Comparison

Garden Mosaic vs ShadowGrid

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

Head to head
About

Garden Mosaic

Features
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Meet Whisper, a little leaf-and-seed spirit with a garden to wake. Slide colourful stones through open spaces, complete patterns, and help her home bloom again. Every puzzle asks you to plan a clear path. Stones slide through open spaces, patterns can be completed anywhere on the board, and every move reshapes your options. From level 6, L-shaped, T-shaped, and other carefully tuned board layouts add fresh routes, corners, and satisfying solutions. Complete mosaics, clear boards, restore flowerbeds, rescue fireflies and tackle chapter relays. A CALM PUZZLE WITH DEPTH • 3,000 carefully tuned levels across six gardens • Varied board shapes from level 6 • A thoughtful campaign with no timers • Optional 3-star goals and combo chains for an extra challenge • A story about Whisper, Lumi, and the friends who help her grow RETURN TO THE DAILY GARDEN • Grow your daily streak with Whisper • Complete one fresh timed puzzle each day • Earn seed rewards every 10 days and a special gift at 100 GARDEN TOOLS FOR TRICKY BOARDS • Rainbow — turn one stone into a wildcard for three moves • Swap — exchange two adjacent stones • Bloom Burst — Clear a chosen rock, ice block or root, plus adjacent ice and roots. • Teleport — move a stone to any empty space • +3 Moves — extend your move budget at the perfect moment MADE FOR A QUIET ESCAPE • Colourful storybook gardens and calming sound • A polished iPhone and iPad experience, including landscape play on iPad • Play in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese • Sync progress between iPhone / iPad with Game Center + iCloud • The complete story and companions across all six gardens • The first 60 levels are free; unlock levels 61–3,000 with one purchase Lives return for free over time. You can also restore them with earned seeds or an optional full-lives purchase. Unlocking the full game gives access to levels 61–3,000; the same lives rules apply. Easy to learn, rewarding to master. Can you restore every mosaic and bring all six gardens back to life?

About

ShadowGrid

Features
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Shadow Grid is a calm, satisfying 3D puzzle: stack and rotate simple blocks on a grid until the shadows they cast on two walls match the target silhouette exactly. - 200 handcrafted levels, from a gentle two-piece start to real spatial-reasoning challenges. - A separate 100-level Pro pack for players who want a tougher challenge - bigger grids, more pieces, and blocks that sit at different heights so the shadows overlap in ways you can't just read off the floor. - Drag pieces along the floor and tap to rotate - no timers, no penalties, just figure it out at your own pace. - Global leaderboard: pick a username and an avatar, and see how your progress compares to other players. - Five visual skins to re-color your blocks, from a classic monochrome look to warmer palettes. - Reset any level instantly and try again as many times as you like. No sign-up required - just open the app and start stacking. An optional one-time purchase removes ads entirely.

Screenshots

Garden Mosaic4 screens
ShadowGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Garden Mosaic at none against ShadowGrid's shown. Garden Mosaic also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Garden Mosaic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShadowGrid sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Garden Mosaic versus ShadowGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden MosaicShadowGrid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas RongeLe Dinh Phuc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Garden Mosaic

One-time1
  • Full Lives$0.99
2 purchases

ShadowGrid

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Skin Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Garden Mosaic free?
Garden Mosaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShadowGrid free?
ShadowGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Garden Mosaic or ShadowGrid have ads?
ShadowGrid shows ads; Garden Mosaic does not.

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