# Gems of War: Match 3 Strategy — user reviews > 978 indexed App Store user reviews of Gems of War by 505 Games (US), Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 10,302 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gems-of-war-match-3-strategy/id897954560/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gems-of-war-match-3-strategy/id897954560.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,391 · 4★ 1,349 · 3★ 264 · 2★ 96 · 1★ 202 ## What do users think of Gems of War? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great game - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 💎 Excellent match-3 RPG - 🎨 Fantastic artwork and visuals - ⏱️ No time limits or energy restrictions - 🤝 Helpful and friendly community **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win elements - 🕹️ Unbalanced PvP matchmaking - 🕰️ Slow progression for free-to-play players - 🤯 Overwhelming complexity with too many features **Commonly reported bugs** - Disappearing/lost progress and items - Connectivity issues and server errors - Graphical glitches and UI problems - Broken or non-functioning features - Inconsistent performance on older devices **Most requested features** - Portrait mode support - Cross-platform account syncing - More variety in events and game modes - Improved troop/weapon upgrading system - Better rewards and balancing for free-to-play players ## Newest reviews (11 of 978) ### 4/5 — needs a little tweek *2026-08-01, version 9.3.0.1* response time on gem switching response is slow while game mcp is switching rapidly. ### 3/5 — Good game to many updates *2026-06-27, version 9.2.1* I used to play gems of war around when it first came out but one thing led to another and I lost my account, it is a very fun game and I just came back to it. They have changed alot and most of it is good but they removed the color on the borders of cards indicating what rarity it is now they are all black and it is ugly, the best part of the game is seeing your team of all mythic cards that you leveled up and now that is sullied, still good game wish they would change the borders back. ### 4/5 — Difficulty mechanics feel cheap *2026-04-29, version 9.1.1* Love the game but too often I make a match, just happened twice in one game and didn’t honor my mana. No characters on opposite team had any effects that would cause it. Also the gem and skull fall will heavily cater to the computer on the mini bosses and bosses particularly. Love everything about the game except the cheap mechanics to they employ to create difficulty. Just let it play out instead of robbing the player ### 3/5 — Era simples e muito bom *2026-04-26* Depois de uns 2 anos sem jogar, voltei ai GOW e o que encontrei foi um jogo confuso, cheio de menus e opções que, sinceramente, não estou muito disposto a consumir tempo para entender. O fato é que um dos meus jogos favoritos se tornou uma complicação que não te permite mais entrar no app e se divertir. ### 3/5 — Puzzle Quest is back *2026-03-29, version 9.1.0* Just like the old Puzzle Quest, but better, more tactical and more variety. You don’t have to pay real money to play or win, plenty of game modes. Give it a go. ### 4/5 — Satisfaisant *2026-03-26* Sans pubs intrusives et ça c’est beau merci 🙏🏻 Les dernières mises à jour ont réduit l’ergonomie pour évoluer les cartes rapidement : on peut plus voir directement les unités dans les épreuves, et les augmentations de commun à mythique ne peuvent plus se faire de manière groupée mais individuelle… c’est dommage ### 2/5 — Unable to sign in after most recent update *2026-03-21, version 9.1.0* Consistently uncle to sign in after the latest update. ### 2/5 — Update *2026-03-21, version 9.1.0* Absolutely love this game, have spent a lot of money on in purchases. Now since the update I can not get in. Keeps saying server issue. I don’t have any problem with the internet ### 2/5 — Увлекательная игра *2026-03-11* Сначала не грузило на мобильном интернете, а потом и на wi-fi Если устранят ошибки, то продолжу играть ### 2/5 — Confusing *2026-03-06, version 9.0.0* Actual gameplay is straightforward, albeit not random and slanted in the opponents favor at times. Often need to exit the match and try again until they give you a board that’s winnable. Everything outside the match is confusing and convoluted. Nothing is explained, like how to obtain souls to level up, or obtain new characters, or really anything. ### 1/5 — Глупое *2026-03-01* В целом во что то глупее давно не играл ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t even get pasted the starter mini boss *2026-08-17, version 9.3.0.1* Literally in the first the tutorial level you cat beat the mini boss because the game has terrible RNG has a player and it always benefits the enemy and you can’t even go back to any levels and grind and also you can’t move on you are soft locked into this until you beat it which you can’t. So horrible do better devs ### 1/5 — Не подключается *2026-07-26* Скачал, установил, проблема с сервером при загрузке.Удалил. ### 1/5 — Проблемы с серверами ? *2026-07-26* Без vpn больше не грузится! ### 1/5 — Плохо *2026-07-13* Постоянно не загружается игра , пишет проблемы с сервером Исправьте пожалуйста ошибку ### 1/5 — Хорошая *2026-06-25* Игра прикольная, НО! Работает только когда подключен к wi-fi, на мобильном интернете не может подключиться к серверам ### 1/5 — Отстой! *2026-05-22* Некогда хорошую игру превратили в донатную помойку! ### 1/5 — Не работает *2026-05-21* Не работает ### 1/5 — Difficulty mechanics feel cheap and won’t let me have old account back *2026-05-06, version 9.1.1* Love everything about the game except the cheap mechanics they employ to create difficulty. For example, not giving you mana on gem matches even when no enemy has that sort of effect, or enemies taking more life on you than they should or or taking less on a hit with no status or trait that would explain. Also I have emails of purchases from old account but when I try to load account it says it doesn’t exist ### 1/5 — Bad Practice *2026-03-21, version 9.1.0* Terrible practice of making massive mistakes that negatively impact all players, lack of apology and accountability we just get a vague “we understand it’s frustrating”, and the server rollback by taking away everyone’s progress with no compensation. The “compensation” provided is pathetic and offensive. Don’t spend money on this game. GOW, YOU made the mistake, not us players. Penalizing the entire playerbase to punish us for YOUR mistake is asinine. ### 1/5 — Мошенники! *2026-03-21* Приобрел пропуск в библиотеку, но после обновления его нет, как и возврата средств. Возврат запросил, приложение сношу ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Left 3D Gotcha for this *2026-08-12, version 9.3.0.1* Really complex mobile game that scratches all the right tactical itches. Card collecting, interactivity, team building, and the interplay with 3 match gameplay is so creative. Exceeding expectations ### 5/5 — Gems of war *2026-07-18, version 9.3.0* Thanks ### 5/5 — Sehr unterhaltsam und abwechslungsreich *2026-07-05* . Es gibt immer wieder neue Möglichkeiten um im Level zu steigen und voran zu kommen. Ein wichtiger Tipp : sobald es dir vom Level möglich ist, trete schnellstmöglich in einer Gilde bei um dir wertvolle Dinge zu ergattern. ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-06-28, version 9.2.1* Fun game that keeps me when at home when chores are done. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-06-24, version 9.2.1* This is a great game. I love the 3 in a row/ troop collector base. I downloaded it on mobile and console. Highly recommend if you like those types of games. ### 5/5 — Идея - отличная. Реализация хромает *2026-06-07* Игра интересная, но постоянная ошибка соединения 13 просто бесит ### 5/5 — 15+ years of excellence *2026-05-20, version 9.2.0* I’ve been playing this game, left, came back: it just gets better and better. Found an awesome guild with real people in it who chat with each other. Enjoy all the daily quests, even the new systems have just made things more and more streamlined. Great game. Not money hungry, and the art is tasteful and not all little loligirls in skimpy outfits. ### 5/5 — Good CC *2026-05-07, version 9.1.1* Good strategy…. Easy ### 5/5 — Super Fun *2026-04-14, version 9.1.1* Addictive but in a good way ### 5/5 — Relaxing challenging *2026-02-27, version 9.0.0* I have enjoyed this game for a long time. I enjoyed it so much that I have actually started a new game because of the updates. I have missed a lot. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*