# Gardenscapes — user reviews > 3,481 indexed App Store user reviews of Gardenscapes by Playrix, rated 4.70/5 from 1,685,891 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gardenscapes/id1105855019/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gardenscapes/id1105855019.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,375,945 · 4★ 199,409 · 3★ 48,620 · 2★ 17,177 · 1★ 44,740 ## What do users think of Gardenscapes? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌳 Beautiful graphics and garden design - 🕹️ Enjoyable and relaxing gameplay - 🕰️ Calming background music - 🐶 Cute pet companion (dog) **Cons** - 🤯 Frustratingly difficult levels - 💰 Game feels designed to push in-app purchases - ⏱️ Slow progress and high star requirements - 🤖 Racist portrayal of Asian character **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashing and progress loss issues - Boosters not working as intended - Inconsistent difficulty across levels **Most requested features** - Ability to skip challenging levels - More ways to earn coins and power-ups - Option to customize garden more freely - Faster energy/life regeneration ## Newest reviews (10 of 3,481) ### 2/5 — its okay *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* false advertisement but its cool game to kill time i just wish..what you see on the ads, happen in the game....so yeah. ### 4/5 — Fun *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* Okay ### 2/5 — Was good *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* It used to be to be fun game but now you have to pay if you want to pass levels or you will be stuck for several days ### 2/5 — Fun early; a chore later - pay to progress *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* The first few hundred levels were fun, but then became a chore quickly. Now you can beat a couple levels quickly, then get stuck on a level for a dozen or more playthroughs. The game is designed to consume your power ups, coins, and lives in a cynically greedy ploy to get at your wallet. Typical. ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* Personal experience and from what I see currently on Facebook group, many people are leaving or thinking of leaving the game. They changed it so that you end up spending a lot of money to win levels. Before it was more even and if you played long enough, you would generally eventually win a level. Also, recently they had a glitch on a level that cost me coins and being able to participate in competitions. If they do not improve, more and more of us will leave. What a shame. Many of us spent a lot of time playing here. ### 1/5 — Beware *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* This game after losing multiple times on a level will eventually take your stars and advance the story line without your consent. That is mean! 😡 ### 4/5 — Kinda a scam? Fun scam at least *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* No t like it is in the ads :( still a really cool game tho ### 1/5 — BS *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* I’m on level 16,000 or something and I’ve never seen these mini games they’ve advertised you don’t have to trick people to play your game. If you don’t want to be tricked, don’t play this one. I used to really like it, but I don’t like it when they lie to get people to download it. ### 1/5 — Faulse ads *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* Hate this game because of its fake ads ### 4/5 — Good, not great *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* This game can be very difficult on some levels. It is enjoyable, but wish the helps weren’t so limited. Also would like to win more coins on the levels. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Micro transactions galore *2026-08-31, version 9.8.5* So I played up until level 15 when it started pressuring me into micro transactions. That is why I uninstalled this app. The fact that it’s made in Unity gives me the impression that it’s an asset flip as well. ### 1/5 — Predatory difficulty increase *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* I’ve playedGardenscapes for years and the developers have recently increased the difficulties of every aspect to the game to force you to pay more and more money. People are quitting in droves and the morale is the lowest I’ve ever seen it. People are depressed and feel like playing is a lost cause because the aspects of the game they could complete and feel good about are no longer possible. I’ll never pay for passes in the game again, entirely a money grab. ### 1/5 — Nerfed and unplayable *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* Used to be a fun game. Then they cut the power ups by half. Started challenges that are near impossible to beat. Made the game a pay to play if you want to pass levels and win challenges. Total disappointment. ### 1/5 — Struggle-fest *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* At first, the game is pretty generous and leads you on for quite a while. Eventually though, it will make you struggle hard to get ahead, and not yield. You will only be able to really progress if you pay money. And, if you pay money, the game labels you as a ”payer” and will make you struggle harder to make you pay more, not reward you for paying them, and make it easier. ### 1/5 — Lies *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* There are ads you do have to watch videos. It’s nothing like the ads that are showing as well. ### 1/5 — Nothing like the ads *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* Very frustrating when there is literally nothing in common with the ads. Feels deceitful. ### 1/5 — Mini games *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* The mini games that you need 4 players is quite annoying. No one wants to play on your team and they make you do the work by yourself. There is no point in having the mini games when no one wants to participate or make low effort. ### 1/5 — Just keeps getting worse *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* I have been on LONG time player and have also unfortunately spent a stupid amount of money on this game, but apparently that does not matter one bit because now they have made it where all players do not get to participate in the side events. Things are constantly being taken away in this game. It’s probably time for me to stop playing altogether. It’s unfortunate it has been ruined so badly. ### 1/5 — Not enough moves *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* They want you to spend your money to complete levels by not giving you enough moves to complete the round! Rip off game! ### 1/5 — Do not play or pay *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* Fun game until I chose a 7.99$ package and they charged me 49.99$ Very concerning, untrustworthy, unethical and unauthorized taking of my money. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-08-31, version 9.8.5* I know it’s ai whatever you put on the ads because I play this guy way to long but just saying it be fun if they made an actual version like the ads ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* Fun ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-30, version 9.8.5* Love the game ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — Fun! *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* Love this game ### 5/5 — Julezelectric *2026-08-29, version 9.8.5* Very relaxing and fun game. ### 5/5 — help date night space full *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* What can i do now?? level 2486 ### 5/5 — Rob *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* Don’t game! ### 5/5 — Gardenscapes *2026-08-28, version 9.8.5* I love gardens! ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* I really love playing this game. The graphics are great and I love fixing up the gardens. I do however have a few suggestions for the developer. One is when finishing a level, beating it or not. If there are unexploded bombs and rainbow blasters, instead of making them just disappear how about moving them back into our bomb collection so they can be used up on the next levels. Also as someone else mentioned, since the levels get harder as we move up it would really be nice to get like 4 stars for beating the level. Since stars run out so soon while doing tasks you end up only being able to do a small amount of them. Why did you have to go and change the game and make it like all the other games out there with all the stupid cards and changing our tools. I would rather have the rake and the hand and being able to move pieces around on the board as well I would rather have bombs and items to help me clear the board than the silly card collections. This was a very unique and different game before you all did this and now you are making it just like all the other games. Please change Garden Scapes back to the way it originally was. ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2026-08-27, version 9.8.5* There’s hardly any ads it’s so much fun because it’s the game the actual game that displayed on like the ads and there’s a mini game of like cute tiles and stuff and it’s my favorite game. I hope you guys like it. --- *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 2026-09-05.*