Comparison

Gem Guardians vs Lewis the Snake

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Match-3 gem battles
  • Block puzzle challenges
  • Monster combat
  • Pixel art puzzles
  • Leaderboard climbing
  • Two game modes
Features
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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!

About

Lewis the Snake

Features
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Lewis the Snake is a modern take on the classic: one endless open world, filled with food, power-ups, ticking bombs and rival snakes that grow just like you do. Steering takes one finger: hold the screen and Lewis follows. Eat to grow, weave past rivals, and snatch power-ups before they do. Every 10 seconds another snake joins the world. How long can you last? HOW IT PLAYS • One-finger steering, no swiping, no buttons • An infinite world with no walls: the only danger is everything in it • Speed boosts, slow-downs, shields and magnets, and your rivals use them too • Bombs with visible countdowns: outrun the blast or shield through it • Every dot scores points, and chaining quick bites pays more and more • Shave past danger for close-call bonuses: your score only ever goes up • One second chance per run: revive at half length and keep going WATCH THE SKY • Wind gusts sweep the world, pushing every snake and even the food • Meteor storms rain stones from above: a marked shadow is your only warning • Get caught under one and it's over, and the rubble it leaves is just as deadly • Rivals dodge the same storms you do. Not all of them make it • The harder the difficulty, the wilder the weather SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY • Daily Challenge: everyone in the world plays the same board, 3 attempts, one shared daily leaderboard • Build a daily streak, with an optional reminder so you never lose it • Live milestones and personal-best pressure as you close in on your record GAME CENTER • Leaderboards for every difficulty, your streak, and the Daily Challenge • 16 achievements to hunt down • High scores synced across your devices with iCloud MAKE IT YOURS• 11 snake skins and 8 board themes, including animated Galaxy, Dino and Cat b• 3 trophy skins that money can't buy: earn them with your score alone• Zen Mode: no rivals, no bombs, no game over. Just you, the food, and a calmFREE TO PLAY, FAIR FOREVEREasy and Medium, the Daily Challenge, streaks, achievements and score sharing ptional one-time purchase unlocks Hard and Extreme, a second revive every run,Zen Mode, and every premium skin and board theme, plus all future premium cont No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. Ever. Plays in 28 languages, on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Gem Guardians4 screens
Lewis the Snake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Guardians at none against Lewis the Snake's 1. Gem Guardians also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Lewis the Snake's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lewis the Snake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gem Guardians asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem Guardians ships an update every 5 weeks, Lewis the Snake every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gem Guardians versus Lewis the Snake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem GuardiansLewis the Snake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpaqi Consulting L.L.CFrontLetter

In-app purchases

None

Gem Guardians

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lewis the Snake

One-time1
  • Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Gem Guardians free?
Gem Guardians is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lewis the Snake free?
Lewis the Snake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gem Guardians or Lewis the Snake have ads?
Neither Gem Guardians nor Lewis the Snake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gem Guardians or Lewis the Snake?
Gem Guardians ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lewis the Snake every 2 days. Most recently, Gem Guardians was updated on November 5, 2026 and Lewis the Snake on November 5, 2026.

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