Royal Match vs The House of Da Vinci 2

How do Royal Match and The House of Da Vinci 2 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Royal Match	The House of Da Vinci 2
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	high	none
Typical session	medium	long
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	3,787,192	11,089
Reviews say	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	What players like Challenging and fair puzzles that reward problem-solving Engaging story with voice narration and atmospheric sound design Beautiful 3D graphics and immersive Renaissance settings Common complaints Pinecone puzzle in chapter 1 appears unsolvable for some players Various game-breaking bugs requiring restarts (pinball, lock puzzle, profile deletion) Some graphics could be improved further

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) The House of Da Vinci 2 — Travel through time as Leonardo da Vinci's apprentice, solving intricate 3D mechanical puzzles across beautifully rendered Renaissance locations. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

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