Comparison

Wordoku Timer vs Rows Garden

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

Head to head
About

Wordoku Timer

This app provides a timer for the board game Wordoku, a word game combining crossword and sudoku elements. Players create words using letter tiles and symbols to score points. It's designed for 1-6 players and offers a challenging yet accessible gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Official timer for Wordoku
  • Supports 1-6 players
  • Word puzzle gameplay
  • Crossword and sudoku mechanics
  • Symbol scoring system
Features
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The official timer app for the board game of Fun Spelled Out!™ Wordoku™ is a combination crossword–sudoku word game for one to six players. Players try to create as many words as possible using puzzle tiles printed with both letters and symbols. Use the letters to make words while balancing the symbols to double your score. Wordoku™ is easy to learn but challenging to master - it’s Fun Spelled Out!™

About

Rows Garden

This app offers a unique crossword puzzle variant with interlocking row and bloom clues. Solve puzzles with adjustable difficulty levels, suitable for both beginners and experienced players. It includes pre-made puzzles and links to external constructors.

Highlights
  • Unique row and bloom clue system
  • Fully-packed triangular grid
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Includes pre-made puzzles
  • Links to puzzle constructors
Currently charting
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Rows Garden is a crossword puzzle variant invented by Patrick Berry. Instead of the across and down clues and black and white squares of a traditional crossword grid, a Rows Garden puzzle consists of interlocking row and bloom clues whose answers are filled into a fully-packed grid of triangular spaces. Each row consists of one or more clues, with answers entered across the rows of the garden from left to right. Bloom clues are grouped by shade -- light, medium, and dark -- and have six-letter answers that are each entered in a hexagonal bloom within the garden, with the starting point and direction left for you to determine. You can adjust the difficulty level of the solving experience within the app, providing a suitable challenge for both beginning and experienced solvers. The app comes with a number of puzzles and bundles (30 puzzles in all) created by leading Rows Garden constructors to whet your appetite, and includes links to their Web sites for downloading and subscribing to puzzles that you can import into the app. If you like crossword puzzles and are looking for a new challenge, or are seeking an interesting twist on the familiar crossword format, give Rows Garden a try!

Screenshots

Wordoku Timer2 screens
Rows Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rows Garden at 88% against Wordoku Timer's 0%. Rows Garden also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 70 months). Wordoku Timer's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Wordoku Timer is free to download; Rows Garden costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rows Garden holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rows Garden has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wordoku Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Rows Garden's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wordoku Timer ships an update every 70 months, Rows Garden every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Wordoku Timer versus Rows Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWordoku TimerRows Garden
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#164 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThunderbox Entertainment Ltd.Robert Bosch

Customer experience

Wordoku Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Rows Garden

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Wordoku Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Rows Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wordoku Timer free?
Wordoku Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rows Garden free?
Rows Garden costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wordoku Timer or Rows Garden?
Rows Garden is rated higher. Wordoku Timer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Rows Garden averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Wordoku Timer or Rows Garden have ads?
Neither Wordoku Timer nor Rows Garden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wordoku Timer or Rows Garden?
Wordoku Timer ships an update every 70 months, and Rows Garden every 2 months. Most recently, Wordoku Timer was updated on August 15, 2026 and Rows Garden on September 17, 2026.

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