Monument Valley 2 vs Royal Match

How do Monument Valley 2 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.

	Monument Valley 2	Royal Match
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	easy	hard
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.6 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	13,631	3,787,192
Reviews say	What players like Visually stunning and beautiful art direction Touching story of mother-child relationship No ads or interruptions; offline-friendly Common complaints Too short; beatable in one sitting or one evening Limited puzzle complexity; mechanics don't combine or build Puzzles lack progressive challenge; first level difficulty matches later levels	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

Monument Valley 2 — Guide a mother and child through stunning Escher-inspired architecture, solving elegant spatial puzzles in a mesmerizing world. (rated easy 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.