Primrows+ vs Steve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)
Steve
A casual puzzle game where players fill a grid with the correct number of blocks. It offers a new challenge daily and allows you to compete with friends. Simple to pick up but hard to master.
- Grid-filling puzzles
- Daily new puzzles
- Beat your friends
- Easy to learn
- Difficult to master
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The name of this game is Steve. It's a casual puzzle game. Fill the grid using the correct number of blocks. Easy to learn. Annoyingly difficult to master. A new puzzle every day. Beat your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Steve at every 3 days against Primrows+'s every 2 months. Primrows+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Primrows+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Primrows+ against 4.9 for Steve. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Primrows+'s written reviews are positive against 95% of Steve's.
Primrows+ ships an update every 2 months, Steve every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primrows+ | Steve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 394 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tursiops Truncatus Studios | Tyler Hall |
Customer experience
Primrows+
Steve
In-app purchases
Primrows+
- Premium$4.99
Steve
- Full Steve Experience$2.99
