{"schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-21T12:40:22.158Z","app":{"app_store_id":1083356839,"slug":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","name":"Monster Busters: Link Flash","subtitle":null,"icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/82/bf/a6/82bfa6bb-5191-bc26-5044-066c0a14bd9e/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monster-busters-link-flash/id1083356839?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.74977,"rating_count":3265,"in_app_purchases":null,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Games","version_date":"2026-07-13T23:33:11Z","updated_at":"2026-10-19T20:20:11.589Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Free puzzle game where you draw lines to link three or more matching monsters and free gingerbread friends in an Asian.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":140228608,"minimum_os":"12.0","content_rating":"12+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/75/ed/ab/75edab48-1e04-4523-73e3-8da7d2a74367/mzl.psgnmctv.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/59/56/69/595669e8-cfd3-ca4e-4f39-e0e42c922382/mzl.qhwsiadu.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/aa/17/28/aa1728e8-4fb2-efce-3f30-ddac8c770a53/mzl.jdgczgpq.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/2c/a2/96/2ca296cf-f73d-12e9-9bf8-46f54558f586/mzl.mbhocnve.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/fb/2f/cd/fb2fcda4-9cd9-4951-74ff-ea3bc8093a9d/mzl.uqmkhsgg.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"PlayDog Soft Co., Ltd","editors_choice":null,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839"},"method":"Membership is decided by a model judging the App Store listing against the list's definition (and its excludes, for memberships placed or rechecked since they were added to the prompt); every verdict is listed with its date; the score is a plain average of the public components an app has (four, plus Apple's Editors' Choice badge as 100 where shown); nothing is purchasable.","lists":[{"list":"link-puzzles","list_name":"link puzzles","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":8,"tier":"A","score":86.2,"components":{"rating":94.5,"votes":77,"rank":79.8,"recency":93.6},"ranks":[{"country":"us","rank":11},{"country":"gb","rank":8},{"country":"ca","rank":32},{"country":"au","rank":32},{"country":"de","rank":23}],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Gameplay is drawing lines to link 3 or more identical monsters, with loops and longer links making bombs.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"The core mechanic is drawing lines to link three or more matching monsters, much like Two Dots.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"match-3-games","list_name":"match-3 games","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":148,"tier":null,"score":66.3,"components":{"rating":94.5,"votes":77,"rank":0,"recency":93.6},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Players link 3 or more of the same monster to clear them, which is a connect-style match-3 with special bombs.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"It is a match-3 variant where you connect three or more pieces of a kind to clear them, with special bombs and missions.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"matching-games","list_name":"matching games","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":274,"tier":null,"score":66.3,"components":{"rating":94.5,"votes":77,"rank":0,"recency":93.6},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"secondary","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"Play centres on matching identical monsters to clear the board, similar to Blossom Blast Saga, which is already in this list.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]},{"list":"puzzle-games","list_name":"puzzle games","status":"active","review_status":"checked","position":1388,"tier":null,"score":66.3,"components":{"rating":94.5,"votes":77,"rank":0,"recency":93.6},"ranks":[],"verdicts":[{"verdict":"keep","reason":"A casual puzzle game with varied missions that asks players to exercise their brain and strategize.","verifier":"claude-sonnet-5-5","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true},{"verdict":"keep","reason":"It is a casual puzzle game with strategic missions that exercise thinking.","verifier":"list check","decided_at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","attempts":1,"current":true}]}],"history":[{"id":165483,"at":"2026-10-19T01:45:11.818Z","kind":"tier_changed","list":"link-puzzles","app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":"A","reason":"score 86.1","job":"rescore"},{"id":165238,"at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"puzzle-games","app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"A casual puzzle game with varied missions that asks players to exercise their brain and strategize.","job":"shadow"},{"id":165237,"at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"matching-games","app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"secondary","job":"shadow"},{"id":165236,"at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"match-3-games","app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Players link 3 or more of the same monster to clear them, which is a connect-style match-3 with special bombs.","job":"shadow"},{"id":165235,"at":"2026-10-19T01:43:11.554Z","kind":"membership_added","list":"link-puzzles","app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":"active","reason":"Gameplay is drawing lines to link 3 or more identical monsters, with loops and longer links making bombs.","job":"shadow"},{"id":159165,"at":"2026-10-18T07:27:11.699Z","kind":"app_added","list":null,"app_store_id":1083356839,"app":"monster-busters-link-flash-1083356839","from":null,"to":null,"reason":"discovered","job":"import"}],"data_version":39908,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/"}}