Candy Melons vs Gem Guardians
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Candy Melons
Merge candies to create larger ones and compete for the biggest candy. Engage in live online multiplayer or adventure mode for high scores and rewards. Purchase boosters or spin a daily wheel for assistance.
- Candy merging gameplay
- Live online multiplayer
- Adventure mode
- Daily rewards
- Purchaseable boosters
- Daily free spin
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Merge the same small candy together to create bigger and bigger ones until your screen explodes! Who can create the biggest candy first? Challenge your friends or strangers in live online multiplayer mode, or play the adventure mode to rack up scores and win. The 10 best daily scorers win rewards. If you're stuck, you can purchase boosters to help clear your Candy, or win them in your free daily wheel spin. We’ll publish frequent updates about new content, tips, giveaways, tournaments, discord live games and more on our social media. Website: https://www.boredcandycity.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/boredcandycity Medium: https://boredcandycity.medium.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/boredcandycity
Gem Guardians
Engage in a puzzle adventure combining match-3 battles with block puzzles. Match gems to defeat monsters and solve pixel art challenges to unlock new levels and progress through an epic quest.
- Match-3 gem battles
- Block puzzle challenges
- Monster combat
- Pixel art puzzles
- Leaderboard climbing
- Two game modes
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Gem Guardians is an exciting puzzle adventure that combines match-3 battles with block puzzle challenges! Match colorful gems to defeat monsters and solve pixel puzzles to unlock new levels. TWO EPIC GAME MODES: MATCH-3 BATTLE Swap and match gems to unleash powerful attacks against monsters! Battle through waves of enemies including Slimes, Orcs, Ghosts, and the fearsome Dark Mage. Chain combos for massive damage and climb the leaderboard! PUZZLE WORLD Piece together block puzzles to reveal pixel art masterpieces! 20+ unique puzzles to solve, from simple hearts to complex designs. Drag and place blocks to complete each masterpiece. FEATURES: • Two unique game modes in one app • Colorful gem-matching with strategic combat • 20+ block puzzles to solve • Epic monster battles with increasing difficulty • Beautiful graphics and smooth animations • Free to play Can you defeat the Dark Mage and complete every puzzle? Download Gem Guardians now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Guardians at none against Candy Melons's 3. Gem Guardians also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Candy Melons's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price and device support 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. Candy Melons sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gem Guardians asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gem Guardians holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Candy Melons ships an update every 3 days, Gem Guardians every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Candy Melons | Gem Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Bored Candy City LTD | Spaqi Consulting L.L.C |
In-app purchases
Candy Melons
- Mega Pack$3.99
- Hyper Pack$29.99
- Ultra Pack$49.99
Gem Guardians
No in-app purchases
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