Comparison

Rainrelay vs Rooftop Buddies

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

Head to head
About

Rainrelay

Features
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A little rain. A garden in bloom. Step inside Rainrelay, a cozy puzzle game set in a clay-style greenhouse. Place a few umbrellas, choose where the rain should go, and find a path to every plant. EVERY UMBRELLA COUNTS Each garden gives you a limited set of umbrellas. Point ordinary umbrellas left or right, use split umbrellas to feed two branches, and leave useful sockets empty so the rain can fall straight through. Some flowerpots pass water to the plants below. Think through the route, then tap Rain to see your idea come to life. 30 GARDENS TO EXPLORE Start with a single turn and grow into puzzles with several tiers, shared streams, and winding paths. Water every plant to finish a garden. Reach both bells in the same successful run to earn all three stars. Retry, undo, and step-by-step hints let you explore at your own pace, without timers or lives. A GREENHOUSE OF YOUR OWN Earn seeds through play and use them to build your collection: 9 umbrella styles, 10 flowers, and 8 decorations. Arrange flowers and furniture, admire your folded umbrellas on the rack, and watch your owned umbrella fabrics bring variety to the puzzle boards. MAKE TIME FOR A LITTLE CALM Swipe around your spacious greenhouse and zoom in on a favorite corner. The light follows your device's local time, while in-game wind and snow bring movement to the view outside. Play the puzzles and enjoy your greenhouse offline. From Garden 04, you can choose an optional rewarded ad for extra seeds when an ad is available; continuing, retrying, and hints remain available without watching one. The collection uses seeds earned in the game. Available in English and Vietnamese, with layouts for iPhone and iPad, sound controls, and a reduced-motion setting. No account is needed to play.

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Rooftop Buddies

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Grow a small rooftop of your own. Plant seeds, care for your crops and decorate a cozy retreat. Your plants never wither while you are away. Cook with your harvest and invite your neighbors over for a little gathering. • Water, nourish and brush away bugs • Grow basil, strawberries, lavender and more • Cook recipes and fulfill neighbor requests • Decorate with benches, rugs and gentle lights • Meet a cat and sparrow and collect their photos • Enjoy scenery that follows morning, day, dusk and midnight • Share a postcard of your actual garden Start free, without ads. Try 5 crops, 2 recipes, 6 pots and your first neighbor picnic. Free gardening and decorating remain playable. Full Garden Unlock — one in-app purchase Unlock 11 crops, 7 recipes, 3 repeatable gathering types, 6 animal photos and the Sunlit Garden and Blossom Retreat projects. Complete the base pot expansions and both garden projects to work toward up to 14 pots. Expansions require in-game harvest goals and coins; buying does not instantly grant every pot. No subscriptions or play-duration limits. Basic play works offline. Product lookup, purchase, restoration and entitlement checks require internet. Garden progress is stored on your device. Purchase restoration does not restore garden progress. Cloud progress sync and visits to real friends' gardens are not currently supported. Privacy: https://game.rowanzone.co.kr/rooftop-buddies/en/privacy/ Support: https://game.rowanzone.co.kr/rooftop-buddies/en/support/

Screenshots

Rainrelay4 screens
Rooftop Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rainrelay at none against Rooftop Buddies's 1. Rooftop Buddies's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Rooftop Buddies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rainrelay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Rainrelay versus Rooftop Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainrelayRooftop Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDINH TAN HOANGė”œģ™„ģøķ„°ė ‰ķ‹°ėøŒ

In-app purchases

None

Rainrelay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rooftop Buddies

One-time1
  • Full Garden Unlock$2.90

Questions

Is Rainrelay free?
Rainrelay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rooftop Buddies free?
Rooftop Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rainrelay or Rooftop Buddies have ads?
Rainrelay shows ads; Rooftop Buddies does not.

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