Root Growth vs Thief Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Root Growth
Guide roots to grow and reach water sources, transforming them into large trees. Expand your reach to conquer entire planets and see how many you can occupy.
- Grow roots strategically
- Reach water sources
- Develop into large trees
- Conquer planets
- Expand your territory
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The roots keep growing, reach the water source, and eventually grow into a big tree and take over a planet. Come on, try to see how many planets you can occupy!
Thief Puzzle
Guide the police to apprehend a thief in this engaging puzzle game. Progress through numerous levels, each offering a unique challenge and increasing difficulty. Enjoy a relaxing and fun experience as you solve your way to victory.
- Catch the thief gameplay
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Relaxing puzzle experience
- Progress through levels
- Engaging challenges
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Help the police catch the thief! Your mission is simple, catch the thief and win! Let's play and relax with lots of levels with different difficulty!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Root Growth at 1.4K against Thief Puzzle's 22. Root Growth also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 0%). Thief Puzzle's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Root Growth against 4.0 for Thief Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Root Growth has 1.4K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of Root Growth's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thief Puzzle's.
Root Growth ships an update monthly, Thief Puzzle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root Growth | Thief Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 妮 赵 | Tuc Nguyen Van |
Customer experience
Root Growth
Thief Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Root Growth
Reported bugs
2 issues- Spelling mistakes in UI
- Inconsistent gameplay mechanics
Requested features
2 requests- More levels and content
- Option to remove ads for a fee
Thief Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Thief Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Root Growth free?
Is Thief Puzzle free?
Which has better reviews, Root Growth or Thief Puzzle?
Do Root Growth or Thief Puzzle have ads?
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