Comparison

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! vs Apprentice Witch Match 3

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

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About

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!

Embark on a match-3 puzzle adventure in a vibrant underwater world. Help a mermaid clean the ocean, rescue sea creatures from pollution, and uncover hidden treasures. Enjoy thousands of levels with unique challenges and boosters.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Ocean rescue missions
  • Collect seashells and treasures
  • Unlock secrets and mysteries
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Boosters and bonuses
  • Offline play
Features
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The ocean holds many secrets and mysteries. Mermaid is the princess and the greatest treasure of the ocean. She has always liked to collect seashells, swim trying to outrace pirate ships, keep watch over sea stars, play with fish and dolphins and solve difficult puzzles. But once upon a time, sea animals have found themselves in danger: bunches of trash were dropped into the ocean. Mermaid can’t abandon her friends and her kingdom! Help Mermaid to clean the sea world from the trash and rescue fish, sea stars and dolphins avoiding dangerous sharks and jellyfish. Solve ocean puzzles and don’t get caught in pirate nets! Mermaid match 3” is an exciting match-3 adventure in the sea world: solve puzzles, unlock secrets, collect seashells, rescue fish from glass jars and cans, pop bubbles, save up treasures and get a reward from Princess Mermaid! The main task for the mistress of the sea is to rescue all the fish! And you can help Mermaid to make paradise ashore and in-depth of the ocean. Dive to the sea world and plunge into match-3 adventures! You won’t be able to stop playing the game, because “Mermaid match 3” is: • Well-loved match-3 puzzle genre. • A lot of secrets and mysteries. • You won’t be bored during the game! More than 90 sea worlds and 3500 levels of puzzles. And every 2 weeks they are getting more and more! Adventure continues! • Pretty sea animals: fish, dolphins, sea stars, jellyfish, octopuses, and many others. • It’s even more interesting to play! There are 2 additional ways to complete each level. • All pirates will be defeated! Variety of boosters and bonuses will help to improve your skill! • Offline gaming mode! • It’s absolutely free match-3 game, but you can buy some game elements, for example, additional moves. • NO ADS. Sea world is waiting for you! Install “Mermaid match 3” for free and play right now! Subscribe for official fan-page to know about updates before everyone else! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mermaidgame

About

Apprentice Witch Match 3

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure as a beginner witch collecting enchanted ingredients. This game features unique match-3 mechanics with distinct rules for day, night, and graveyard levels, offering hundreds of challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Unique match-3 mechanics for different times of day
  • Hundreds of unique puzzle levels
  • Variety of boosters and powerups
  • Challenging obstacles like frozen items and spellbooks
  • Social features with Facebook connect and leaderboards
  • Bewitched graphics and sounds
Features
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Who said becoming a witch was easy? Abracadabra! Hocus Pocus! Let's go for the magic broom! Help Ursula, the beginner witch to pick up her witchery stuff before the supreme sorcerer notice the mess. It seems that Aura the cat messed up all the potions and ingredients! If Ursula does not find out what happened, she will not be able to win her magic broom. This is not another match 3 game. It has a lot of levels, with different game mechanics. Very... bewitched game modes! * The daylight levels run under the match3 classic rules. Match 3 or more stuff to collect it. Matching more than three will you a witchery booster. At night levels, you need to connect the witchcraft stuff to collect it, Connect more than seven stuff to collect all same color items at once. Finally, the graveyard has it's own rules, you need to touch a witchcraft piece to pick up this one and its same color adjacents. Collecting more than three will give you amazing powerups. Each game mode, has its own boosters and powerups: * Vertical and horizontal cleaners * Skull Bombs * Explosive Crystall balls * Toad, will paint stuff * Full moon, use as wildcard Also, these game modes have each one their own troubles: * Crystal slots you need to break * Frozen witchcraft stuff you need to defrost before collecting them. * Spellbooks you have to vanish * White spiders to collect Same way, you have some boosters to make it easier: * Magic Broom to sweep same color witchcraft stuff * Claws to pick up a single bewitched piece * Tornado to shuffle it all Win gems to get free lives, boosters and other additional witchery. FEATURES; * Very fun, very easy but hard to master * Bewitched graphics and sounds. * Witchcraft elements for a scary experience. * Hundreds of puzzle levels each one is very unique * Free, so download now * Multiple difficulty levels * Play with your friends & Family. * Facebook connect, so you can share your goals and scores. * Ranks for all levels, so you can check your friends scores and defeat them. * Fun for all ages What are you waiting for? Play this amazing match3 and give Ursula the chance to win her magic broom and become the best witch ever. Fun to play, you will love this bewitched adventure, collecting witchery. Each level is an amazing puzzle to solve.

Screenshots

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!4 screens
Apprentice Witch Match 34 screens

Verdict

The call

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! and Apprentice Witch Match 3 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's. Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Apprentice Witch Match 3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! against 4.6 for Apprentice Witch Match 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 87 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Apprentice Witch Match 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! ships an update every 3 weeks, Apprentice Witch Match 3 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! versus Apprentice Witch Match 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!Apprentice Witch Match 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (187 ratings) — better4.6 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better87
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProgress, OOOOne Up Games Studio

Customer experience

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!

All ratings182 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.4%

Apprentice Witch Match 3

All ratings87 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle!

One-time10
  • Purchase 300 coins$0.99
  • Purchase 600 coins$1.99
  • Purchase 700 coins$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Purchase 1200 coins$3.99
  • Purchase 1600 coins$4.99
  • Purchase 3500 coins$8.99
  • Limited offer$9.99
  • Purchase 3300 coins$9.99
  • Purchase 10500 coins$16.99
  • Purchase 7500 coins$16.99
4 purchases

Apprentice Witch Match 3

One-time4
  • 30 Magic Gems$1.99
  • 100 Magic Gems$3.99
  • 300 Magic Gems$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 1000 Magic Gems$25.99

Questions

Is Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! free?
Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apprentice Witch Match 3 free?
Apprentice Witch Match 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! or Apprentice Witch Match 3?
Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! is rated higher. Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Apprentice Witch Match 3 averages 4.6 from 87 ratings.
Do Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! or Apprentice Witch Match 3 have ads?
Both Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! and Apprentice Witch Match 3 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! or Apprentice Witch Match 3?
Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Apprentice Witch Match 3 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mermaid match 3. Solve puzzle! was updated on October 20, 2026 and Apprentice Witch Match 3 on October 10, 2026.

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