Tricky Gems vs Bubble Shooting Robots
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!
Bubble Shooting Robots
Engage in a bubble-popping battle against enemy waves using a customizable robot and a bubble cannon. Earn points and coins by popping multiple bubbles simultaneously, and upgrade your cannon as you defeat bosses. This game offers a fun, de-stressing, and relaxing experience.
- Choose your robot character
- Bubble cannon upgrades
- Score points and coins
- Defeat boss enemies
- Relaxing gameplay
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Choose your robot and get ready to fight waves of enemies with your bubble cannon. The more bubbles you pop at the same time, the more points and coins you will get. Your bubble cannon improves every time you defeat a boss, but your enemies will also become more and more powerful. Bubble Shooting Robots, in addition to being a fun and entertaining game, is de-stressing and relaxing. Who doesn't enjoy popping bubbles?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Shooting Robots at 5.0 against Tricky Gems's 4.2. Bubble Shooting Robots also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Tricky Gems's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Bubble Shooting Robots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Shooting Robots 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 2, 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 Bubble Shooting Robots's.
Tricky Gems ships an update every 4 months, Bubble Shooting Robots every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Gems | Bubble Shooting Robots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Baviux Apps & Games SL. |
Customer experience
Tricky Gems
Bubble Shooting Robots
In-app purchases
Tricky Gems
- Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
Bubble Shooting Robots
- Remove ads$2.99
Questions
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