Tricky Gems vs Galatic Attack 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Gems
A fast-paced tile-matching puzzle game where you guide falling gem columns to create matches of three or more. Clear the board, build combos, and climb the leaderboards. Special bomb columns and power-ups add strategic depth to the escalating challenge.
- Tile-matching puzzle gameplay
- Match lines or diagonals of three or more gems
- Score points and build combos
- Escalating difficulty with faster falling columns
- Special bomb column power-up
- Unlock 23 achievements
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Tricky Gems is a fast-paced tile-matching puzzle game for iOS and macOS that will challenge your reflexes and strategic thinking from the very first drop. Guide columns of three gems as they fall into the playing field and match lines or diagonals of three or more to score points. Clear the board efficiently, rack up combos, and climb the leaderboard as high as you can. Every level brings a new challenge — the columns fall faster, the pressure builds, and the background shifts to keep things fresh. At the end of each level, a special bomb column sweeps the field, destroying every gem that matches its color. You can also trigger this power move manually once your Power-up Bar is full. Run out of space and the game ends in a spectacular explosion of bombs. Prove your skills by unlocking all 23 Achievements — some require true mastery of the game. You will need sharp focus, quick reflexes, and a solid strategy to earn the ultimate title: Gem Legend. Good luck!
Galatic Attack 2
Pilot a powerful spacecraft to defend the galaxy against relentless alien invaders. Engage in fast-paced, retro-style arcade combat with twin-shooting drones. Destroy waves of tough space invaders to save humanity.
- Retro shoot 'em up gameplay
- Defend the galaxy
- Twin shooting attack drone
- Destroy hordes of invaders
- Quick fire action
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Galatic Attack 2, Retro shoot'em up arcade game. Your task is to save the galaxy from the hordes of attacking invaders. You have far superior fire power from your twin shooting attack drone but are greatly out numbered by these tough little space invaders. Retro gaming at its best with quick fire action and lots of invaders to destroy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galatic Attack 2 at 5.0 against Tricky Gems's 4.2. Galatic Attack 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Tricky Gems's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tricky Gems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Galatic Attack 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Galatic Attack 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tricky Gems has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Tricky Gems's written reviews are positive against 100% of Galatic Attack 2's.
Tricky Gems ships an update every 4 months, Galatic Attack 2 every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Gems | Galatic Attack 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Galatic Droids |
Customer experience
Tricky Gems
Galatic Attack 2
In-app purchases
Tricky Gems
- Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
Galatic Attack 2
No in-app purchases





