Gem Towers vs Clear 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gem Towers
A physics-based puzzle game where you strategically break gem towers. The objective is to shatter all green gems while preserving red ones, managing your limited lives. It offers a challenging experience that is simple to learn but difficult to master.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Break green gems
- Save red gems
- Level-based challenges
- Life management system
- Easy to learn, hard to master
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Gem Towers is easy to play but hard to master. See if you can get three stars on each level. Gem Towers is a physics based game that simulates collisions and gravity. The towers are constructed of gems which may vary in size and shape. Your goal is to break all green gems and to save as many red gems as possible. Removing a red gem and gems that go off the platform will subtract one "life". You have 3 lives at the beginning of each level.
Clear 4
A free puzzle game where players strategically click squares to trigger chain reactions and clear the board. It features simple mechanics with elements like rotating baffles and black holes to add complexity.
- Chain reaction gameplay
- Strategic square clicking
- Rotating baffles
- Black holes
- Limited steps to clear levels
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"Clear4" is a new puzzle game which is simple and funny. You can play the game for free, and win the level through your wit in the game. Succinct pictures and play methods, using the chain reaction, experience the pleasant experience brought by the game. How to play: - Click on the square and add the number. - The square with the number 4 will disappear when clicked and bullets will be fired around it. - A square hit by each bullet adds one to the number. - There are rotating baffles to change the direction of the bullet; black holes to swallow the bullet; have coat to restrict the bullet's entry and fire. - Causing chain reaction in limited steps, eliminating all square. Email:zgamegz@hotmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clear 4 at Free against Gem Towers's $0.49. Clear 4 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 37 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.3). Gem Towers's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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
Clear 4 is free to download; Gem Towers costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear 4 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Gem Towers ships an update every 37 months, Clear 4 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gem Towers | Clear 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | 文锋 郑 |
Customer experience
Gem Towers
Clear 4
In-app purchases
Gem Towers
No in-app purchases
Clear 4
No in-app purchases
