Gnome Garden vs Arrow Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gnome Garden
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Step into the enchanting world of Gnome Garden, a relaxing yet challenging logic puzzle game. As the Head Gardener, your task is to assign a protective Gnome to every blooming sunflower in the meadow. But be careful—these Gnomes are incredibly shy! They must follow the ancient garden rules: each flower needs exactly one neighbor Gnome, and Gnomes can never stand next to each other (not even diagonally). Can you balance the garden across 100+ sun-drenched levels? Features: - **Cute & Vibrant Visuals**: Beautiful hand-drawn SVG gnomes and bright, cheerful landscapes. - **Pure Logic Mechanics**: Based on the classic "Tents and Trees" puzzle with a charming twist. - **Satisfying Feedback**: Watch your flowers glow and bloom as you find the perfect layout. - **Adaptive Challenges**: Puzzles ranging from small backyards to grand royal gardens. - **No Pressure**: Play at your own pace with no timers and a minimalist Material 3 UI.
Arrow Loop
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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A few shaded cells. That's the whole rule — and the longer you look at the board, the clearer your mind becomes. Use the arrow-and-number clues to shade exactly as many cells as each arrow points to, then draw a single closed loop through every remaining cell. Shaded cells never touch side by side, and clue cells are never shaded or crossed by the loop. WHAT YOU GET - A pencil logic puzzle in the Yajilin style: draw the loop, shade the cells - Every board has exactly one answer - Hand-picked boards you can solve by reasoning alone. No guessing required - Four levels from Easy (6x6) to Expert (12x12), graded by the depth of reasoning - Today's puzzle: one board for everyone, set by the date - Drag to draw the loop, tap to shade a cell - Leave a puzzle and continue right where you stopped - Ranks and titles that grow as you solve - Gentle help when you're stuck: mistake highlighting and hints - Six board themes: Indigo, Ink, Vermilion, Pine, Sakura and Night - Fully offline. No sign-up - English and Japanese, in a calm paper-and-ink style MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You enjoy Slitherlink, Nurikabe, Sudoku or nonograms - You're tired of ambiguous puzzles and ad-heavy apps - You love the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You'd like a small bedtime ritual with nothing chasing you PRIVACY & PEACE OF MIND - No account needed - Puzzles ship inside the app, and your records stay on your device - No third-party ads or tracking - The app shows a small card introducing other apps by the developer (TORANKIRITE). To build it, the app reads public App Store information; nothing about you is sent
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gnome Garden at none against Arrow Loop's 1. Gnome Garden also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Arrow Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gnome Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gnome Garden | Arrow Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MUKHAMMAD SAIDOV | torankirite |
In-app purchases
Gnome Garden
No in-app purchases
Arrow Loop
- Premium$4.99









