Comparison

Gnome Garden vs Arrow Loop

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

Head to head
About

Gnome Garden

Features
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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.

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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

Screenshots

Gnome Garden3 screens
Arrow Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gnome Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Gnome Garden versus Arrow Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGnome GardenArrow Loop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUKHAMMAD SAIDOVtorankirite

In-app purchases

None

Gnome Garden

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Loop

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Gnome Garden free?
Gnome Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Loop free?
Arrow Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gnome Garden or Arrow Loop have ads?
Gnome Garden shows ads; Arrow Loop does not.

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