Comparison

Miner Gem Cart vs ChessHut

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Miner Gem Cart

Slide rocks to clear a path and guide a gem-filled cart to the exit in this addictive puzzle game. With thousands of levels across three difficulty settings, it offers hundreds of hours of challenging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Thousands of challenging levels
  • Three difficulty settings
  • Hint system
  • Undo and Reset options
  • Smooth animations
  • Relaxing sound effects
Features
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Miner Gem Cart is a simple and addictive puzzle game like the unblock puzzle. The aim of the game is to get the cart full of gem out of the mine by sliding those filled with rocks out of the way. Miner Gem Cart comes with 3 difficulties pack from normal to Expert. There are 24384 puzzles in total, the highest amount of puzzles you'll find in any game, worth hundreds of hours to keep you challenged and addicted. HOW TO PLAY • Move the cart full of gem to the exit. • Horizontal cart can move from side to side. • Vertical cart can move up and down. FEATURES • 24384 levels with 3 difficulties pack. • Use hints available to guide you. • Use Reset and Undo buttons to get a second chance • Smooth and beautiful animation • Relaxing sound effects • Enjoy the game on various devices and screen sizes (phones and tablets).

About

ChessHut

Features
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Chess for everyone. No account, no ads, no internet needed. ChessHut is a complete chess game that runs entirely on your device. Pick an opponent, choose a clock, and play. Every game, puzzle and rating stays private on your phone. EIGHT OPPONENTS WITH CHARACTER Face Pip the Hatchling (rated 400) through to Ember, the Hut Master (1900). Each one plays in its own style — attacking, defensive or unpredictable — and has plenty to say about your moves. A COACH THAT WATCHES EVERY MOVE After each of your moves you get instant feedback: Best move, Great, Good, Not the best, Mistake or Blunder, plus the move that would have been stronger. Finish a game to see your accuracy and a breakdown of how you played. 3,700+ PUZZLES THAT MATCH YOUR LEVEL Rated puzzles from the Lichess open database, from beginner to master. Your puzzle rating adjusts as you solve, so the puzzles keep pace with you. Choose Easier, My level, Harder or Hardest, practise a single idea (forks, pins, sacrifices, discovered attacks, endgames, defence) or solve today's puzzle to build a streak. CHESS JOURNEY Beat the eight opponents in order to unlock the next. Win without take-backs or hints to earn all three crowns. EVERYTHING ELSE - Full rules: castling, en passant, promotion with your choice of piece, stalemate, repetition, the 50-move rule and insufficient material - Rating, rank titles, win streaks and 13 achievements - Hints, take-backs and a move list, in every game - Clocks from 3-minute blitz to 30-minute classical, including added time per move - Drag or tap to move, with smooth animation, sound and vibration - Two-player mode on one device - Four app themes, including a light one, and five board styles - Continue an unfinished game whenever you come back - iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver support No sign-in. No ads. No tracking. No data ever leaves your device. Puzzles come from the Lichess.org open puzzle database, released into the public domain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Miner Gem Cart4 screens
ChessHut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChessHut at none against Miner Gem Cart's shown. ChessHut also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Miner Gem Cart's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Miner Gem Cart sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and ChessHut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Miner Gem Cart ships an update every 12 months, ChessHut every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Miner Gem Cart versus ChessHut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiner Gem CartChessHut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTang Cho manDharmaraju Pilli

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Miner Gem Cart

One-time7
  • gemcart_30_hints$0.99
  • Unlock hard pack$0.99
  • gemcart_70_hints$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlock expert pack$1.99
  • gemcart_120_hints$2.99
  • gemcart_170_hints$3.99
  • gemcart_220_hints$4.99
1 purchases

ChessHut

One-time1
  • ChessHut Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Miner Gem Cart free?
Miner Gem Cart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChessHut free?
ChessHut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Miner Gem Cart or ChessHut have ads?
Miner Gem Cart shows ads; ChessHut does not.
Which is updated more often, Miner Gem Cart or ChessHut?
Miner Gem Cart ships an update every 12 months, and ChessHut every 3 weeks. Most recently, Miner Gem Cart was updated on October 24, 2026 and ChessHut on October 27, 2026.

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