Tricky Gems vs Curvy Throw
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!
Curvy Throw
Control a ball by sliding to aim and throw it at matching blocks. Blast connected blocks to clear levels, collect goals, and earn power-ups. Compete on leaderboards by collecting stars.
- Slide to aim and throw
- Match ball color to blocks
- Blast connected blocks
- Collect goals to clear levels
- Earn power-ups
- Collect stars for leaderboards
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How to Play: - Slide vertically / horizontally to control the player's ball aim. - The ball type/color will be automatically matched with aimed blocks. - After throwing the player's ball it will blast all the similar blocks connected to each other. - Keep an eye on goals and collect those to clear the level. - Blast a bigger chain of blocks to get power-ups like - a bomb, or fireball. - Collect as many stars as possible to reach a higher position on the leader board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Curvy Throw at 5.0 against Tricky Gems's 4.2. Curvy Throw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Tricky Gems's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 5). 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. Curvy Throw asks for nothing beyond the download.
Curvy Throw 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Tricky Gems | Curvy Throw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Otsedarski | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Tricky Gems
Curvy Throw
In-app purchases
Tricky Gems
- Pro Levels and Remove Ads$1.99
Curvy Throw
No in-app purchases









