Comparison

Botany Blitz vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

Botany Blitz

Engage in a real-time strategy battle on a board, claiming territory with unique plant abilities. Master different plants, outmaneuver opponents, and use environmental tools before time expires.

Highlights
  • Unique plant abilities
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Territory claiming mechanics
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Offline AI skirmishes
  • Tutorial levels
Features
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Botany Blitz — The Plant Battle RTS Four plants. One board. No mercy. Claim territory as unstoppable Moss, spread wildly as Grass, explode across the map with Dandelion, or dart into every gap as lightning-fast Ivy. Each plant plays differently — mastering them all is the real game. Botany Blitz is a real-time strategy battle with the satisfying tension of a classic board game. Race to cover the board, cut off your opponents, and use every tool at your disposal — water your plants to accelerate, drop rocks to block — before time runs out. What's waiting for you: • 20 tutorial levels to learn the ropes • Online multiplayer — live battles against real players from around the world • Offline skirmishes against customizable AI opponents • GameCenter achievements and leaderboards • Free to play Easy to learn. Hard to stop playing. Download Botany Blitz free today.

About

Ember

Features
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Ember is an abstract strategy board game where every player picks a spot at the same time. Players score by controlling territory on the board. HOW IT WORKS Each turn, every player picks an open spot. All picks are revealed together. Spots you control add pressure to the eight spots around them. When enough pressure builds on an open spot, you gain control of it. Pressure only spreads a limited distance from the spots you place. A spot outside that range stays under your control but does not add more pressure. If two or more players pick the same spot, Static controls it instead. Static uses the same pressure rules as everyone else, but it cannot win. WAYS TO PLAY Play against the computer at three AI difficulty levels: Halo (Novice), Vega (Skilled), and Titan (Expert). Play online with a friend by sharing a link. Play ranked online multiplayer with 2, 3, or 4 players. Ranked results affect your Elo rating and your place on the leaderboard. Solve puzzles that use the same pressure rules as regular games. Watch live games. BOARD TYPES Every board is a 16x16 grid. Open has no walls or special scoring. Walls has fixed spots that no player can control. Zones gives each player a scoring map only they can see. Every spot you control is worth 1 point. A spot inside one of your zones is worth 3 points. Ember is free and has no ads or in-app purchases. You only need an account for ranked games.

Screenshots

Botany Blitz4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ember at none against Botany Blitz's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Botany Blitz sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Ember asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Botany Blitz ships an update weekly, Ember every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Botany Blitz versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBotany BlitzEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel GuentherRyan Seekely

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Botany Blitz

One-time2
  • Golden Watercan$1.99
  • Bypass Rewarded Ads$4.99
None

Ember

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Botany Blitz free?
Botany Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Botany Blitz or Ember have ads?
Neither Botany Blitz nor Ember shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Botany Blitz or Ember?
Botany Blitz ships an update weekly, and Ember every 10 days. Most recently, Botany Blitz was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ember on October 31, 2026.

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