Comparison

Jewel Beach vs Gems Dash

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

Head to head
About

Jewel Beach

Engage in a classic gem-matching solitaire puzzle game with over 300,000 players. Solve sparkling jewel puzzles on a tropical island to find your salvation. Features beautiful graphics, helpful hints, and multiple game modes for both challenge and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Gem matching solitaire gameplay
  • Over 300,000 players
  • Beautiful graphics and sound effects
  • Automatic hints for assistance
  • Challenge and Relax modes
  • Score tracking and leaderboards
  • Progress auto-save
Features
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More than 300,000 people are playing Jewel Beach! ••••• "Be careful you will play this game for hours. Love love love this game" --Mjennie ••••• "I Love This Game!! One of THE BEST GAMES I've played yet!!" --Knightnala82 ••••• "Great game...like a mini bejeweled!!" --mommakram ••••• "Works great & it's totally addicting" --Peeperpops DOWNLOAD JEWEL BEACH NOW! YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID! #1 Family/Kids Game in Macau, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, and El Salvador! Stranded on an island, the sun and the moon are your only friends. But then you start to see beautiful sparkling jewels in the sky... Are you hallucinating, or is solving this puzzle the key to your salvation? EYE CANDY • Lickable graphics and tasty sound effects! • Automatic hints help you out when you get stuck! SCORE TRACKING • Jewel Beach keeps track of your best score so you can show off to your friends! • Post your scores to Facebook to challenge far away friends! • Global high score leaderboards with Game Center! CHALLENGE MORE OR JUST RELAX • Challenge mode strengthens your mental agility! • Relax mode soothes your stress away... • Automatically saves your progress if you take a call or push the home button! (Graphics and Sounds courtesy of Mika Halttunen, used under MIT License, http://www.mhgames.org/jewels/)

About

Gems Dash

A captivating matching game where players connect three or more identical gems in a line to clear them. Strategize your moves to complete hundreds of levels and achieve transparency across all grid backgrounds to advance.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of well-designed levels
  • Randomly appearing useful props
  • Clear all grid backgrounds to win
  • Swap gems to create matches
  • Strategic planning required
Features
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3 (or more) the same gems being connected in a line,they will be removed,this is the matching game! With your clever arrangements and planning, enjoy yourself! Rules and Features: 1, hundreds of thousands well designed levels. 2, when gaming,it will randomly appear some props,which are very useful. 3, pay attention to the changes of the background color of the removed gems. 4, when the background color of all grids of each level are transparent, then you success going to next level. 5, if any swap position can not reach the condition(3 or more the same in one line), then you lost this level. Game Controls: Click on two close gems,they will try to swap their positions, if the swap reach condition(3 or more the same in one line), swap success; otherwise, swap cancel and all turn back. So try this game, you will enjoy it!

Screenshots

Jewel Beach2 screens
Gems Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gems Dash at none against Jewel Beach's shown. Gems Dash also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Jewel Beach's advantage is ratings volume (809 vs 40) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jewel Beach holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jewel Beach has 809 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Jewel Beach's written reviews are positive against 87% of Gems Dash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jewel Beach ships an update every 3 months, Gems Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Jewel Beach versus Gems Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJewel BeachGems Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (809 ratings) — better4.3 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews86.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings809 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoy Howdy Technology LLC崇林 莫

Customer experience

Jewel Beach

All ratings808 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative9.7%

Gems Dash

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral9.0%
Negative4.3%

User reviews

Jewel Beach

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🕹️ Good choice of timed and relaxed modes
  • 💎 Visually appealing with bright colors
  • ⏱️ Challenging but not overly difficult

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Lack of sound/music controls
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay with no progression
  • 🔚 Abrupt game endings with no warning
  • 📤 Inability to save progress or resume games

Gems Dash

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • ⏱️ Good time-passer
  • 🕹️ Challenging and strategic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🎨 Similar gem colors can be hard to distinguish
  • 🕰️ Slow progression between levels

Bugs and requests

Jewel Beach

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game randomly ends during gameplay
  • Daily pearl rewards not working consistently
  • Top scores not updating properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a pause button
  • Implement a mute/volume control option
  • Introduce new levels or gameplay variations
  • Allow players to earn and use pearls more effectively

Gems Dash

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes after completing a level
  • Levels sometimes fail to load properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Shuffle button to reset the board
  • More level variety and difficulty options
  • Ability to turn off sound/music

In-app purchases

None

Jewel Beach

No in-app purchases

None

Gems Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jewel Beach free?
Jewel Beach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gems Dash free?
Gems Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jewel Beach or Gems Dash?
Jewel Beach is rated higher. Jewel Beach averages 4.6 out of 5 from 809 ratings, while Gems Dash averages 4.3 from 40 ratings.
Do Jewel Beach or Gems Dash have ads?
Jewel Beach shows ads; Gems Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Jewel Beach or Gems Dash?
Jewel Beach ships an update every 3 months, and Gems Dash monthly. Most recently, Jewel Beach was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gems Dash on November 6, 2026.

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