Comparison

Collapse Jewels™ vs Cubis Kingdoms

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

Head to head
About

Collapse Jewels™

Tap groups of two or more emoji jewels to remove them from the board. Aim for larger groups to maximize your score, with bonus points for clearing remaining jewels. Enjoy endless levels with beautiful graphics and relaxing gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tap groups of 2+ jewels to remove
  • Score more points for larger groups
  • Over 800 unique emoji images
  • No timer for relaxed play
  • Free UNDOs for strategy
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Endless fun awaits you, as you try to find the best way to collapse the beautiful emoji jewels in Collapse Jewels! Just tap on any group of two or more jewels to remove them from the board, until only single jewels remain. But you get more points for bigger groups, so look carefully to find how to merge smaller groups into a big group for huge points! • Endless levels to challenge you! • Never get tired of staring at the same gems or pieces of candy again! Collapse Jewels has over 800 different beautiful Emoji images for you to match! • No timer, so you can take your time and relax… • Free UNDOs let you backtrack and find the best way to remove all the jewels! • Bonus points if you have 5 or less single jewels left at the end of a level! BIG points if you remove them all! • Beautiful graphics! • Intuitive touch controls! • Compete against your friends and against everyone worldwide for the highest scores on Game Center • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com COLLAPSE JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC

About

Cubis Kingdoms

Restore a cursed kingdom by making strategic matches of three-dimensional cubes. Collect elements, use power-ups, and overcome obstacles across hundreds of levels. Rebuild habitats and bring back the kingdom's inhabitants to its former glory.

Highlights
  • Unique 3D match-3 gameplay
  • Collect elements to restore the kingdom
  • Power-ups and obstacles
  • 200 levels across 6 regions
  • Boss battles
  • Swap cubes in queue
  • Element spawning mechanics
Features
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Make matches. Collect elements. Save the world. At last! The latest installment of the beloved, Cubis, Match 3, franchise is here! It’s a brand new world with Cubis Kingdoms. Cubis fans will recognize the famously unique, three dimensional gameplay, but with a whole new twist. This time around, every match counts. Make matches in order to collect precious elements required to restore the kingdom. Clear the board to earn elixirs that return people and animals to their once cursed land. Along the way, meet your cute and helpful allies who aid your progress with exciting, new, power-ups. Strategically blast rows, explode cubes, and destroy all obstacles in your path. With 200 levels, travelling through six, whimsical, regions, the fun can go on for days. Are you up for the adventure? Cubis Kingdoms provides three times the puzzling fun. First, enjoy dynamic levels where new cubes appear after each move creating a whole new kind of strategic play. Next, straighten your thinking cap for the puzzle challenge levels. Try to solve these puzzles before you run out of moves. Lastly, to advance to the next chapter, players must battle a pesky gargoyle “Boss” who curses the board as you match your way to victory. In Cubis Kingdoms, the end of the level is only the beginning of the fun. Players spend their earned elements to remove the mysterious curse and return their kingdom to its former splendor. As their habitats are restored, players can use the Life Elixirs they earn by clearing the boards to call back the kingdom’s inhabitants and complete the restoration. Sound exciting? IT IS! Try it now and restore the Kingdom to its resplendent glory. DAYS OF PLAY! 6 Chapters, 150 Normal levels, plus 50 Bonus levels hidden throughout the map. SWAP CUBES! Do you see a better match with your next cube? No problem! Now you can swap the cubes in your queue! ELEMENT SPAWNING: Elements will appear as you play - the next cubes to spawn will be highlighted below the board. Strategically launch your cubes to make back-to-back matches with a single shot! 7 CUBE COLORS Each representing elements such as Bounty, Water, Ingenuity, Time, Joy, Weather and Stardust 6 POWER UPS Including All-Powerful Phoenix Eggs, Cube blasting Ermines, Turtle Shells (to fill holes) and Raven Fire (to destroy tar) 6 OBSTACLES Including the classic blockers as well as new ones like Cats, Frost, Tar, Holes, and Portals _________________________ Dive into all of iWin’s amazing games! Cash games: Jewel Quest for Cash Solitaire for Cash Cubis for Cash Bubble Town for Cash Casual Games: Jewel Quest: 7 Seas Deal or No Deal Jewel Quest --- Also note that this game optionally offers a subscription to join ALL ACCESS, which turns off ads and allows unlimited gameplay. If you opt to join the club, a $4.99 purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. You can try the pass out for 7 days for free. Subscriptions will automatically renew each month unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our Terms (https://m.iwin.com/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (https://m.iwin.com/privacy-policy).

Screenshots

Collapse Jewels™2 screens
Cubis Kingdoms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Collapse Jewels™ at 93% against Cubis Kingdoms's 44%. Collapse Jewels™ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Cubis Kingdoms's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cubis Kingdoms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Collapse Jewels™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Collapse Jewels™ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collapse Jewels™ has 4.3K ratings behind it against 332, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Collapse Jewels™'s written reviews are positive against 44% of Cubis Kingdoms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Collapse Jewels™ ships an update monthly, Cubis Kingdoms weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Collapse Jewels™ versus Cubis Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollapse Jewels™Cubis Kingdoms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better3.8 (332 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better43.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better332
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoy Howdy Technology LLCiwin, Inc.

Customer experience

Collapse Jewels™

All ratings4,313 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%

Cubis Kingdoms

All ratings331 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

Collapse Jewels™

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and relaxing gameplay
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing graphics
  • ⏱️ Quick and easy to play
  • 🧠 Mentally challenging
  • 🕰️ Good for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Unclear scoring/winning conditions
  • 💤 Can become repetitive over time
  • 🤖 Unhelpful hint system

Cubis Kingdoms

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 💡 Cute and charming characters
  • 🚀 Challenging puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall to access full game
  • 🐛 Frequent ads and limited free play
  • 🤔 Lack of progression or replay value
  • 🔍 Unclear when the game ends

Bugs and requests

Collapse Jewels™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to retry/replay levels
  • Option to turn off hints
  • More varied board layouts and themes

Cubis Kingdoms

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes on certain levels
  • No ads available after a certain point

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content updates
  • Implement a reset/restart option
  • Improve tutorial and onboarding experience
  • Provide cross-device sync for progress

In-app purchases

None

Collapse Jewels™

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cubis Kingdoms

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Games$4.991 Month
  • All Access Subscriptions7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Collapse Jewels™ free?
Collapse Jewels™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubis Kingdoms free?
Cubis Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Collapse Jewels™ or Cubis Kingdoms?
Collapse Jewels™ is rated higher. Collapse Jewels™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Cubis Kingdoms averages 3.8 from 332 ratings.
Do Collapse Jewels™ or Cubis Kingdoms have ads?
Collapse Jewels™ shows ads; Cubis Kingdoms does not.
Which is updated more often, Collapse Jewels™ or Cubis Kingdoms?
Collapse Jewels™ ships an update monthly, and Cubis Kingdoms weekly. Most recently, Collapse Jewels™ was updated on October 28, 2026 and Cubis Kingdoms on October 24, 2026.

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