Comparison

Gorogoa vs Strange Horticulture

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

Head to head
About

Gorogoa

Experience a unique puzzle game where you manipulate beautifully hand-drawn panels to solve intricate challenges. This award-winning title offers a new kind of storytelling through its imaginative gameplay and gorgeous illustrations.

Highlights
  • Imaginative panel arrangement puzzles
  • Beautifully hand-drawn illustrations
  • Original storytelling
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Award-winning puzzle experience
Features
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"An exquisite point-and-click game." - The Washington Post "...one of the most engaging puzzle games in recent memory." - GameSpot "...one of the best puzzle games to ever grace my iPad." - Destructoid "....a virtually flawless iOS experience." - AppAdvice Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. UNIQUELY IMAGINATIVE PUZZLES The gameplay of Gorogoa is wholly original, comprised of lavishly illustrated panels that players arrange and combine in imaginative ways to solve puzzles. Impeccably simple, yet satisfyingly complex. GORGEOUSLY HAND-DRAWN GAMEPLAY Jason Roberts created thousands of meticulously detailed hand-drawn illustrations, encompassing the impressive scope of Gorogoa's personal narrative. A NEW KIND OF STORYTELLING Gorogoa isn't just a game - it's a work of art, expressing itself through soulful, charming illustrations and distinguished puzzle mechanics.

About

Strange Horticulture

Manage an occult plant store in a mysterious town. Discover and identify strange plants, using their unique properties to influence an unfolding narrative. Explore the surrounding lands to find new flora and unravel ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Manage an occult plant store
  • Discover and identify strange plants
  • Use plant effects to influence story
  • Explore surrounding lands
  • Unravel dark mysteries
  • Pet your cat
Features
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Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. WELCOME TO UNDERMERE Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colorful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years. EXPLORE THE LANDS BEYOND Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid! AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION Using your trusty encyclopedia and clues found on your explorations, you learn more about the strange plants you come across. By identifying each plant, you will be able to use their effects to influence the story -- from hypnotic hallucinogens to powerful poisons.

Screenshots

Gorogoa4 screens
Strange Horticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Strange Horticulture at weekly against Gorogoa's every 2 months. Strange Horticulture also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Gorogoa's advantage is chart position (#13 vs #45) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gorogoa costs $4.99 and Strange Horticulture $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strange Horticulture holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Gorogoa's written reviews are positive against 75% of Strange Horticulture's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gorogoa ships an update every 2 months, Strange Horticulture weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Gorogoa versus Strange Horticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGorogoaStrange Horticulture
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings)4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews — better75.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#13 — better#45
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size602 MB522 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnnapurna Games, LLCPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Gorogoa

All ratings2,290 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews549 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.4%

Strange Horticulture

All ratings1,338 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative16.9%

User reviews

Gorogoa

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Stunning visuals and artwork
  • 💡 Unique and innovative gameplay mechanics
  • 🚀 Captivating and immersive experience
  • 🤔 Thought-provoking and intriguing story

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Relatively short playtime
  • 🤔 Puzzles can be confusing at times
  • 🔍 Difficult to see small details on smaller screens
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and progress loss issues

Strange Horticulture

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cozy and relaxing gameplay
  • 🧠 Clever and engaging puzzles
  • 🎨 Lovely art style and graphics
  • 📚 Interesting and well-written story
  • 🕹️ Unique and novel gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (viewing device issues, plant movement problems)
  • 🔋 Battery drain and overheating issues
  • 📱 Suboptimal mobile experience (small text, lack of Apple Pencil support)
  • 🕰️ Short playtime, not much replayability

Bugs and requests

Gorogoa

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Unresponsive controls in some areas

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters
  • Difficulty options or customization
  • Improved save/load functionality
  • Compatibility optimizations for smaller devices

Strange Horticulture

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Viewing device bug preventing progress
  • Plants getting stuck and unable to be moved
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and expanded gameplay
  • Shelf/storage option for plants
  • Improved mobile optimization (larger text, better controls)

In-app purchases

None

Gorogoa

No in-app purchases

None

Strange Horticulture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gorogoa free?
Gorogoa costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strange Horticulture free?
Strange Horticulture costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gorogoa or Strange Horticulture?
Strange Horticulture is rated higher. Gorogoa averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Strange Horticulture averages 4.9 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Gorogoa or Strange Horticulture have ads?
Neither Gorogoa nor Strange Horticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gorogoa or Strange Horticulture?
Gorogoa ships an update every 2 months, and Strange Horticulture weekly. Most recently, Gorogoa was updated on November 6, 2026 and Strange Horticulture on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, Gorogoa or Strange Horticulture?
Gorogoa currently peaks at #13 in the App Store charts, and Strange Horticulture at #45. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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