Comparison

Jigsaw Bug vs Gem Slap

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

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About

Jigsaw Bug

Enjoy thousands of high-resolution jigsaw puzzles with beautiful images from professional photographers. Offers various cut styles, an optional tray, and dynamic puzzle cuts for a unique challenge. Puzzles are suitable for all ages and skill levels, with automatic saving and customizable backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Thousands of high-resolution puzzles
  • Beautiful images from professional photographers
  • Variety of puzzle cut styles
  • Optional tray for piece organization
  • Dynamic puzzle cuts
  • Automatic saving of progress
  • Customizable game background
Features
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Jigsaw Bug is simply the best jigsaw puzzle app! From our puzzles to our pictures, we went the extra mile to give you an amazing experience. FEATURES: - Thousands of high-resolution jigsaw puzzles - Beautiful images from professional photographers - Puzzles in a variety of exciting categories - Four distinct puzzle cut styles - Optional tray feature to keep your pieces organized - Puzzles for the whole family and for every skill level - Automatically save in-progress puzzles to finish later - Dynamic puzzle cuts for a new challenge every time you play - Advanced options including border shuffle, edges only, ghost image and more - Customize the game background to fit your mood - No annoying third-party advertisements ABOUT JIGSAW BUG: We love jigsaw puzzles! That's why we set out to build the best jigsaw puzzle app. It all starts with our photos. Amazing puzzles come from amazing photos. We select the very best pictures from professional photographers around the world. We artfully hand-crafted four different puzzle cut styles to provide the feel of real jigsaws. Our team of programmers made it possible for you to have a unique puzzle every time you play. Puzzles were meant for everyone to enjoy. Your kids and grandkids will love playing our 4, 6, and 12 piece cuts. You'll enjoy puzzles up to 80 pieces on your iPhone and up to 300 pieces on your iPad. We offer a wide range of photos, cuts and styles for every mood and skill level. Jigsaws should be enjoyed, not interrupted by ads. Jigsaw Bug proudly features no third-party advertisements. GET IN TOUCH We want you to have the best puzzle experience possible! If you ever have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at http://www.jigsawbug.com/contact/. We always love hearing from our players. Thanks for downloading Jigsaw Bug. Happy puzzling!

About

Gem Slap

A fast-paced arcade game where players tap matching colored gems to trigger chain reactions and clear the screen. It features ten escalating levels to test reflexes and track high scores, playable entirely offline.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gem tapping
  • Color matching mechanics
  • Chain reaction combos
  • Ten escalating levels
  • Offline play
  • High score tracking
Features
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Tap fast. Match colors. Trigger explosive chain reactions. Gem Slap is a fast-paced arcade game about quick fingers and quicker thinking. Crystals rain down in a cascade of color — tap them before they pile up, and tap five of the same color in a row to set off a screen-clearing chain reaction. Ten escalating levels push your reflexes harder and harder. Track your high score, best level, longest chain, and total crystals shattered as you sharpen your timing. - Simple one-tap controls - Ten levels of rising intensity - Chain-reaction combos - Fully playable offline - No accounts, no ads, no tracking How fast can you slap?

Screenshots

Jigsaw Bug4 screens
Gem Slap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gem Slap at none against Jigsaw Bug's 24. Gem Slap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Jigsaw Bug's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Jigsaw Bug sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Gem Slap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gem Slap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jigsaw Bug has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jigsaw Bug versus Gem Slap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw BugGem Slap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Strawberry LLCBenjamin Swieskowski

Customer experience

Jigsaw Bug

All ratings24,709 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews506 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.3%

Gem Slap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Jigsaw Bug

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Puzzle pieces getting stuck or lost
  • Inconsistent performance on different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free puzzle packs
  • Ability to use own photos as puzzles
  • Higher piece count options (beyond 300)
  • Puzzle progress sync across devices
  • Timed mode or scoring system

Gem Slap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Jigsaw Bug

One-time24
  • Stained Glass$0.99
  • Red$0.99
  • Colorful Abstracts (en-US)$1.99
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  • Color Wheel (en-US)$1.99
  • Christmas Season$1.99
  • Theme Park (en-US)$2.99
  • Camping Out$2.99
  • Color Explosion (en-US)$3.99
  • Birthday Party (en-US)$3.99
  • Bright Colors (en-US)$3.99
  • Colorful World$3.99
  • Brilliant Colors$3.99
  • Splash of Color$3.99
  • Stunning Sunsets$3.99
  • Color Burst$3.99
  • Collectibles$3.99
  • Pop of Color$3.99
  • Vivid Colors (en-US)$3.99
  • Windows$3.99
  • Colorful Collections$4.99
  • Color Palette$4.99
  • Vibrant Colors$4.99
  • Radiant Colors (en-US)$4.99
  • Colorful$4.99
None

Gem Slap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jigsaw Bug free?
Jigsaw Bug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gem Slap free?
Gem Slap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Bug or Gem Slap?
Gem Slap is rated higher. Jigsaw Bug averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Gem Slap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jigsaw Bug or Gem Slap have ads?
Neither Jigsaw Bug nor Gem Slap shows ads.

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