Royal Match vs The Treasures of Montezuma 3

How do Royal Match and The Treasures of Montezuma 3 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 Treasures of Montezuma 3
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	hard	medium
Ad intensity	high	low
In-app-purchase pressure	high	low
Typical session	medium	short
Rating	4.7 / 5	1.9 / 5
Ratings count	3,787,192	127
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 Over 200 levels with varied arcade and puzzle modes Powerful Magic Totems enable strategic combo plays Multiple difficulty modes for casual and expert players Common complaints Very low store rating suggests significant player dissatisfaction Compatibility issues reported with iPhone 7 Potential performance or gameplay balance problems

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 Treasures of Montezuma 3 — Match colorful tokens across 200+ levels to unlock Montezuma's treasures with powerful magical totem combos. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure)

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