Emerald Mine vs Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emerald Mine
Navigate treacherous underground caves as a miner, collecting gems to unlock exit portals. Avoid hazards like exploding bugs, tanks, aliens, and falling debris. Relive a classic Amiga experience with over 6,000 levels.
- Collect gems to open exit portals
- Avoid hazards: bugs, tanks, aliens, acid
- Over 6,000 classic levels
- MFi controller support
- Game Center high scores
- Touchscreen controls
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Emerald Mine for iOS. Based on the Rocks N Diamonds codebase but only includes the Emerald Mine levels. Game Center global high scores. In Emerald Mine you play as a miner trapped deep underground. Your objective is to collect the minimum number of gems to open the exit portals. Explore the caves to find all the gems and try to avoid the hazards which include exploding bugs, tanks, aliens and acid pools. Be careful of falling boulders and debris as they will crush you. Relive the classic Amiga game, Emerald Mine. This is a fan port of the game updated to play on all iOS devices. All classic art and sounds are included as well as the original levels for Emerald Mine 1, 2 and 3 plus some bonus levels from the Emerald Mine archive. In total there are more than 6,000 levels. Swipe on the right half of the screen to move your character. Tap and hold on the left side then swipe on the right side to grab a nearby block. MFi controllers supported
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
Slide falling jewels horizontally to fill entire lines and rows. Eliminate completed lines to score points and achieve a high score. The game ends if the jewels reach the top of the screen.
- Slide jewels horizontally
- Fill lines and rows
- Eliminate for score
- Continuous elimination bonus
- No in-app purchases
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This is a dropdom block puzzle game. It moves the jewel horizontally, filling the jewel with one line, and eliminating for high score. This game is fun and strategic. It requires the player to observe, judge, move, and finally reach a line, or multiple lines. Eliminate one line and score, if you eliminate multiple lines, you will get a high score. If the player's gemstone reaches the top, the game ends. How to play: 1: moving the jewel 2: The jewel has no support points and will fall. 3: When filling a line, it will be eliminated and scored. 4: Continuous elimination will get extra score 5: The color block will eliminate the connection with it. A little bit of puzzle game: 1: not addicted 2: There is no in-app purchase, players do not have to spend. 3: You can also play in the lower ages. 4: Exercise the brain and make people smart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle at 4.6 against Emerald Mine's 4.0. Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 32). Emerald Mine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle has 8.6K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Emerald Mine's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Emerald Mine ships an update every 2 weeks, Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emerald Mine | Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (32 ratings) | 4.6 (8.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 8.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Les Bird | 宇亮 闫 |
Customer experience
Emerald Mine
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
User reviews
Emerald Mine
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- nostalgic recreation of a classic game
- 👍 Great port of a classic
- 💡 iCade compatible controller support
- ✨ Free to play
- 🌟 Brings back Amiga memories
Room to improve
- 👎 Controls are difficult to master
- 😥 Unresponsive controls
- ⚠️ Swiping controls are not ideal
- ❌ Some levels are impossible
- 😩 Frustrating to control on touchscreens
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
From 8.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 Addictive and challenging
- 💡 Jigsaw puzzle feature is a nice addition
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scoring system is inconsistent or glitched
- 🔍 Difficulty increases too rapidly, making it impossible to progress
- 📺 Too many intrusive ads
- 🔒 No option to remove ads through payment
Bugs and requests
Emerald Mine
Reported bugs
10 issues- Figure doesn't move on iPad
- Snap does not work on iPhone
- Game quits at certain levels
- Level 7 is impossible to beat
- Controls are incomplete
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- World 1 Level 7 bug
- Game doesn't keep prefs on control method
- Controls can be unresponsive or go in wrong direction
- Game crashes at certain levels
- Bottom right wall only visible on start
Requested features
10 requests- Add on-screen gamepad option
- Improve touchscreen controls
- Option to skip difficult levels
- Remove or adjust timer
- Add music to the game's first screen
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- Larger buttons for controls
- Add achievements
- Add music
- More control options
- Instructions for control methods
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes or freezes frequently
- Blocks become unresponsive or impossible to move
- Scoring system randomly changes, making high scores unattainable
Requested features
4 requests- Adjustable game speed or difficulty levels
- More diverse puzzle designs
- Ability to save progress and high scores
- Option to pay to remove ads
In-app purchases
Emerald Mine
No in-app purchases
Dropdom™ Jigsaw Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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