
  • Earn 2x Pairs$2.99
  • Medium Pair Pack$4.99
  • Earn 4x Pairs$6.99
  • Large Pair Pack$9.99
  • Jumbo Pair Pack$19.99
  • Huge Pair Pack$49.99
None

Speed Square

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pair Away free?
Pair Away is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speed Square free?
Speed Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pair Away or Speed Square?
Speed Square is rated higher. Pair Away averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Speed Square averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pair Away or Speed Square have ads?
Neither Pair Away nor Speed Square shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pair Away or Speed Square?
Pair Away ships an update every 6 weeks, and Speed Square weekly. Most recently, Pair Away was updated on August 25, 2026 and Speed Square on June 3, 2026.

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