Comparison

Take 5 Puzzle vs Mind Gems

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

Head to head
About

Take 5 Puzzle

This classic sliding tile puzzle game offers four distinct modes: numbers, letters, words, and pictures. Customize your challenge with various grid sizes and compete globally via leaderboards. Play across multiple devices and enjoy multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Four game modes (Numbers, Letters, Words, Pictures)
  • Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 6x6)
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Portrait and landscape play
  • Multilingual support
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Download the FREE puzzle game! TAKE 5 PUZZLE: - Classic sliding tile puzzle game based on the famous 15-Puzzle, that can be played in four different modes FEATURES: - Play games in any one of the following modes: NUMBERS, LETTERS, WORDS, and PICTURE - Choose the size of the grid to play: 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 - Leaderboards allow you to compete against friends and the iOS community - Achievements encourage game play and track milestones reached - Play in portrait or landscape modes - Play games across multiple iOS devices - Supports the ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and GERMAN languages Download TAKE 5 PUZZLE to start playing!!! :-) Note - To view leaderboards and achievements, and to share games across iOS devices: • You need to sign into iCloud (with iCloud Drive enabled), and • Also sign into Apple Game Center (where requested).

About

Mind Gems

Features
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For parents who want games that teach, Mind Gems blends maths, spelling, phonics and word practice into a colourful offline puzzle adventure. Players match gems, create special combinations, collect rewards, and answer quick learning boosts during play. The questions are designed to feel like part of the game, not a separate quiz, with profile settings and difficulty levels that can grow over time. The game is designed to be calm, safe, and offline. Progress, rewards, and settings stay local. There are no ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no online chat, no social sharing, and no runtime AI content. Features: - Match gems on a bright puzzle board - Create special gems, cascades, and Super Spark moments - Practise maths, spelling, phonics, reading, and vocabulary - Unlock harder question tiers with Learning Stars - Explore a guided world map across 30 levels - Earn Sparkle Seeds, stickers, themes, boosters, and rewards - Play Free Play after the first level Mind Gems is built to make learning feel rewarding, with instant feedback, colourful animations, sound effects, and simple explanations when help is needed.

Screenshots

Take 5 Puzzle4 screens
Mind Gems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mind Gems at none against Take 5 Puzzle's shown. Take 5 Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take 5 Puzzle ships an update every 3 days, Mind Gems every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Take 5 Puzzle versus Mind Gems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake 5 PuzzleMind Gems
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaude ThomasNikhil Panchal

In-app purchases

None

Take 5 Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Mind Gems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Take 5 Puzzle free?
Take 5 Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind Gems free?
Mind Gems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Take 5 Puzzle or Mind Gems have ads?
Take 5 Puzzle shows ads; Mind Gems does not.
Which is updated more often, Take 5 Puzzle or Mind Gems?
Take 5 Puzzle ships an update every 3 days, and Mind Gems every 4 months. Most recently, Take 5 Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mind Gems on October 15, 2026.

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