Comparison

Doodle Mafia Blitz vs Root Growth

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Doodle Mafia Blitz

Engage in crime-themed puzzle-solving and city-building gameplay. Choose to play as a gangster or a cop, solve over 500 puzzles, and create items to advance through multiple storylines. Watch your crime city evolve as you complete heists and battles.

Highlights
  • Over 500 puzzles to solve
  • Create items
  • Play as gangster or cop
  • Crime city simulation
  • Multiple game modes
  • Mini-game for earning rewards
Features
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Crime Does Pay! Play as a Gangster or Cop. Over 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create WATCH YOUR CRIME CITY COME ALIVE AS YOU PLAY! Doodle Mafia is the biggest “Doodle” game ever! Over 500 puzzles to solve and items to create as you play the role of Crime Boss or Cop. You decide how you want to play as you play through multiple hard-nosed storylines & play modes. As you build your Gang and make your fortune you must evade the Cops as well as fight off rival games in order to become the “Big Boss” of the City. In the “City” mode watch your Crime City come alive as you successfully pull off heists, escape the Cops or beat-off rival gangs. But you gotta watch your back because behind every corner there is a good Cop trying to make a name for himself or a rival Gangster trying to take your turf! In the “Campaign” mode, nab the bad guys or pull off heists to build your fortune. Can you successfully rob the bank and escape the Cops? Are you tough enough to defeat the rival boss and be the Crime Big Boss of the City? We shall see how good you are…. Remember Crime Does Pay! GAMEPLAY FEATURES - The biggest “Doodle” game ever! - OVER 500 Puzzles to Solve & Items to Create. - Play as a Gangers or Cop - Watch your Crime City come alive as you play - Multiple Game Modes and Storylines to play through - Earn money and weapons in the “Crime Slots” mini-game - Available in 6 languages: English, German, French, Russian, Chinese & Portuguese. Follow us to get early access to exclusive content, price drops and updates: LIKE: www.facebook.com/doodlegod FOLLOW: www.twitter.com/joybitsmobile Check out our other exciting games! Doodle Devil™ & Doodle Farm™

About

Root Growth

Guide roots to grow and reach water sources, transforming them into large trees. Expand your reach to conquer entire planets and see how many you can occupy.

Highlights
  • Grow roots strategically
  • Reach water sources
  • Develop into large trees
  • Conquer planets
  • Expand your territory
Features
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The roots keep growing, reach the water source, and eventually grow into a big tree and take over a planet. Come on, try to see how many planets you can occupy!

Screenshots

Doodle Mafia Blitz4 screens
Root Growth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Growth at none against Doodle Mafia Blitz's 9. Root Growth also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 126). Doodle Mafia Blitz's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 15%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Doodle Mafia Blitz sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doodle Mafia Blitz holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root Growth has 1.4K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Doodle Mafia Blitz's written reviews are positive against 15% of Root Growth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Mafia Blitz ships an update every 11 months, Root Growth monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Doodle Mafia Blitz versus Root Growth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Mafia BlitzRoot Growth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (126 ratings) — better4.1 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews — better14.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1261.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB134 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.妮 赵

Customer experience

Doodle Mafia Blitz

All ratings126 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral29.4%
Negative35.3%

Root Growth

All ratings1,408 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative76.1%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Mafia Blitz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Root Growth

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Spelling mistakes in UI
  • Inconsistent gameplay mechanics

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Option to remove ads for a fee

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Doodle Mafia Blitz

One-time9
  • Bundle of 200 buxes$0.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
  • Bundle of 450 buxes$1.99
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  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Bundle of 1000 buxes$3.99
  • Bundle of 3000 buxes$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 buxes$20.99
  • Bundle of 30000 buxes$49.99
  • Infinite buxes$99.99
None

Root Growth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle Mafia Blitz free?
Doodle Mafia Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Growth free?
Root Growth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Mafia Blitz or Root Growth?
Doodle Mafia Blitz is rated higher. Doodle Mafia Blitz averages 4.3 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Root Growth averages 4.1 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Doodle Mafia Blitz or Root Growth have ads?
Both Doodle Mafia Blitz and Root Growth show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Mafia Blitz or Root Growth?
Doodle Mafia Blitz ships an update every 11 months, and Root Growth monthly. Most recently, Doodle Mafia Blitz was updated on October 24, 2026 and Root Growth on October 27, 2026.

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