Captain Backwater's Adventure vs Rows Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain Backwater's Adventure
Embark on a pirate puzzle adventure to help Captain Backwater loot treasure caves, find riches, and rescue Mary O'Maley. This brain challenge offers fresh gameplay, special items, and the chance to become the most feared pirate.
- Challenging pirate puzzle gameplay
- Loot dangerous treasure caves
- Find the biggest pirate treasure
- Rescue Mary O'Maley
- Collect special items
- Share achievements with friends
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Get ready for the biggest pirate puzzle adventure ever. Meet Captain Backwater - the most feared pirate in the Caribbean. Help him to loot dangerous treasure caves, find the biggest pirate treasure ever and rescue Backwater's beloved Mary O'Maley. This adventure is a real brain challenge for you full of danger, fun and fame. - fresh & challenging gameplay - many extras & special items - clear 100 treasure caves - complete the cursed amulet - become the most feared pirate in the Caribbean - share your achievements with your friends
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.
- Unique row and bloom clue system
- Fully-packed triangular grid
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Includes pre-made puzzles
- Links to puzzle constructors
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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 30 full-sized puzzles and 135 smaller "Rosebuds" (perfect for solving on iPhone) 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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Captain Backwater's Adventure at Free against Rows Garden's $3.99. Captain Backwater's Adventure also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Rows Garden's advantage is chart position (#155 vs unranked) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Captain Backwater's Adventure is free to download; Rows Garden costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Captain Backwater's Adventure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rows Garden has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Captain Backwater's Adventure's written reviews are positive against 88% of Rows Garden's.
Captain Backwater's Adventure ships an update daily, Rows Garden every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain Backwater's Adventure | Rows Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #155 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asylum Square Interactive GmbH | Robert Bosch |
Customer experience
Captain Backwater's Adventure
Rows Garden
In-app purchases
Captain Backwater's Adventure
No in-app purchases
Rows Garden
No in-app purchases
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