Comparison

Hole Busters 3D vs Gem Slap

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

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About

Hole Busters 3D

Control a powerful black hole to swallow objects in various themed environments. Grow your black hole by devouring more items to overcome challenges. This game offers a relaxing yet brain-exercising experience with strategic puzzle-solving.

Highlights
  • Control a powerful black hole
  • Shuttle through different theme maps
  • Rationally arrange swallowing order
  • Black hole grows larger with each swallow
  • Richer theme maps and models
  • Upgrade your black hole indefinitely
  • Excellent physics and graphics
Features
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Welcome to Hole Busters 3D! You will control a powerful black hole, shuttle through different theme models and maps, rationally arrange the order of swallowing, guiding it to devour objects. Your black hole will grow larger with each swallow, and the more you swallow, the stronger and bigger your black hole will become! Help you overcome more complex obstacles and challenges. This game is perfect for relaxing and challenging yourself. It combines strategy and puzzle solving in a relaxed environment, making it ideal for those who like to relax but exercise their brains. Game features 1. Richer and more beautiful theme maps and models Refuse to repeat the experience day after day. Food shops, clothing stores, department stores, farms, the ocean... More topics to explore. A large number of exquisite models, open to devour the visual feast. 2. Upgrade your black hole indefinitely Bigger black holes if you can. Free props start help, black hole upgrade faster! Bigger! 3. Excellent physics and graphics Smooth engulf a large number of items, flowing like silky decompression. The picture is bright and beautiful, bringing a good mood of the day. 4. A relaxing puzzle solving experience Freedom to control the route of travel. No need to wait, anytime, anywhere open to devour. Relaxing music, gentle sound effects, enjoy the ear spa while eating. Get ready to master black hole physics and enjoy a fun-filled journey!

About

Gem Slap

A fast-paced arcade game where players tap matching colored gems to trigger chain reactions and clear the screen. It features ten escalating levels to test reflexes and track high scores, playable entirely offline.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gem tapping
  • Color matching mechanics
  • Chain reaction combos
  • Ten escalating levels
  • Offline play
  • High score tracking
Features
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Tap fast. Match colors. Trigger explosive chain reactions. Gem Slap is a fast-paced arcade game about quick fingers and quicker thinking. Crystals rain down in a cascade of color — tap them before they pile up, and tap five of the same color in a row to set off a screen-clearing chain reaction. Ten escalating levels push your reflexes harder and harder. Track your high score, best level, longest chain, and total crystals shattered as you sharpen your timing. - Simple one-tap controls - Ten levels of rising intensity - Chain-reaction combos - Fully playable offline - No accounts, no ads, no tracking How fast can you slap?

Screenshots

Hole Busters 3D4 screens
Gem Slap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Slap at none against Hole Busters 3D's 20. Gem Slap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Hole Busters 3D's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 1) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Hole Busters 3D sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Gem Slap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hole Busters 3D against 5.0 for Gem Slap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hole Busters 3D has 18K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hole Busters 3D versus Gem Slap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHole Busters 3DGem Slap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size726 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFUNSEA LIMITEDBenjamin Swieskowski

Customer experience

Hole Busters 3D

All ratings17,600 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative52.5%

Gem Slap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hole Busters 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Items suspended too high to collect in levels 198, 434, and 906
  • Impossible to progress in level 198 due to suspended items

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix level 198 glitch
  • Fix level 434 bug
  • Fix level 906 suspended items

Gem Slap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Hole Busters 3D

One-time20
  • CoinBundle1$1.99
  • Endless Treasure03$2.99
  • Endless Treasure10$4.99
Show 17 more
  • RemoveAds$4.99
  • BeginnerBundle$4.99
  • Merge Bundle$7.99
  • CoinBundle2$8.99
  • Merge Bundle Silver$9.99
  • Silver Treasure Bundle$9.99
  • Hole Pass$9.99
  • RemoveAds2$9.99
  • MasterBundle$9.99
  • CoinBundle3$13.99
  • MegaBundle$19.99
  • CoinBundle4$27.99
  • GiantBundle$39.99
  • CoinBundle5$54.99
  • UltraBundle$79.99
  • LegendaryBundle$99.99
  • CoinBundle6$99.99
None

Gem Slap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hole Busters 3D free?
Hole Busters 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gem Slap free?
Gem Slap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hole Busters 3D or Gem Slap?
Gem Slap is rated higher. Hole Busters 3D averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Gem Slap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hole Busters 3D or Gem Slap have ads?
Hole Busters 3D shows ads; Gem Slap does not.

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