Royal Match Reviews

This is my second attempt at a review. Don’t know why my other never showed up.
I’ve been playing Royal Match for over a year. I have been both on a team and playing solo.
Likes: Graphics are great, there are no ads, you don’t have to pay any real money (and I never have) in order to keep advancing. Being on a team can be a lot of fun as it has a chat feature so you can form a camaraderie with your teammates, as well as get more lives than if you play solo (15 more).
Don’t likes: Reaching Royal League status (when you’ve completed all the existing levels until the next update—which comes every 2 weeks) does not feel like a privilege; it feels like a punishment. It makes it harder to help the team during the team battles. Finding the right team to suit you can be a challenge. Fortunately, one can leave and switch teams, if one is not a good fit. Or just play solo, which I am doing now—however, you’ll then only have a max of 5 lives, another con. Some levels can take me days to pass, so it can get very frustrating.
Overall, the game is of high quality and keeps me challenged and coming back for more. One of my current favorite games to play!

I really like playing this game but it is so expensive to play it’s ridiculous. You have to spend 1900 coins just to get three helps with the hammer, and most of the other ones run about 3900 coins. I have spent so much money on this game trying to pass these levels it’s ridiculous. I can’t keep doing it so sometimes I’ll just spend time going over and over again on it trying different ways, but like I said even though it’s a fun game it’s very expensive and I’m sure the developers, etc, are making a ton of money off this game. They need to lower the amount of coins that you need to spend to get helps. Then if you want to buy helps with your own money that can be expensive. 1000 coins for $1.99 can go super quick, as well as $4.99 to $6.99 for some of the lower price packets where you might get anywhere from 5000 to 14,000 coins, but again that could go in about five minutes if you’re trying to pass a level. I think the most I spent at one time was $9.99 for some coins and some hops and like I said it doesn’t last long. The game isn’t really designed to help you progress, especially as you go up each level where it gets harder and harder, and don’t give me all the algorithms are designed for this or that. I’ve been playing this game long enough that I can see how it works. You keep saying that all levels are beatable without having to buy anything or using boosters, but only certain levels are.

It’s a pretty standard match 3 game like many others. Has some fun and interesting gameplay mechanics and so more frustrating ones that quickly get left behind after their section is over (thank goodness). Many of the more difficult levels are dependent on having powerups. The game is fairly generous with powerups and if you join a good team you shouldn’t be lacking in them.
However if you do run out you will be stuck on certain missions for ages. They make them just possible enough that they can be beaten without spending money but you have to get insanely lucky with the RNG. If you’re willing to whip out your wallet then you’re in luck! No matter how little or how much money you spend the game will reward you by making the levels trivially easy for a short time period. I was stuck on a “very hard” level for ages, attempting it at least 100 times with and without powerups, I purchased 1 USD worth of coins and my next attempt I beat it with more than half of my attempts left. For about an hour after that the game pretty much played itself, dropping combos in a cascade never seen before purchasing those coins. I would beat levels in 3 turns out of 30! Exact same scenario happened the next time I was stuck on a level and purchased 1 USD worth of coins. So if you’re ever stuck just remember to whip out the old wallet and you’ll be rewarded with free wins.

This is an absolutely delightful and addicting game. I’ve downloaded it only a couple of weeks ago, but already played several hours on this and am on level 190 now. It has been fun.
1. However, the levels have gotten much harder and almost impossible to complete without power ups. And you get power ups only when you win levels. So there’s the catch 99. You can buy power ups but they’re extremely expensive at 300 coins each or more. Same thing with extending a level. Winning level gives you merely 20 or 30 coins. However, if you cannot finish the level, just adding five moves requires 900 coins, and if you still cannot finish it, it requires another 1900 coins. Wish those moves and power ups were a lot cheaper, or there was an ad supported way of getting more power ups or moves, like in angry birds.
2. You can win the levels and get some rewards, including breaking a pinata and getting half an hour or 15 minutes of infinite use of power ups. However, the game forces you to use them when right when it offers the rewards to you. If you don’t have 15 minutes or 30 minutes or an hour to play at that moment, and you want to use that reward later, you cannot do that. It just disappears. So you can claim it RIGHT THEN AND THERE, or just lose it even though you earned it. Doesn’t sound like a good strategy.

Just like almost every other game available here the fix is in with this one as well. First of all the advertisements for it whilst playing other games and having to watch endless ads shows levels “saving the king” which only very rarely appear during actual game play. Secondly it’s all about the money. I’m on level 374 and over and over and over and over again I cannot beat the level. It’s not because I don’t know HOW to beat it, it’s just that the game never gives you what you need. For instance if the goal is to collect a certain number of a pink gem it makes sure you get fewer than that number before you run out of moves. Then you have the option to spend coins that are exceeding difficult to earn unless you are gifted with a rare bonus level. NINE HUNDRED COINS to get an additional THREE moves! And you still don’t get what you need, then to get three more moves it’s 1900 coins. But once you give in and spend the coins you’re done, it will only rarely let you win on the first try because now its in their algorithm that you are stupid enough to buy something from them. These developers should be ashamed of themselves because it really is just about robbing people. They figured that out during the pandemic. Do some research to see how much money they raked in while people were quarantined.

I instantly became addicted to this game the second I started playing. The levels are fun and building the rooms gives it a point so your not just playing levels to play them. I’ve played other puzzle matching games like this in the past and some levels have been extremely difficult, causing me to quit trying. This game has hard levels but not so hard that I would quit the game. The bonus levels where you collect the coins are fun to and appear quite often. The one thing I would suggest is that the kings nightmare levels appear more often because when I first downloaded, I was so happy to see the nightmare level like shown in the ads. After the level, I was constantly waiting for the next one to appear but it was until around level 45 maybe that I saw the next one. I wish there was more because those are my absolute favorite levels of the game and I’m sad to say that I have only played a few of them out of the whole time I’ve had this game. I hope to see more of these in the game soon. Other than that, I completely love this game and would definitely recommend downloading this!!! 😃😃❤️❤️

I started playing based on an ad during another game. The actual game is nothing like what was in the ad. You’re not actually saving a king. I’m on level 828 and I can count on one hand how many levels there were to “save” the king. Very disappointing. The game isn’t terrible and has a nice concept. I appreciate varying levels of difficulty. The power ups and coins are terrible for the amount you need to play to get them. It takes 900 coins to buy a power up and/or new lives but you’d have to play almost 4 levels to get that many coins saved up. Also once you buy one power up, a second one in same game will cost you 1900. I did buy the Royal pass, waste of money and won’t be buying it anymore. It’s not worth the rewards you get and each day of pass you need to pass the equivalent number of levels to move on. For instance day 3 is 3 levels but to get to 25 you need to finish the first 24 days plus an additional 25 levels. I paid for this, it shouldn’t be that hard. The power up rewards isn’t worth it either. 2 bombs for 22 levels is ridiculous. Also the life regeneration takes wayyy too long. 30 minutes to wait for a new life is ridiculous. Make this game better…I’m one competition from removing it completely to play other games that offer more and are more true to what they represented in the ads.

Can you please enable the option to remove members from the page that shows how much shield points they contributed during the tournaments? This will be very helpful because it’s easier to remove the correct players. For example if you have duplicate names, it can sometimes be tricky to look at the points screen and then go to the member info. Being able to remove from the point screen would be life changing! Thank you. Also, wow, it feels like as soon as you enter King’s Cup the game is over for you. Instead of feeling like wow, I made it! It feels like wow, I’m done!!! You give only 1 shield point for most of the levels even though they can be insanely difficult!!! Please help. Reward shields accordingly and don’t make it so difficult:( we want to spend our limited free time with you but we need to feel welcome and appreciated, or at least not feel tortured. Thank you!!! Your game is great, but as in everything else in life, it can be improved :)

I have been playing Royal Match for a few weeks now. I don’t play daily because I get very frustrated with the gameplay. Graphics and sound are too notch, however the game is basically rigged. The number of moves you have are limited and differ at every puzzle. If you choose a “booster” that you have saved the game does not allow you to choose when your booster is used. It gives you the booster at the very start of the level. The problem is that many times you are forced to activate your booster right away because using the booster is the only move you can make. You just wasted the booster. It did not improve your situation at all.
Then as you run out of moves the game will give you 5 moves but it’ll cost you 900 coins. If you happen to need an additional move beyond the 5 given it will cost 1900 coins. It’s rigged to force you to spend money buying extra coins and lives.
I understand every developer deserves to make money but the constant pressure to purchase lives or coins makes the game frustrating to play. As a previous reviewer stated, you can lose 20 attempts in a row, then decide you’ll spend a few bucks for more lives, only to find you’ve miraculously completed the level with a super simple move. Do you want to succeed ? If so you’d better get out some cash because you’re going to need it.

I do enjoy this game, but the fact that once you get further into it (level 1721) and it takes 100 stars to upgrade an area is ridiculous. Maybe for the tougher levels, give 2 or 3 stars? I haven’t upgraded areas for months and got up to 420 stars saved. I burned through in 10 minutes to unlock 4 areas and only get 1k total coins(which is the most important part of the game, coins) and I’d love to understand how the developers figure out coins for remaining moves. Many of levels I’ve had 10+ moves left and I only get 50 coins…which is questionable. I have no problem with a game being difficult, but if it’s going to difficult shouldn’t you give the players back a bit more? Two last things, the kings nightmare are very fun, but haven’t seen those challenges in quite some time. Maybe every 25 instead of 50 or 100? Lastly, I know you say all the levels can be beat without powerups, but when you only have 20 moves and the level has to be reshuffled three times in the first five moves doesn’t add up. I’d love to see how you can do that especially on a hard level/level with 4 sections you have to beat. I’d love to hear a response because I do enjoy the game. But people aren’t wrong when they say it’s a pay to play game. It’s either that or wait to play

At first this game looked fun. But after a couple of levels you quickly start to realize there isn’t much skill involved at all, but more so luck. In order to win you’d need boosters and/or other assets to help win. I feel like RoyalMatch is designed in a certain algorithm which helps you win a few rounds swiftly but then you hit a wall where, you barely get solid matches to clear a round. This ends up depleting your lives really quickly, forcing you to spend 1000 coins, and eventually lures people into spending actual money in the game. If you avoid giving in, you can eventually beat the round after 20 tries, then it does the same cycle all over again. This game does not feel like it’s in the players control whatsoever but more so of the developers. It’s also striking to me that in almost every game app i was playing on, I saw Royals Match adverts littered around on a day to day basis with Save The King commercials, when in actuality there’s like only 2-3 save the king missions i’ve played out of the 113 levels i’ve completed. Other than that, it’s a twist of Candy Crush. I don’t mind spending money on a game that actually deserves it. But if money is the key to winning then it destroys the whole point of playing it. I would much rather have a actual skill based game that have adverts every round than a game that relies on paying to win.

If you don’t use power ups or coins to complete the level the game punishes you by giving you crappy things for the next 10 lives that you use even though the level is not a hard level. And, many of the regular levels that do not specifically say it’s a hard level end up being impossible to finish until it finally starts giving you something you can play with. So, if I choose not to waste my 900 coins on a level that shouldn’t be too hard to complete I can’t make any matches but threes in order to get power ups to complete the level. Seriously, they must’ve added an algorithm that keeps you from getting anything you need to pass the level if you don’t pay any money or use all your coins. This game is just a time waster. I like the teams and challenges sometimes, but the game really makes me mad because you have to continue the level even if you know it’s a lost cause. I wish I could quit the level early and restart it when I know it’s a lost cause. Also, the game is rigged to try to make you spend cash or all your coins! I don’t like that! I like the game but I don’t like that it’s rigged!

the game is frustrating there is a couple of levels i cant even get through without 3 hearts or boosters. Depending on ur level thats how hard it is, i currently haven’t played in months over a i just started playing again and i’m still struggling. the game is not to bad its just i don’t really like it (thats an opinion btw) and some people are good and some are bad like me, When I first got the game I was very happy until a level i couldn’t pass. i got really mad, disappointed, and sad over a level. Im looking forward to get better at this game but sometimes the levels are challenging to the point where it takes 2-5 hearts/lives, And thats really annoying i have to keep using boosters for little levels that u can pass really easily and I don’t wanna keep doing that. So please when new people join can u give 5 free boosters because some levels are difficult to the point where u just give up and want to restart the whole game. Thats also not an option, All of your progress saves and i thought it didn’t because when u delete a app it says “all your data will be removed” i’ve never left a bad review on anything but i’m really annoyed and disappointed.

So many reviews here are just people blaming either their lack of skill or their lack of patience. I have not spent a penny and continue to advance. Yes some levels may take a day or two worth of heart refreshes but there are absolutely strategies u can apply on each level to eventually (with some luck of the draw) beat. My two complaints are the lack of kings nightmare (like advertised) the concept of the advertised king in peril levels is really cool but basically non existent in game. My second complaint is the room building via star program. It’s fully pointless. Short of offering u some items upon room completion there is zero point to decorating the room. Give me a choice to pick color/pattern/item style or any other change that would make my room different from another. Instead every single person that plays this has the exact same room. What is the point. I basically just save stars and quickly click to complete a room. It offers nothing to the game. However this is a fun and relatively challenging puzzle game. Good for break time or just a few minutes here and there.

I’m deleting this as of today but decided common courtesy dictates that I at least let the devs know why. I’ve yet had the opportunity to save the king whereas all of the limitless ads shown in other games shows many different ways to save the king and not this “Candy Crush” knockoff it still hasn’t given me the chance, so, here we are. I wouldn’t mind the match game so much if it at least gave me the chance occasionally to save the king but I’ve seen nothing and from a lot of other reviews on here I’m not alone. I had hoped that this would be the first game that didn’t use deceptive ads to get me to play but unfortunately it mirrors what seems to be the status quo. I don’t understand why game devs resort to this to get people to dl their games, stand by your game, be proud of it and not make people thinks it’s one thing when it is patently obvious it is not. It would have been nice to play the game I was misled into believing it was because it really looked to be a fun and playable game. I did per the devs response on other reviews dl the latest update my game is fully up to the current date and I have not once been given the chance to save the king or anything like it, it’s been nothing but a match game every single day. So with that being said, I’m deleting now.

I’ve been playing this game pretty much since it came out our whole family plays it we’re in a team together every once in a while I get stuck on a level for a day but overall I can pass 100 levels in just two or three days I’m always going into Royal league because I passed the Levelz two quickly so I end up helping my kids pass their levels it’s good clean fun and you don’t have to spend money to play this game.
Our whole family worked together just recently on team battle and we won first place everybody was excited about winning 6000 coins
My suggestion for people who have a hard time playing take your time don’t just swipe to swipe thinking out each and every move and save your boosters and coins only use them when you absolutely have to if you just get on a level and you don’t pass it play it for a little while before you use any coins to help pass.

I’ve really enjoyed playing this game and had it installed on both of my phones. I didn’t mind making occasional in-app purchases for extra coins so I could add 5 extra moves to a hard level or refill my lives when I wanted longer playing time until today. Today I noticed that the price and content of their in-app purchases are the same BUT they’ve increased the amount of coins needed for adding moves or refilling lives from 900 to 1,000 coins. So we’re paying and getting the same amount as before BUT getting less game play.
I would’ve been a lot less annoyed about the coin increase if they had been transparent and notified players of the change BEFORE players made an in-app purchase. The failure of this company to disclose the coin increase and wait for players to discover the decreased value of their purchase is underhanded and sneaky. Unless I discover that coins are more easily attained through game play making in app purchases unnecessary, once the coins I purchased are gone I’ll find a new game made by a different developer and delete RoyalMatch .
I’ve only been playing a few months so I don’t know how often they pull this but for anyone considering downloading, BEWARE of making any in-app purchases!

As others have stated, the game can be fun - addictive even. But it is definitely rigged to make you spend money, and way too frequently. I miss the days where if a game or app did cost money, you had two options. Either a trial/limited version where you only got to use it for “X” amount of days before you purchased it, or a partially functional app that would fully unlock after purchase. Either way, it was a one time purchase, or at most a two-three tier purchase package with better features/ higher cost on each tier.
Now you have to pay for subscriptions, deal with ads, and constantly make in-app purchases to even play the game. In-app purchases should solely be used for the purposes of extra customization: skins, character upgrades, additional themes, etc. we should never have to spend money just to advance within a reasonable amount of time.

I understand that programming is a tedious skill, but these developers need to stop being greedy and slick. If you wanna make some serious money off of programming, how about you build alternate operating systems, or something of the sort. Stop trying to get rich off of simple time-passing games. Sheesh.

When I downloaded this game, it was fun for a while. But you will come to a point where the game kinda force you to spend real money to be able to pass a level. That’s where i decided to delete the game because although i have spent money on this game a few times, I didn’t know its a regular thing to do to constantly spend real money to pass a level and thats not cool, that’s actually insulting. They out you on a very hard level with not a decent amount of moves. They purposely give you a little bit of moves so you get stuck and have to spend money. The only other way to pass some of those levels without spending real money is if you are with a team that constantly wins between 1st and 3rd place. You can win up to 6000 coins which are very helpful to win some levels that you get stuck for a while. This is the only way to pass a level when you’re stuck, either with spending real money or sit an wait to see if your team wins which its not often considering there’s probably thousands of teams. I have to say, im very disappointed at this game for their greediness.

After seeing this ad at least 1,000 times while playing other games, I gave up and decided to try it. At first I was pleased. No ads! And while the gameplay shown in the ads -- save the king from some awful fate in a short period of time -- is actually quite rare, as in 30 seconds once a day, some of the other puzzles were intriguing. But, after a couple of days you reach levels that aren't just challenging, they're impossible. Such as 171, that requires at least a dozen powerups to even have a chance at completing it. After blowing through most of the other puzzles rarely using any power ups at all, I hit 193, used every one of them, and after 250 tries deleted the game. It's a shame, they have a nice setup, but they lure you in for a bit and then make it clear it's just another Pay-to-play. I really wish these developers would just sell the game for a few bucks up front but I guess that model is dead. * edit Revised score from 3 stars to 1 after developer replied with a flat out lie that all levels can be beaten without boosters. This an unmitigated lie. Better to just ignore the less than favorable reviews than to lie to your customers — terrible PR decision, and whoever is handling these responses should be fired.

Great game but around level 2000 it’s set up so that you have to spend money to advance. Why don’t the developers realize that a little cash from many players is better than getting greedy and have players drop out. Some players can’t afford or are too young to be spending money on just a game that gives you nothing more than some entertainment fun. I don’t mind spending a little money for the fun but at a certain point where you know they’ve made it impossible to win a level unless you spend money…I become frustrated and simply refuse to give them money and they may frustrate a player to the point of giving up…how much sense or cents does that get them??? I already can see in the team I’m in that players stop advancing around the 2000 level and can see some are not playing even. Most people will spend a little money when they are HAPPY and enjoying something compared to when they are frustrated and unhappy. Hope you developers read this because I’m pretty frustrated and at a point of deleting RoyalMatch just like the last game I deleted at a certain point (Zen Match…won’t play this money grubbing game any more either)

Yes, it’s fun. And yes, there are no ads. But it bothers me a lot that with all of their bragging their own ads show something different than their actual game. I have played over 800 levels, and I have yet to be required to create a path to light a fluid out or balls, drop or gas escape, even though all of their advertisements in other places shows specifically those types of scenarios.
You do make matches and in that respect it is very similar to dozens of other match three games plus excellent graphics and no ads. And about every. Levels there is a special kings nightmare. Limited amount of time to complete a task to save the King. Those nightmare levels do end up with some thing like breaking a glass or pulling a lever or cutting a rope, but in no case is any of that actually going through the matched items and releasing fluids or gases. If you make the desired number of matches, a pair of scissors or a hammer magically appear and complete the rescue. That’s quite different from the ads!
So I have to ask? Why aren’t they showing the REAL game in their ads and why DON’T they add challenges that they obviously think will entice people to download their game?
Again, it’s a very nice game but since their main selling point in most of their ads is that they have no ads within their game, I think it’s a little hypocritical for them to display in their ads something different than what you are going to download.

It would get 5 stars if it weren’t for a few really suspect issues. Rewards like free time seem to always go wasted bringing little progress if any. Some odd coincidences happen regularly on this game. I am part of a team that was regularly very competitive with others. Suddenly, everybody who is normally smashing through levels can’t seem to get past one or 2. Not because of the level “difficulty” which is seemingly irrelevant and not accurate. It’s like the game throttles difficulty. It seems to cycle every few days. Can’t beat any level (including basic) for a week and suddenly it’s a new team competition period and you can’t lose. It absolutely cycles back and forth from nobody progresses to everybody is booming. I’ve seen several times where I purchase coins or a free hour and can’t win until the last possible attempt. I can’t prove this stuff but this game started behaving differently a year or so ago and it’s been suspect for me ever since. I stopped purchasing stuff when it became too obvious. My last gripe is that you can be the best possible player and there will be many levels that you simply cannot beat because the board is set in such a way that it’s not possible. Randomly, it generates itself in a way that you beat it in 2 MOVES where before you couldn’t beat it in 20 and stuck for a week.

I got this game because I thought there would be more of the “Save the King” type games as advertised, but that was not the case. Those games, which are fun, are very few and far between. The matching games, which you have to earn QUITE a few before earning a “Save the King” game are enjoyable and often maddening, and are EXTREMELY quick to dupe you into making on-line purchases for more aids in helping explode pumpkins, pounding squares, shooting rows to release birds, and the like. For those parents out there, please be advised that your children could spend a fortune on this game in no time, if they cannot exercise restraint. The graphics are stunning and the games are challenging for kids and adults alike. My biggest complaint is the amount of coins required to play on. 900 coins are required for continuing to play on in a round that has ended; 1900 for another chance after that. Of course, they want you to purchase more coins, which I do not, so often times I will replay a game, sometimes for days, until I win by sheer luck or earn enough coins to play on. My advice to anyone reading this is to avoid downloading the game. It’s not at all what is advertised, especially if you want “Save the King” games. I’ve been playing this game for months now, on and off, and I think I have played about 10 “Save the King” games is all. The download is not what it seems….

I hate this game more than anything! Mainly because of all the adds, your game says that it is kid friendly and for everyone, but in the adds there are kings dying from gas, sewage, kings getting swallowed whole by snakes, and much more. Whoever invented this game must adore torture which the owner deserves. However, you are also making celebrities make these adds so you can get more people to play, but honestly stop because kids are already traumatized by your adds and plus the more people play, the more people get mad at your game!!!! And I spend 25 minutes a day watching these dumb adds. On the other hand, even if you had adds with no violence or traumatizing stuff, just you saving the king, you would still be lying because when I started playing it is literally a rip off of candy crush but worse. Another thing that I hate is the the levels are not organized where first it is easy, then a little hard, then hard, then expert, they are all over the place so when I am bad at the game, you give a frustrating! To the people reading this review, even though there are a lot of five star reviews, at least three quarters of those reviews have one of these problems. If you want my opinion, that if you really want a popular game, make a game nobody has invented, instead of stealing an idea from an actually successful app. Also fix the games glitches and make it kid friendly, while it being actually fun.

As a player who has reached level 2353, I’d say I absolutely LOVE this game! The ONLY gripe I can say I have is when you win any kind of timed prize, you’re forced to accept it right then rather than being able to use it when you have the extra time. It’s very aggravating to get a free unlimited lives or power ups for the next 30 minutes when I have 2 minutes left of my lunch break. You get the drift. It’s definitely not like the ads where you’re saving the king, those are only once in a blue moon levels that you have the option to play or skip. Nonetheless, it’s an addictive game! None of the levels are impossible to beat like in some other games that you play the same level for a month straight and give up because you’re never gonna beat it. At most, I’ve had to play the same level 10-15 times before I’m able to get by. I’ve never had to pay money either, though there is the option for that too if you want to get more power ups, coins, or lives quickly. You can join a “team” where you’re able to request lives from the other players and you can end up with 15 lives by the time you log back in. It’s a fun game and a great way to pass time if you’ve got nothing else to do. Will continue playing until the levels run out!

My adventures in Royal match! You will be treated like royalty! No?Why? Read on for my ONE BIG REASON TO QUIT BEFORE YOU START. I’d rather watch five 60 second adds than wait 20 minutes to play again after every lost round. I downloaded this, lost after ten minutes or so, first it told me to come back in a few minutes, so I waited, played, then waited and waited…….still waiting…….oh yeah okay, I’ll just put this in the background three or four screens over, one month later, I stumble on the game, play ten minutes, admire the graphics, Oooooops! Time’s up! Come back….ONE MONTH LATER…..Play 15 minutes. Ooooops, life got in the way….LEAVE TO PLAY A FUN GAME THAT IS INDEED WORKING! Royal is on the back burner AGAIN, THREE WEEKS LATER…..play ten minutes…..now it’s getting deleted for lack of use….I’m laughing my way to the bank, look at all I’ve saved not playing this! You gotta love it! I’m one who pays to play, but you lost my income, because of this huge game play flaw. Great graphics, great playing, all around fun. But you LOSE me. No play. No pay. Simple fact. I think I owe you an explanation. I simply will move on to something that is actually playable. I love watching adds if the reward is a great game as a afterward. But I don’t have the time or the patience to wait upwards of half an hour every ten minutes for a game, ANY game, no matter how fun it is. Such a shame. Great game…..not worth waiting for. Or paying for.

Once upon a time I really liked Bejewled. It was vibrant, quick moving, and a great way to take out frustrations. This is not why I downloaded Royal Match, but once I did I realized it was Bejeweled cubed. So, I love this game, though I do agree with some other reviewers that the regular levels versus the hard levels and super hard levels is strange; some times it takes me days to pass a regular level and only one try to pass a super hard or hard level. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Now, if I had reviewed this before now I would have removed a star for the reason I downloaded this game, and that is the mini games called King’s Nightmare. Boy was I disappointed when I payed one for the first time. Booorrring!!! Not only that, but you get coins, and not many, for playing and nothing else. They were not as advertised, and at first I felt a bit cheated, but I do so enjoy Royal Match, so I learned to live with the lie. Today, however, I reached a King’s Nightmare and I so loved it! It was the reason I downloaded this game. It was there, in front of me, finally! Thank you, thank you, thank you to the developers for making this change. I love it! More please! And more often! I could play them all day. 😁

I’m a sometimes-paying customer and a major fan of this game. The graphics are great, the game is so fun and so addicting and I love that there are always contests going on. And no ads! What a novelty! I’m not having an issue with the game, I just wanted to send a thought to the powers that be; the change to the Butler’s Gift is great and it’s definitely an improvement, but it takes away the player’s ability to win something by beating just one level. I understand that this is just another way to keep us playing and paying, and I appreciate the fact that the Butler’s Gift now adds up without beating levels consecutively, but I find it frustrating that there are now ZERO ways for players to earn a booster without beating multiple levels. I would really love to see a free daily bonus for playing. Or if you get stuck on a level and can’t beat it after a certain number of attempts, the game offers a free booster or extra moves for the next attempt. Just something that doesn’t feel like we’re being forced to pay for everything. So that’s my two cents, I hope this reaches the right set of eyes or ears. Cheers.

Okay, so like the title said it’s a great game! There’s no ads, the animations are really pretty when like extending your castle like have you seen that carpet roll?! And it has really good levels. Some are hard or easy but I’ve known that it’s categorized. I love extending the castle and its very fun! I’ve seen multiple people saying that you can’t save the king as seen in the ads, but when you play a couple rounds you get a special kings nightmare where you have to save him from like a fire or flood or something similar. This is a great time killer, so I wouldn’t recommend playing if you just want to play for like 5 minutes, it’s honestly kind of addicting! Super fun with beautiful, gorgeous graphics. It’s so simple and whenever you renovate the castle it’s so amazing to see the renovations just roll in. It may seem kind of a simple thing but it must take hours for the beautiful shading and animations! They have no ads so I don’t know how they make money, but I love it. This game is a really people pleaser! 100% should download and try if you’re into these games!

This game is so fun and addicting. I play a few times a day and love the gameplay. My bf and I both play and so we like to compete against each other and try to beat one another in the side missions. That being said, it’s not consistent when it comes to the Kings Nightmares and Bonus Levels. I’m on level 761 and I get a Nightmare once or twice a week, but have never received a Bonus Level. My bf on the other had, occasionally gets a Nightmare and will get a couple Bonus Levels per day. I’m in the fan group on fb, and this seems to be an issue that everyone has. The inconsistency is unfair to players. I messaged support and they basically blew me off by saying they try to make a unique experience for all players. I tried to explain that unique is good, but it’s unfair when it’s that far off with every player. Especially when a Nightmare only gives you 50coins and the Bonus Levels give 500+. It seems silly and ridiculous to complain about, but it is annoying to see how inconsistent the bonus levels are for each player. There are others that claim there are other types of bonus levels that neither me or my bf have ever seen. I wish the support team was more “supportive” and willing to fix the issues, and less unbothered.

I enjoy playing the game and have gotten to advanced levels. There are not many bonus levels or Kings nightmare levels. Only maybe twice a week and I play daily. The higher levels are extremely difficult and will take many tries on each level to pass. This is where the game makes a ton of money. You get frustrated and end up paying for coins. The coins will be gone very fast though. I would advise not spending the money unless they have a really GOOD flash sale. They have a lot of so called flash sales but the rate is still high. You can join a high scoring team but the problem is the same. Everyone will hit a threshold and not be able to pass levels at a certain point. You all can still win the levels on your own but it takes a long time and that’s how the game makes so much money. I understand the payout must be huge in terms of what players might spend. Maybe the developers could compromise for those who don’t want to spend? Watching ads for coins? There is no way to get extra coins except by beating levels (which is hard to do without extra coins) or if your teammates happen to buy certain bundles you get a small coin bonus. Something to consider.

The cards you collect are really cool. I love that you can earn stuff for collecting the entire pack but they never get the last card!! Like yeah you get wild cards but it takes way longer to get a wild card instead of just collecting the card needed. I would have a lot of packs collected but 1 I don’t get the card needed and 2 it takes forever to get a wild card. I love this game I’m on lvl 600 something and my mom loves the game she’s on lvl 2000 something but me and her have the same problems with the game. And at the end of the game when it gives you the power boosters when you complete it and have extra lives they should be worth more. Most of the time I only get 15+ coins after a normal lvl. The super hard lvls give you 100 after completing it plus the extra moves which is good I just wish that the power boosters were worth more. And the bonus lvls where you collect just coins should give you a few more moves cuz as I go on into the game the moves for the bonus lvls decrease I don’t know if it’s just me who’s having this problem and noticed but I just wanted to put that out there. Anyways I love the game it keeps me entertained. It’s the only game I have on my phone but there are a few fixes you should make like the coin amount and the cards earned ( if you haven’t finished a pack it should lessen the duplication cards so you get the card needed)

I downloaded royal match as a joke because I thought it looked stupid, but it’s been weeks and I still have it and play it pretty much every day💀 Literally now seeing the king and/or the butler actually makes me happy, and for what? when did that happen?? This is such a mom-game too, so that was an even bigger reason for why I downloaded as a joke, yet here I am😭 But yeah, 10/10, it’s satisfying and enjoyable, no adds, you only have to wait like 20 minutes or so for lives to refill BUT IF YOU JOIN THOSE LIKE TEAM THINGS YOU CAN ASK FOR LIVES, BUT IF YOU HELP SOMEONE GET A LIFE, IT DOESNT COST YOU ONE OF YOURS, i think that’s dope. Anyway, yeah, the only times that “no ads” become an issue for me is when I’m really stuck on a level (ahem, level 29 ((was literally stuck for days🪦💔))) and don’t have enough coins to play on to be able to complete the level, but since there are no ads, I can’t just watch some ads to get more coins. But all in all, I actually love the game and have been recommending it to people because it is just really easy so you don’t have to use TOO much brain power yk? AHH IT’S ACTUALLY REALLY NICE OK. IT STARTS OUT KINDA SLOW BUT THE FARTHER ALONG YOU GET, THE MORE REWARDS YOU RECIEVE AND THAT IS ALSO SUPERRR SATISFYING

I have been debating about whether to review the game, but many of the things I would say have already been covered. Then I saw a new ad for the game that’s really over the top. The celebrity claims to “fact-check” the game’s ads, but he completely avoids the question of whether the ads are representative of game play. They absolutely are not. What’s shown are the Kings Nightmares, which you encounter about every 10 levels or so. They also totally misrepresent the difficulty of those levels, making it seem like the animated finger is just stupid. However, they often have two screens worth of crap to be cleared or don’t give you enough turns to clear it all, with hard-to-break things covering other things that need to be cleared. Several ads show “select your next level”, which if that ever happens, I did not get to at level 175+.

I gave it three stars because it could be a good game - it’s very cute and it’s got lots of different types of puzzles, competitions and “home renovation”. However, remember that while they don’t charge for it, and they don’t have ads, they are being supported by it somehow! I believe is by convincing you that you can win, and then cranking things up to the level where you cannot win without purchasing aids.

The game Royal match is pretty good but they’re saying like you get to play like fun puzzles and stuff and it’s really similar to homescapes or something like that and the only reason I downloaded RoyalMatch is because it was bragging about no adds and really good quality and really fun like puzzles you can play, and I was like tired of adds then so I thought it would be nice to play a fun game that has no adds and stuff. And when I download it was expecting that you would start on like level one but instead I was come to my surprise any other game you mom or dad or grandma or grandpa would play then you would add to the castle and then when you done it would say “ Royal Match “ so the game is alright I'm not trying to be rude or anything but the game is kind of lying to you about the puzzles game I and I have never stumbled across a puzzle game and at first I was like just playing hoping a puzzle game would show up every once and a while and you would like have to watch an add for it (like any other game) but no you go on and on and on and on and on and on and on to each other game mode idk if its just me that’s not getting the games but I haven’t stumbled across any puzzles YET

This game is basically like every other tile matching game out there, you beat levels and upgrade your property with the occasional mini-game. Everyone in the ads say that the animation is SO good but to be honest it could be better. I’ve only been playing for a couple of levels but so far I’m not too impressed. Sure it’s fun and it’s really nice with no ads but I wish the ads for the game were more accurate. For example in the ads you see the king getting into all sorts of trouble, drowning, the kitchen catching fire, hanging of a cliff….etc. You’re job is to save him by pouring water on the fire or handing him a rope, by completing timed levels and then Hooray! He’s saved! This is the only thing the ads have shown me so after I downloaded the game I was disappointed by what the game actually is. Really the game is just matching tiles (like candy crush) and renovating the castle 🏰 the worst part is that you don’t get to choose what the renovations look like, it’s all already chosen for you😭please update the game with choices I want to renovate it not play a level and watch someone else do it for me!!!! The no-ads is the only thing not making me give this a lower rating, plus the mini-games are pretty fun. The mini-games are just like the ads so that’s at least one thing they got right. Any ways get the game if you want but just be warned it is NOT like the ads
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It's a pretty standard match 3 game like many others. Has some fun and interesting gameplay mechanics and so more frustrating ones that quickly get left behind after their section is over (thank goodness). Many of the more difficult levels are dependent on having powerups. The game is fairly generous with powerups and if you join a good team you shouldn't be lacking in them.
However if you do run out you will be stuck on certain missions for ages. They make them just possible enough that they can be beaten without spending money but you have to get insanely lucky with the RNG. If you're willing to whip out your wallet then you're in luck! No matter how little or how much money you spend the game will reward you by making the levels trivially easy for a short time period. I was stuck on a "very hard" level for ages, attempting it at least 100 times with and without powerups, I purchased 1 USD worth of coins and my next attempt I beat it with more than half of my attempts left. For about an hour after that the game pretty much played itself, dropping combos in a cascade never seen before purchasing those coins. I would beat levels in 3 turns out of 30! Exact same scenario happened the next time I was stuck on a level and purchased 1 USD worth of coins.
So if you're ever stuck just remember to whip out the old wallet and you'll be rewarded with free wins.

I know you guys are getting bloated with ads on this game recently, and while some of the things they show and say in the ads are true, it’s not 100% accurate. believe it or not there aren’t any ads, usually when mobile ads say this it’s lying. The game is in fact a matching game as well, on the false side though, this game has NOTHING to do with saving the king from fire or drowning and what not, almost EVERY mobile ad has this concept of being stressed out trying to save the king and what not, and it’s a really interesting concept, but no mobile games actually stand true to it. And I really don’t know why, are liquids just too hard to program? If half the people download your game because of this stressful concept, why not just make it the actual game? Also I don’t how this game makes revenue if it doesn’t have ads, maybe I didn’t poke around the game long enough to notice any in app purchases but whatever. Another thing that they said in the ads that wasn’t true was how hard it was, no it is not hard at all, the special match things are way too broken and easy to get. Overall I feel like mobile games now a days have 0 creativity and no unique ideas, and they are all the same, royal match isn’t a “unique” “difficult” or “stressful” experience, it’s your average matching game, would not recommend!

I love this game and I’ve been playing it for a while now. I’m on level 6601 or something like that. Some things I’ve noticed are that all the ads I see for the game are not what it is. I mean you rescue the king half way through each update, but it’s not like the ads show. You don’t get to pick levels to rescue the king. I think I’ve mostly saved him from a dragon or getting hit by a train. None the less the game is addictive and can be very frustrating at times. I agree with another review that you can spend days on a supposed normal level and then sometimes get through a hard or super hard level faster. Not always though. It has definitely gotten harder the farther I’ve gotten through the game. I love the super light ball, that’s very helpful. I hate that I can get it and lose it before I even get a chance to really use it. I wish that when you win 30 minutes of game play that you could save it for another time if you want. I know that in some cases you can save it or not open it until ready but when you play the game you will know what I mean. This game is addictive and fun.

I will admit, I’ve played this game for years now and have not taken the time to write a review and that is my fault. This game has literally lived through the test of time as games continue to evolve. What am i talking about? Simply puts, Every game , since I have started playing games on apps, like iPads and phones , eventually change e that made them popular and sell their souls to greed, craping on the loyal fans that made them who they are… I acknowledge developers need to make money, as it’s a business, but they don’t need to at the cost of ripping off their customers by limiting playing access and forcing them to pay to continue to play, they end up becoming the Drug Dealer” Psst! Hey, play my game , it’s free”. 3 months later Bam! In order to continue to play at the rate and time you started you need to pay , now that we are making tons of money and if you don’t, we will destroy your innocence and time with ads every 5 seconds….especially now that you are hooked…

Nope, Not this game, they have held on to their roots, they demonstrate integrity, professionalism, transparency, ethics, I must act them for keeping it real. Thank you. As a band I grew up listen to sung back in the NYHC scene “Don’t sell out and Don’t forget your roots” H2O.

After 240 levels I have had hardly any levels where there is situations as portrayed in the ads. It’s about once every 25 levels you do get a “kings nightmare” level but it’s really basic and usually just on a timer. No dragons, slime, or carrying buckets of water to put out any fires. Every time I get one of their ads I feel a strong need to give this game a 1 star review because of how misleading their advertisements are. It’s amazing how so many concepts exist but only like 3 of them ever made it into the actual game lol

as for the actual gameplay, it’s your generic matching game, there are no ads as promised (thank goodness, at least they didn’t lie that about) but it gets incredibly difficult to where you are stuck on levels for days at a time, running out of lives and not being able to play for half an hour, and you’re heavily incentivized to pay/use the power boosts which are really expensive and thrown in your face a lot. Speaking of things thrown in your face, there are so many pop up’s you cannot skip, you MUST watch the animation which is time wasted that could be used playing. The “decoration animations”, and “event notifications” are the biggest offenders here.

I admit I got hooked the first 100 levels and didn’t mind playing a kings nightmare once every 25ish levels, but now to experience the game as advertised I have to spend money to even play one regularly, and even then it’s not anything particularly interesting like shown in the ads.

I’ve been playing this game for at least a year or two and have played 1000+ levels. The animations and flow of RoyalMatch are very smooth and i’ve seen very few bugs, plus it’s one of the only ad free mobile games i’ve seen. BUT the ads FOR the game make me a bit angry. I’ve been thinking that maybe this totally different mode that’s advertised would eventually be added, but it really doesn’t seem to be planned to release. And i know there’s the occasional levels where you’re on a timer and have to “save the king” but it’s still not even close to the same as the ads… it’s just a timed level with a scene playing at the top, instead of matching the blocks actually DOING something (ie digging a tunnel that liquid flows thru like in one of the playable ads). Additionally, the OTHER kinds of ads that are clearly just paid celebrity cameos where they don’t even know anything about the game are very irritating. Filmed on a mobile phone reading from a script that they clearly read 5 seconds before recording. Looks horrible.
The game itself seems so polished and professional but every ad for it i’ve seen is quite the opposite. Its still a good game regardless, but it’s hard not to lose a good bit of respect for it due to these issues.

Over all Royal Match is very fun. I love playing it and I do recommend it if you like candy crush. Candy Crush was one of my favorites but now Royal Match has taken over me liking Candy Crush, but there are things I wish Royal Match would have. 1. Change your profile name more than once. So I change my profile name and didn’t realize that you could do it once I was mad when I found but part of it was my fault for not reading it but I would like this to change please. 2. Royal match is very fun and teaches you strategies and techniques in your future life if you are younger. If you are an adult playing a little Royal Match will help you take your mind of your job and can reduce some stress too. 3. I wish you could give coins, power ups, and other stuff to other people but that’s okay. 4. If you are bored and have nothing else to do I recommend this game. Royal Match is good for road trips, when your bored, something fun to do and al kinds of other stuff. Other than the fact that you can’t change your name again (which I would be very happy if it got fixed) I think Royal Match is a five star game even if you don’t like games I still recommend it!

I give up. Not like the adds. I’ve played hundreds of levels, only to rescued the King twice, is ridiculous! Nothing to buy? Only if you want to move along. Don’t waste your time or MONEY. I downloaded this game mid-July 2023, and got scammed for $15 bucks. They also trick you. I’ve accidentally selected continue after winning a level (after paying a couple of bucks for more coins). After you lose an hand, you’re given the option to spend 900 coins for five more moves. Don’t do it. Go around again, and the game will add five more move for a total of 10. Keep going around until the max which is 35 more moves. After around level 200, spending another 900 coins won’t do it. You’re sooo close. Spend another 1900 coins usually does it. You only win a few coins if you win a round. The adds say, ‘aren’t you tired of playing a game that’s nothing like the adds?’ Well, this game is nothing like the adds. Out of playing hundreds of levels, I only saved the king twice, meaning trying to rescue the king, so far, has only been offered twice! For the developer: stop with the misleading adds. No one is saving the king, unless after you’ve spent $50 bucks in coins to get to whatever level we see saving the king like your misleading adds show. Make ways to earn coins besides the few dozen coins you win if you win a level, after you just spent over 9000 coins you bought at $7.50!

Update: I still play to kill some time. However I woke up to a $6 charge from this game that supposedly happened at 4am while I was sleeping. No I don’t have kids. Watch for fraudulent charges from the game !!!

It’s just a typical match-three type game as the main focus. There are cool tiles and power-ups you can use — when you get them. It does do a few things nicer than other similar games in the way of the occasional mini game or special weekday and weekend things to get you bonus coins or powerups, etc. I’ve been playing for several months and have unfortunately purchased a few of the cheap packs in that time… mostly out of sheer frustration. Once you reach a certain level, it becomes less and less fun and more of a chore and an exercise in frustration…… unless you want to spend gobs of coin to get beyond a level. And the “regular” levels vs. “hard” and “super hard” levels means nothing after a few hundred levels. It’s fun for the first little while, and then it’s a time sink for when you’re waiting around and have nothing better to do. Now once I *finally* beat a level, the next level is just as frustrating. There’s no chance of beating 99% of higher levels in one try now, and I refuse to spend another penny on this game.

The ads lie about everything. In the ads we can see King Robert getting himself into trouble all the time and needing us to rescue him. But in the actual game he is in no danger and the game is boring. The ads also say the game is addicting, but I get tired of it after like five minutes of playing. the ads say the game has great graphics, but the graphics are really not that great. They’re ok. If you really want a fun, addicting matching game, you should play project makeover. Project makeover has amazing graphics and has no ads (unless you watch an ad to get a free thing). Also, once you reach level 45, you can connect with your friends and join a clique a.k.a. a group. After playing a while, you will have your own character to dress up, your own room to decorate, and your own pet, too! Project makeover is actually addicting. All you have to do is reach level 45. Before that you’re just figuring out how the game works and learning with all the buttons do. I guarantee if you download project makeover, you won’t regret it! It doesn’t do you any harm so you might as well try it. I’m not being paid to say these things, and I don’t work for project makeover. I just really like the game and love to connect with my friends on there. royal match doesn’t let you connect with anyone on there. Project makeover is just better in my opinion. Thank you for reading my review. ❤️

I mostly play Black Desert Mobile and Star Trek Timelines but I also like this game. Been playing only a couple weeks. The graphics are pleasing and gameplay is fun. But I hate that you are limited on moves and you can’t clear the board. And you can’t play long before you run out of lives. I have yet to get to saving King Robert. Which brings me to why I’m mentioning Star Trek. I’m often watching ads in it for freebies and the ads I see most are for Royal Match and every few it has a try me where I try to save King Robert. About half the time I fail and what really frustrates me is that the one with the pipe and water pops up iTunes Store in the middle of the tryme and it’s timed so poor King Robert is doomed! It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just that I wasn’t fast enough but it really kills me that this error kills him! Shame on you, Developers! Please fix this! After reading the comments I’m thinking about deleting but that won’t help me in Star Trek because I like the freebies. I’m 65 years old and I rarely have money for in game purchases so I’m just playing a bit and I put it aside rather than spending money on game currency. I’d be much more interested in game currency if you would quit with the ridiculous life limit.

Overall this game is what it says it is. No ads, no mtx. There’s just one thing they don’t show; the save the king levels are once every 10 or more levels, like they think it’s a reward for you but it’s actually just lack of development on their end (just being honest). The no ads/mtx is really nice though. Playing a full level with no ad interrupts, moving to the next with no ads and not getting mtx deals thrown in my face every level I can’t win has been absolutely wonderful. That all said those ads you put out where someone’s incapable of completing the level, that one that makes everyone think they can do better than the ad definitely, right? I understand showing someone the first few levels good sequences but after 20 levels I don’t need your help finding matches. Put an option in to turn help off please, it kinda gets in the way when I’m looking for matches myself, eg it tried to suggest me making a 4 piece square when I had a 5 piece straight line for the best power up in front of me. I guess it’s not so much that it’s in the way, more that it’s flawed and overall useless if it can’t suggest to you what the actual best match is currently present onscreen.

This game is a slight variation of C Crush. The nightmares (what the ads about this game show) are levels that pop up VERY rarely and are never like the videos they show in these ads or screenshots. I’m in the 2,000 levels and have had the “kitchen on fire” nightmare almost every time. There was two other times it was a different nightmare, but nothing like they appear in their gameplay videos.

And I’ve noticed level rankings are way off, or they’re fixed to prevent a player from doing too well. I unlock bonuses and start going on runs and hit a regular level (not a varying level of hard) and the easy level will be almost impossible, losing the bonuses that I had unlocked (as they disappear after the 1st level fail). Then retries of the easy level fail over and over, as if to force people to spend money to advance using gems. I’ve gone days before finally passing the level playing for free. And it’s a pattern of this happening, so no way it’s coincidence.

If you have patience to advance about 5 to 10 levels a day and then be stuck on a level for days, no matter how hard or easy it is, with intentions to play for free, and not expect anything like the cool videos of gameplay they show you, then you might be okay with playing this game to kill free time or whatever.

The game itself has more to do with luck than strategy. First, the advertisements you see are false. You rarely play to save the king. It’s like an updated version of candy crush with more interactive tasks you must eliminate to win the round. It is entertaining but doesn’t actually require strategy to win. You will improve but most of it is pure luck and finger crossing your move explodes everything. They intentionally make it so you need to use coins to request more moves and if you don’t have coins, you can’t win the round. Eventually you will get stuck and be required to pay or play the same level over and over again for days. Don’t worry, it’s just 0.99cents here and there so why not. I hate games that act as if you don’t need to pay but then make it impossible to pass the levels. If you don’t mind paying, this game is for you. And if you liked candy crush, you will probably enjoy this game. Also, not sure if intentional or a bug, but sometimes certain moves (color combinations) have an effect and other times it doesn’t. It’s nearly impossible to use strategy when sometimes combinations bust through and then the same combination five seconds later does nothing. The developers are master manipulators and should be proud of themselves for the game they created. However, as a person with options, pick another game.

I’ll agree when you first play this game, it’s awesome! Now that I’ve got into the higher levels, I’ve spent A LOT of money for extra coins to use to get a few more turns to beat levels. You’ll notice it more and more as you increase in levels. Other players have to agree with me that the developers of this game purposely put in levels that are near impossible to beat within 5 tries. At that point you need to rely on extra lives to try and beat the level. If you don’t have a good team to ask for lives, you’re stuck purchasing coins to pass levels you’re stuck on. Sure every game on RoyalMatch Store is a subscription or pay as you go app. I don’t have a problem with that as people put a lot of work into developing apps and making sure they are up to date. I feel this particular developer prey on the people who are not the best at games like this especially if they are a part of a team that are competing for rewards. At the very least lower the amount of coins it takes to get the extra 5 moves or have special days where you discount it from 900 coins to 500 coins for 5 or plus moves to try and beat the level.

I invite the developers to reply to my review here and debate my stance. I won’t hold my breath or waste my time waiting though, I haven’t seen the developers of this game respond to other reviews on here.

Had this game since all the way back when Ryan Reynolds was promoting it. I’ve loved it until about 6 months ago, when I noticed it got markedly harder. Turns out, after some research and seeing some other reviews, that the devs decided to stealthily turn this into a pay-to-win. App itself is free with no ads, but if you win too much without spending money, the boards become literally unwinnable. It’s like the game is actively thwarting your strategy and then “teasing” you once you run out of turns, showing a board that would obviously win in one more turn if you were to use coins. I tried out a theory and I was very alarmed at what I found. I had been stuck on a level and literally tried to beat it 30+ times. I then went and got the lowest pack of JUST COINS, and the next game?… finished the board in under 10 moves. Kept winning with easy boards for about 20 lvls then came to an impasse again. Tried about 10 times. Did it again. Won like crazy again.

This algorithm is designed to get you addicted to the game then slowly bleed as much money as possible from players by making you pay to keep going, without blatantly saying that. I actually thoroughly enjoyed this game for years, but I refuse to give greedy devs money when they think they’re being slick.

They aren’t.

So it’s true there’s no Ads! It’s one of those games where you match gems like candy crush or bejeweled. And I had so much fun at first playing this. It’s actually pretty fun but I just deleted it. Why? Because the game will screw you over so that you can’t win levels. Sometimes it’s like raining down combos and power ups but then that stops happening. Then it becomes obvious that the game will decide if you’re gonna win or not. What I mean is the way gems will come down won’t line up for power ups any more. And they won’t line up in a way that’s advantageous to you. You’ll get three blue gems in a row but it’s off to the side and not in a spot that’s good for you. The levels become such that you simply don’t have enough moves to complete no matter what you do. So you have to buy coins so that you can get another 5 moves. Yes it’s hidden but it’s a pay to win game. But you don’t notice it at first, they get you hooked by making it easy for a little bit. Then it gets impossible to win. It’s sad because it was really fun for the first 50 or so levels. But it’s gets so ridiculous that it’s honestly not worth your time. You spend the rest of your time wishing it’s was as fun as when you started, but it never will be again. It’s like a drug. Don’t even start the game in my opinion

I really thought this was just so boring and it didn’t even say what it says in the ads. I started in like idk January. And so I wanted to play those “save the king” games. But it doesn’t even have that. It’s basically just that game where you swipe these icons thingies. I’m pretty sure it’s like the game sugar rush or something. I’m telling you, if you wanna play that one game even though you can literally get the other ones that are obviously better, sure you get RoyalMatch. But if you wanna play the actual game like it said in the ads, then don’t even try installing. It may just be me, but either way, the game that you can actually play is still extremely boring. No entertainment at all. It doesn’t get harder or anything like that. I literally look like a serous scientist, that’s literally how bored I look. Completely forgot about the ads. That’s literally the one problem I see in all the other reviews. I’m literally not joking, the first ad I saw almost made me throw up. I know it when it says choose your age and all, and I obviously choose the option saying 15 & younger. But as soon as I press that the ads are just disgusting. 🤮 It had things I never wanna see, not only me but literally everyone else. Those are my recommendation(and argument).😒

So fun and addicting to the start and constantly feels awarding. The further you get into it though, the more you’ll learn that the only means of passing a level is predetermined at the beginning of the match by what’s available to you and what falls onto the board going forward. Most of your “super hard” marked levels are pretty easy and can be gotten through after a few tries. Same with the “hard” levels. However the standard levels for some reason are set up so the odds are against you and if you don’t make the right move at the beginning you will fail the level and lose the Super Light Ball powerup you just unlocked.

If I could change anything about this is for the game to allow us when to use certain things like unlimited hearts, or the super light ball instead of just making you use it right away. The super light ball is something I would pay a small sum to have in every game with me and stand a chance at progressing in these later levels without the fear of losing them right away. It would increase the longevity of the game and my willingness to commit to it at a time. Instead you’ll spend upwards of 20 hearts just trying to get past 1 level that’s not even marked as “hard”.

It only gives you a certain amount of coins when you win a round. That is WHEN the game lets you win a round! It’s not often the game does let you win a round. You can be stuck on 1 round playing it over and over for days and the game still will NOT let you win!! You HAVE to spend money to buy coins to add moves so you can win the round and then go to the next round. You get so many free coins but not enough to get anywhere in the game. The ads say it’s free but the only thing free about this game is downloading it. Everything else you have to buy and you will have NO CHOICE but to buy coins because the game is a ROYAL SCAM!! You can be on a team and it won’t mean anything because there are so many inactive players on so many teams because many of them got tired if the SCAMMING game so they quit playing it!! When they quit playing, the team leader don’t always kick them off the team so it makes it much harder for that team to win anything. It’s hard to find a good team because the teams with all active players are full!! You have to spend coins to create a new team. As I said THIS GAME IS A SCAM!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME TRYING TO PLAY!! IT WILL MAKE YOU LOSE AND BE STUCK ON A ROUND AND THEN MAKE YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THE GAME TO GET OAST THAT LEVEL!! YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH HAVING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME!! IT’S DEFINITELY NOT WORTH YOUR TIME OR MONEY TRYING TO PLAY THIS SCAMMING GAME!!