Comparison

BrainBro vs Gemstone Battle!

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

Head to head
About

BrainBro

Features
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BrainBro โ€” a colourful, co-operative twist on the classic logic-grid puzzle. Fill the grid so every colour appears once in each row, column, and box โ€” the classic puzzle you already know, reimagined in colour. Play with beautiful gems, flat colours, a soft glow, or classic numbers if you prefer the traditional look. BrainBro is made for playing together. In two-player mode you and a friend, partner, or family member work the same board as a team โ€” no winners, no timers racing you, just solving side by side. And when you get stuck, BrainBro teaches instead of just telling. Its hints walk you through the reasoning step by step โ€” what to notice, why it holds, and the move it leads to โ€” with the pattern drawn right on the board. Prefer a quick nudge? Switch to instant hints anytime. From gentle to genuinely tricky, every puzzle is solvable with techniques the game can actually explain โ€” so you're always learning, never stuck. Keep a daily streak going, track your best times, and enjoy it all completely ad-free and private, with everything kept on your device. Features โ€ข Play with gems, colours, a glow, or classic numbers โ€ข Co-operative two-player mode on one shared board โ€ข Teaching hints that explain why the next move works โ€” or quick hints if you prefer โ€ข Four difficulty levels, from beginner to expert โ€ข Daily streak with an optional reminder, plus best-time and accuracy stats โ€ข Several board styles, light and dark โ€ข VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion support โ€ข Available in English, Swedish, and German โ€ข Completely ad-free and private โ€” no accounts, no tracking Bring colour, teamwork, and a little teaching to your next puzzle with BrainBro.

About

Gemstone Battle!

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There is a disturbance in the land and peace has been lost. Only you can restore it by using the ancient power of the 4 enchanted Diamonds and bring harmony back to all of the lands! In "Gemstone Battle!" you travel to ancient caves, rivers flowing with precious gems, reawakened volcanos and the vast labyrinth under the sea. While you will encounter many gems in your journey, only the ancient power of the 4 enchanted diamonds can be harnessed to clear out the lands of negatively charged gems and crystals. Keep an eye out for the most powerful and rare enchanted gems to help you restore peace! Master your craft alone in 1P Game mode or hone your skills against a CPU opponent who will show no mercy on your road to mastery.

Screenshots

BrainBro2 screens
Gemstone Battle!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gemstone Battle! at 15.0 against BrainBro's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
BrainBro versus Gemstone Battle!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainBroGemstone Battle!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB1.5 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter ErikssonPATRICIO HARRIS

In-app purchases

None

BrainBro

No in-app purchases

None

Gemstone Battle!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainBro free?
BrainBro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gemstone Battle! free?
Gemstone Battle! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrainBro or Gemstone Battle! have ads?
Neither BrainBro nor Gemstone Battle! shows ads.

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