NumMatch: Logic Puzzle

This is a really engaging game and it’s great because it’s hard enough that you don’t win every time but not so difficult that there’s no way to get to the next level. The only thing I would change is how it starts over with an ad every time you leave the screen. I was listening to Pandora and wanted to skip a song. Leave app for a second to skip a song come back a there’s an ad that pauses my Pandora so then go to Pandora, hit play come back, ad… you get the idea. It’s a loop. Eventually just skipped the music but would have stayed with the game longer had I had on music. Otherwise great game!

I enjoy this game and considered paying to get rid of the annoying ads but $10 is just too much. What I find very frustrating is that even if you have the sound turned off in the game settings, the ads will randomly have audio which can be embarrassing if your phone volume is turned up. Also frustrating is when listening to an audio book or music while playing and the audio from the in game ad along the bottom takes over and you can no longer listen to the book or music you were listening to while playing the game. UPDATE: I am deleting the app. This last update had an ad that repeatedly pops up and exits the app and opens in a web browser. Every time you go back to the app, there’s another ad. You get back into the game and the original ad hijacks the game again and takes you to a browser. It is an endless loop. So disappointing because I like the game but it is too expensive to remove the ads.

I’ve been playing for a while now and I’m still enjoying this game. It suits my style… simple but you can utilize some strategy to ensure you clear a board. No play timers or lives that must reload so you can play, no in-app purchases to “decorate” a space or get boosters. For me, it was worth the cost of ad removal. The only ad now is one to get three new hints to use if you are stuck. A recent update added a daily challenge. Also the main game now tracks your best scores for the month, year, and all-time. I do wonder if the devs are going to bring back the game play that had stages where you tracked your progress and also had the requirement of clearing certain colored number tiles to progress. You usually had to play two or three boards to hit the point or colored tile removal requirements. I’d love the option to have both play modes. All in all, for me this one is a keeper.