Gem Tales vs Gem Digger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gem Tales
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In the mystical hills of Tara, where crystals pulse with power and songs have magic, Luna slept soundly. But when she woke up unexpectedly to see her grandmother’s amulet glowing, little did she know that this was the beginning of an exciting journey and that the fate of the world would rest on her young shoulders… Journey with Luna and Maven as you make matches, play minigames, solve puzzles, bring light to crystals, and save the twinkly magical world of Tara. With darkness spreading and the crystal lights fading, can Luna restore harmony to the land before it's too late? FEATURES • MAGICAL MATCH-3 GAMEPLAY: Watch as your matches create clinking crystal cascades and sparkling magical combinations! • ENCHANTING STORY: Uncover the secrets of the Crystal Caverns, meet memorable characters, and face off against the mysterious Shadow Seeker! • GAMEPLAY VARIETY: Take refreshing breaks from matching with delightful mini-games such as Jigsaws, Find The Differences, Cards, and so on. • STUNNING VISUALS: Immerse yourself in a world where every crystal gleams with inner light and magic flows in every match you make.
Gem Digger
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Dig into a collapsing cave, grab your gem quota, and reach the exit before the clock runs out. One wrong dig and a boulder lands on your head. Gem Digger is a boulder-physics puzzle game in the classic cave-arcade tradition. The first world and unlimited Endless runs are free; three more worlds are one-time unlocks. Rocks and gems fall and roll by rules you can learn, so a cave is something you solve, not something you grind. FREE, WITH NO TIMERS • Dirt Mines: 60 handcrafted caves • Endless mode: unlimited generated caves, free forever, each one checked against a solver before it is served • No energy meters and no lives to wait out, in the free worlds and the paid ones alike MECHANICS TO MASTER • Drop a boulder on a butterfly and it bursts into the gems you need • Wall the amoeba in and it turns to gems; let it sprawl and it turns to rock • Magic walls turn falling boulders into gems, but not for long • Outsmart fireflies, and learn slime and the falling-rock rules • Chase three stars on every cave; the third one needs a clear under par THREE MORE WORLDS Crystal Caves, Magma Depths and Frozen Hollow add 45 caves each. Each is a one-time in-app purchase, or take all three at once. No subscription, no consumables, nothing expires, and a single purchase restores across your devices. Built for touch: swipe anywhere or use the on-screen pad. Landscape, and it plays offline. Gem Digger shows ads between runs. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gem Tales at none against Gem Digger's shown. Gem Tales also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Gem Digger's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Gem Tales sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gem Digger sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Gem Tales | Gem Digger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IronCode Gaming | Seif Ibrahim |
In-app purchases
Gem Tales
- Unlock Full Version$3.99
Gem Digger
- Crystal Caves$2.99
- Magma Depths$2.99
- Frozen Hollow$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock All Worlds$6.99
- Complete Edition$9.99









