Comparison

Tricky Gems vs Curvy Throw

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tricky Gems4 screens
Curvy Throw4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tricky Gems sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Curvy Throw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tricky Gems versus Curvy Throw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricky GemsCurvy Throw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (48 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months
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 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiroslav OtsedarskiRocketship Studios LLP

Customer experience

Tricky Gems

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

Curvy Throw

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tricky Gems

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

Curvy Throw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricky Gems free?
Tricky Gems is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curvy Throw free?
Curvy Throw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tricky Gems or Curvy Throw?
Curvy Throw is rated higher. Tricky Gems averages 4.2 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Curvy Throw averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tricky Gems or Curvy Throw have ads?
Both Tricky Gems and Curvy Throw show ads.

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