Magic Garden with Letters vs Build With Grandpa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Garden with Letters
This logical puzzle game challenges children to connect pipes to water blooming flowers across 108 levels. Players aim for the fastest completion to earn three stars, with some levels featuring numbers and letters for added educational value.
- 108 puzzle levels
- Connect pipes to water flowers
- Earn 3 stars for speed
- Features numbers and letters
- Educational game collection
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Welcome to the Magic garden…. It's spring now, flowers are ready to bloom… they just need some water. Thanks to this logical game, your children will turn the pipes to bring water to the flowers to finish the 108 levels and try to get the 3 stars (solve the puzzle as fast as possible to get the 3 stars!!!). In some levels, they may be surprised to discover numbers and letters ... This game is part of our education game collection "Learning is fun", visit our website for more info: http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ipad.html or http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/
Build With Grandpa
This app guides children through the entire process of building a new home, from demolition and foundation to design, painting, and landscaping. It incorporates educational elements like math, literacy, and life skills, all while engaging kids with interactive construction activities.
- Design houses using blueprints
- Operate construction equipment
- Learn about safety and power tools
- Paint, decorate, and landscape
- Interactive building activities
- Educational math and literacy games
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Demolish an old building with a wrecking ball, clear the lot with a bulldozer - then design, build, paint, decorate, and landscape a brand new house! Along the way you'll learn about safety equipment and power tools, empty your dump truck, dig and pour a foundation, mix cement, drive construction equipment, enjoy lunch with Grandpa, and measure and build a wall with wood! Be creative as you design from blueprints, paint the house with rollers, and choose your own windows, doors, shutters, landscaping, and fun extras! Ages 5-9. Editor's Choice - Children's Technology Review Parents and teachers love Build With Grandpa because it teaches about renewal and re-building while taking players through the complete process of creating a new home from the ground up. Kids love Build With Grandpa because they get to do everything from *dirt* to *decorate* in this original app! EDUCATIONAL GAMES: 1. Design a house using blueprints. 2. Choose equipment. “Which one is the generator?” 3. Foundation words. “Find the words in the puzzle to make the foundation!” 4. Finish the wall. “Which two boards add up to 8?” 5. Paint the house. “Be creative!” 6. Decorate the house. “Add windows and doors!” FUN INTERACTIVE EXTRAS: 1. Demolish the old house! 2. Clear the lot with a bulldozer! 3. Enjoy lunch with Grandpa! 4. Dump gravel out of a dump truck! 5. Give Grandpa a high five! 6. Add ingredients and mix the cement! 7. Watch 10 fascinating videos about building, narrated by Grandpa! EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: + Math: measurement, addition through 9 + Literacy: read and identify over 40 construction words + Life skills: suburban renewal, identify construction equipment, construction processes + Creativity: design, paint, decorate, and landscape a home + Problem solving, spatial skills, cause and effect PRODUCT SUPPORT: Fairlady Media is committed to developing high-quality family-friendly games with excellent entertainment value. Please contact us if you have suggestions for improvement or to get technical issues resolved: support@fairladymedia.com. Also by Fairlady Media: + Grandma's Garden (dancing Granny teaches preschool skills, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa's Workshop (high-fiving Grandpa teaches primary skills, ages 2-6) + Grandma’s Kitchen (fun and learning with Grandma and her wacky utensils, ages 4-7) + Grandma Loves Bugs (explore the forest to learn about creepy-crawlies, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa In Space (blast off in a custom rocket to explore the solar system, ages 6-8) + Grandma’s Preschool (the best school readiness app on the App Store, ages 3-6) + Fishing With Grandpa (cast and reel in fish and play games with Grandpa, ages 3-6) + Music With Grandma (learn about music and jam on musical instruments, ages 7+) + Camping With Grandpa (go on a hiking adventure and learn about the wilderness, ages 5-8) + At the Zoo With Grandma and Grandpa (tour the zoo and learn about 50+ animals, ages 6-8) + Grandpa’s Toy Shop (design, build, and decorate toys to sell in Grandpa’s shop, ages 6-9) + Smashing Grammar (crush the nouns, verbs, and more to get a high score, ages 9+) These are apps you can feel good about giving to your kids. They are educational beyond the school curriculum - they also teach life skills in real-world contexts. Links that take the user outside the app are contained behind a Parental Gate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Build With Grandpa at 100% against Magic Garden with Letters's 0%. Build With Grandpa also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). Magic Garden with Letters's advantage is update cadence (every 13 months vs every 115 months) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Magic Garden with Letters costs $1.99 and Build With Grandpa $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Build With Grandpa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build With Grandpa has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Magic Garden with Letters's written reviews are positive against 100% of Build With Grandpa's.
Magic Garden with Letters ships an update every 13 months, Build With Grandpa every 115 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Garden with Letters | Build With Grandpa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 115 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Minard | Fairlady Media |
Customer experience
Magic Garden with Letters
Build With Grandpa
In-app purchases
Magic Garden with Letters
No in-app purchases
Build With Grandpa
No in-app purchases
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