Comparison

Primrows+ vs Nodes

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

Head to head
About

Primrows+

A logic puzzle game where you grow and prune flowers in a whimsical garden. It combines sudoku-like rules with elements of chance and pattern recognition. Enjoy weekly challenges, seasonal artwork, and an ambient soundscape.

Highlights
  • Sudoku-inspired logic puzzles
  • Whimsical garden theme
  • Weekly challenges with special mechanics
  • Ambient nature soundscape
  • Seasonal artwork
  • Quick Play and Journal Play modes
  • Color blindness and low vision accessibility
Features
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A challenging game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition that adds a twist of chance to sudoku mechanics. Tend to a whimsical garden with organic sounds and visuals while you unearth new weekly challenges that introduce special mechanics. Test your skills in a game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition. After flowers grow at random, prune them away to ensure there are no two of the same flower in any row, column, or quadrant. Harvest at the end of each round to collect points and grow your high score. Master new challenges presented in each round as you watch your gardens flourish! Harvest as many points as you can in Quick Play or enjoy the more advanced Journal Play that rewards you for meeting certain criteria. Can’t get enough? Anticipate each Weekly Challenge that introduces special flowers and tiles that change the gameplay. Celebrate holidays and other milestones with themed challenges and festive artwork to get you in the spirit of the season. Primrows combines elements from sudoku and board games into an approachable and novel puzzle challenge that invites you to play at your own pace. With a high skill ceiling and plenty of depth, gameplay offers a challenging and versatile experience. Immerse yourself in ambient music and hand-painted backgrounds that change with each season. Primrows features award-winning visuals that invite you to settle in and strategize. Features: • Scratch that puzzle itch with Quick Play or enjoy deep strategy with Journal Play • Weekly challenges to expand your gardening expertise • Balance strategy, chance, and pattern recognition with no time pressure • Immersive ambient soundscape inspired by nature • Cheerful artwork that changes with the seasons • Infinitely replayable with a high skill ceiling • Digestible for players of all skill levels • Accessibility for color blindness and low vision -------AWARDS------- • Indie Game Dev Best Visuals Award at Cleveland Gaming Classic 2025 • Featured in Moonlite Madness Showcase 2025 • Featured in Rainbow Tech Fest 2025 • Featured in the Queer Games Bundle 2025 on Itch Rated 3+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)

About

Nodes

Connect dots to reveal beautiful, handcrafted images in a relaxing puzzle game. Enjoy a calming experience at your own pace, perfect for listening to podcasts or music. Pick up where you left off anytime.

Highlights
  • Connect dots to form art
  • Handcrafted puzzles
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Save progress
  • No time limits
  • Clear incorrect connections
Features
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Looking for a calm daily triangle puzzle? Nodes is a relaxing vertex puzzle where you connect dots, form triangles, and reveal beautiful low-poly art. Play a new hand-crafted puzzle every day and enjoy a simple visual logic game designed for focus, calm, and unwind moments. Each puzzle blends satisfying dot connections, triangle strategy, and artistic reveals into a peaceful daily ritual. Why players love Nodes: - A new daily triangle puzzle every day - Connect dots to reveal beautiful low-poly artwork - Relaxing vertex puzzles with no timers or pressure - Satisfying visual reveals and calm progression - Archive, collections, and extra puzzles to explore How to Play: - Connect vertices to create triangles - Each number shows how many connections a vertex still needs - Complete the right triangle pattern to reveal the image - Double tap a vertex to remove incorrect connections Nodes is a calm and elegant puzzle game you can return to every day. If you enjoy connect dots games, triangle puzzles, visual logic, and relaxing art reveals, Nodes offers a satisfying way to unwind at your own pace. Privacy Policy: https://www.nodes-game.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Primrows+4 screens
Nodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Primrows+ at none against Nodes's shown. Primrows+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Nodes's advantage is ratings volume (392 vs 18) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Primrows+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nodes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Primrows+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nodes has 392 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Primrows+'s written reviews are positive against 66% of Nodes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Primrows+ ships an update every 2 months, Nodes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Primrows+ versus Nodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimrows+Nodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better4.6 (392 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings18392 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTursiops Truncatus StudiosNUR NURIYE ERSAHIN

Customer experience

Primrows+

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nodes

All ratings392 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Primrows+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nodes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Lines connecting to unintended dots
  • App crashes requiring restart
  • Progress deletion mid-puzzle
  • Puzzles not saving completion status
  • Touch controls directing swipes to wrong anchors
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  • Settings not persisting (red line toggle)
  • Occasional freezing and unresponsiveness
  • Graphics rendering issues when zoomed

Requested features

15 requests
  • Undo or delete line functionality
  • Ability to replay completed puzzles
  • More frequent puzzle updates and releases
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Portrait mode support
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  • Ability to clear all node attachments
  • Prevent line overlap feature
  • Adjustable touch sensitivity settings
  • Longer time to appreciate completed puzzles before animation
  • Ability to access previous month's daily puzzles
  • Theme-based puzzle grouping
  • More airplane-themed puzzles
  • Improved comment feature with replies and notifications
  • More sophisticated and complex puzzle designs
  • Multiple daily puzzles instead of just one

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Primrows+

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Nodes

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Primrows+ free?
Primrows+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nodes free?
Nodes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Primrows+ or Nodes?
Primrows+ is rated higher. Primrows+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Nodes averages 4.6 from 392 ratings.
Do Primrows+ or Nodes have ads?
Nodes shows ads; Primrows+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Primrows+ or Nodes?
Primrows+ ships an update every 2 months, and Nodes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Primrows+ was updated on October 3, 2026 and Nodes on October 11, 2026.

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