Tricky Gems vs Black Eye
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!
Black Eye
This app offers two distinct gaming experiences: a puzzle game to earn points and a "Capture The Flag" multiplayer strategy game. Progress in one to unlock advantages in the other, with animated tutorials for both.
- Two unique games in one
- Puzzle game for earning points
- Capture The Flag multiplayer strategy
- Cross-game progression system
- Animated tutorials
- Multiplayer competition
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Absolutely unique 2 games in 1 1. New Puzzle game 2. New "Capture The Flag" strategy multiplayer game Play puzzle game to earn points and collect "Eyes" for the game "Capture The Flag". Play multiplayer stratygy game "Capture The Flag" to beat your friends or other people playing this game and conquer more "Eyes". Both games have animated Tutorials. More Games: www.git-apps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Black Eye at none against Tricky Gems's shown. Black Eye also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Tricky Gems's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 Black Eye sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Eye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Tricky Gems's written reviews are positive against 60% of Black Eye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tricky Gems ships an update every 4 months, Black Eye every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Tricky Gems | Black Eye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (48 ratings) | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Giedrius Talzunas |
Customer experience
Tricky Gems
Black Eye
In-app purchases
Tricky Gems
- Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
Black Eye
- 80 Orange Eyes$0.99
- 40 Blue Eyes$0.99
- 20 Red Eyes$0.99
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- 10 Black Eyes$0.99
- Full table$0.99
- 100 Red Eyes$1.99
- 50 Black Eyes$1.99
- 200 Red Eyes$2.99
- 100 Black Eyes$2.99
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