Match Ups! vs Bloons Blitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match Ups!
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Match Ups! is one of our favorite games of all time. The first version of Match Ups! was added to our Attention and Memory CD in 1996 and we’ve been enhancing it ever since. We reused many of your favorite card sets and made lots of new cards for this version. Old favorites include Contrasts, Verbs, and African animals as well as animal drawings and people from the Artic Practice app. You can also choose alphabet letters, numbers, geometric shapes, and emoji. For a real challenge, pick the cards that use the shapes from our And, Or, But… Following Simple Directions app. The game starts out with you against the computer. At first the computer plays randomly, but you can make the game more challenging by increasing the computer’s skill level to Beginner, Good, or Expert. When playing in the expert level, the computer rarely makes a mistake—it is very hard to beat. You can also play with a friend. Just type their name in the second box and away you go. If you want to play by yourself, you can do that too. All devices can display 4, 6, 16, 24, or 36 cards on the screen. Retina iPads, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus are large enough and clear enough to also display 48 and 64 cards on the screen. You can choose simple blue, green, purple, or red card backs or spice things up and choose fun backs. Use the options screen to switch the text and sounds between English and Spanish. Match Ups! is primarily a fun memory game, but we added sounds and text so you can use it as a learning exercise as well. Special education teachers can use it to develop a fund of knowledge and to practice turn taking. SLPs can use it as an aphasia exercise, for speech articulation practice, or as a visual scanning task. SLPs tell us that they often use it as a reward at the end of a therapy session.
Bloons Blitz
Embark on a roguelike adventure battling waves of Bloons with iconic characters and strategic upgrades. Collect toys and stickers to power up your heroes and unlock new abilities in fast-paced, one-handed gameplay.
- Survivor-style gameplay
- Iconic Bloons characters
- Strategic upgrade selection
- Endless replayability
- Collect and upgrade heroes
- One-handed controls
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Embark on the ultimate road trip adventure across the Bloons universe! Get ready to dive into exciting battles against hundreds of menacing Bloons and unleash your arsenal of attacks in action-packed, roguelike gameplay. Key Features: • Non-Stop Action: Engage in fast-paced, survivor-style gameplay against relentless waves of Bloons using intuitive, one-handed controls. • Iconic Bloons Characters: Play as powerful Heroes each with their own signature weapon and gameplay style. Recruit your favorite Monkeys to join your team and unlock their unique weapons and upgrades. • Strategic, Decision-Based Gameplay: Carefully select your upgrades each run and unlock different powers based on your choices. Make your Monkeys versatile generalists or dive deep into a single path to find powerful epic weapons. • Endless Replayability: Take on exciting, roguelike levels across an infinite map. Discover unique encounters, awesome power-ups, and epic boss fights. Replay levels with special rules and challenges for a new Bloon-popping experience every time. • Collect and Upgrade: Find rare collectible toys to level up your Heroes and unlock game-changing new upgrades. Collect gorgeous stickers to empower your team with special boosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bloons Blitz at Free against Match Ups!'s $1.99. Bloons Blitz also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 38 months) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). Match Ups!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Bloons Blitz is free to download; Match Ups! costs $1.99 up front. Bloons Blitz sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Match Ups! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Match Ups! ships an update every 38 months, Bloons Blitz weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match Ups! | Bloons Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (377 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 65.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 377 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #64 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 377 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Learning Fundamentals, Inc. | Ninja Kiwi |
In-app purchases
Match Ups!
No in-app purchases
Bloons Blitz
- Fighting Start$0.99
- Monkey Fast Track$1.99
- Bag of Bloonstones$1.99
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- Hero Fast Track$2.99
- Medium Bag of Bloonstones$4.99
- Hero Starter Pack$4.99
- Hero Fast Track$6.99
- Hero Fast Track$9.99
- Large Bag of Bloonstones$9.99
- Hero Starter Pack$9.99
- Hero Starter Pack$13.99
- Huge Bag of Bloonstones$19.99









