Root Growth vs Number Gun!
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!
Number Gun!
Engage in a unique shooting game where you fill blocks and create the ultimate gun. Combine math blocks to enhance your weapon's power and achieve the best combos.
- Shoot and fill blocks
- Create the best gun combo
- Maximize gun with math blocks
- Strategic block filling
- Gun upgrade system
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Shoot and fill blocks. Make the best combo for your gun. Maximize your gun with math blocks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Growth at none against Number Gun!'s 17. Number Gun!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Number Gun! sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Number Gun! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Root Growth's written reviews are positive against 13% of Number Gun!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Root Growth ships an update monthly, Number Gun! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root Growth | Number Gun! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) | 4.5 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews — better | 12.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 妮 赵 | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Root Growth
Number Gun!
User reviews
Root Growth
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 🌳 Cute and relaxing visuals
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🕰️ Lack of content and short playtime
Number Gun!
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Great way to kill time
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
Room to improve
- 🚫 False advertising about no ads
- 💸 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
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
Number Gun!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bullet goes through blocks at higher levels
- Game randomly loses ability to hit gates and blocks
- Game crashes or freezes after extended play
Requested features
3 requests- Option to purchase ad-free version
- Increase max level and upgrade limits
- Add background music and sound effects
In-app purchases
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Number Gun!
- Beginners Pack$0.99
- Skip-it 1$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Skip-it 2$3.99
- Gun 1$4.99
- Starter Pack$6.99
- Epicblock Pack$9.99
- Starter Pack No-ads$9.99
- Skip-it 3$9.99
- Gun 3$9.99
- Doublegun Pack$12.99
- Skip-it 4$14.99
- Battlepack$24.99
- Mega Bundle$29.99
- Money 6$29.99
- Mega Bundle No-ads$34.99
- Limitlessfun Pack$49.99
