# Flourish by Garden Joy — user reviews > 1,346 indexed App Store user reviews of Flourish by Garden Joy by Burlingame Studios, rated 4.80/5 from 22,533 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flourish-by-garden-joy/id1618284064/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flourish-by-garden-joy/id1618284064.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 19,161 · 4★ 2,480 · 3★ 419 · 2★ 146 · 1★ 327 ## What do users think of Flourish by Garden Joy? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌳 Beautiful and relaxing design - 🌱 Educational about plants and gardening - 🎨 Creativity and customization options - 🕰️ Calming and stress-relieving gameplay - 🌺 Enjoyable learning about plant species **Cons** - 💎 Expensive in-app purchases required - 🤷‍♀️ Confusing and inconsistent scoring system - 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Issues with partner contributions in challenges - 🔍 Limited options without spending money - 🕰️ Long wait times between new challenges **Commonly reported bugs** - Disappearing purchased items - Freezing and crashing issues - Inconsistent ad availability - Placement issues with certain items **Most requested features** - More coin and diamond earning opportunities - Ability to remove or replace items in designs - Improved matching and voting system - More garden variety and customization options - Better communication with developers ## Newest reviews (15 of 1,346) ### 4/5 — Design Joy *2026-09-06, version 1.54.33* Wonderful app for designing spaces ### 3/5 — Fun game but Pricing not great *2026-09-06, version 1.54.33* Love this game, super relaxing. You earned a ton of gold coins in the game and some diamond diamonds. Diamonds have to be bought with real cash. The problem is that most of the items you need in order to play. The game can only be bought with diamond diamonds. And the pricing always seems to be bit over what you actually have in your account, which seems deliberate and kind of sneaky… I wish they would make every category of item to buy have an option that could be purchased with gold. And if they are using an algorithm that is dynamically pricing items just above what you have in your account, I wish they would stop that. ### 4/5 — Coins *2026-08-29, version 1.54.33* I enjoy it but need more items for coins instead of diamonds or mini games for diamonds ### 5/5 — BEST exterior decorating game *2026-08-27, version 1.54.33* such a fun and relaxing game to pass time, super high quality ! there’s endless challenges with different requirements, the furniture and plants are all super high quality and detailed. spending money is NOT required as you can save up your coins and diamonds, but purchases can be helpful for some challenges. and NO ADS which is so appreciated, i hate when games spam with ads and you can barely play. ### 5/5 — Awesome 😫 *2026-08-27, version 1.54.31* Very therapeutic ### 5/5 — Mauvaise traduction *2026-08-26, version 1.54.31* Bonjour, L’activité « Élever un papillon », en français, il faudrait dire : UNE CHENILLE, et non UN CATERPILLER !!! Merci de votre attention, D’une fidèle adepte de votre jeu. ### 4/5 — Love the game upset about the name change *2026-08-26, version 1.54.31* I have played this game for years and I like it. It calms me. It’s peaceful. You could even say it brings me joy. But I am so upset about the name change to Flourish. What does that have to do with designing gardens? It ruins the whole concept of the game. It makes me sad. ### 5/5 — Fun game! *2026-08-25, version 1.54.31* Just started this addictive game, level 6. I like that you can plant trees in real life by playing, & no ads so far! ### 5/5 — Garden and landscape dreams fun and free! *2026-08-24, version 1.54.31* Quite honestly I was surprised how relaxing Garden Joy is. I have dozens of game apps but they’re just sitting there this one is the only game I look forward to daily. So many aspects of Garden Joy such as phyla and descriptions of global cities, etc.. There’s other design games, I’m not sure how they work, I just know if you have desires or interests in designing and love of gardening you can’t go wrong with. ### 5/5 — Addicting in a good way! *2026-08-24, version 1.54.31* Lots of fun and a way to create pretty gardens. ### 3/5 — Super fun *2026-08-23, version 1.54.15* But when trying to earn new diamonds the videos don’t end I can NEVER watch a video and receive the diamonds. The ads go on with no end or exit please fix. So I can have my diamonds and continue playing ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-08-22, version 1.54.15* I enjoy this game! It’s relaxing. Items can cost a lot of gems but oh well. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-22, version 1.54.15* So far so good! ### 5/5 — Absolute fun! *2026-08-22, version 1.54.15* This is the best ever - anyone who loves to garden or have any love for decorative fun, this is for you! ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-21, version 1.54.15* Many choices to choose from. You might need to spend some money to get everything you need. But very fun and worth it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 2 out of 10 Stars *2026-09-04, version 1.54.33* This game would be more enjoyable if things were not so expensive and diamonds and money weren’t so hard to get! I love the mini games but again not enjoyable because you don’t give us enough time to do the whole thing ### 1/5 — App Name Change *2026-09-01, version 1.54.33* Not a fan of the name change My friends and I love the name Garden Joy and thought it was a fantastic name. We are probably not going to be playing the game along with the aggressive push to buy gems and bundles this game has just gotten worse, This is too bad because my friends and I used to love this game and spend a good amount of money on the game per month but now we are most likely going to be playing something else now. ### 1/5 — Rip off *2026-08-27, version 1.54.33* I played faithfully,despite the ridiculous cost. Then I realized that my purchases magically disappeared. I had proof of purchase & all I got was words and the runaround. I do not recommend because aside from the ridiculous cost, customer service doesn’t exist. They are willing to take your money ,and perfectly comfortable with themselves when they don’t deliver. Stay away. ### 1/5 — Pour 5 jolis papillons! *2026-08-21, version 1.54.15* Envolés les diamants … Mais pas les papillons Attention à vos poches ### 1/5 — Security Issues and Other Issues *2026-08-21, version 1.54.15* This app still has security issues. I also had other problems with game functionality. I am disgusted and sad. I hope it works correctly some day for people. It should work equally for everyone on all acceptable devices. ### 1/5 — waste of time *2026-08-21, version 1.54.15* gameplay is randomly buggy and the charity aspect is fake. support is unhelpful to say the least, there was a solid month at least where the game crashed every time i tried to open it, support just told me to wait it out. i invited another player during one of the events where they were offering 5,000 gems for it, they’re almost at level 20 and it still says i’ve planted zero trees and i haven’t seen any of those gems. contacted support after weeks of waiting for any results, got told to wait again. that was months ago- still no trees or gems. i’ve spent real money on this game and bought a few things, hoped maybe they would plant that tree finally? still nothing. not really a charity game and also kind of sucks randomly gameplay wise. i’ve also lost rewards for streaks because of the game crashing so frequently/badly. i have an iphone 16 i bought as soon as it came out, before that i was running it on an iphone se- so i doubt its a phone issue ### 1/5 — Fake offer *2026-08-14, version 1.53.36* Invited my friend but didn’t receive promised diamonds. What a waste of time. ### 1/5 — Fix the voting system *2026-08-12, version 1.53.36* Expensive game, can’t keep anything you buy and when you fill in all the slots in the scene and you get under a 4star rating you get nothing for it. Voting system is the worst and needs to be fixed, how about for every pink slot filled we get extra points update the last 3 days most of my ratings have been under 4 stars even after filling most of the slots with expensive items. This is not ok, game is a waste of money. Don’t bother playing… ### 1/5 — Fix the voting system *2026-08-06, version 1.53.36* Expensive game, can’t keep anything you buy and when you fill in all the slots in the scene and you get under a 4star rating you get nothing for it. Voting system is the worst and needs to be fixed, how about for every pink slot filled we get extra points ### 1/5 — Beautiful options *2026-08-05, version 1.53.36* I love decorating and the results with beautiful options ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best design game *2026-09-07, version 1.54.33* This is the most relaxing and satisfying game I have ever played. Designer's dream! ### 5/5 — Tons of beautiful plants *2026-09-06, version 1.54.33* My favorite is the jacaranda tree🌳 ### 5/5 — Wow! 😍😍 thank you *2026-09-04, version 1.54.33* Absolutely the best game I ever downloaded!! I have a medical condition which causes me to always be stressed.. and this game is the best, lowers my stress level, no matter what’s on my mind. I *HIGHLY* recommend.. this game is the best, thank you garden joy!🥹☺️😌😁 What happened to garden joy? What is this flourish?? Why..? ### 5/5 — Garden Joy. Why do I have to change my password every time I make a purchase. Great game. *2026-09-03, version 1.54.33* Excellent game. Was advertised as free but had to make purchases in order to continue. Unfortunately I’m not always in a position to pay. Unfortunately had to delete the game much to my disappointment. Advertising as being free to play was not truthful and should not be advertised as such. Great game. But why do I have to keep changing my password. Most annoying. I also have to keep changing my passwords most annoying. Great game. Certainly it free to play. ### 5/5 — Love *2026-09-03, version 1.54.33* Such an informative and fun game ### 5/5 — Flourish *2026-09-03, version 1.54.33* Absolutely love this game, as well as Design Homes. They are extremely well made and designed and I love the whole aesthetic and calm gameplay. Perfect for winding down after a busy day instead of doom scrolling. These are creative and fun for anyone. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-09-02, version 1.54.33* Fun to play ### 5/5 — Good activities *2026-09-01, version 1.54.33* Enjoyed! ### 5/5 — Love this game!! *2026-08-30, version 1.54.33* I enjoy all of the different decorating options and the chance to earn so many things without paying money. This is a very calming game. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-29, version 1.54.33* Great decoration game so far --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-13.*