Comparison

Gem Falls vs Solitaire but Better

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

Head to head
About

Gem Falls

Features
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Match three or more, watch the cascade take the rest, and keep going. Gemfall is an endless match-3 built for picking up and putting down. Every level asks for something different. Clear a colour, break through the ice, bring the cargo home. And when you close the app mid-run, the board, the score and your powerups are waiting exactly as you left them. No timer running against your day, no lives to wait for, no move you have to make right now. FOURTEEN WORLDS Every level is set somewhere, and where never changes: level two is a Maya temple in the jungle, level four is a dead valley under an erupting volcano, and they will be next time too. A wreck on the sea floor. A sweet factory. A frozen kingdom, a haunted mansion, a marble gate in the clouds, a garden at sunset, a gorge full of waterfalls, a toy box at the end of the afternoon, a fjord under the northern lights. Each world has its own six pieces, its own board, and its own weather in the air above it. CLASSIC Endless levels, each with its own objective. Chain your matches to build heat, and every gem on the board is worth more while it lasts. Clear the level, fall through the warp, and the next one asks a little more of you. TIME ATTACK Sixty seconds. Every match buys you a few more. See how far you can stretch the clock. POWER GEMS Four in a row makes a gem that clears a whole line. An L or a T makes one that blows a hole in the board. Five in a row makes the star. The rarest piece in the game and worth waiting for. Put two power gems together and the board comes apart. ICE, STONE AND CARGO Later levels do not just hand you the board. Ice freezes gems in place until you break the shell. Stone blocks take repeated knocks. Cargo has to be walked all the way to the bottom before it counts. FAIR BY DESIGN · Free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads. Nothing is locked behind a paywall, because there is no paywall. · Fully playable offline. · Nothing is collected. No analytics, no tracking, no account, no sign-up. Your run lives on your phone and nowhere else. · The six gems differ in shape as well as in colour, so they stay apart if you do not see colour the way most people do. GAME CENTER Sign in to Game Center and your best Classic and Time Attack scores go on Apple's global leaderboards. Skip it and the game plays exactly the same, minus a rank. Gemfall is built from scratch in Swift for iPhone, rebuilt from the browser game of the same name. iPhone, portrait, iOS 18 or later.

About

Solitaire but Better

Enjoy a classic card game experience with customizable styles and gameplay options. Play offline with saved progress and no interruptions from ads or purchases.

Highlights
  • Draw one or draw three
  • Random and winnable deals
  • Hints and undo functionality
  • Customizable table and card styles
  • Full offline play
  • Daily streaks and personal records
  • Saved game state
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The classic Klondike you know and love but with no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Choose draw one or draw three, then play by dragging cards or tapping a card to send it to a legal destination. Set the deal mix anywhere from random to 100% verified winnable deals. Choose the table and card style that suits you. Classic uses green felt, clean typography, and familiar illustrated court cards. Vintage pairs burgundy felt with wood-block inspired cards and letterpress details. You can switch styles without restarting your deal. Features: - Draw one and draw three - Random and verified winnable deals - Hints and undo - Optional automatic foundation moves - Restart the same deal - Unlimited stock passes - Daily streaks, streak freezes, and personal records - Classic green and Vintage burgundy card-table styles - A card cascade on every win - Sound and haptic feedback controls - Full offline play - Game state saved on your device The app has no accounts, collects no data, and doesn't require any internet. Close it at any time and return to the same deal.

Screenshots

Gem Falls4 screens
Solitaire but Better4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Solitaire but Better at 3 against Gem Falls's 1. Solitaire but Better also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Gem Falls versus Solitaire but Better: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGem FallsSolitaire but Better
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandrino KeldersELIZABETH ANNE HUTTON

In-app purchases

None

Gem Falls

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire but Better

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gem Falls free?
Gem Falls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire but Better free?
Solitaire but Better is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gem Falls or Solitaire but Better have ads?
Neither Gem Falls nor Solitaire but Better shows ads.

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