“updating again because with yet another update in a row theyre getting worse with the blatant greed. idk if im going crazy but these 5 star reviews seem so fake. everyone praising no ads, forced ads are bad but optional to help is fine…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 599 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.6 ★467,763 ratings
10M+Downloads
4+Age rating
510 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Dive into the exciting world of "Match Villains" and join our unusual family of aristocratic thieves on a thrilling adventure to gather a collection of the world's most precious artifacts.
Break through layers of obstacles with clever matches and unleash powerful combos in a game where every level is a new heist!
"Match Villains" features:
• Uniquely Challenging Levels: Experience a fresh twist in match-3 gameplay with multi-layered obstacles, from the hidden sublayers to the mysterious overlayers. Each level is a puzzle waiting to be unraveled with your strategic skill.
• Ingenious Power-ups: Discover and unlock an arsenal of spectacular power-ups and witness their might as they help you clear daunting obstacles through the adventure.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 1.63.1 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.63.1, updated 2026-09-29.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 7261 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 7278, updated 2026-09-28.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 7261, scanned 2026-10-01.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
None requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 1
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 3
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (1.0% of 525 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.1% of 525 reviews scanned)
From the store listing: Usable without an account
The app's own screens offer a way past sign-up — guest access, skipping, or browsing before registering — rather than gating the product behind an account. The store's privacy disclosure is checked alongside it: that disclosure is self-reported, so it corroborates this credit rather than establishing it.
What we saw: The store privacy disclosure (4 entries) links no contact details or identifiers to the user — consistent with an app that does not require an account. Self-reported by the developer.
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“since my last update a lot of adverts to gain bonus moves are not working. you have to close app and start again therefore losing bonus moves.😡”
“very good game but many ads take you out of app and don't give you what you've watched the ad for. please fix this.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 1.63.1.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown9
Lowest$1.99
Highest$19.99
Rescue Pack$1.99
Heist Pack$6.99
Rescue Pack$3.99
Tiny Coins$1.99
Prestige Cup$9.99
Show 4 more purchases
Little Coins$7.99
Super Pouch$19.99
Special Offer$1.99
Daily Offer$4.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.