Scribble Chat! vs Root Growth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribble Chat!
This is a free iMessage game designed for playing with friends and family. Players create phrases and pass them along, allowing for continuous chat alongside the game. It emphasizes private gameplay with invited contacts only.
- Free iMessage game
- Play with friends and family
- Intuitive phrase passing gameplay
- Chat without interruption
- Invitation-only gameplay
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Scribble Chat is a FREE iMessage game played with friends and family. Intuitive Gameplay Just create a phrase and pass it along. You can continue chatting without being interrupted by gameplay! Friends and Family No strangers here. Everyone you play Scribble Chat with is through your invitation only! FREE! We want you to enjoy laughing and drawing with the people close to you. There are no ads or in app purchases in Scribble Chat!
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.
- Grow roots strategically
- Reach water sources
- Develop into large trees
- Conquer planets
- Expand your territory
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Root Growth at 4.1 against Scribble Chat!'s 1.6. Root Growth also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 171). Scribble Chat!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Root Growth holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root Growth has 1.4K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Scribble Chat!'s written reviews are positive against 15% of Root Growth's.
Scribble Chat! ships an update every 5 weeks, Root Growth monthly. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Scribble Chat! | Root Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (171 ratings) | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 14.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BFG Entertainment Inc. | 妮 赵 |
Customer experience
Scribble Chat!
Root Growth
User reviews
Scribble Chat!
From 171 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fun concept for drawing games with friends
- 👥 Good for group entertainment and family bonding
- 💡 Creative gameplay idea with potential
- 😄 Entertaining when it works properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Drawings frequently don't display or show as blank
- ❌ App doesn't function properly most of the time
- 🗑️ Extremely difficult or impossible to delete/uninstall
- 😕 Confusing user interface and gameplay mechanics
- 🔧 Poor app execution and development quality
Root Growth
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 🌳 Cute and relaxing visuals
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🕰️ Lack of content and short playtime
Bugs and requests
Scribble Chat!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Drawings not displaying to other players
- Blank canvas when guessing opponent's drawing
- App cannot be deleted from device
- Game freezes or goes white screen
- Completed chain results won't load
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- App invisible on home screen
- Glitches in large group games
- Game doesn't start or join properly
- Drawing submission fails silently
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to choose and draw your own phrases
- Two-player mode instead of three-player only
- Standalone app instead of iMessage-only
- Better visibility of completed drawing chains
- Improved drawing interface and tools
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- Online multiplayer with strangers, not just friends
- Dark mode option
- Better help and tutorial system
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
Scribble Chat!
No in-app purchases
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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