Comparison

Gem Factory! vs Cubefront

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

Head to head
About

Gem Factory!

Features
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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!

About

Cubefront

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Cubefront is a fast, blocky first-person shooter built for iPhone. Drop into quick 5v5 battles against bots, plant the bomb, hold the line and climb the ranks. Fully offline, no account needed. FAST BLOCK BATTLES • Team Deathmatch, Free For All and Bomb Defusal with a round economy and buy menu • Pick a match length: short, standard or long • Bots hunt you down, take different routes, throw grenades, plant and defuse 13 WEAPONS TO MASTER • Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, assault rifles, an LMG, a marksman rifle and sniper rifles • Every gun has its own model, recoil and feel, with full reload animations • Upgrade damage, stability, magazine size and reload speed • Collect camos and earn Gold by mastering a weapon 5 AGENTS, ONE SIGNATURE ABILITY EACH • Smoke orbs, flashbangs, a tailwind dash, a field medic heal and a recon pulse • Hold to charge your throws for grenades and thrown abilities 17 HANDCRAFTED MAPS • Tight arenas, town streets, a temple garden, a volcanic fortress and a moon base • Wide open battlefields with sniper towers and 70 m sightlines • Doorways, tunnels, roofed rooms, windows and teleporters CAMPAIGN & PROGRESSION • 54 operations with 3 stars each • Level up for more health, new weapons, maps and difficulty tiers • Five difficulties from Practice to Elite: learn at your own pace, then take on the best bots • Soldier page shows your health, unlocks and career stats • Daily missions, login rewards and a 30-tier Season Pass PLAY YOUR WAY • Mobile-first touch controls with optional gyro aiming, auto-fire and aim assist • Move and resize every button, and set button opacity and field of view • Adjust sensitivity any time, even mid-match from the pause menu • Battery-friendly graphics settings keep your phone cool GAME CENTER • Leaderboards, achievements and weekly challenges in the Apple Games app Cubefront is free to play with optional in-app purchases. VIP Membership is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that boosts coins and XP, adds daily gems and exclusive cosmetics. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.indiesoftwaredev.com/app/cubefront?tab=privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gem Factory!4 screens
Cubefront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Factory! at none against Cubefront's 10. Gem Factory! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and device support (3 vs 1). Cubefront's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Cubefront sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Gem Factory! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gem Factory! ships an update every 2 days, Cubefront every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Ā· 1 level
Gem Factory! versus Cubefront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem Factory!Cubefront
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNebih BasaranThe Revolution of Technology LLC

In-app purchases

None

Gem Factory!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Cubefront

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Pouch of Gems$0.99
  • Coin Crate$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Sharpshooter Bundle$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Coin Truck$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$19.99
  • Mountain of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Gem Factory! free?
Gem Factory! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubefront free?
Cubefront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gem Factory! or Cubefront have ads?
Gem Factory! shows ads; Cubefront does not.
Which is updated more often, Gem Factory! or Cubefront?
Gem Factory! ships an update every 2 days, and Cubefront every 11 days. Most recently, Gem Factory! was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cubefront on October 31, 2026.

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