Comparison

ARROW Patterns vs Garden Mosaic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ARROW Patterns

An elegant and relaxing puzzle game that challenges your logic and IQ. Swipe to move arrows and solve intricate patterns, with added complexity from teleporters and rotators. Offers two difficulty levels for all players.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzle gameplay
  • Arrow pattern matching
  • Teleporter and rotator challenges
  • Minimalist design
  • Two difficulty levels (Casual, Challenge)
  • Brain-activating strategies
Features
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ARROW Patterns is the sequel of ARROW. This game is a travel to a unique world, with a lot of logic and fun. ARROW Patterns is an elegant and relaxing puzzle game with an enigmatic atmosphere, which will immerse you in a unique experience and make you relax while activating your brain creating strategies that will increase your IQ. This puzzle game puts you on a mental quest and tons of various logical challenges! Challenge your brain with a game experience that pushes the limits of your logic. In this sequel you will have to draw awesome shapes while you move the tiles. There are tons of fun shapes that will blow your mind. How to play? Easy!, swipe to move the arrows and solve the patterns, but you can only move the arrows if their direction matches your swipe. You will also find challenges such as teleporters and rotators that will put you thinking and make this fun puzzle game a real challenge for your brain. If you think you are smart try playing ARROW and challenge your friends to see who goes further. Why ARROW Patterns is a game you should play? SIMPLE: Beautiful minimal design. CHALLENGE: Although it seems easy at the beginning, ARROW Patterns will challenge your logic like no other intelligence game created by our team. BEAUTIFUL: A unique and relaxing music and surprisingly beautiful effects are enough to keep you connected for long hours. FUN: Each puzzle is a unique experience. STRATEGIC: Just swipe to move the arrows and match the pattern. With traps such as teleporters and rotators, together with the movement strategy of the arrows themselves, they will do more than challenging and fun to solve the puzzles. FOR ALL: We have created two levels of difficulty: CASUAL and CHALLENGE, so that everyone can play this intelligent puzzle game. Test your IQ and challenge your friends! Still having doubts? If you love brain teasers, ARROW Patterns is for you. If you dislike brain teasers, ARROW Patterns is definitely for you! Get this logical puzzle now! Do you like our work? Connect below: • https://www.alecgames.com

About

Garden Mosaic

Features
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Meet Whisper, a little leaf-and-seed spirit with a garden to wake. Slide colourful stones through open spaces, complete patterns, and help her home bloom again. Every puzzle asks you to plan a clear path. Stones slide through open spaces, patterns can be completed anywhere on the board, and every move reshapes your options. From level 6, L-shaped, T-shaped, and other carefully tuned board layouts add fresh routes, corners, and satisfying solutions. Complete mosaics, clear boards, restore flowerbeds, rescue fireflies and tackle chapter relays. A CALM PUZZLE WITH DEPTH • 3,000 carefully tuned levels across six gardens • Varied board shapes from level 6 • A thoughtful campaign with no timers • Optional 3-star goals and combo chains for an extra challenge • A story about Whisper, Lumi, and the friends who help her grow RETURN TO THE DAILY GARDEN • Grow your daily streak with Whisper • Complete one fresh timed puzzle each day • Earn seed rewards every 10 days and a special gift at 100 GARDEN TOOLS FOR TRICKY BOARDS • Rainbow — turn one stone into a wildcard for three moves • Swap — exchange two adjacent stones • Bloom Burst — Clear a chosen rock, ice block or root, plus adjacent ice and roots. • Teleport — move a stone to any empty space • +3 Moves — extend your move budget at the perfect moment MADE FOR A QUIET ESCAPE • Colourful storybook gardens and calming sound • A polished iPhone and iPad experience, including landscape play on iPad • Play in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese • Sync progress between iPhone / iPad with Game Center + iCloud • The complete story and companions across all six gardens • The first 60 levels are free; unlock levels 61–3,000 with one purchase Lives return for free over time. You can also restore them with earned seeds or an optional full-lives purchase. Unlocking the full game gives access to levels 61–3,000; the same lives rules apply. Easy to learn, rewarding to master. Can you restore every mosaic and bring all six gardens back to life?

Screenshots

ARROW Patterns4 screens
Garden Mosaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garden Mosaic at none against ARROW Patterns's 10. Garden Mosaic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). ARROW Patterns's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ARROW Patterns sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Garden Mosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARROW Patterns ships an update every 3 months, Garden Mosaic every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
ARROW Patterns versus Garden Mosaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARROW PatternsGarden Mosaic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViviana BaezaAndreas Ronge

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ARROW Patterns

One-time10
  • Tile: 3D-4$0.99
  • Tile: 3D-5$0.99
  • 30 Hints Pack$0.99
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  • 100 Undo Tokens$0.99
  • 70 Hints Pack$1.99
  • 300 Undo Tokens$1.99
  • 120 Hints Pack$2.99
  • 500 Undo Tokens$2.99
  • 250 Hints Pack$5.99
  • 500 Hints Pack$9.99
None

Garden Mosaic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARROW Patterns free?
ARROW Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garden Mosaic free?
Garden Mosaic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ARROW Patterns or Garden Mosaic have ads?
ARROW Patterns shows ads; Garden Mosaic does not.
Which is updated more often, ARROW Patterns or Garden Mosaic?
ARROW Patterns ships an update every 3 months, and Garden Mosaic every 2 days. Most recently, ARROW Patterns was updated on October 13, 2026 and Garden Mosaic on October 18, 2026.

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