Baba Is You vs Royal Match

How do Baba Is You and Royal Match compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Baba Is You	Royal Match
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	high
Typical session	variable	medium
Rating	4.6 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	363	3,787,192
Reviews say	What players like Rule-manipulation is ingeniously creative and rewarding Elegant design with consistent 'aha' moments Massive content (200+ puzzles, 60+ hours) Common complaints Missing level editor from PC version No built-in help system or solution replay Some levels have unintuitive restrictions on valid rule combinations	What players like Entertaining and addictive gameplay loop Progression system unlocks new castle areas Powerful boosters and collectible rewards Common complaints Levels become impossible without in-app purchases Difficulty spike designed to pressure spending Pay-to-win mechanics targeting spenders with easier levels

Baba Is You — A puzzle game where you manipulate the rules themselves—written as blocks—to solve increasingly clever challenges. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure) Royal Match — Match-3 puzzle game where you restore a royal castle by breaking obstacles and combining power-ups to beat challenging levels. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.