Tangle Tower vs Strange Horticulture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tangle Tower
Investigate a bizarre murder in a twisted mansion. Explore eerie gardens and a chilling crime scene, uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve unique puzzles. Can you reveal the secrets of Tangle Tower?
- Explore a twisted mansion
- Discover curious clues
- Interrogate peculiar suspects
- Solve unique puzzles
- Fully voiced and animated characters
- Atmospheric orchestral soundtrack
- Digitally painted environments
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Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Freya Fellow has been murdered. The lead suspect? A shadowy figure found looming over her body, wielding a knife. The problem? That suspect... is just a painting. Investigate the entirety of Tangle Tower, from the bizarre and eerie gardens, to the cold and ominous crime scene at the very top. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower? • A fully voiced and animated cast of characters • Atmospheric original orchestral soundtrack • Beautiful digitally painted environments to explore
Strange Horticulture
Manage an occult plant store in a mysterious town. Discover and identify strange plants, using their unique properties to influence an unfolding narrative. Explore the surrounding lands to find new flora and unravel ancient secrets.
- Manage an occult plant store
- Discover and identify strange plants
- Use plant effects to influence story
- Explore surrounding lands
- Unravel dark mysteries
- Pet your cat
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Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. WELCOME TO UNDERMERE Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colorful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years. EXPLORE THE LANDS BEYOND Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid! AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION Using your trusty encyclopedia and clues found on your explorations, you learn more about the strange plants you come across. By identifying each plant, you will be able to use their effects to influence the story -- from hypnotic hallucinogens to powerful poisons.
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Verdict
Tangle Tower and Strange Horticulture both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Tangle Tower's written reviews are positive against 75% of Strange Horticulture's. Tangle Tower also leads on price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Strange Horticulture's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 179) and chart position (#35 vs #147). On rating, 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
Tangle Tower costs $4.99 and Strange Horticulture $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tangle Tower against 4.9 for Strange Horticulture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strange Horticulture has 1.4K ratings behind it against 179, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Tangle Tower's written reviews are positive against 75% of Strange Horticulture's.
| Parameter | Tangle Tower | Strange Horticulture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (179 ratings) | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 75.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 179 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #147 | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SFB Games | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Tangle Tower
Strange Horticulture
User reviews
Tangle Tower
From 179 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and detailed art style
- 🎭 Excellent voice acting and character performances
- 🎵 Outstanding soundtrack and music
- 📖 Engaging and well-written storyline
- 🧩 Fun and satisfying puzzles
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Rushed and underdeveloped ending
- ❓ Unanswered plot questions and loose threads
- 📝 Excessive dialogue and conversation
- 🗺️ Linear gameplay with limited exploration freedom
- ⏰ Relatively short playtime
Strange Horticulture
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cozy and relaxing gameplay
- 🧠 Clever and engaging puzzles
- 🎨 Lovely art style and graphics
- 📚 Interesting and well-written story
- 🕹️ Unique and novel gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (viewing device issues, plant movement problems)
- 🔋 Battery drain and overheating issues
- 📱 Suboptimal mobile experience (small text, lack of Apple Pencil support)
- 🕰️ Short playtime, not much replayability
Bugs and requests
Tangle Tower
Reported bugs
4 issues- Audio/sound not working for some users
- Puzzle acceptance issues - won't accept correct answers
- Game stops working mid-playthrough
- Audio issues across multiple languages
Requested features
6 requests- Sequel or continuation of the Detective Grimoire series
- Difficulty level selection options
- In-game hint system
- Audio drama content between games
- Longer game with more content
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Strange Horticulture
Reported bugs
3 issues- Viewing device bug preventing progress
- Plants getting stuck and unable to be moved
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- More content and expanded gameplay
- Shelf/storage option for plants
- Improved mobile optimization (larger text, better controls)
In-app purchases
Tangle Tower
No in-app purchases
Strange Horticulture
No in-app purchases
Questions
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