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Verdict for “match 3”

Competitive

Real competition. You’ll need a clear angle or an underserved audience.

Mid-pack saturation (57/100) with 29 DB matches (2 charting). Viable with a clear wedge; validate further before building.

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29competitors found
2in the charts
4.3avg rating, top apps
287launched in 30 days

Who you’d compete with

Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
Royal MatchDream Games, Ltd. · Puzzle #1top free 4.110,835,638 ratings 100,000,000+installs 2active updates Candy Crush SagaKing · Casual #3top free 4.538,942,720 ratings 1,000,000,000+installs 2too new to tell Tangle Out: Color MazeLion Studios · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Grill Empire : Sizzle & RoamTapNation · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Seatopia: Ocean MatchMobilityWare · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 100+installs 1too new to tell Skewer Sort: Grill Match GamesBrainteaser Puzzle Game Studio · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 10,000+installs 1too new to tell Foodom - Food Sort Match 3Gloryway Puzzle · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Triple Car: Match & ModLegendary Labs · Puzzle –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Offline Games - Relaxing & FunAE Mobile Inc · Casual –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell Snake BallsKetchapp · Arcade –not charting –no ratings 100,000+installs 1too new to tell

New in this niche

287 launched in the last 30 days
Chime Blast: Match 3 Puzzles 文长 侯 Games CALM: Cinema Lighting Matcher MANABU KATOH Photo & Video trainer-match Trainer Match Health & Fitness Kendo Match: Still Mind Blushsky LLC Games Bible Match - A Path Like Mine pilyeong heo Lifestyle CA · US GORB: Match & Meet. Go Offline Konjor LLC Social Networking Pair Match DUNCAN NOPPEN Sports Aetheria Saga: Match 3 Puzzle ADRIAN DANIEL CIOC Games Ratioed: Slang Match Zhenyi Tong Games Pexeso: Matching Pairs Game BEGRIP, s.r.o. Games Pawfect Trio: Cat & Dog Match Zhenyi Tong Games Targu Match TechAmigos Games

Where the opening is

  • Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (13/29 descriptions)

What to do next

  1. Study top charting rivals — what they ship well and what listings leave weak.
  2. Hunt for stale or single-version apps as a maintenance wedge.
  3. Narrow to a sharper sub-niche under “match 3” before committing.
  4. Compare store pages for: Royal Match, Candy Crush Saga, Tangle Out: Color Maze.
How we scored this
Competitors+39.3
Chart presence+7
Ratings+10.6
Update pace0
Saturation57/100

About the data

  • Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.

Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 2 Oct 2026.