Gems

Gems on PC

Gems are the premium currency in My Little Pony. They are by far the most difficult to obtain and as a result are the most valuable! See Gem Earning Tips to get tips on how to get without real cash.

Obtaining Gems[]

Gemharmonystone — A gem coming out of a Harmony Stone

Gems can be obtained through:

Attaining new levels (1-12 , depending on the level)
Purchase through the in-game store for real money. After so many purchases, you receive a bonus amount of free Gems (see photo showing "Thank you for your purchase!" at right).
Received through watching ads in the in-game store or promotion actions from Tapjoy (depends on OS used)
Received from certain days in the Calendar
Found in Balloon Pop games in small, random amounts. (Prior to the Lord Tirek update, they could only be found in the non-free games.)
Dropped occasionally by Derpy when she is tapped. (The sooner you find her the better the chance she'll drop a Gem.)
Rewarded through some quests (more common in the Canterlot quests)
Dropped randomly from defeated pests such as Parasprites, Vampire Fruit Bats, or Changelings.
Spending Element Shards on an activated Harmony Stone can result in a Gem. 1 or 2
As a reward from the Crystal Mine Game.
Some shops produce Gems in addition to bits, such as Balloon Shop, Weather Factory, and Houseplant Shop
Adding Friends who have not yet reached Level 10, because for every Invited Player you add, you'll get s whenever they reach a certain level.
Depending on what the Gift Codes are, it is possible to gain s from them.
Chance to get from Group Quests (have to answer correctly to get the chance at Gems and you can get 1-7 depending on the group quest tier)

Uses[]

Gems have a variety of uses including:

Instantly completing timers for shops, buildings, obstacles, playing with ponies etc.
Purchasing special characters, decor and buildings (prices vary heavily)
Skipping certain quests/tasks
Playing the Balloon Pop Game for 20 (also buying additional pops in each version of Balloon Pop).
Playing the pony minigames with the highest experience modifier (5-20 )
Purchasing the highest percentage increase in the Equestria Girls minigame (additional 100% bonus for 15 ), also resulting in the most transformed look for the selected Mane Six pony.
Alternative option for buying expansions instead of bits (price increases for each expansion regardless)
Play the Highest multiplier in Crystal Mine Game(5 )

Characters and items obtainable via Gems:

A.K. Yearling
Aloe
Aunt Orange
Banana Bliss
Betty Bouffant
Cherry Berry
Cherry Fizzy
Diamond Tiara
DJ Pon-3 (Canterlot version)
Elite Pony
Emerald Gem
Fancypants
Featherweight
Filthy Rich
Flam
Granny Smith
Jet Set
Lotus Blossom
Lovestruck
Lyra Heartstrings
Mr. Breezy
Parish Nandermane
Pipsqueak
Prim Hemline
Prince Blueblood
Princess Cadance
Princess Celestia
Princess Luna's Royal Guard
Rainbow Dash
Rarity
Shining Armor
Silver Spoon
Soarin
Suri Polomare
Sweetie Belle
Toe-Tapper
Torch Song
Twinkleshine
Canterlot Decoration Station
Corn Stand
Observatory
Quills and Sofas
Restaurant
Town Hall
Toy Shop
Bubble Mill
Celestia Statue
Chocolate Fountain
Diamond Banner
Discord Statue
Festive Lantern
Giant Egg
Giant Equestria Snowglobe
Hearts and Hooves Treat Store
Heart Fountain
Heart Pillar
Heart Shrub
Huge Train Set
Large Christmas Tree
Large Clock Tower
Large Romantic Vase
Lucky Bridge
Nightmare Night Market
Nightmare Night Statue
Phonograph
Planet Fountain
Pot of Gold
Presents
Pumpkin Catapult
Purple Banner
Purple Wedding Flowers
Pyramid-Shaped Temple
Red Heart Flags
Romantic Gazebo
Sun and Moon Statue
Triple Heart Shaped Tree
Twilight's Chariot
Twilight's Crown
Unicorn Statue
Water Tower
Waterfall Tower
Windmill
Wonderbolt Statue
Any pony obtainable only through the Balloon Pop game

Tips/Advice[]

In older versions of the game (especially on Windows), a small number of gems can be saved towards the beginning of the game by ignoring Spike's demand to be fed a gem to speed up building times. After the timer completes, this message will go away and you will still have those hard-earned gems!
Do not buy decorations such as water towers, windmill, statues, etc.; the second tier (Hearts ) of the Balloon Pop game will reward them in vast (unusable [there isn't much room or reason to have 10X water towers]) quantities later on in the game.
Many tasks that require an item to be purchased for Gems can instead be skipped for fewer gems than the item(s) would cost. For example, Fancypants costs 50 , but skipping all quest tasks related to him only costs 10 total, and the Wonderbolts Statue costs 36 while skipping related tasks only costs 11 .
Skipping costs for timers or tasks do not change at all no matter the progress. If you want to pay that cost for something, do it early. An exception is in the Equestria Girls mini-game; the cost to restart a song decreases in relation to the wait time left.
Changelings provide a nearly consistent chance of receiving Gems when defeated. Thus it is recommended that if possible to create a Gem Farm.
If you're good at the Equestria Girls mini-game, don't use Gems to buy any of the ponies you can win from it. It will take a while to get them all, but it's cheaper in the long run. Whenever possible, use Bits to buy the non-Gem ponies you can win to better your chances at getting a Gem pony.
You can also try adding friends using the Invited Players feature. But make sure that the friends you add are starting out the game at Level 0 or higher before they reach Level 10 or you won't get any of the Gems they collect.