Threes! vs Evergarden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Threes!
A captivating number-sliding puzzle game that offers an endless challenge. Swipe to combine matching numbers, grow your score, and discover adorable characters. This is a complete, buy-once experience with no in-app purchases or ads.
- Number sliding puzzle gameplay
- Endless challenge
- Adorable characters
- Heart-warming soundtrack
- No in-app purchases
- Universal app for iPhone and iPad
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Threes is tiny puzzle that grows on you. This is the buy-once-play-forever version. ³ Apple Game of the Year 2014!! ³ Apple Design Award 2014 Winner ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ “You might as well delete Candy Crush Saga now.” ~ Pocket Gamer “It's surprisingly adorable, for a game starring numbers.” ~ Joystiq “It’s the kind of game that embosses the rules on your brain within 30 seconds, but then compels you to spend the next two hours playing.” ~ Pocket Tactics ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Explore our little game’s deep challenge and grow your mind beyond imagination. Optimized for iOS8 and human brains. Universal app for iPhone and iPads. ³ Endless challenge from one simple game mode ³ An endearing cast of characters ³ A heart-warming soundtrack ³ No IAP - Threes is a complete experience the moment you download it Honorably mentioned for Excellence in Design by the Independent Games Festival. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ From the makers of PUZZLEJUICE: ³ Designed by Asher Vollmer ³ Illustrated by Greg Wohlwend (Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds) ³ Scored by Jimmy Hinson (Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 2) ³ Optimized by Hidden Variable (Bag It!, Tic Tactics) ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Threes grows with you and you’ll grow with Threes.
Evergarden
Lose yourself in a relaxing puzzle game set in a mysterious forest. Combine plants to create new forms, uncover secrets, and restore the forest with your creature guide. This game offers an endlessly satisfying puzzle experience with a narrative adventure.
- Plant merging puzzle mechanics
- Mysterious forest exploration
- Narrative adventure progression
- Unlock new strategies with 'songs'
- Daily procedural puzzles
- Calming rhythm and atmosphere
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“The game absolutely will feel familiar when you’re setting out, but as you progress through Evergarden you will experience something the likes of which I doubt you will have in your gaming life.” - Touch Arcade “Evergarden is a brilliant, relaxing, and utterly enthralling puzzle game that you should grab right now” - Pocket Gamer “Evergarden may look like a combination of puzzle games you’ve seen before, but it’s truly a game that’s more than the sum of its parts” - 148apps.com Lose yourself in an endlessly satisfying puzzle game set in the midst of a mysterious forest world. Transform your garden by combining plants into strange new forms, and unearth deeply hidden secrets as you become engrossed in the game’s calming rhythm. Wander into the forest and help bring it back to life with the help of Fen, your creature guide. Evergarden may feel familiar at first, but you will discover it is like no game you have played before. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: What type of game is this? A: Evergarden is an “evergreen” puzzle game merged with a narrative adventure. Q: What do you mean by “narrative adventure”? A: Beyond the garden puzzle board, there lies a mysterious forest environment to explore, with its own puzzles and progression. You’ll use the stones that you earn on the puzzle board to solve puzzles, and unlock new “songs” which add interesting new strategies to the puzzle board. Q: How long is the game? A: The core puzzle game is “evergreen”, which means you can play it repeatedly and keep mastering it forever. The narrative adventure portion will take most players 4-8 hours to explore, and there is a daily challenge with a new procedural puzzle to unlock every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evergarden at 4.3 against Threes!'s 4.0. Evergarden also leads on price ($4.99 vs $5.99). Threes!'s advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 76) and review sentiment (79% vs 64%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Threes! costs $5.99 and Evergarden $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Evergarden holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threes! has 3K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Threes!'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Evergarden's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Threes! ships an update every 3 weeks, Evergarden every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Threes! | Evergarden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (3K ratings) | 4.3 (76 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 64.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 76 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sirvo LLC | Flippfly, LLC |
Customer experience
Threes!
Evergarden
User reviews
Threes!
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Charming art style and music
- 🕹️ Simple yet challenging mechanics
- 💰 Worth the purchase price
- 🕰️ Great for short bursts of play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues on some devices
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay can become monotonous
- 🤖 Randomness and lack of control can be frustrating
- 💲 Paid version has unnecessary ads and distractions
Evergarden
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Fantastic and tranquil music
- 🧠 Engaging and intelligent puzzles
- 😌 Relaxing and absorbing gameplay
- 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery very fast
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay for some
- 🤔 Lack of instructions can be frustrating
- 😕 Difficulty in understanding mechanics
- 💸 Too expensive for limited playtime
Bugs and requests
Threes!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Unresponsive controls and swipe detection issues
- Syncing problems with Game Center
Requested features
4 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Customizable difficulty levels
- Ability to save/load game progress
- Leaderboards and achievements
Evergarden
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game glitches with special tokens
- Back button disappears
- Game doesn't recognize completed patterns
- Game crashes or freezes
- App shuts off phone screen randomly
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- Cannot progress after tutorial/first level
- Issue with loading new game boards
- Forced quit when making certain moves
Requested features
8 requests- More levels or content
- Hint system or tutorial
- Undo button for moves
- Fix for impossible challenges
- Improved visual clarity for colorblind users
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- Option to save and return to games
- Optimization for battery usage
- Fix for game board not changing shape
In-app purchases
Threes!
No in-app purchases
Evergarden
No in-app purchases









