Five Elements Chess vs Match Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Elements Chess
Engage in strategic spell duels with this match-three game. It blends elemental theory with puzzle mechanics for a unique gameplay experience. Enjoy both local and online player-versus-player battles.
- Match-three gameplay
- Five Elements theory integration
- Deep strategy
- Zen-inspired visuals
- Local PvP
- Online PvP
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Five Elements Chess is a spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay. Features • Simple rules, deep strategy • Calm, Zen-inspired visual style • A balance of strategy and luck that anyone can enjoy • Local and online PvP
Match Attack
Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.
- Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
- Create powerful tile cascades
- Collect over 280 synergistic relics
- Progress through three distinct chapters
- Unlock permanent relics through runs
- Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Five Elements Chess at none against Match Attack's shown. Five Elements Chess also leads on ratings volume (103 vs 19). Match Attack's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Five Elements Chess sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Five Elements Chess against 4.7 for Match Attack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Elements Chess has 103 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Five Elements Chess's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Attack's.
Five Elements Chess ships an update weekly, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Elements Chess | Match Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (103 ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ming Gao | Michael Ip |
Customer experience
Five Elements Chess
Match Attack
In-app purchases
Five Elements Chess
- Time Skin Pack$1.99
- Five Elements Chess full game$3.99
- Seasons Skin Pack$3.99
Match Attack
- Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99
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