Comparison

Arrow Bloom vs BirdBrainz

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Bloom

This logic puzzle game challenges you to strategically tap arrows to clear a board. Each tap leaves flowers that block subsequent arrows, requiring careful planning to solve over 120 unique levels. Enjoy multiple game modes, including daily challenges and endless play.

Highlights
  • One-tap arrow clearing
  • Flower growth mechanic
  • 120 hand-verified levels
  • Daily puzzle challenge
  • Zen and Bloom Run modes
  • Garden growth progression
Features
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Tap an arrow and it flies off the board. Simple. But it leaves flowers growing exactly where it went, and those flowers block every arrow after it. That one rule turns a board of arrows into a real puzzle. Clear them in the wrong order and you wall yourself in. Find the right order and the whole board opens up like a garden. A ONE-TAP GAME WITH REAL DEPTH No timers. No move limits. No lives to wait for. Just you, a board, and the question of what to clear first. 120 HAND-VERIFIED LEVELS Every level in Arrow Bloom is checked by a solver before it ships, so you always know a solution exists. Difficulty is measured, not guessed: later boards contain more moves that look fine and quietly lose the level. THE DAILY BLOOM One puzzle a day, the same board for every player in the world. Build a streak, and share how you did without spoiling the solution. FIVE CHAPTERS First Light, Wild Garden, Deep Thicket, Night Bloom and Golden Hour. Partway through, the rule itself deepens - arrows begin leaving two flowers instead of one. ZEN MODE Endless, unhurried boards that never dead-end. For when you want the feel of the game without the thinking. BLOOM RUN Endless boards where your score carries from one to the next and the grid keeps filling up. One dead end ends the run. Beat your own best. GROW A GARDEN Every level you clear plants a flower. Match the best line the solver proved was there, and it blooms perfect. PLAYS THE WAY YOU DO - Undos and hints are yours, not the board's - spend them when they matter - Hints are solver-backed, so they are always genuinely safe - Out of charges? Watch a short ad for more of them, or to start a board over - Full VoiceOver support - every square is readable and playable - Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type and a colourblind-friendly board where colour never carries meaning - Designed for both light and dark FREE, WITH ADS Arrow Bloom is free to play, supported by ads shown between boards - never during a puzzle, and never before you have finished your first one. One optional payment removes every ad for good. It is not a subscription, and every level and mode is unlocked either way. No account. No sign-in. Your progress, scores and streaks stay on your device.

About

BirdBrainz

A logic puzzle game where players deduce the correct placement of birds on a grid, following simple rules about rows, columns, and diagonals. Offers over 40,000 puzzles with unique solutions and beautiful bird artwork.

Highlights
  • Over 40,000 puzzles
  • Unique solution for every puzzle
  • Animated bird artwork
  • Six difficulty tiers
  • Helpful hints
  • Simple tap or drag controls
Features
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Train your brain with logic. Fall in love with the birds. BirdBrainz is a colorful puzzle where a flock of feathered friends absolutely refuse to share a row, a column, or so much as a diagonal glance. Your job: figure out exactly where each one belongs, using nothing but deduction. Every puzzle is generated to have exactly one solution. There's no guessing required—only logic. Place a bird where the others don't like, and the newcomer startles them away, feathers ruffling in a huff. Whether you have two minutes or twenty, BirdBrainz offers relaxing puzzles that reward careful thinking—and a cast of characters that make solving them fun. FEATURES • More than 40,000 puzzles • One unique solution for every puzzle • Beautiful animated bird artwork, with signature reactions for every species • Six difficulty tiers, from a gentle warm-up to seriously tricky, unlocking as you improve • Helpful hints when you're stuck • Simple controls—tap or drag birds into place EASY TO LEARN Each bird has its own home. Birds don't share rows. Birds don't share columns. Birds can't perch next to other birds, even diagonally. Those simple rules combine to form a huge range of puzzles, from simple to seriously tricky. HOWEVER YOU LIKE TO SOLVE You can mark off every impossible cell before placing a single bird — total certainty, one step at a time. Or you can place a bird the moment it feels right, then backtrack if a bird objects. Most of the time you'll land somewhere in between, and BirdBrainz keeps up either way: mark, place, undo, repeat. There's no wrong way to think it through. MEET THE CAST You'll start with 5 recurring birds and meet 4 more as you progress—from the bold red Cardinal and the sharp-crested Blue Jay to the tiny, hovering Hummingbird and the round, watchful Snowy Owl. Each one has its own look, its own moves, and its own opinion about being told where to sit. RELAXING No timers. No rushing. No pressure. Just you, colorful birds, and satisfying deductions. Download BirdBrainz and see how many puzzles—and ruffled feathers—you can rack up. Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sharkriverstudios.com/birdbrainz/privacy

Screenshots

Arrow Bloom4 screens
BirdBrainz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BirdBrainz at none against Arrow Bloom's 1. BirdBrainz also leads on ads (none vs shown). Arrow Bloom's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly). 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. Arrow Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BirdBrainz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arrow Bloom against 5.0 for BirdBrainz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrow Bloom ships an update daily, BirdBrainz monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Arrow Bloom versus BirdBrainz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow BloomBirdBrainz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRitambhra RitambhraShark River Studios LLC

Customer experience

Arrow Bloom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BirdBrainz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Bloom

One-time1
  • Bloom Forever$29.99
None

BirdBrainz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arrow Bloom free?
Arrow Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BirdBrainz free?
BirdBrainz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arrow Bloom or BirdBrainz?
Arrow Bloom and BirdBrainz are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Arrow Bloom or BirdBrainz have ads?
Arrow Bloom shows ads; BirdBrainz does not.
Which is updated more often, Arrow Bloom or BirdBrainz?
Arrow Bloom ships an update daily, and BirdBrainz monthly. Most recently, Arrow Bloom was updated on October 31, 2026 and BirdBrainz on November 6, 2026.

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