Comparison

Diamond Twist Mania vs Bust

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

Head to head
About

Diamond Twist Mania

Engage in a captivating match-3 puzzle game where you form lines of three or more diamonds to blast them. Strategize with special booster diamonds and overcome various level objectives to achieve high scores. Train your brain with hundreds of challenging levels.

Highlights
  • 351 challenging free levels
  • 5 distinct level types (Score, Crystal, Dig, Pearl, Ice)
  • Special booster diamonds
  • Obstacles and chain blasting mechanics
  • HD quality animations and graphics
  • Progressively challenging gameplay
Features
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Form a line of three or more diamonds of the same color and you can blast them on the spot. The bigger the group the bigger the score you get and the bigger the chance of generating special booster diamonds. At more advanced levels you will need to use these diamonds in a very strategic manner in order to win. It may seem difficult at first, but once you get a feeling of the game, you will love it. Are you ready to train your brain and exercise your mind? Download and play now! 351 levels for you to enjoy - for FREE. FEATURES - 351 free levels of challenging puzzles that will keep your brain active. Each level will present you with a different game grid of diamonds and you will have to come with better and better strategies in order to win. - 5 types of levels: • Score - Get a certain number of points to win • Crystal - Clear all the crystals on the board • Dig levels - Dig your way down to the goal line and reach the target score to finish this level • White Pearl levels – Collect all the white pearls on board • Ice levels - Clear all the ice and reach the target score to finish this level. - Levels must be completed in a certain amount of moves or within a time limit - 7 types of special booster diamonds - 7 types of obstacles - DiamondPedia section, where you can find out more about different booster diamonds and obstacles - Exuberant HD quality animations and graphics - Addictive, progressively more challenging and fun as you move up through the levels! - Chain blasting. Try and trigger chain blasting as it will get you bigger scores and increase your chances of getting special diamonds. - If you achieve the game objective, for each move left a diamond will be transformed into a row buster or column buster diamond. With each transformed diamond you will receive 1000 points. - Diamond Twist Mania is completely free to play. You can complete all levels without making a single purchase. However, if you want to speed up your progress, you can make in-app purchases to get extra moves, time or lives. The account owner should always be consulted beforehand. By downloading this game, you confirm that you agree to our terms of service: http://www.gsoftteam.com/eula If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding!

About

Bust

Match three or more same-colored bubbles to rescue astronauts trapped in time bubbles. Explore four distinct play modes, including a casual option for relaxed play, a timed challenge, and two puzzle modes with endless or hand-designed levels. Create and play your own levels with the built-in editor.

Highlights
  • Match-3 bubble popping gameplay
  • Rescue trapped astronauts
  • Four distinct play modes
  • Built-in level editor
  • Casual, Timed, and Puzzle modes
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Astronauts are trapped in time bubbles. Match 3 or more of the same color bubbles to rescue them. Bust-A-Bubble has 4 play modes plus a built in level editor. Design and play your own levels. Casual mode allows you to play at your leisure with no pressure to finish the level. Timed mode will drop the bubbles down every 8 shots. Finish the level before the bubbles cross the terminator line. Puzzle mode uses a custom algorithm to build an endless number of levels that are quickly completed when making all the right shots. PB2X Puzzle mode includes 456 hand designed puzzles from the Puzzle Bobble 2X game. Make all the right shots to finish each level quickly. Bust-A-Bubble has multiple Game Center leaderboards. Can you top all of them? How many astronauts can you rescue?

Screenshots

Diamond Twist Mania4 screens
Bust4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bust at 5.0 against Diamond Twist Mania's 4.3. Bust also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Diamond Twist Mania sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bust asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bust holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Diamond Twist Mania's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bust's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diamond Twist Mania ships an update every 6 months, Bust every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Diamond Twist Mania versus Bust: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiamond Twist ManiaBust
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG Soft TeamLes Bird

Customer experience

Diamond Twist Mania

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bust

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Diamond Twist Mania

One-time10
  • 30 Gold2 variants$0.99
  • Unlock 27 Levels - Pack 1$0.99
  • Unlock 27 Levels - Pack 10$0.99
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  • 160 Gold$3.99
  • 160 Gold$4.99
  • 330 Gold$6.99
  • 330 Gold$9.99
  • 700 Gold$11.99
  • 700 Gold$19.99
  • 1500 Gold$39.99
None

Bust

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diamond Twist Mania free?
Diamond Twist Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bust free?
Bust is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Diamond Twist Mania or Bust?
Bust is rated higher. Diamond Twist Mania averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Bust averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Diamond Twist Mania or Bust have ads?
Diamond Twist Mania shows ads; Bust does not.
Which is updated more often, Diamond Twist Mania or Bust?
Diamond Twist Mania ships an update every 6 months, and Bust every 2 days. Most recently, Diamond Twist Mania was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bust on October 25, 2026.

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