Comparison

Balcony Lab vs Rainrelay

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

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Balcony Lab

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Your balcony becomes a Tiny Lab that brings forth miraculous discoveries! Balcony Lab is a fresh, hyper-casual gardening simulation where growing and collecting become addictive. Will your usual vegetables suddenly mutate into a blue tomato or a golden eggplant!? Start your unique new species collection right in your hands! - Cultivation is Key! Experiments at Balcony Lab The real fun in this game is searching for the recipe for new species through trial and error! You won't stop at just watering. Your small actions will transform vegetables into never-before-seen forms. Adjust the amount and frequency of watering and fertilizing! Challenge yourself with consecutive planting in the same pot! Accumulate specific actions to evolve your crops! The cultivation process yields unpredictable results in this casual mutation simulation. - Complete the Codex! Collect 72 Unique Species The new crops you harvest are packed with collector elements to fill your codex! Discover all 60 types of mutant species, each with unique names and stories, such as the Lava Tomato with a bumpy surface or the Meadow Scent Broccoli, and aim for 100% completion. - One Hand OK! Easy to Play Anytime No complex operations necessary! It's a simple process of planting seeds and waiting for them to grow. This hyper-casual design allows you to quickly enjoy the game during short breaks or commutes. Start your own [Balcony Lab] today! Challenge yourself to complete the entire new species codex! Download Balcony Lab for FREE now!

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Rainrelay

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A little rain. A garden in bloom. Step inside Rainrelay, a cozy puzzle game set in a clay-style greenhouse. Place a few umbrellas, choose where the rain should go, and find a path to every plant. EVERY UMBRELLA COUNTS Each garden gives you a limited set of umbrellas. Point ordinary umbrellas left or right, use split umbrellas to feed two branches, and leave useful sockets empty so the rain can fall straight through. Some flowerpots pass water to the plants below. Think through the route, then tap Rain to see your idea come to life. 30 GARDENS TO EXPLORE Start with a single turn and grow into puzzles with several tiers, shared streams, and winding paths. Water every plant to finish a garden. Reach both bells in the same successful run to earn all three stars. Retry, undo, and step-by-step hints let you explore at your own pace, without timers or lives. A GREENHOUSE OF YOUR OWN Earn seeds through play and use them to build your collection: 9 umbrella styles, 10 flowers, and 8 decorations. Arrange flowers and furniture, admire your folded umbrellas on the rack, and watch your owned umbrella fabrics bring variety to the puzzle boards. MAKE TIME FOR A LITTLE CALM Swipe around your spacious greenhouse and zoom in on a favorite corner. The light follows your device's local time, while in-game wind and snow bring movement to the view outside. Play the puzzles and enjoy your greenhouse offline. From Garden 04, you can choose an optional rewarded ad for extra seeds when an ad is available; continuing, retrying, and hints remain available without watching one. The collection uses seeds earned in the game. Available in English and Vietnamese, with layouts for iPhone and iPad, sound controls, and a reduced-motion setting. No account is needed to play.

Screenshots

Balcony Lab4 screens
Rainrelay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Balcony Lab at 13.0 against Rainrelay's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Balcony Lab versus Rainrelay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalcony LabRainrelay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size103 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoichi IwasakiDINH TAN HOANG

In-app purchases

None

Balcony Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Rainrelay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balcony Lab free?
Balcony Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rainrelay free?
Rainrelay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balcony Lab or Rainrelay have ads?
Both Balcony Lab and Rainrelay show ads.

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