Comparison

Bound Balls! vs Matching Master

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

Head to head
About

Bound Balls!

Engage in a fast-paced bubble shooter where you must eliminate all balls before gravity pulls them to the bottom. Test your reflexes and strategic thinking in this colorful and challenging game.

Highlights
  • Bubble shooter gameplay
  • Fight against gravity
  • Fast-paced action
  • Colorful graphics
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Fight against gravity in this bubble shooter-style game! The race is on! You’ll have to flex your cat-like reflexes and tap the screen like a pro to erase all the balls before gravity pushes them all to the bottom of the screen! Imagine: you’re down to two blue balls! But just when you think you’ve got this level in the bag… A red ball appears! Forced to shoot it onto the board and with gravity closing in, what will you do? Enjoy this colorful, fast-paced, and sometimes frustrating bubble shooter from wowGame!

About

Matching Master

This is a relaxing tile-matching puzzle game where you connect pairs of identical objects. With over 1000 unique levels and four themes, it offers an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience. The game features high-quality graphics and calming music, perfect for passing the time.

Highlights
  • Tile matching puzzle gameplay
  • Over 1000 unique levels
  • Four distinct themes
  • Offline play supported
  • High graphics quality
  • Calming music and sounds
Features
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About Game ========= Match tile is easy tile matching puzzle game.Match pair with 2 objects. Super relaxing game. 1000+ levels. Four themes. All levels are unique. Easy to play hard to master. How to play? ========= Follow the tutorial. Connect the same object in pair to match tile. As fast as you match tile and become tile master. Timer is there so you need more focus. Difficulty level will increase. Features ======= Classic game play, Suitable for all ages. No need of internet to play the game. Time killer game. High graphics quality. Music & sounds is calm. Download right now. Have fun!!!

Screenshots

Bound Balls!3 screens
Matching Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bound Balls! at none against Matching Master's 5. Bound Balls! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months). Matching Master's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (40 vs 2). On price and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Matching Master sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Bound Balls! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bound Balls! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matching Master has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Bound Balls!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Matching Master's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bound Balls! ships an update every 5 weeks, Matching Master every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Bound Balls! versus Matching Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBound Balls!Matching Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAISE IncBhavana Ponkiya

Customer experience

Bound Balls!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Matching Master

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bound Balls!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Matching Master

One-time5
  • 20 Hint$0.99
  • 50 Hint$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
Show 2 more
  • 100 Hint$2.99
  • 200 Hint$4.99

Questions

Is Bound Balls! free?
Bound Balls! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matching Master free?
Matching Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bound Balls! or Matching Master?
Bound Balls! is rated higher. Bound Balls! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Matching Master averages 4.8 from 40 ratings.
Do Bound Balls! or Matching Master have ads?
Matching Master shows ads; Bound Balls! does not.
Which is updated more often, Bound Balls! or Matching Master?
Bound Balls! ships an update every 5 weeks, and Matching Master every 14 months. Most recently, Bound Balls! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Matching Master on November 3, 2026.

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