# Ellen's Garden Restoration — user reviews > 148 indexed App Store user reviews of Ellen's Garden Restoration by Storm8 Studios LLC, rated 4.73/5 from 7,504 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ellens-garden-restoration/id6470089754/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ellens-garden-restoration/id6470089754.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,281 · 4★ 700 · 3★ 327 · 2★ 86 · 1★ 110 ## What do users think of Ellen's Garden Restoration? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌟 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay - 👍 Beautiful garden and home designs - 💡 Potential for creativity in designing spaces **Cons** - 💰 Overly monetized with limited free options - 🕰️ Levels become extremely difficult and time-consuming - 🔍 Lack of rewards or ways to earn in-game currency - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing or crashing after watching ads - Inability to exit ads without restarting the game **Most requested features** - Daily free gifts or rewards - Ability to earn more in-game currency without paying - Option to combine power-ups for greater effect - Less restrictive level difficulty progression ## Newest reviews (18 of 148) ### 2/5 — To many ads now *2025-04-02, version 1.5.9* Was an ok game but now there is too many ads. Might as well watch the ad to take the extra 2 moves as you are going to get an ad anyways, and then another ad after you complete that puzzle. Frustrating. ### 3/5 — Love the game but too many ads *2025-02-28, version 1.5.9* This is my all time favorite game but I’m beginning to lose interest due to the amount and length of ads. That’s the only thing I’d ask to change if possible. ### 2/5 — All about the money *2025-01-31* This is a fun game that combines interior design and landscaping. I really enjoy it. My issue is the lack of significant rewards( namely gems) that make it easier to win. This game does not reward with gems. In order to move forward at anything but a snails pace, you have to pay. They have a piggy bank feature that allows you to purchase gems at a lower cost but it is only available occasionally. I wish the developers would reward the players with gems. I have to say this is one of the stingiest games that I play. ### 2/5 — Copied the property brothers game *2025-01-25, version 1.5.5* You have copied the property brothers game ### 2/5 — Don’t Waste Your Time *2025-01-12, version 1.5.3* If you don’t want to spend money, then don’t waste your time on this game. I made it to level 65 before getting fed up. The only reward you get for beating a level is coins for decorating the garden. If you want help beating a level, then you have to spend diamonds. And you only get diamonds if you spend money. Not worth it. ### 4/5 — At level 331 *2025-01-06, version 1.5.3* Love this game, but some improvements are needed. The biggest being the short length of time each Ticket level lasts! You don’t get enough time to complete any picture! Also, as others have said, it’s exceptionally hard so only getting 5 lives unless you buy a £4.99 pass every month (on which you only get 5 extra lives!) then you’re never going to get anywhere without serious skill and crucially, patience! Please add the option to watch an ad in return for an extra life! And/or a way to earn gems. One last thing, that annoying screen that pops up after you buy each item on every picture, is soooooooo annoying!!!! ### 1/5 — Really?? Greed Much? *2025-01-05, version 1.5.3* This app would be a blast if it allowed the player to progress beyond the first event without having to pay money to be able to complete it… utterly ridiculous ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-01-01, version 1.5.3* Terrible ### 1/5 — Slow. Boring. *2024-12-24, version 1.5.3* This game is painful to play. It's a total cash grab for Ellen. Lame. Do better next time. Do not waste your time on this. ### 1/5 — Boring *2024-12-16, version 1.5.2* This game is boring ### 1/5 — Shame on you Ellen! *2024-12-11* Only on 2nd house and you already want my money? Levels became hard very quickly. So…I did enjoy the game and will continue to play until I have no options left. Again, shame on you Ellen. I am a retiree on social security which I would imagine a lot of your followers are. I need my money more than you. I have not given in on other games nor will I on yours. I was just so surprised you wanted it so soon. .. so here I am days later. Game was a waste of my time. Deleting your silly grin and request for my money on your FREE game. ### 1/5 — The Ads are too much *2024-12-10, version 1.5.0* The ads are too much. If you play a game and u exceed your moves,you have to opt for a free move but you have to watch an ad before you get an extra 2 moves. The words you watch before you get the extra moves is too much. Tell me why I have to watch an ad for 120 seconds long. It’s boring,you need to fix it up ### 2/5 — Shame on you Ellen! *2024-12-06* Only on 2nd house and you already want my money? Levels became hard very quickly. So…I did enjoy the game and will continue to play until I have no options left. Again, shame on you Ellen. I am a retiree on social security which I would imagine a lot of your followers are. I need my money more than you. I have not given in on other games nor will I on yours. I was just so surprised you wanted it so quickly! ### 1/5 — Designer versus designer *2024-12-05, version 1.5.0* Designer versus designer. This game used to be fun now there’s way too many stars that you need for this designer versus designer. I don’t know why these games have to keep changing things when they used to be fun and now it’s way too long and too hard to get that many stars and there’s no helpon the regular game and you only have five moves before you run out of time ### 2/5 — Good game, but major issue *2024-11-19, version 1.4.8* I like the game, and Ellen’s banter is great, but you need to be able to combine powerups to beat levels, which is something that you CAN’T do in this game! ### 2/5 — Annoying *2024-11-06, version 1.4.6* Love the game & it’s the longest game I’ve ever played BUT far too many adverts & there so long also after an advert it won’t let you come out of it when the advert is done so you got to come out of game & you end up loosing everything would’ve rated 5star sorry ### 3/5 — Can’t even watch ads anymore *2024-11-05* Recently I have the issue of not being able to tap the “x” on the ads you watch to get extra moves, so I can’t get the extra moves because I can’t exit the ad without restarting the game. This is frustrating as they make it very difficult to earn stars with the given moves. Lives run out quickly when you can’t add moves by watching ads. ### 1/5 — Can’t play it *2024-11-04, version 1.4.5* I’ve been playing this for a very long time and was on like level 1250, first I lost the piggy bank and now the game won’t even open on my iPad! Very disappointed as I was very much enjoying this game on a bigger screen! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Updated review *2025-05-05* Update: just downgraded from 2 stars. Developers have eliminated team challenges along with design challenges. Decided to not pay for play in light of those losses. Just a basic boring game at this point. Played on and off all day and won one round. And I am not an inexperienced player. So if you do not want to pay and pay, look for another game. This is a fun game that combines interior design and landscaping. I really enjoy it. My issue is the lack of significant rewards( namely gems) that make it easier to win. This game does not reward with gems. In order to move forward at anything but a snails pace, you have to pay. They have a piggy bank feature that allows you to purchase gems at a lower cost but it is only available occasionally. I wish the developers would reward the players with gems. I have to say this is one of the stingiest games that I play. ### 1/5 — Use to love the game *2025-04-25* I loved playing this game when you had challenges to do win extra lives and we used to be able to get 10 lives and a chance to win more coins and gems and other helpful things! Now we only get 5 lives and no way to get more unless you spend money! Which I use to buy but if I only get five lives it’s not worth it anymore!!! Bring back the original format!! ### 1/5 — Worst Game Ever *2025-04-24* You could be on the same level for weeks because there is no way to get anything for free or bonuses. They used to have watch an ad and get a couple bonus moves they took that option away so the only way you can advance is to pay ! Even when you connect two bonus items together, it doesn’t even help you one thing only ! The only way to play this game unless you want to pay pay pay pay! If you do play the game, you will see very shortly. No way to advance. They always leave you with one move and then you have to start over. I really read this game zero negative stars! Do you feel like no one’s even running this game? It was put on the Internet and no one maintains that or answers questions, etc.. ### 1/5 — Not able to purchase season pass *2025-04-14, version 1.6.0* Recently I’ve not been able to purchase the season pass to extend lives, and earn extra rewards. Support is terrible and never get back to me. I’m ready to throw the towel in on this game. ### 1/5 — What happened to watching ads for more moves? *2025-03-12, version 1.5.9* How can I get the ads back on my game? It’s the only way nine out of 10 times I could win the game with one more move, but no longer seeing the button to watch an ad for two more moves! Please add that back to my game thank you. It’s the only way to play this! ### 1/5 — Too much Ellen *2025-03-09, version 1.5.9* Too much Ellen… not enough Jummy Fooollawn ### 1/5 — How long does coming soon mean? *2025-02-26, version 1.5.9* I really do enjoy the game and I built a really good team…but how do I keep them playing when they can’t play a team rally? I’ve been seeing coming soon for months now…please fix before 50 players are gone. Thanks…I am still waiting for the team rally to be fixed…it still says COMING SOON…WHY ### 1/5 — Ellen *2025-02-18, version 1.5.8* Too much Ellen. Needs more Jimmy Fallon ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2025-02-01, version 1.5.6* She is very scary and her face looks scary ### 1/5 — Boring *2025-01-25, version 1.5.5* When I first found out of this game I thought this was going to be so much fun but later in the game it didn’t seem as fun as I thought it was going to be!! Sorry to be rude but I’m not very happy with when I still get updates even though I deleted it not good!! I don’t like how I keep finding this game!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this game *2025-03-21, version 1.5.9* Love it , but 5 lives isn’t enough you can use them up so quickly and have to wait for ages for them to renew or buy new ones. 🙁 ### 5/5 — This game gives me the tingles *2025-03-19, version 1.5.9* It quite literally feels like an unscratchable itch that you cant reach or having to touch one elbow with both hands. Life is short, I’m at a high point in my life yet I’m using it on this game, take this information as you will. ### 5/5 — Love Ellen. *2024-10-21, version 1.4.4* I love this game. ### 5/5 — sunshine garden *2024-10-18, version 1.4.4* im enjoying playing 😝 ### 5/5 — Dear Alan *2024-10-05* Ellen, I have always had a crush on you ever since I have been watching your shows and it makes me happy to see how much love you have for other people. Your heart is always in the right spot. That is why I love you just for what you do for everybody, so keep up the good work. God bless you and I will put holy angels around you and your crew. ### 5/5 — the best app ever *2024-09-29* omg,you guys should go play Ellen's Garden Restoration it really i'm enjoying it so you guys go have fun with it and you get to play fun puzzle games too and Ellen is really funny too and i wish she made more games like this one so i hope you guys enjoying Ellen's Garden Restoration have fun enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — El juego *2024-09-21, version 1.4.0* De decorar , el tiempo es muy corto y muy poco tiempo , ⏱️, para jugar está dañado ### 5/5 — Best Game Ever👍👍👍 *2024-09-04, version 1.3.6* سا ### 5/5 — I love this game *2024-09-04, version 1.3.6* Awwww this game is so amazing awww I love it ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-09-04, version 1.3.6* Easy game to play --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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