Negentropy vs Matcholitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Negentropy
Explore an old house by solving word puzzles in each room. Rearrange letters to escape entropy and advance to the next challenge. Can you master the wordplay to progress?
- Room-based puzzles
- Letter rearrangement
- Word formation
- Progressive challenges
- Escape entropy
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Step inside and wander the halls of a house of old. Play through a set of puzzles in each room to move ahead. Take the letters out of a state of entropy, strategically putting them together to make four different words! Can you make your way to the next room?
Matcholitaire
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If you a fan of tile-matching and triple-match games, you might enjoy playing the MATCHOLITAIRE - a match-three characters puzzle game. This game allows you to relax and find your inner peace only takes 10 minutes a day. The objective is to tap the tiles and collect three of the same characters tiles in order to blast them and progress to the next level. Be careful not to fill the box with too many tiles or you will fail the level! FEATURE Stunning graphics and animations: bright and colorful graphics with fun animations and sound effects. Various levels: multiple levels with increasing difficulty. Power-ups and boosters: These are special tools that can help you clear levels more easily. For example, they may allow you to shuffle tiles, remove a single tile, or clear an entire row or column. Different types of tiles: several types of tiles with different designs, colors, and patterns. Leaderboard: the more effort, the higher the rank Daily rewards: log in daily to claim free rewards Limited time: add an extra level of challenge to the gameplay. Power-ups and boosters: players can use these to help them clear levels more easily. HOW TO PLAY - Match tiles by swapping adjacent tiles to create rows or columns of three or more tiles of the same object. - Use power-ups and boosters to help you clear tiles more easily. - Complete the level objective within a set number of moves or a certain amount of time. - Move on to the next level to challenge and earn rewards yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Negentropy at none against Matcholitaire's shown. Matcholitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Negentropy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Matcholitaire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Negentropy ships an update every 21 months, Matcholitaire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Negentropy | Matcholitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 346 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Side Step Studios, LLC | Phong Dinh |
In-app purchases
Negentropy
- Puzzle Set 1$0.99
- Puzzle Set 2$0.99
- Puzzle Set 3$0.99
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- Puzzle Set 4$0.99
- Puzzle Set 5$0.99
- Puzzle Set 6$0.99
- Puzzle Set 7$0.99
Matcholitaire
- Default Bundle 1$0.99
- Default Bundle 2$1.99
- Default Bundle 3$2.99
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- Default Bundle 4$3.99
- Default Bundle 5$6.99
- Default Bundle 6$7.99
- Default Bundle 7$8.99
- Coin pack 3$9.99
- Coin pack 4$19.99
- Coin pack 6$99.99
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