Comparison

Gem Towers vs Tablet Puzzle 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Break green gems
  • Save red gems
  • Level-based challenges
  • Life management system
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
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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.

About

Tablet Puzzle 3D

Features
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Rotate the object, look carefully, and place each piece in the right spot to rebuild the animal. Each completed puzzle unlocks the next one. The further you go, the more interesting and challenging the puzzles become. Finish quickly to get a higher score and chain 3x combos to earn even more points. Key features A variety of 3D animal puzzles Simple progression: each completed puzzle unlocks the next one 3x combo system to boost your score Gradually increasing difficulty

Screenshots

Gem Towers4 screens
Tablet Puzzle 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tablet Puzzle 3D at Free against Gem Towers's $0.49. Tablet Puzzle 3D also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 37 months). Gem Towers's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tablet Puzzle 3D is free to download; Gem Towers costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem Towers ships an update every 37 months, Tablet Puzzle 3D every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gem Towers versus Tablet Puzzle 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem TowersTablet Puzzle 3D
Price$0.49Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingJean Lionel Darie

In-app purchases

None

Gem Towers

No in-app purchases

None

Tablet Puzzle 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gem Towers free?
Gem Towers costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tablet Puzzle 3D free?
Tablet Puzzle 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gem Towers or Tablet Puzzle 3D have ads?
Tablet Puzzle 3D shows ads; Gem Towers does not.
Which is updated more often, Gem Towers or Tablet Puzzle 3D?
Gem Towers ships an update every 37 months, and Tablet Puzzle 3D every 6 months. Most recently, Gem Towers was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tablet Puzzle 3D on October 24, 2026.

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