Comparison

Garden Match Puzzles vs StarrBlocks

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

Head to head
About

Garden Match Puzzles

A relaxing match-3 puzzle game where matching flowers helps you grow and decorate your dream garden. Features over 2,000 levels, boss battles, and social features like weekly tournaments and team play.

Highlights
  • Relaxing match-3 gameplay
  • Grow and decorate your dream garden
  • 2,000+ levels and 90+ boss battles
  • Weekly tournaments and team play
  • Daily Puzzle, Zen Mode, and Challenge Mode
  • 13 powerful boosters
Features
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GARDEN MATCH PUZZLES The cozy match-3 game where every match grows your dream garden. RELAXING MATCH-3 GAMEPLAY • Swap beautiful flowers to make matches of 3 or more • Chain satisfying cascades and unleash 9 types of special tiles • 2,000 hand-crafted levels across 48 magical worlds • 90+ unique boss battles with their own mechanics • Smart difficulty that adapts to how you play — easy to learn, deeply satisfying to master GROW YOUR DREAM GARDEN • Unlock 2,000+ gorgeous garden decorations as you progress • Plant, water, and harvest in your Living Garden • Watch an empty plot transform into your own paradise • Collect rare seasonal items and limited-time décor NEW: COMPETE & CONNECT • Weekly Tournament — climb a fresh leaderboard every week for prizes • Lucky Pick — open a free mystery booster once a day • Streak Save — your daily streak is protected when life gets in the way • Teams — earn stars together to unlock a weekly team chest of boosters and coins • Friends, gifts, and live events LOADED WITH FEATURES • Daily Puzzle, Zen Mode, and Challenge Mode • 13 powerful boosters to master • Bigger celebrations on big combos — screen-shake, particles, and juicy effects • Beautiful hand-drawn worlds with soothing dynamic music PERFECT FOR • Unwinding after a long day • Quick coffee-break sessions or long cozy evenings • Garden, flower, and nature lovers • Match-3 fans who want a stress-free experience FREE TO PLAY, FAIR BY DESIGN • Free to download and play • Every level can be completed without spending money • Optional purchases for extra coins and boosters • Ad-light: the first 5 levels are ad-free, and a one-time Remove Ads purchase clears them for good Download Garden Match Puzzles today and start growing your dream garden! SUBSCRIPTION & LEGAL Garden Match Puzzles offers an optional auto-renewable subscription (Garden Season Pass, $2.99/month). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://gardenmatch.net/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://gardenmatch.net/privacy.html

About

StarrBlocks

This app offers four distinct puzzle game experiences: a classic falling-block game, a drag-and-place block puzzle, a tactile Woodoku style game, and a physics-based stacking challenge. Each game features unique modes, themes, and visual effects for engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Falling-block puzzle with multiple modes
  • Drag-and-place block puzzle with daily challenges
  • Tactile Woodoku with row/column/box clears
  • Physics-based tower stacking game
  • 30+ customizable themes
  • Satisfying visual and haptic effects
  • Local and Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Stack. Clear. Blast. Quest. Carve. StarrBlocks is a native iOS puzzle arcade built for quick rounds, deep mastery, and that "one more run" pull. Start with StarrBlocks, a polished falling-block puzzle with smooth swipe-and-tap controls, satisfying rotations, hard-drop trails, rich haptics, and line clears that pop. Switch to StarrBlast, an 8x8 drag-and-place block puzzle with its own modes, themes, daily challenges, and cinematic blast effects. Then there's StarrWood, a tactile 9x9 Woodoku puzzle: drag carved wood pieces onto the board, clear rows, columns, and 3x3 sudoku boxes, and wander a Journey trail of hand-painted polaroid scenes you unlock one level at a time. We've also got StarrTricks, a tower height game mode where you see just how high you can stack the blocks without letting the pieces topple over! FOUR PUZZLE GAMES IN ONE STARRBLOCKS Marathon: classic endurance. Survive rising speed and chase a bigger score. Sprint: clear 40 lines as fast as possible. Ultra: three-minute blitz where every placement matters. Bombs: chain explosive clears and turn pressure into fireworks. STARRBLAST Classic: endless 8x8 block placement with no falling timer. Daily: a shared daily seed with streaks and one clean run per day. Quest: 90 story levels with handcrafted boards, objectives, collectibles, and stars. STARRWOOD Endless: free-play 9x9 Woodoku with sudoku-box clears, scattered collectible gems that bonus your score, and randomized painterly backdrops on every open. Journey: hand-authored 30-stop trails (starting with Camping) where the screen scenery shifts between polaroid scenes — campfire, lakeside, summit, sunrise — as you collect themed gems against a move limit. THEMES WITH PERSONALITY STARRTRICKS Tower: physics-based tetromino stacking where every block has weight, wobble, and consequence. Build upward across checkpoint lines, brace risky pieces with Anchor power, and chase your tallest tower in feet. Play across 30+ custom themes, from Aurora, Cosmic, Jelly, Tron, Atoll, Aquarium, Trench, and Prism to StarrBlast worlds like Ocean Depths, Crystal Gems, Ancient Relics, Gridrunner Protocol, and Phantom. StarrWood adds a hand-painted wood-grain family with multiple stains for every Woodoku run. Themes change more than color: boards, pieces, backgrounds, trails, particles, and line-clear effects all get their own personality. EFFECTS THAT FEEL GOOD Hard-drop trails show the path your piece took. StarrBlast line clears turn rows and columns into radiant blasts. StarrWood Journey backdrops shift painterly scenes as you walk the trail. Custom effects, particles, screen motion, and haptics make every clear tactile. A 21-track soundtrack and sound effects can be mixed, muted, or tuned to your mood. BUILT FOR HOW YOU PLAY Responsive controls designed for thumbs Local high scores and run history Game Center leaderboards for score-based modes Playable onboarding that gets out of your way Music, sound, haptics, ghost pieces, classic pieces, and visual options Native SwiftUI polish with smooth animation on iPhone and iPad NO NOISE No ads. No timers between rounds. No paywalls blocking the good stuff. Just open the app, pick your mode, and chase the next clear. StarrBlocks is for players who love thoughtful puzzle design, satisfying feedback, and games that turn a spare minute into a real run.

Screenshots

Garden Match Puzzles2 screens
StarrBlocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StarrBlocks at none against Garden Match Puzzles's 10. StarrBlocks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Garden Match Puzzles sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. StarrBlocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garden Match Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Match Puzzles ships an update weekly, StarrBlocks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Garden Match Puzzles versus StarrBlocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden Match PuzzlesStarrBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB210 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPay Stream Pro Inc.Joshua Starr

Customer experience

Garden Match Puzzles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StarrBlocks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Garden Match Puzzles

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Monthly$6.991 Month
One-time9
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • +5 Moves$0.99
  • 2000 Coins$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Remove All Ads$4.99
  • 5000 Coins$4.99
  • Mega Bundle$4.99
None

StarrBlocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garden Match Puzzles free?
Garden Match Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarrBlocks free?
StarrBlocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garden Match Puzzles or StarrBlocks?
Garden Match Puzzles is rated higher. Garden Match Puzzles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while StarrBlocks averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Garden Match Puzzles or StarrBlocks have ads?
Garden Match Puzzles shows ads; StarrBlocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Garden Match Puzzles or StarrBlocks?
Garden Match Puzzles ships an update weekly, and StarrBlocks daily. Most recently, Garden Match Puzzles was updated on October 18, 2026 and StarrBlocks on October 24, 2026.

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