Comparison

Replicate War vs Gem Digger

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

Head to head
About

Replicate War

Features
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Replicate War A match 3 game Match blocks to destroy enemies. Drag a block to a neighboring block in order to create a line of 3 or more equal blocks horizontally or vertically. www.maxtimoteo.com

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Gem Digger

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Dig into a collapsing cave, grab your gem quota, and reach the exit before the clock runs out. One wrong dig and a boulder lands on your head. Gem Digger is a boulder-physics puzzle game in the classic cave-arcade tradition. The first world and unlimited Endless runs are free; three more worlds are one-time unlocks. Rocks and gems fall and roll by rules you can learn, so a cave is something you solve, not something you grind. FREE, WITH NO TIMERS โ€ข Dirt Mines: 60 handcrafted caves โ€ข Endless mode: unlimited generated caves, free forever, each one checked against a solver before it is served โ€ข No energy meters and no lives to wait out, in the free worlds and the paid ones alike MECHANICS TO MASTER โ€ข Drop a boulder on a butterfly and it bursts into the gems you need โ€ข Wall the amoeba in and it turns to gems; let it sprawl and it turns to rock โ€ข Magic walls turn falling boulders into gems, but not for long โ€ข Outsmart fireflies, and learn slime and the falling-rock rules โ€ข Chase three stars on every cave; the third one needs a clear under par THREE MORE WORLDS Crystal Caves, Magma Depths and Frozen Hollow add 45 caves each. Each is a one-time in-app purchase, or take all three at once. No subscription, no consumables, nothing expires, and a single purchase restores across your devices. Built for touch: swipe anywhere or use the on-screen pad. Landscape, and it plays offline. Gem Digger shows ads between runs. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off.

Screenshots

Replicate War4 screens
Gem Digger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Replicate War at none against Gem Digger's 6. Replicate War also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Gem Digger's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Gem Digger sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Replicate War asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Replicate War ships an update every 22 months, Gem Digger every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Replicate War versus Gem Digger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReplicate WarGem Digger
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax TimoteoSeif Ibrahim

In-app purchases

None

Replicate War

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Gem Digger

One-time6
  • Crystal Caves$2.99
  • Magma Depths$2.99
  • Frozen Hollow$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock All Worlds$6.99
  • Complete Edition$9.99

Questions

Is Replicate War free?
Replicate War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gem Digger free?
Gem Digger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Replicate War or Gem Digger have ads?
Both Replicate War and Gem Digger show ads.
Which is updated more often, Replicate War or Gem Digger?
Replicate War ships an update every 22 months, and Gem Digger every 3 months. Most recently, Replicate War was updated on September 24, 2026 and Gem Digger on September 24, 2026.

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