Comparison

Microsoft Jewel vs GameFlock

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

GameFlock

Host multiplayer party games directly within your group chats. Friends can join instantly without accounts or installations, playing rounds simultaneously. Features include social deduction, drawing, and quick-fire challenges.

Highlights
  • Play games directly in group chats
  • No account or installation needed for friends
  • Simultaneous live rounds for all players
  • Variety of game types (social deduction, drawing, trivia)
  • Practice games against bots
  • Persistent player identity
Features
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GameFlock is game night for the group chat. Deal a table into the conversation. Everyone who taps it takes a seat, and once the chat has sat down you pick the game together: everyone taps the one they want, the host deals it, and the whole table plays the same live round at once. Nobody waits on a turn. Your friends don't need an account, and they don't need anything installed to sit down. THE GAMES • Imposter — one of you doesn't know the word. Drop a clue, read the room, find the fake before the vote. • Mafia — secret roles. Night falls. Someone's lying, and the village votes at dawn. • Vibes — one clue between two extremes. The chat argues over where it lands. • Doodle Dash — draw it live, every stroke on everyone's screen, while the chat races to guess. • Match Race — two cards, one shared symbol, one clock. First tap takes the point. • President — climb the ranks. Last place pays tribute. • Spinner — every seat on one wheel. Spin to settle it. ONE TABLE, ALL NIGHT Between rounds the host switches games without dealing a new card. Same seats, same chat, same table. YOUR SEAT Pick your animal, your name, and your colors once. You're the same face at every table, in every chat, and in the app. THE PRACTICE TABLE Open the GameFlock app and sit down with the flock's bots. Same games, same rules, so you know a game before you deal it to friends. Every game has a plain-words guide right there. HOW A TABLE WORKS 1. Open a group chat and tap GameFlock in the app drawer. 2. Deal a table. The card lands in the conversation. 3. Everyone who taps it takes a seat. 4. Tap the game you want. The host deals it, and the round starts for the whole table. Tables run on a live server, so every seat sees the same round at the same time. Late arrivals watch from the rail and join the next round. Table chat is built in. GameFlock works inside iMessage group chats on iPhone and iPad. No sign-up, no contacts access, no ads.

Screenshots

Microsoft Jewel4 screens
GameFlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GameFlock at none against Microsoft Jewel's shown. GameFlock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Microsoft Jewel's advantage is ratings volume (195 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GameFlock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Jewel has 195 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft Jewel versus GameFlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft JewelGameFlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (195 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings195 — better1
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationAyomide Omolewa

Customer experience

Microsoft Jewel

All ratings44 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative26.7%

GameFlock

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

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Jewel

No in-app purchases

None

GameFlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Jewel free?
Microsoft Jewel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GameFlock free?
GameFlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Jewel or GameFlock?
GameFlock is rated higher. Microsoft Jewel averages 4.7 out of 5 from 195 ratings, while GameFlock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft Jewel or GameFlock have ads?
Microsoft Jewel shows ads; GameFlock does not.

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