Comparison

Gear for Heroes vs Gemstone Tree

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

Head to head
About

Gear for Heroes

Manage blacksmiths to craft epic weapons and armor for your army. Upgrade your forge and smiths to equip warriors for quests and battles, even while you're away. Build an empire through strategic gear production and troop advancement.

Highlights
  • Train and hire blacksmiths
  • Craft weapons and armor
  • Upgrade idle forge
  • Equip warriors with epic gear
  • Army training and health boosts
  • AFK progression and loot collection
Features
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To build an empire, you need an army. To field an army, you need weapons and armour. To craft weapons and armour, you need blacksmiths. And to supervise the smiths, we need you. Train and hire blacksmiths so we can equip our warriors with the best weapons we can craft. As you improve your idle forge, our troops will get epic gear to put in their inventory slots - new armour for health, new swords for attack, new staves for magic. Is this an RPG? Is this strategy? Is it idle? All three at the same time. Raise your empire by equipping your soldiers, and let them train and raise health while you’re afk. Your blacksmiths will work tirelessly to equip the hero and warriors with epic loot so they can go on mighty quests to forge empires. Tap to upgrade your smiths and produce better magic gear. Your army will start winning even when you idle and start defeating enemies, and collecting loot. With this loot, you can craft epic swords, bows and axes to unlock better troops and win the war while you afk heroes. Heroes live and die, but their weapons are eternal. Make the best gear for heroes. Got a question? Contact us at support@vividgames.com By downloading the game you accept our End User License Agreement, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: http://support.vividgames.com/policies

About

Gemstone Tree

Cultivate a magical gemstone tree to generate precious jewels and unlock a miniature world. This relaxing idle game allows you to simply watch your tree grow and discover the unfolding universe beneath it.

Highlights
  • Grow a gemstone tree
  • Earn jewels
  • Expand a new world
  • Healing idle gameplay
  • Discover a miniature universe
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Discover a mysterious gemstone tree and the tiny little world which unfolds beneath it. Grow your tree to earn jewels and expand a whole new world. In a corner of the great wide universe lies a beautiful green planet home to a mysterious tree with the power to create jewels. Just sit back and relax as you watch your lovely gemstone tree grow in this healing idle game.

Screenshots

Gear for Heroes4 screens
Gemstone Tree3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gear for Heroes at 4.6 against Gemstone Tree's 3.9. Gear for Heroes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). Gemstone Tree's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (43% vs 34%). On price 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. Gear for Heroes sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Gemstone Tree asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gear for Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gear for Heroes has 143 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Gear for Heroes's written reviews are positive against 43% of Gemstone Tree's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gear for Heroes ships an update weekly, Gemstone Tree every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Gear for Heroes versus Gemstone Tree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGear for HeroesGemstone Tree
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (143 ratings) — better3.9 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better17
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB71 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperVivid Games S.A.GlobalGear Co. Ltd.

Customer experience

Gear for Heroes

All ratings143 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative60.0%

Gemstone Tree

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Gear for Heroes

One-time7
  • Base promo chest of diamonds$0.99
  • Remove all interstitials ad$1.99
  • Base chest of diamonds$1.99
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  • Medium promo chest of diamonds$2.99
  • Medium chest of diamonds$5.99
  • Big promo chest of diamonds$5.99
  • Big chest of diamonds$8.99
None

Gemstone Tree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gear for Heroes free?
Gear for Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gemstone Tree free?
Gemstone Tree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gear for Heroes or Gemstone Tree?
Gear for Heroes is rated higher. Gear for Heroes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Gemstone Tree averages 3.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Gear for Heroes or Gemstone Tree have ads?
Gemstone Tree shows ads; Gear for Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Gear for Heroes or Gemstone Tree?
Gear for Heroes ships an update weekly, and Gemstone Tree every 8 months. Most recently, Gear for Heroes was updated on October 20, 2026 and Gemstone Tree on October 7, 2026.

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