Gem Factory! vs Scroll Dungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Gem Factory!
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Welcome to Gem Factory! Get ready to embark on an exciting mining adventure where your logic and puzzle-solving skills will be put to the ultimate test. Grab your trusty pickaxe, break the tiles, and uncover the precious gems hidden beneath! In Gem Factory, your goal is to find specific gem shapes hidden in a grid to unlock the vault door at the top of the screen. You have a limited number of pickaxe swings for each level, so you must carefully plan every move. Tap the tiles to break them, reveal the glowing gems, and collect the exact shapes needed to progress. As you advance, the challenge grows! You will encounter new obstacles like Ice Blockers and Rock Blockers that require extra effort to break. Can you dig smart, manage your limited moves, and clear all the levels? Features: Unique Puzzle Mechanics: A fun blend of tile-breaking and hidden-shape-finding gameplay. Strategic Gameplay: Manage your limited pickaxe moves to find the right gems without failing. Challenging Obstacles: Overcome ice, rocks, and tricky layouts as you progress to higher levels. Brain-Teasing Levels: Each stage requires careful planning and deduction. Crisp Graphics: Enjoy satisfying tile-breaking animations and beautiful gem designs. Play Offline: No internet connection is required. Enjoy digging anytime, anywhere! Download Gem Factory today, start breaking those tiles, and become the ultimate gem master!
Scroll Dungeon
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โ Healing, weapons, magic: they all turn to ash once used. Swords, armor, healing draughts, fire spells. In this world, every one of them is a single-use scroll. What do you bring? Where do you spend it? What do you hold back? In Scroll Dungeon, the hard choices start before you enter the mine, when you pack your pouch. โ Spend it, or save it? Burn a strong scroll and your pouch gets lighter. Save it and fall in battle, and every scroll you carried is lost with you. Use it, or hold it. That one decision can decide the run. โ Turn-based grid crawling Move one tile, and the enemy moves one tile. Nothing rushes you. Read the board and take the best line. Steam-driven machine horrors, sleeping sentries, reinforcements drawn by noise. Fight through, slip around, or burn a scroll โ every decision costs you something you cannot get back mid-run. Tap the board once to see your route and start walking. โ Clear it, or lose it all Clear a mine and you hold on to the scrolls you picked up along the way, plus the rewards. Fall in battle โ or retreat โ and every scroll you carried or found is lost. All that remains is the ash from the scrolls you spent. โ Failure compounds into power Spent scrolls become ash, which converts into permanent upgrades at the Ash Workshop. Those carry into every run. A lost run still makes the next one easier. Nothing you do is wasted. โ Mines that change with the day of the week The mine and its special rule are set by the day of the week. Monday doubles the enemies, Tuesday narrows your vision, Wednesday and Sunday make scrolls drop more often, Thursday locks your max HP, Friday doubles the ash you earn, and Saturday turns the enemies into a boss-grade gauntlet. Each day's first clear earns a reward. โ Nine classes Adventurer, Gear Rogue, Steam Swordsman, Scroll Mage, Steam Cleric, Steam Sniper, Overload Juggernaut, Alchemist, Karakuri Ninja. Each class fights differently. โ One run takes 5โ10 minutes It plays offline, and no account is required. โ What's inside - 50 scrolls (weapon / armor / healing / magic / accessory / material) - 27 enemies, including ranged, self-destructing, and summoning machine units - 8 mines, from a molten crater to a thunder spire, plus an endless one - 9 classes - 37 achievements, the weekday-based Daily Mine, and scroll synthesis โ About purchases The game shows ads and offers in-app purchases (Japan prices, tax included). - Gear Stone packs (small / medium / large): ยฅ160 / ยฅ480 / ยฅ960 - Remove Ads: ยฅ980 (one-time; banner ads disappear, and optional rewarded ads pay out without watching) - Adventurer's Kit: ยฅ320 (first purchase only; 200 Gear Stones + 2 pouch slots) - Monthly Pass: ยฅ240 per month (auto-renewing; 10 Gear Stones and 1 scroll daily) Gear Stones can also be earned in-game. They can be spent on Steam Fuel, reviving after a defeat (up to 2 times per run), pouch slots (up to a cap shared with free play), unlocking classes early, and more. There are no items whose contents are decided by chance when you pay (no gacha). The Monthly Pass's daily scroll is picked by lottery. โ Requirements Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Plays offline. No account required. Japanese / English supported. โ About the Monthly Pass (auto-renewing subscription) The Monthly Pass is an auto-renewing subscription billed once per one-month period (calendar month; Japan reference price: ยฅ240 per period โ the price shown in your local App Store may differ by region). While active, it grants 10 Gear Stones and 1 scroll every day. You can cancel anytime from your platform's subscription settings; benefits remain available until the end of the period you already paid for. โ Terms & Subscription Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.unalus.com/scroll-dungeon/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.unalus.com/scroll-dungeon/privacy The Monthly Pass is an auto-renewing subscription that renews every month. You can cancel anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Factory! at none against Scroll Dungeon's 6. Gem Factory! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Scroll Dungeon sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gem Factory! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gem Factory! ships an update every 2 days, Scroll Dungeon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gem Factory! | Scroll Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nebih Basaran | ใฆใใซในใใฏใใญใธใผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ |
In-app purchases
Gem Factory!
No in-app purchases
Scroll Dungeon
- Monthly Pass$0.991 Month
- Gear Stone Pack (S)$0.99
- Adventurer's Kit (First Purchase)$1.99
- Gear Stone Pack (M)$2.99
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- Gear Stone Pack (L)$5.99
- Remove Ads Permanently$5.99
Questions
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