The Pyraplex vs Strange Horticulture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Pyraplex
Build a magnificent pyramid and establish a thriving desert oasis. Attract diverse visitors, cultivate trade, and create amenities to enrich your culture and wealth. Manage resources and design with both form and function in mind to impress the Pyramid Association.
- Pyramid construction
- Desert oasis management
- Attract diverse visitors
- Cultivate trade
- Add amenities and handicrafts
- Unearth hidden treasures
- Annual evaluations
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Transcend the boundaries of space and time to construct a colossal new wonder of the world in this pyramid-building adventure! Make history with the Pyraplex, a desert oasis of commerce and culture far ahead of its time. You may attract visitors ranging from Aztec chiefs to Roman centurions to wayfarers even further from home. Cultivate trade with these civilizations and more to enrich your culture as well as your coffers. Keep your bazaar buzzing by adding amenities and making handicrafts. While quarrying building stones, you'll also unearth hidden treasures with a variety of uses. Of course, building a new wonder of the world is no easy task, so expect an annual evaluation by the Pyramid Association to keep you on track! You'll have to design with both form and function in mind if you want to tower above the rest! Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!
Strange Horticulture
Manage an occult plant store in a mysterious town. Discover and identify strange plants, using their unique properties to influence an unfolding narrative. Explore the surrounding lands to find new flora and unravel ancient secrets.
- Manage an occult plant store
- Discover and identify strange plants
- Use plant effects to influence story
- Explore surrounding lands
- Unravel dark mysteries
- Pet your cat
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Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. WELCOME TO UNDERMERE Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colorful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years. EXPLORE THE LANDS BEYOND Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid! AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION Using your trusty encyclopedia and clues found on your explorations, you learn more about the strange plants you come across. By identifying each plant, you will be able to use their effects to influence the story -- from hypnotic hallucinogens to powerful poisons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strange Horticulture at 4.9 against The Pyraplex's 4.4. Strange Horticulture also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 17). The Pyraplex's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ads, 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
The Pyraplex costs $4.99 and Strange Horticulture $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Strange Horticulture holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strange Horticulture has 1.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of The Pyraplex's written reviews are positive against 75% of Strange Horticulture's.
The Pyraplex ships an update every 6 months, Strange Horticulture weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Pyraplex | Strange Horticulture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #40 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
The Pyraplex
Strange Horticulture
Bugs and requests
The Pyraplex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Strange Horticulture
Reported bugs
3 issues- Viewing device bug preventing progress
- Plants getting stuck and unable to be moved
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- More content and expanded gameplay
- Shelf/storage option for plants
- Improved mobile optimization (larger text, better controls)
In-app purchases
The Pyraplex
No in-app purchases
Strange Horticulture
No in-app purchases
Questions
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