Comparison

Microsoft Jewel vs Barkoff

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Jewel

This match-3 puzzle game offers endless levels and daily challenges. Strategically place gems to create powerful combos, trigger chain reactions, and clear the board. Unlock achievements and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Endless levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Collect Bonus Jewels
  • Create Power Jewels
  • Challenge Mode
  • Xbox Achievements
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Microsoft Jewel is the ultimate Match-3 game! Make matches to fill the meter & collect Bonus Jewels. Place gems from your collection anywhere on the board to create longer matches, trigger chain reactions, create Power Jewels, & clear all jewels from the board in Challenge Mode. Conquer fresh Daily Challenges, unlock Xbox Achievements, and dazzle in the brilliance of a high score! Get ready to shine in Microsoft Jewel. Features: • Endless levels • NEW Challenges daily • Collect Bonus Jewels & Create Power Jewels • Elevate your game in Challenge Mode • Xbox Achievements Benefits with Xbox Game Pass • Play Ad-FREE • Earn extra bonuses!

About

Barkoff

Features
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Five bosses. Ten seconds each. One microphone. Barkoff is a single-player boss ladder for your voice. Each fight lasts eight to ten seconds and is scored on two things: how FAST you bark and how LOUD. Speed counts for more — anyone can shout, but holding two barks a second while a dog barks back is another matter. WHAT MAKES IT HARD Volume alone will not carry you. The meter weighs your bark rate above your volume, so a fight is a rhythm test with a loudness floor. Each boss denies you one of the two axes and dares you to win the other. THE FIVE • Pipsi — small, fast, deeply annoying. Your warm-up. • Turbo Bublik — a loaf with a motor. Out-shout him; you won't out-pace him. • DJ Havkins — reads the room and adapts fastest. • Baron von Gavstein — old money, enormous lungs. Beat him on speed. • MEGAHAV — fast and loud. Good luck. Each stays locked until you beat the one before it. Medals record how convincingly you won. NO SPEECH RECOGNITION The app measures two numbers: how far a sound sits above the noise in your room, and how long it lasts. It cannot tell what you are saying and does not care what language you speak. SINGLE PLAYER, NO NETWORK No accounts, no leaderboards, no online opponents, and no network requests of any kind. Everything runs on your phone. PRIVACY The microphone is analysed live on device and discarded. Nothing is recorded, stored or transmitted. Ten seconds a fight. Your neighbours will still hear it.

Screenshots

Microsoft Jewel4 screens
Barkoff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Barkoff at none against Microsoft Jewel's shown. Microsoft Jewel's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Microsoft Jewel versus Barkoff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft JewelBarkoff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (209 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings209 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationHlib Chabanenko

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Jewel

No in-app purchases

None

Barkoff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Jewel free?
Microsoft Jewel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barkoff free?
Barkoff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microsoft Jewel or Barkoff have ads?
Microsoft Jewel shows ads; Barkoff does not.

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