Comparison

Thrive Merge vs Gravity Garden

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

Head to head
About

Thrive Merge

Features
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Thrive Merge is a calm, beautiful merge puzzle with a wellness twist. Combine items to build your wellness hub, fulfill orders, and grow through four themed worlds - at your own relaxed pace, or against the clock when you want a challenge. MERGE & BUILD Combine items to discover higher tiers and furnish your wellness hub. FOUR WORLDS Holistic, Gym & Fitness, Wellness Retreat (Spa), and Sports Academy - each with its own chains, art, and feel. WELLNESS JOURNEY A relaxed, stress-free mode focused on progress and satisfying merges. DAILY CHALLENGES Three hand-tuned challenges a day (Easy / Medium / Hard) with timers, move limits, and real fail states. Clear the Hard one for an exclusive cosmetic. COLLECTIONS Discover and complete every chain across all worlds. SATISFYING FEEL Bouncy merges, particle bursts, and gentle motion designed to relax. Free to play. Optional ads and in-app purchases support development.

About

Gravity Garden

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Gravity Garden is a cozy physics puzzle about a tiny world you can hold in your hand. Spin the terrarium like a lottery wheel, let go, and watch shimmering water pour, splash and surge through its ledges. Guide every drop to thirsty flowers before they wilt, and watch them burst into bloom. NEW IN THIS UPDATE • A brand-new 3D shop: hand-crafted frames, spouts and magical waters on a turning display. • Gravity Garden Premium: remove ads forever with one purchase. • Each season has its own flowers, plus a new Dry Spell season full of cacti. • Bigger flowers with signature blooms, colour variants and rare golden blooms. • Flowing, anime-style water that pours and shines. • A unique pot for every flower. • Now in English, 中文, Русский and Español. TURN THE WORLD • Drag to spin the wheel, flick it for momentum, let it settle to pour. • Big spins pump the tank and release a powerful surge of water. • Water soaks into the soil and flows back to the tank, so every spin counts. WATCH IT BLOOM • Eight flower species, each with its own bloom: fireworks, bubbles, glowing orchids, a crystal lotus, desert cacti and more. • Some flowers are thirstier than others: learn who needs the most water. • Flowers sway as you steer; bees and a curious mole share the garden. SEVEN SEASONS • An endless garden that grows harder with every season. • Spinning paddles, downpours, droughts and the Dry Spell keep you on your toes. • The whole garden changes colour from Spring Dawn to Firefly Night. MAKE IT YOURS • Collect Dew as you play and spend it on brass, copper, timber, ivy, crystal and obsidian frames, carved spouts and magical waters: rose water, honey, soda pop, starlight and more. RELAX OR CHASE A HIGH SCORE • A short tutorial teaches the basics in a minute. • Beat your best score, one season at a time. No timers, no energy system. Just you, a little world, and the water.

Screenshots

Thrive Merge4 screens
Gravity Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gravity Garden at daily against Thrive Merge's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Thrive Merge sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Gravity Garden sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thrive Merge ships an update every 5 days, Gravity Garden daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Thrive Merge versus Gravity Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrive MergeGravity Garden
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB248 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRafael TonMukhammadkodir Abduvoitov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Thrive Merge

One-time4
  • Energy Drink$0.99
  • Unlock Gym & Fitness$2.99
  • Unlock Wellness Retreat$3.99
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  • Unlock Sports Academy$4.99
4 purchases

Gravity Garden

One-time4
  • Handful of Dew$0.99
  • Jar of Dew$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Barrel of Dew$6.99

Questions

Is Thrive Merge free?
Thrive Merge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity Garden free?
Gravity Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thrive Merge or Gravity Garden have ads?
Both Thrive Merge and Gravity Garden show ads.
Which is updated more often, Thrive Merge or Gravity Garden?
Thrive Merge ships an update every 5 days, and Gravity Garden daily. Most recently, Thrive Merge was updated on October 10, 2026 and Gravity Garden on October 8, 2026.

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