# Plant Tycoon ® — user reviews > 294 indexed App Store user reviews of Plant Tycoon ® by LDW Software, LLC, rated 3.10/5 from 292 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-tycoon/id402364952/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-tycoon/id402364952.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 115 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 93 ## What do users think of Plant Tycoon ®? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌱 Relaxing and calming gameplay - 🔍 Interesting plant breeding mechanics - 🕰️ Ability to adjust game speed - 🤖 Nostalgic for fans of the original PC version **Cons** - 💰 Excessive reliance on in-app purchases (plant bucks) - 🔒 Inability to earn plant bucks through gameplay - 🌱 Slow progression without purchasing plant bucks - 🐛 Buggy and unresponsive controls (clipping, etc.) - 🌱 Plants die too quickly without premium soil - 🗂️ Limited seed storage space **Commonly reported bugs** - Game resets progress after in-app purchases - Crashes and freezes, especially when handling magic plants - Nursery sales not registering correctly **Most requested features** - Ability to earn plant bucks through gameplay (e.g. watching ads, completing challenges) - Option to purchase the full game upfront without in-app purchases - Plant catalog/encyclopedia to track discovered species - Increased seed storage capacity - Faster growth rates for plants - More frequent updates and new content ## Newest reviews (10 of 294) ### 2/5 — Bad in app purchases *2025-08-19* Just make the game cost money… no need for pay to win game currency that doesn’t even exist in the original PC version ### 4/5 — You have to buy plant bucks *2025-02-12, version 1.1.4* 4 stars because you still have to buy plant bucks with real money. The PC version you Don't Have to spend money for upgrades. Hope that changes. ### 3/5 — Very Nostalgic. *2024-11-23, version 1.1.4* I like this game, haven’t played it since I was a little kid until I randomly found it on here some days ago. Is there any other way to get plant bucks without having to purchase them with actual money? I don’t remember it being that way, but it has been a while since I played. ### 2/5 — NOT FREE *2024-01-13, version 1.1.4* Fun game, but you can’t win without plant bucks that you purchase with real $—they should just offer a free game with ads or be honest and tell people it costs money or charge up front. You could win the old pc game by earning bucks. I kept racking up coins on this app, but no way to earn bucks without buying them. Lame! ### 2/5 — Has potential *2024-01-02* This has the potential to be a really good game but like everybody else is saying- the plant bucks are ridiculous. You would have to spend quite a bit to complete the game fully. I understand money has to be made somewhere but I’m pretty sure I paid 0.99 for the ‘full’ game already (don’t quote me). I think if you used the plant bucks for speeded growth and other non-essential but useful items, it would be better. Even if you were able to earn a very small amount of plant bucks by having an option to watch an ad if you choose. You will still have impatient people who will buy your bucks and those who overspend their coins and need to buy treatments. Most people simply can’t afford the amount of money being asked for and lose interest once they realise they can’t complete the game without. I feel like you’re actually doing yourself out of money here. If I had to spend on bucks just once I’d have probably bought them but it’s too much to keep buying in order to complete the game, so I haven’t at all. Such a shame because it’s fun and has potential. Please fix this. It might even do you a favour and earn you MORE money. ### 2/5 — The Illusion of Freedom *2023-11-29, version 1.1.4* This is genuinely a very fun game. I really enjoy Last Day of Work’s games in general, and I can easily say that they have been a big part of my gaming life from a very young age. That being said, I have to not recommend playing Plant Tycoon. This game gives you the illusion of a potential victory. The only way that you can acquire one of the vital forms of currency in this game, even in the free version? Paid. And not just in a this-currency-takes-so-long-to-accumulate-that-you-may-as-well-buy-it-with-real-money sort of paid, I mean you cannot acquire any of this currency unless you pay actual, real-world money for it. If you are not going to adequately title this with a lite version or something, then I don’t really see the point in calling it a free version of Plant Tycoon. It’s just disappointing. ### 4/5 — I love this game *2023-09-22* Can we get a new update or a similar new game ### 3/5 — The same, but not *2023-05-06, version 1.1.4* I 100% agree, with the person that titles their review “A Love/Hate thing”. I played this as a kid, on pc. It is the exact same game, but they honeypot you, by getting you to pay real money. Instead of earning cash in game: seed trays, soil, and seeds are required to buy. I’d also rather pay a small fee (than to pay real dollars) for individual supplies. This game is nostalgic, I love it, but it’s disappointing at the same time. ### 3/5 — Better on PC without pay to win *2023-03-30* This was one of my favourite games on PC. Unfortunately the “pay to win” feature on mobile version is pretty gross. Would rather purchase the game outright and not have crummy game mechanics like that. ### 3/5 — Very fun but impossible without paying. *2022-06-12, version 1.1.4* The only way to get the rare seeds is by using the mutation spray which costs plant bucks which cost real money! I still love breeding the plants and seeing what seeds I CAN get but even after buying some plant bucks it’s just disappointing knowing I can’t get all the rare seeds without spending more money than I’d like to. I know the app needs to make money but this is too much, there should be a way to play without paying so much. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Another money grab mobile game. *2025-10-18, version 1.1.4* loved the PC version, but this is ridiculous. In the original game, you paid once. Here, you have to pay every single time you want seeds and you’ll need them constantly after selling your plants ### 1/5 — Time *2025-06-09, version 1.1.4* Game is good but takes way too long to sell ### 1/5 — Meh *2025-04-29, version 1.1.4* Downloaded it for the memories. Didn’t get the memories, only asked for money. ### 1/5 — Pay to play only,don’t get it *2024-11-29, version 1.1.4* They change it ### 1/5 — Not mobile friendly *2024-06-08* I loved this game when it first came out on PC. Sadly it doesn’t translate to iPhone as you can move things into storage. ### 1/5 — Is this fraud or what .. *2024-05-30* I have paid money for bucks .. but no bucks received in the game .. ### 1/5 — Dead plants-trash *2024-03-25, version 1.1.4* Thankfully I didn’t spend money. Terrible Apple adaptation with grabbing items you didn’t intend, trash not working now. No trash means cannot progress in the game. What a massive disappointment ### 1/5 — Restarted without permission *2023-05-25, version 1.1.4* This game was great until it restarted FROM THE BEGINNING without me asking it to. I lost money because I had purchased bucks, I lost all my supply upgrades, collections, seeds and my progress. This is ridiculous and if I could give zero stars, I would. It’s just not okay. ### 1/5 — Too bad! *2022-11-11, version 1.1.4* I played this game several years ago on PC and decided to get the app for iPad. I played one day and decided to delete it. In app purchases are ridiculous. Not fun like it used to be. ### 1/5 — Not free!! *2022-06-18, version 1.1.4* You cant actually complete the game without spending real money. There's a certain point where all your plants will die if you don't buy the special soil which costs real money. Not cool. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Restore purchases *2025-06-25, version 1.1.4* Recently upgraded my iPad & I had a lot of plants / seeds / money / tokens & all that great stuff. How can I restore my previous game on my new iPad ? i don’t have the old one to play on it anymore. Please help meee. ### 5/5 — Update game pls *2025-06-19, version 1.1.4* I really love playing this game. It’s relaxing and etc. a few updates would be nice tho. Please do not get rid of this game, BOOOOOOSTING GAME ### 5/5 — 20 year old game, they added microtransactions. 1/5 stars *2024-08-22, version 1.1.4* No upgrades to anything, same basic game, now with added microtransactions. Gave it 5 stars so you will see it. 😡😤🤬 ### 5/5 — classic phone game *2024-01-16, version 1.1.4* no big gimmick just good quiete short gameplay ### 5/5 — So peaceful and cute *2023-12-10, version 1.1.4* Everyone complaining about game taking too long is missing the point of the game!! It’s the experience of opening a plant shop, and starting from the bottom to work your way up to better things, which makes selling faster and stuff like that. Truly such a great game once you learn to enjoy it ### 5/5 — Love this game *2023-08-03, version 1.1.4* We should be able to see all the plants we have collected that would be a pretty awesome feature to add love the graphics it’s so calming ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2023-04-28, version 1.1.4* My family and I just got back into this game along with Fish Tycoon 2. Will there ever be a Plant Tycoon 2? It’s been years and would be nice… especially with HD quality. ### 5/5 — UPDATE SEED BOX REQUEST *2023-02-25, version 1.1.4* My first time playing this game was about 10 years ago and now here I am playing this again. I really love Plant Tycoon but it is quite stressful managing the seeds due to limited slot. It would be amazing if the developer can update the seed box up to 529 slots? The 120 slots cannot fit all variety of the plant. Please update it!!! ### 5/5 — Memorable game *2022-08-13, version 1.1.4* I played this one when I was a little kid, I miss it a lot. I don’t mind it’s slow to grow, hard to raise, hard to make money, I know that before I downloaded the game. I just want to have it on my cellphone, so I can see my flowers every second. I’m really appreciate someone make it in iOS system, I love this game. ### 5/5 — Классная и расслабляющая игра *2022-07-07* Если Вы ищите что-то ненавязчивое и приятное, с растениями и их селекцией, то это игра для Вас. Разрабам спасибо~ --- *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 2026-08-29.*