Comparison

Pulmonary vs Growbot Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Pulmonary

A challenging puzzle game that requires players to use past information to navigate obscured paths. Test your logic and problem-solving skills in this unique experience.

Highlights
  • Obscured path navigation
  • Information-based gameplay
  • Logic puzzles
  • Problem-solving challenges
  • Unique game mechanics
Features
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A challenging puzzle game where the path in front of you is obscured. To figure out what's ahead, you'll need to use the information behind you.

About

Growbot Mobile

Embark on a point-and-click adventure as a robot on a biopunk space station. Solve puzzles using unique abilities and collect flower sounds to defend your home from a crystalline threat. Uncover a story of flower power amidst a visually stunning and musically rich environment.

Highlights
  • Explore a biopunk space station
  • Interact with alien flora and fauna
  • Solve puzzles using unique mechanics
  • Collect and combine flower sounds
  • Experience a narrative-driven story
  • Enjoy award-winning art and music
Features
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Growbot is a 2D point&click adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a beautiful biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens, you play as Nara, a growbot in training to become a captain. When your station home is attacked by rapidly growing crystals, it's down to you to save it. The game is inspired by classic adventure games like Loom, modern adventure games like Machinarium, and aims to appeal to both seasoned and new gamers. Features • Explore a beautiful space station and repair its strange machinery. • Interact with fantastic plants and aliens. • Use your Brain(apilla) to solve puzzles. • Collect the sounds of flowers and combine them to create powerful shields. • Meet a fluffy white hologram called Star Belly with a galaxy inside. • Unearth a tale of flower power with twisted roots. • Art by award winning illustrator Lisa Evans. • Beautiful music by musician Jessica Fichot.

Screenshots

Pulmonary4 screens
Growbot Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pulmonary at Free against Growbot Mobile's $4.99. Growbot Mobile's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (91% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads 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

Pulmonary is free to download; Growbot Mobile costs $4.99 up front. Pulmonary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Growbot Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Growbot Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pulmonary's written reviews are positive against 91% of Growbot Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulmonary ships an update every 4 months, Growbot Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pulmonary versus Growbot Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulmonaryGrowbot Mobile
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB619 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy Soereide KjaerApplication Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH

Customer experience

Pulmonary

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Growbot Mobile

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulmonary

One-time1
  • 11 New Stages$0.99
None

Growbot Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulmonary free?
Pulmonary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Growbot Mobile free?
Growbot Mobile costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulmonary or Growbot Mobile?
Growbot Mobile is rated higher. Pulmonary averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Growbot Mobile averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Pulmonary or Growbot Mobile have ads?
Neither Pulmonary nor Growbot Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulmonary or Growbot Mobile?
Pulmonary ships an update every 4 months, and Growbot Mobile monthly. Most recently, Pulmonary was updated on November 2, 2026 and Growbot Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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