Comparison

Rows Garden vs Dabble

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
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!

About

Dabble

Engage your mind with a word game that combines vocabulary challenges and strategic board rotation. This app offers a relaxing experience designed to sharpen focus and bring people together through wordplay.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary challenges
  • Strategic board rotation
  • Focus sharpening
  • Mind relaxation
  • Generational bonding
Features
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Dabble is a fun word game that challenges your vocabulary and strategy skills. By rotating the game board, you can create new word possibilities and keep the game going longer. Dabble is designed to sharpen your focus and relax your mind at the same time—what we proudly call word therapy! Our vision is to bring generations together through a shared love of word games, because relaxed minds are primed for togetherness. Dabble in; our journey starts here! — Your Dabble friends End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rows Garden4 screens
Dabble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dabble at Free against Rows Garden's $3.99. Rows Garden's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Dabble is free to download; Rows Garden costs $3.99 up front. Dabble sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Rows Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rows Garden holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Rows Garden's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dabble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Rows Garden versus Dabble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRows GardenDabble
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (16 ratings) — better4.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert BoschParosa, LLC

Customer experience

Rows Garden

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

Dabble

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rows Garden

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Dabble

Subscriptions6
  • Starter$0.993 Months
  • Plus$1.993 Months
  • Starter$2.991 Year
Show 3 more
  • Inclusive$2.993 Months
  • Plus$5.991 Year
  • Inclusive$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • All Access$19.99

Questions

Is Rows Garden free?
Rows Garden costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dabble free?
Dabble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rows Garden or Dabble?
Rows Garden is rated higher. Rows Garden averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Dabble averages 4.4 from 12 ratings.
Do Rows Garden or Dabble have ads?
Neither Rows Garden nor Dabble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rows Garden or Dabble?
Rows Garden ships an update every 2 months, and Dabble every 2 months. Most recently, Rows Garden was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dabble on October 30, 2026.

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