Comparison

Gem Shaker Free vs Games Fair

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

Head to head
About

Gem Shaker Free

A gem matching puzzle game where players slide adjacent gems of the same type to form chains of three or more. Longer chains yield higher scores. Offers various board sizes and time limits for a customizable challenge.

Highlights
  • Gem chain matching
  • Adjustable board sizes
  • Configurable time limits
  • Leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Relaxing music
Features
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Gem Shaker, the gem matching game with a twist. Slide over adjacent gems of the same type to make a chain. Chains must have 3 or more gems, the longer your chain the more points you gain. - board sizes 5x5 to 8x8 - various time limits - leaderboards - achievements - relaxing music

About

Games Fair

A free, open-source collection of classic puzzle and arcade games. Enjoy timeless gameplay with features like haptic feedback, high score tracking, and auto-save. Play offline with a comfortable dark theme.

Highlights
  • Block Blast puzzle game
  • Classic falling-block gameplay
  • Tap-based arcade challenges
  • Brick-breaking action
  • Sudoku with multiple difficulties
  • Tile-merging number puzzles
  • Haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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Games Fair is a free, open-source collection of classic puzzle and arcade games, in one app that never asks you for anything. SOLITAIRE Klondike, turning one card at a time or three. With Winnable Deals Only on, a solver plays every deal through to a win before it reaches the table, and Hint shows a move on the way. Once every card is face up, the rest fly home by themselves. BLOCK BLAST Drag pieces onto the board and fill rows and columns to clear them. Clear on back-to-back moves for a combo, or empty the whole board for a 5,000-point bonus. BREAKOUT Clear the bricks. Power-ups widen the paddle, slow the ball, or let it smash straight through. Levels get faster. FALLING BLOCKS The one you already know how to play. Lines clear, the level climbs, the pieces come quicker. SUDOKU Puzzles at several difficulties, with the number pad where your thumb already is. 2048 Slide the tiles, watch them merge, chase your best score. Reaching 2048 is not the end if you do not want it to be. CHARADES Hold the phone to your forehead while your friends give clues, nod when you guess right, and tip your head back to pass. Decks run from animals and movies to sayings and things to act out, and the screen stays on for the whole round. MINES The classic sweeper. Your first tap is always safe, holding a square plants a flag, and a number with all its flags opens the rest around it. Three board sizes, each shaped to fit your screen. LANGUAGES Menus, instructions and accessibility labels are in 13 languages. Charades has localized animal and food decks in each of them, and twenty-one themed decks in English. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No advertising. No purchases. No account. No network access at all — every game runs entirely on your device. Your progress is saved when you leave a game and restored when you come back, including if the phone puts the app to sleep mid-round. Games Fair is published by the App Fair Project and is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License, with an exception for distribution through the app stores. It is built with the Day framework: one Rust codebase drawing itself with each platform's real native widgets. github.com/Games-Fair/Games-Fair

Screenshots

Gem Shaker Free4 screens
Games Fair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Games Fair at 100% against Gem Shaker Free's 44%. Games Fair also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Gem Shaker Free's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Games Fair holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Gem Shaker Free's written reviews are positive against 100% of Games Fair's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem Shaker Free ships an update every 3 weeks, Games Fair every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gem Shaker Free versus Games Fair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem Shaker FreeGames Fair
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAFKSoftThe App Fair Project Inc

Customer experience

Gem Shaker Free

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Games Fair

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gem Shaker Free

No in-app purchases

None

Games Fair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gem Shaker Free free?
Gem Shaker Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Games Fair free?
Games Fair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gem Shaker Free or Games Fair?
Games Fair is rated higher. Gem Shaker Free averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Games Fair averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gem Shaker Free or Games Fair have ads?
Neither Gem Shaker Free nor Games Fair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gem Shaker Free or Games Fair?
Gem Shaker Free ships an update every 3 weeks, and Games Fair every 4 days. Most recently, Gem Shaker Free was updated on October 27, 2026 and Games Fair on October 24, 2026.

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