Root Growth vs Gun Gear
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!
Gun Gear
Merge gears to unlock and upgrade a variety of weapons. Earn in-game currency to increase your damage and unlock new firearms. Strategic upgrades and multipliers help you progress and achieve higher scores.
- Merge gears to unlock weapons
- Unlock new firearms
- Earn in-game money
- Use multipliers
- Special upgrade offers
- Increase damage
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Earn more money and unlock new weapons. Use multipliers and enjoy special upgrade offers to do more damage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Growth at none against Gun Gear's 10. Root Growth also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 5%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Gun Gear's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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. Gun Gear sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gun Gear holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Root Growth's written reviews are positive against 5% of Gun Gear's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Root Growth ships an update monthly, Gun Gear every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root Growth | Gun Gear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) | 4.3 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews — better | 5.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1.4K |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 妮 赵 | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Root Growth
Gun Gear
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
Gun Gear
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Decent game despite issues
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🚫 Completely different from ads
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
- 🔨 Purchased features not working as expected
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
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
Gun Gear
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Purchased benefits not working
- Ads still shown despite paid ad removal
Requested features
3 requests- Remove ads completely for paid users
- Improve ad-free experience
- Ensure purchased features work as advertised
In-app purchases
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Gun Gear
- Drone$1.99
- Sergeant$2.99
- 20 Tickets$2.99
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- 30 Tickets$2.99
- NoAds$3.99
- President$4.99
- Ammo pack$4.99
- 50 Tickets$4.99
- 30 Tickets and No Ads$5.99
- Treasury Trove Pack$5.99
