Comparison

Three Match vs Gem Rush

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

Head to head
About

Three Match

Engage in a classic match-3 puzzle adventure with a culinary twist. Swap and match items to clear levels, unlock and build beautiful restaurants worldwide, and overcome fun obstacles with boosters. Compete in tournaments and join teams for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Swap and match 3 items
  • Build and upgrade restaurants
  • Explore food around the world
  • Overcome challenging obstacles
  • Use cool boosters
  • Compete in tournaments
  • Play offline
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Swap & match 3 in a row to win levels and start building your restaurant in this new matching game! Introducing one of the BEST MATCH 3 GAMES – Matching Madness! A unique puzzle adventure filled with delicious food and challenging puzzles. Unlock beautiful restaurants and upgrade them as you travel around the world. It's easy and fun to solve puzzles in this addictive match-3 game! Join the best match 3 adventure of your life and have a BLAST! FEATURES: It’s a Match 3 Mania - Complete tons of challenging match three games and unlock new restaurants! On a World Tour – Explore tasty food around the world while playing free matching games. Fun Obstacles - Experience unique levels with entertaining match-3 games obstacles! Cool Boosters - Blast & solve matching puzzles with your match three games solving skills. Exciting Rewards - Match three in a row and blast barriers to collect stars & win rewards! Fun Events - Get a head start with free power-ups during these cool events. Tournaments - Compete against other matching games lovers in our new match-3 tournaments. Teams - Join your friends & compete with other players in this 3 in a row games world. Free Lives - Receive lives from your teammates to continue having endless fun! Leaderboards - Stay on the top by collecting maximum stars while playing this cool match 3 games. Play Seamlessly - Sync your match-3 progress easily between your phone and tablet. Play Offline - Play Matching Madness anytime and anywhere. No wifi required. Matching Madness - Match 3 Games is free to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. For any feedback or support related to this food matching game, please reach us at support@tinytactics.in

About

Gem Rush

Swap gems to create lines of three or more in this endless puzzle game. Clear rows quickly to gain time and trigger cascades. Utilize power-ups and rockets to survive as long as possible and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Endless match-3 gameplay
  • Rising rows mechanic
  • Rocket power-up
  • Five unique power-ups
  • Coin earning and shop
  • Personal best tracking
Features
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Gem Rush is an endless Match-3 game. Swap adjacent gems, make lines of three or more, and keep the board alive as rows keep rising from below. Every match clears gems and sends new ones falling from above. A row timer pushes fresh gems up from the bottom. Clear faster, chain cascades, and earn time back on the clock — or watch the board fill. Match four in a row to spawn a rocket. Swipe to fire and clear an entire row. Build combos, chase huge scores, and survive as long as you can before the board fills. Need breathing room? Five power-ups help you fight back — shuffle when you're stuck, freeze incoming rows, blast a 3×3 area, clear a whole color, or pull off a wildcard swap. Earn coins each run and buy more from the shop between games. HOW IT WORKS • Endless Match-3 — one mode, one board, one goal: beat your best score • Gems fall from the top after every clear • New rows push in from below — pressure never stops • Match 4 spawns a rocket — swipe horizontally to blast a full row • Match clears add time back to the row timer • Five power-ups — shuffle, freeze row, blast, color bomb, and wildcard swap • Earn coins every run to buy power-ups from the shop • Track run score and personal best every time • Satisfying match glow, cascades, and snappy animations • Pick up and play in seconds — no energy timer Swap. Clear. Survive. One more run!

Screenshots

Three Match4 screens
Gem Rush3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gem Rush at none against Three Match's shown. Gem Rush also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Three Match's advantage is ratings volume (707 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Three Match sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Gem Rush sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gem Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Three Match has 707 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Three Match versus Gem Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree MatchGem Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (707 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings707 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB76 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTiny TacticsJavin Ladish

Customer experience

Three Match

All ratings691 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative35.1%

Gem Rush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Three Match

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sounds settings don't stay off
  • Rewards/offers not working as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • More new levels added regularly
  • Ability to turn off music/sounds permanently

Gem Rush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Three Match

One-time14
  • Offer Pack 1$0.99
  • Fistful of coins$1.99
  • Offer Pack 3$2.99
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  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • Offer Pack 4$3.99
  • Pouch of coins$4.99
  • Offer Pack 5$4.99
  • Combo Pack 1$7.99
  • Bucket of coins$9.99
  • Offer Pack 10$9.99
  • Combo Pack 2$14.99
  • Barrel of coins$19.99
  • Combo Pack 3$29.99
  • Combo Pack 4$59.99
4 purchases

Gem Rush

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,400 Coins$2.99
  • 3,200 Coins$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 7,500 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Three Match free?
Three Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gem Rush free?
Gem Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Three Match or Gem Rush?
Gem Rush is rated higher. Three Match averages 4.6 out of 5 from 707 ratings, while Gem Rush averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Three Match or Gem Rush have ads?
Three Match shows ads; Gem Rush does not.

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