Comparison

PetalBloom vs GEM Matching Game

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

Head to head
About

PetalBloom

Features
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PetalBloom is a cozy flower garden puzzle game filled with colorful blooms, relaxing strategy, and charming garden challenges. Place flower stacks onto the board, match nearby petals, create full-bloom clears, and complete level goals before you run out of moves. As you progress, you’ll clear vines, crates, honeycomb, frozen cells, and other garden obstacles. Use helpful boosters like the Watering Can, Garden Trowel, Butterfly Swap, Wind Gust, and +5 Moves to keep your garden growing. Features: • Cozy flower stack puzzle gameplay • Bright garden artwork and relaxing levels • Bloom clears, chain reactions, and score goals • Fun obstacles and helpful boosters • Daily rewards and hundreds of levels Grow your garden one bloom at a time.

About

GEM Matching Game

Features
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GEM Match is a bright, satisfying match-3 puzzle. Swap adjacent gems to line up three or more of the same color, clear them, and watch the cascades chain into big combos. Easy to pick up, endlessly replayable — now with coins and power-ups. HOW TO PLAY • Swap two adjacent gems to make a row or column of 3 or more. • Matched gems clear and new ones cascade in — chain combos for bonus points. • Endless: play as long as you can make matches. • Limited: a fixed number of moves — go for your best score. COINS & POWER-UPS • Earn coins by triggering cascades. • Spend them on power-ups: Hint, Shuffle, +3 Moves, Hammer, Bomb, and Color Zap. • Your coins sync across your Apple devices with iCloud — restore them anytime from Settings. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Smooth, tactile swapping with chunky, colorful gems. • Combo cascades that keep the points rolling. • Two modes: relaxed Endless or challenge-focused Limited. • Power-ups to break tricky boards and push your high score. • Quick to start, perfect for one more round. • No account or sign-up required. Swap, match, and chase your high score!

Screenshots

PetalBloom4 screens
GEM Matching Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GEM Matching Game at none against PetalBloom's 3. GEM Matching Game also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). 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. PetalBloom sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GEM Matching Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PetalBloom ships an update weekly, GEM Matching Game every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PetalBloom versus GEM Matching Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetalBloomGEM Matching Game
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephanie KirklandJoshua Gibson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PetalBloom

One-time3
  • 250 Gold$0.99
  • 700 Gold$1.99
  • 1600 Gold$4.99
None

GEM Matching Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PetalBloom free?
PetalBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GEM Matching Game free?
GEM Matching Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PetalBloom or GEM Matching Game have ads?
Both PetalBloom and GEM Matching Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, PetalBloom or GEM Matching Game?
PetalBloom ships an update weekly, and GEM Matching Game every 4 days. Most recently, PetalBloom was updated on November 9, 2026 and GEM Matching Game on November 5, 2026.

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