Comparison

Rows Garden vs Smartle Game

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

Head to head
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!

About

Smartle Game

Engage in a daily word puzzle by rearranging letters to form five-letter words. Expand your vocabulary with definitions for each word you construct. Challenge yourself with timed Sprint Mode or compete on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzle challenges
  • Letter rearrangement gameplay
  • Word definitions and hints
  • Timed Sprint Mode
  • Leaderboard and personal records
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Welcome to Smartle Daily Word Puzzle! > Unleash Your Word-Hunting Skills! Solve the word puzzle by rearranging letters to form valid 5-letter words in all 5 rows. Simply drag and drop letters to swap their positions. Play a unique Daily Challenge every day! > Play & Learn Need a bit of help to solve the word puzzle? No problem! Utilize a variety of hints per game and have words built for you. For every word you construct throughout the day Smartle offers word definitions. If you happen to form a word by accident, you'll quickly learn its meaning. These two features combined provide an enjoyable and educational way to expand your vocabulary. > Introducing Sprint Mode Looking for more than just one word game per day? Now you can have it! In Sprint Mode, your objective is to complete five word puzzle games in just 10 minutes. It's a challenging mode that will test your word-hunting skills! Can you beat the clock and solve all five puzzles? Take breaks between games without the clock ticking away. Whether you finish all five games in one go or spread them out throughout the day, the choice is yours! Didn't make it in time? No worries! Replay Sprint Mode as many times as you like, with each round presenting new letter combinations and fresh challenges. And if you wish to play again just hit "Play Again" to jump right back into the action! > Set records On the Leaderboard you can see how you compare to other Smartle players. Scores for Daily Word Puzzle and Sprint Mode can be found in their dedicated tabs on the leaderboard. Compete for the top spot based on your time, number of swaps, and streak. Track your progress with Personal Records, which are combine both word game modes. Can you maintain your daily streak and surpass your previous records in terms of time and number of swaps? > Achieve Achievements are our latest feature, and we’re incredibly proud of it! Every time you accomplish something impressive or hit a milestone in the Daily or Sprint word game, a new achievement unlocks on your Achievements page. Some achievements are straightforward, like reaching a streak of N days, while others are “secret.” The only way to uncover these hidden achievements is to stumble upon them by accident as you play and explore the word puzzle. Download Smartle Daily Word Puzzle and try a word-hunting adventure like no other! Let's see if you have what it takes to conquer Sprint Mode and become the ultimate word puzzle champion!

Screenshots

Rows Garden4 screens
Smartle Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smartle Game at Free against Rows Garden's $3.99. Smartle Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Rows Garden's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Smartle Game 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

Smartle Game 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Rows Garden's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smartle Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rows Garden ships an update every 2 months, Smartle Game every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Rows Garden versus Smartle Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRows GardenSmartle Game
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB57 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRobert BoschPAVLO YAKUBOVSKYI

Customer experience

Rows Garden

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

Smartle Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rows Garden

No in-app purchases

None

Smartle Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rows Garden free?
Rows Garden costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartle Game free?
Smartle Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rows Garden or Smartle Game?
Smartle Game is rated higher. Rows Garden averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Smartle Game averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rows Garden or Smartle Game have ads?
Neither Rows Garden nor Smartle Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rows Garden or Smartle Game?
Rows Garden ships an update every 2 months, and Smartle Game every 6 weeks. Most recently, Rows Garden was updated on September 17, 2026 and Smartle Game on August 26, 2026.

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