Comparison

Bejeweled Blitz vs Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

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

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About

Bejeweled Blitz

Engage in fast-paced, one-minute match-3 puzzle challenges. Detonate gems, create cascades, and use powerful boosts and rare gems to achieve high scores. Compete globally in contests and embark on treasure hunts for rewards.

Highlights
  • One-minute match-3 gameplay
  • Gem detonation and cascades
  • Powerful Rare Gems
  • Upgradable Boosts
  • Global leaderboards
  • Blitz Champions contests
  • Blitz Quest treasure hunts
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This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. Enjoy one minute of explosive match-3 fun from PopCap Games! Detonate as many gems as you can, 60 action-packed seconds at a time, in the hit puzzle game played by over 125 million people worldwide. Match three or more and create cascades of awesome with Flame gems, Star gems, and Hypercubes. Use powerful Rare Gems and upgradable Boosts to compete against friends, or challenge other players and top the leaderboards in Blitz Champions. TOP THE LEADERBOARDS IN BLITZ CHAMPIONS Challenge other players across the globe when you compete in Blitz Champions Contests. Get matched with players at your level and battle it out for the top score. Accomplish a variety of tasks and show off your skills – each Contest features a new way to play. Change up your strategy and play like a champion to win powerful rewards and top the leaderboards! DISCOVER EXPLOSIVE EXCITEMENT Collect special Boosts like Scrambler to scramble the board, or Detonator to blast all special gems, and add extra power and fun to each match. Then upgrade them up to 10 times for scores that reach the stratosphere! Use Boosts any time and without spending Coins. Boosts never expire, so you can focus on upgrading the ones that work for you. PERFECT YOUR STRATEGY WITH RARE GEMS Amazing and unique Rare Gems like Sunstone and Plume Blast provide big scores and even more excitement. Combine them with Boosts to achieve unbelievably high scores. Play your way when you create mighty combinations of glittering Rare Gems and three Boosts to develop your own personal approach. SPARKLING NEW CONTENT Feast your eyes on fresh visuals and enjoy remixed audio that has been overhauled to improve your experience. Play live events with players around the world and complete special tasks each week to earn amazing rewards. Plus, get in the game faster than ever with a rebuilt user experience and simplified navigation. Important Consumer Information. This app: Requires a persistent Internet connection (network fees may apply). Requires acceptance of EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy and User Agreement. Includes in-game advertising. Collects data through third party analytics technology (see Privacy & Cookie Policy for details). Contains direct links to the Internet and social networking sites intended for an audience over 13. User Agreement: http://terms.ea.com Privacy and Cookie Policy: http://privacy.ea.com Visit http://help.ea.com for assistance or inquiries EA may retire online features after 30 days' notice posted on www.ea.com/service-updates

About

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

Work with friends to defuse a bomb by verbally communicating instructions from a manual. Solve challenging, procedurally generated puzzles under a time limit. This is a local multiplayer party game that tests communication and puzzle-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Procedurally generated bombs
  • Local multiplayer party game
  • Mobile portability
  • One copy needed
  • Mission and Free Play modes
Features
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You’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the “Experts”, have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast! Rounds are fast-paced, tense, occasionally silly, and almost always loud. Whether it’s defusing a bomb or deciphering information from the manual, everyone has a crucial role to play. Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs while attempting to communicate quickly before time runs out! Features • Challenging puzzles – Test the limits of your communication skills… and friendships? • A different bomb every time – Procedurally generated puzzles keep the action fresh. • A pocket party game for two or more local players – Bring it to your next game night, party, or event to play with friends. • Mobile portability – Shield your screen from the prying eyes of your Experts. • Only one copy of the game needed – Have friends join in as “Experts” with their own device. Share the Defusal Manual using AirDrop or visit bombmanual.com • In-person, multiplayer only – A team game intended for players in the same physical space. Online play is not supported. • Mission and Free Play Modes – Missions increase in difficulty as players face new modules and constraints are introduced. Unlock Freeplay Mode to set your own pace by creating custom bombs. Bomb Defusal Manual can be printed or viewed for free at www.bombmanual.com

Screenshots

Bejeweled Blitz4 screens
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes at 81% against Bejeweled Blitz's 15%. Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Bejeweled Blitz's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and ratings volume (11K vs 86). On 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

Bejeweled Blitz is free to download; Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes costs $9.99 up front. Bejeweled Blitz sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bejeweled Blitz has 11K ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Bejeweled Blitz's written reviews are positive against 81% of Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bejeweled Blitz ships an update every 2 months, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Bejeweled Blitz versus Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBejeweled BlitzKeep Talking & Nobody Explodes
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.0 (11K ratings)4.6 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.8% of reviews80.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better86
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB210 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPopCapSteel Crate Games

Customer experience

Bejeweled Blitz

All ratings10,995 ratings
Positive44.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative43.1%
Written reviews943 reviews
Positive14.8%
Neutral17.4%
Negative67.8%

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

All ratings85 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

Bejeweled Blitz

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Enjoyable and addictive gameplay
  • 🕰 Quick, satisfying gaming sessions
  • 🎁 Rewarding mechanics with challenges and rewards

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes
  • 💰 Overly aggressive monetization with excessive ads
  • 🤖 Rigged game mechanics and unfair competition
  • 🤔 Confusing and cluttered UI after updates

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly fun and engaging
  • 🤝 Great for parties and groups
  • 💰 Worth the price
  • 🤯 Intense and adrenaline-inducing
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Strengthens friendships

Room to improve

  • 🗣️ Can be awkward in public
  • ⚫ Screen sometimes goes black
  • 🔊 No sound on iPad without headphones
  • ❓ Morse code difficult to understand
  • 🐛 Buggy in certain modules

Bugs and requests

Bejeweled Blitz

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing during play
  • Rare gem prizes not registering correctly
  • Blitz Champions results not recording properly
  • Daily spin and chest rewards not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent events and challenges
  • Expanded in-game economy with better value
  • Improved graphics and visual design
  • Ability to play in landscape mode

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Screen sometimes goes black
  • No sound on iPad without headphones
  • Complicated wires module issues
  • Morse code difficult to understand
  • Cut wire instruction bug
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  • Turkish language verification code issue
  • Fixed back button on mobile
  • Cut buttons next to wires on mobile

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • Add sound to Morse code
  • Visual suspense for bomb explosion
  • More languages
  • Add mods for iPad/Apple phones
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  • Update for complicated wires module
  • Add voice update to mobile version
  • More bomb types and modules

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bejeweled Blitz

One-time9
  • Package of 5 Extra Spins$0.99
  • Package of 100,000 Coins2 variants$1.99
  • Package of 270,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Package of 17 Extra Spins$2.99
  • Package of 30 Extra Spins$4.99
  • Package of 270,000 Coins$4.99
  • Package of 62 Extra Spins$9.99
  • Package of 590,000 Coins$9.99
  • Package of 1,400,000 Coins$19.99
None

Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bejeweled Blitz free?
Bejeweled Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes free?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bejeweled Blitz or Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes?
Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes is rated higher. Bejeweled Blitz averages 3.0 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes averages 4.6 from 86 ratings.
Do Bejeweled Blitz or Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes have ads?
Bejeweled Blitz shows ads; Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes does not.
Which is updated more often, Bejeweled Blitz or Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes?
Bejeweled Blitz ships an update every 2 months, and Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes every 8 months. Most recently, Bejeweled Blitz was updated on October 31, 2026 and Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes on October 29, 2026.

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