Nine sweet puzzles, tracked properly
PlumeTrack is a one-desk editorial project in Melbourne. We install every free match-3 and blast puzzle listed here, play it on our own phones, and write down what the first hour actually feels like.
The index in four numbers
09
Titles in the current index, every one of them free to download from Google Play.
4.5
Average Google Play rating across the nine, read for Australia on 18 August 2026.
36
Hours of hands-on play behind the notes printed on this page.
A$0
What it costs to read every review, rating and screen on this site.
The nine titles
Four rows on every tile, always in the same order, so two games can be compared without reading a paragraph. The screen above each tile comes from the game's own Google Play listing.
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TitleJelly Jelly Crush - In the skyStudio1MGRating 5.0GenreJelly blast
Jelly blocks clear in bright chains and the board keeps its promise: every tap stays readable, even late in a stage. Levels are short, which makes it an easy pick for a tram ride across town.
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TitleFruits Mania : Elly’s travelStudioBitMangoRating 4.4GenreMatch-3A classic swap-and-clear board with a travel map between stages. Difficulty climbs slowly, so a first evening with it is mostly relaxed pattern reading.
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TitleCandy LegendStudioCandy Factory GameRating 4.3GenreMatch-3 questSugar-coloured tiles and a long ladder of stages with animal companions along the way. The pace suits short sessions and the grid stays legible on a small screen.
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TitleFruit Puzzle WonderlandStudioCreativeJoyRating 4.5GenreMatch-3Hand-drawn fruit art and generous board sizes give this one an unhurried feel. Special-piece stages arrive often enough to keep a longer stretch interesting.
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TitleGummy Candy Blast-Fun Match 3StudioGamepromo EntertainmentRating 5.0GenreMatch-3 blast
Chunky gummy pieces, loud clears and a stage counter that keeps moving. It is the most arcade-feeling board in the current index.
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TitleCookie Rush Match 3StudioMatch 3 Fun GamesRating 4.3GenreMatch-3Biscuit-themed tiles on a compact grid, with timed goals on part of the stages. Controls are one-finger simple, which helps when the phone is held in one hand.
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TitleFruit Puzzle CrushStudioOogway AppsRating 4.0GenreMerge puzzleA merge board rather than a swap board: equal pieces join into larger ones until the container fills up. Sessions are short and a restart takes a single tap.
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TitleHappy Fruits Bomb - Cube BlastStudioPuzzleLoftRating 4.4GenreCube blastTap-to-clear cube blasting with fruit characters and a steady stage ladder. A good fit for players who prefer clearing groups over lining up rows.
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TitleChristmas Cookie: Match 3 GameStudioRV AppStudiosRating 4.6GenreSeasonal match-3A festive board of baubles and iced biscuits with a snow-lit map screen. The seasonal artwork is the draw; the match-3 underneath is calm and forgiving.
Open on Google Play
Screen gallery
One more screen from each of the nine listings, in the same order as the tiles above. Scroll the strip sideways to judge the artwork before you install anything.
Drag the strip, or focus it and use the arrow keys.
Why these notes can be trusted
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Played, not scraped
Every title here is installed on an Android handset and played across at least three sessions before it earns a place in the index.
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No advertising on this page
PlumeTrack shows no advertising banners and sells no placements. A studio cannot buy its way into the index or edit a line of a note.
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Ratings copied, never invented
Each rating row repeats the figure on the game's Google Play listing for Australia, read on 18 August 2026. When Google Play moves, the row is corrected.
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Plain language, no hype
Notes describe controls, session length, difficulty and artwork. Where a stage ladder drags, the note says so in the same flat voice.
How to start with a title
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Read the four rows
Title, studio, rating and genre sit in the same place on every tile, so a shortlist can be built in a single pass down the grid.
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Look at the screens
The gallery carries a second screen from each listing. Artwork tells you more about a puzzle board than any adjective can.
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Open Google Play
Each tile links straight to the official listing. Installing, updating and removing a game all happen there, under Google's own terms.
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Tell us what to play next
Send a title through the form below and it joins the queue for the next round of hands-on sessions.
What players wrote
Eight comments left by players on the Google Play pages of games in this index. Nothing here was written by the desk.
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«Interesting and best time passing game for all age group.. i love it.»
Meenuu's Creativity
Google Play review · Jelly Jelly Crush - In the sky
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«I enjoy dis game n my grandchildren also luv to play one is 6years n 2nd one is 2nhalf year old....thank u for uploading dis game.»
mussarat siddiqui
Google Play review · Jelly Jelly Crush - In the sky
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«Great game! Fun, relaxing, and easy to play. I really enjoy it.»
xasan suufi kalgacal
Google Play review · Fruits Mania : Elly’s travel
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«I really like this game. It is challenging, but not overboard. There are some many games that are similar to this this game, but you get to a point where they are no longer fun, they get impossible to solve. Fun to play with my family.»
LaTishia Session
Google Play review · Fruits Mania : Elly’s travel
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«I've been playing this game for more than 3 years... every time I got a new phone I would download it cuz it's a great game. I love the different characters that's in the game.. dogs, cats among others. It's easy and very fun to play. Give it a shot.. you WON'T be disappointed!!»
lisa morales
Google Play review · Candy Legend
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«This game is a little different than some of the others, in a good way. I like the animals, the game is not to hard but keeps you playing. I like games like this they keep your mind busy but not to the point of it being able to enjoy the game and relax»
DEBBIE WALKER
Google Play review · Candy Legend
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«As awesome as your other puzzle game "Witch Forest Adventure"! This puzzle also has amazing graphics and design (please let your designer know) and sounds are good too. All these puzzles are enjoyable at any time and are great to sit down with at the end of the day to play. Thank you»
Diana Folsom
Google Play review · Fruit Puzzle Wonderland
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«I LOVE LOVE this game and have finished ALL levels. When are you adding more levels??????»
Amanda Burns
Google Play review · Fruit Puzzle Wonderland
These are player reviews published on the games' own pages in Google Play. Author names appear as their authors wrote them, and the text has only been shortened, never rewritten.
Free and Plus
The whole index is free to read and will stay that way. Plus is a planned reading tier for people who want the shortlists and the notes a little earlier.
Free
A$0 forever
- Every review, rating and data row in the index
- The full screen gallery for all nine titles
- Direct links to the official Google Play listings
- No account, no paywall, no advertising banners
Plus
A$4.90 per month
- Extended shortlists grouped by session length and difficulty
- Early access to new notes before they reach the public index
- A monthly letter on what changed in the index and why
- Reading with no promotional inserts, exactly as the free site works today
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Questions we are asked
Yes. Every review, rating and screen on this site is free to read, with no account and no paywall. The Plus plan described further up this page is not active yet.
PlumeTrack does not show advertising banners and does not sell placements to studios or publishers. No studio can pay to enter the index or to change a note.
The planned Plus subscription at A$4.90 per month is the only form of support we intend to ask for, and its activation is still in progress.
Each rating is the figure shown on the game's own Google Play listing for Australia, read on 18 August 2026 and printed to one decimal place. We do not average, adjust or round the figures.
Yes, all nine are free to download. Every tile links to the official Google Play listing, so the install always happens on Google's own page and never here.
No. PlumeTrack is not affiliated with Google LLC, with Google Play or with any studio named on this site. Nobody outside the desk reads a note before it is published.
Nothing is loaded until you accept in the band at the bottom of the page or tick the consent box in the subscription form. Choose Decline and the notification code is never fetched, while any keys already stored are cleared from your browser.
Yes. Send the title through the subscription form and it joins the queue for hands-on sessions. Suggestions are read by the same person who writes the notes.
About PlumeTrack
PlumeTrack is an independent editorial desk based in Melbourne, Victoria. It exists for one narrow question: which free sweet-themed puzzle on Google Play is worth the first hour of an Australian commute.
The desk is small on purpose. One index, nine titles, four data rows each, and a note written only after the game has genuinely been played. When a title stops being interesting it leaves the index instead of sitting there with a stale rating attached to it.
We are not affiliated with Google LLC, with Google Play or with any studio named on this site. Game titles, icons and screens belong to their rights holders and appear here for identification and review.
