Tricky Gems vs Bloxx'
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!
Bloxx'
A block puzzle game where players clear lines on a 10x10 grid by dragging and dropping shapes. Utilize limited helps to refresh blocks when stuck. Compete for a spot on the leaderboard.
- Drag and drop block shapes
- Clear horizontal and vertical lines
- 10x10 grid
- Three helps per round
- Leaderboard competition
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◉Bloxx◉ ◎You have to break as much horizontal or vertical lines by dragging different shapes of blocks over a 10×10 grid. ◎You have 3 helps/round where you can generate 3 new random blocks in case you get stuck and wanna try fortune Good luck and see you on the Leaderboard!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bloxx' at 5.0 against Tricky Gems's 4.2. Bloxx' also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Tricky Gems's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1). On price 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. Tricky Gems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bloxx' asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bloxx' 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 Bloxx''s.
| Parameter | Tricky Gems | Bloxx' |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Ayberk Akyildiz |
Customer experience
Tricky Gems
Bloxx'
In-app purchases
Tricky Gems
- Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
Bloxx'
No in-app purchases
