Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Challenging pirate puzzle gameplay
  • Loot dangerous treasure caves
  • Find the biggest pirate treasure
  • Rescue Mary O'Maley
  • Collect special items
  • Share achievements with friends
Features
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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

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
Features
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 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!

Screenshots

Captain Backwater's Adventure4 screens
Rows Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Captain Backwater's Adventure versus Rows Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptain Backwater's AdventureRows Garden
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#155 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsylum Square Interactive GmbHRobert Bosch

Customer experience

Captain Backwater's Adventure

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rows Garden

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

In-app purchases

None

Captain Backwater's Adventure

No in-app purchases

None

Rows Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captain Backwater's Adventure free?
Captain Backwater's Adventure 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, Captain Backwater's Adventure or Rows Garden?
Captain Backwater's Adventure is rated higher. Captain Backwater's Adventure averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Rows Garden averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Captain Backwater's Adventure or Rows Garden have ads?
Neither Captain Backwater's Adventure nor Rows Garden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Captain Backwater's Adventure or Rows Garden?
Captain Backwater's Adventure ships an update daily, and Rows Garden every 2 months. Most recently, Captain Backwater's Adventure was updated on October 7, 2026 and Rows Garden on October 29, 2026.

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