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Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 556 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-06.

Matching Story - Merge & Match

VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.

Design gardens & solve puzzles

4.9 ★167,215 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
599 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases

About this app

Step into a magical world of matching games and puzzles, where casual match-3 mechanics, rich story progression, and relaxing tile matching come together! Experience the perfect blend of classic puzzles, immersive storylines, and creative merge gameplay in one addictive adventure.

Enjoy one of the best puzzle games for adults designed for casual players. Whether you enjoy matching games, puzzle solving, or fun decoration games, this adventure delivers everything you love—classic match-3 fun, a heartwarming story, and relaxing garden renovation in one place.

FEATURES - Classic Match-3 Gameplay Experience the timeless fun of puzzle games and tile matching. Swap, match, and clear levels with satisfying effects and cleverly designed puzzle layouts.

- Powerful Boosters & Tools Unlock a wide variety of exciting boosters.…

Preview

Real screenshots from the store listing.

8 screenshots
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 1
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 2
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 3
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 4
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 5
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 6
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 7
Matching Story - Merge & Match screenshot 8

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.

Automated assessment complete

Which version this describes

When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.

This analysis describes version 1.75.01 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-06 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 1.75.01, updated 2026-09-28.

What we measured

Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.

How these are measured

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
90% or more 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

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.

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.

Methodology

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.

Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
Reported by 67 usersReported by users, not measured — nothing we can inspect could show this either wayview evidence
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Raised by 67 distinct reviewers — 12.1% of the 556 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).

Context 1

Measured and published because a reader would want to know — deliberately not a charge. The measurement alone does not show a harm.

Cheapest and priciest options are far apart
MeasuredPublished as context — deliberately not a charge · from the store listingview evidence
The disclosed in-app purchases span an unusually wide price range. Published as context: the cheapest and priciest items may be different kinds of product entirely, so the spread alone deducts nothing.
What we saw: In-app purchases run from USD 0.99 to USD 19.99 — a 20x spread across 10 items

One source only — shown, not confirmed 1

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: Pay to progress
One source onlyShown, not confirmed — the only source is user reviews.view evidence
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 556 reviews scanned)

Highlighted reviews

Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.

Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
“False advertisement — I have downloaded this game twice, trying to give it a chance. But, the ads do not match the game play. I don’t mind the mini match three to open a scene to fix, but I certainly don’t need to match three groups of…”
3★ · App Store · 2026-09-18
Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
“Crazy — This game has so much going on. It's crazy. If you want hours of gameplay without ads, this is your game. There's not enough space to match everything, so there's that. I kept seeing an ad for this game, so I finally downloaded…”
2★ · App Store · 2026-09-18
Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
“False Advertising — The ads NEVER are what the game is. And whoever responds to these complaints knows exactly what we’re talking about but they always ask for examples. Well, you currently have a Halloween ad that looks NOTHING like what…”
1★ · App Store · 2026-09-13

Assessment & version history

App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.

Store listing updated to version 1.75.01.

What this app sells

Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.

Items shown10
Lowest$0.99
Highest$19.99
A Pile of Diamonds$1.99
24H Merge Booster$0.99
Explorer Pack$5.99
A Bag of Diamonds$7.99
Resident Pack$9.99
Show 5 more purchases
Endless Pack $2.99
Builder Pack$19.99
Flora's Offer$6.99
Clone Bubble Gift $1.99
Fairy Pass $9.99