Comparison

Tricky Gems vs Box Pusher 3D!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Box Pusher 3D!

Strategically deploy pushers to move boxes into your opponent's area. Evolve your pushers into knights to attack and defeat their forces. Enjoy this fun and competitive game.

Highlights
  • Push boxes to opponent's area
  • Spawn pushers
  • Evolve pushers into knights
  • Attack opponent's pushers
  • 3D gameplay
Features
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Try to push most of the boxes to your opponents area. Just spawn pushers and try to beat your opponent. The people that pushes the boxes to the end, turns into knights and attacks your opponents pushers. Have fun!

Screenshots

Tricky Gems4 screens
Box Pusher 3D!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tricky Gems and Box Pusher 3D! both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Tricky Gems's written reviews are positive against 17% of Box Pusher 3D!'s. Box Pusher 3D!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tricky Gems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Box Pusher 3D! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Tricky Gems against 4.3 for Box Pusher 3D!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Tricky Gems's written reviews are positive against 17% of Box Pusher 3D!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricky Gems ships an update every 4 months, Box Pusher 3D! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tricky Gems versus Box Pusher 3D!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky GemsBox Pusher 3D!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (48 ratings)4.3 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiroslav OtsedarskiCem Ozdemir

Customer experience

Tricky Gems

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Box Pusher 3D!

All ratings30 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tricky Gems

One-time1
  • Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
None

Box Pusher 3D!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricky Gems free?
Tricky Gems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Pusher 3D! free?
Box Pusher 3D! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Gems or Box Pusher 3D!?
Box Pusher 3D! is rated higher. Tricky Gems averages 4.2 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Box Pusher 3D! averages 4.3 from 30 ratings.
Do Tricky Gems or Box Pusher 3D! have ads?
Both Tricky Gems and Box Pusher 3D! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tricky Gems or Box Pusher 3D!?
Tricky Gems ships an update every 4 months, and Box Pusher 3D! weekly. Most recently, Tricky Gems was updated on October 8, 2026 and Box Pusher 3D! on October 5, 2026.

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