Comparison

Puzzle Day vs Matobox

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Day

Discover a growing collection of unique, bite-sized puzzles added weekly. Enjoy daily challenges, quick gameplay, and no account required. Support the developer by watching ads.

Highlights
  • Unique daily and weekly puzzles
  • Multiple puzzle types (Numby, Pathwords, Burbs, Hoots)
  • Daily challenge mode
  • No account or login required
  • Quick and satisfying gameplay
  • New puzzles added regularly
Features
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Puzzle Day is a growing collection of bite-sized puzzles—fun, weird, and refreshingly different. Every week, a new one is added. Every day, a fresh challenge awaits. Hi, I’m Kurt. I’m a game designer and a dad. A few months ago, I lost my job. Instead of panicking (okay, I panicked a little), I decided to make you the best puzzle game on the planet! Puzzle Day is my way of turning that gamble into something real—one puzzle at a time. It’s a home for all the quirky little puzzle ideas I’ve had over the years but never got to share. Some are clever. Some are silly. Some are surprisingly tricky. All of them are built with care. Here’s what you’ll find inside: • Numby – The first of many! A clever little number-matching game with daily and random modes • Pathwords – Each words last letter is the next words first letter ... it's ... forget it, just try it • Burbs – Stranger Things meets Sudoku in this simple game of logic and deduction • Hoots – The smallest possible match 3 game you've ever played. It's fast, it's cute, and it's a hoot • New puzzle (almost) every week – I’m building and releasing new games right inside the app • Daily mode – Play once a day, share your score, and try to beat your friends • No accounts or logins – Just open and play • Quick and satisfying – Most puzzles take just a few minutes, but you’ll want to replay • Fun for your brain, not your wallet – You can support the app by watching ads (thank you!) and enjoy it for free Why I'm Doing This This app isn’t backed by a big company. It’s just me, in my home, designing, coding, testing, and sharing games. I’m also sharing the journey of trying to make $100K in 100 days by building indie games and posting about it on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube (@kurtiswow). Every ad you watch, puzzle you share, or kind comment you leave helps me get a little closer to that goal—and helps me support my family doing what I love. Coming Soon: More puzzle types (word, logic, grid-based, memory, timing) Achievements, streaks, and unlockables Special limited-time puzzles and events Your feedback! I’m reading everything and building features based on what players ask for Thanks for checking out Puzzle Day. I hope these little puzzles brighten your day the way building them brightens mine. — Kurt Follow the journey: @kurtiswow on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

About

Matobox

Features
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Matobox is a game designed to train you in mental arithmetic while playing an extremely fun game. It offers different levels of difficulty to allow you to always play with pleasure. You can even submit your score if you succeed in the game! But be warned, the world is full of little geniuses who are particularly good at math, and making it into the top 20 is not for the faint of heart! Unless you are a genius yourself...

Screenshots

Puzzle Day4 screens
Matobox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Puzzle Day at 13.0 against Matobox's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, Matobox every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Puzzle Day versus Matobox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle DayMatobox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimple Machine, LLCpoly sok

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Day

No in-app purchases

None

Matobox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Day free?
Puzzle Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matobox free?
Matobox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Day or Matobox have ads?
Neither Puzzle Day nor Matobox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Day or Matobox?
Puzzle Day ships an update weekly, and Matobox every 11 days. Most recently, Puzzle Day was updated on October 6, 2026 and Matobox on October 14, 2026.

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