Gardenscapes Positive Reviews

Gardenscapes App User Positive Comments 2024

Gardenscapes app received 94 positive comments and reviews by users. Can you share your positive thoughts about gardenscapes?

Gardenscapes for Positive User Reviews

✓ It’s Relaxing - latest update not so good :(Latest update is not letting me open up this app. It keeps logging me out! I’ve got progress that I need to save! Anyways., It’s a good game and I play it during transit to and from work by train or bus. I also play it when I’m ignoring people., until I run out of lives then I have no choice but to socialise. However., I agree with other reviews., other side missions is not worth my time because I want to build this virtual garden not fix helicopter., or fix a kite etc. I’m always stuck on levels for about 20-50 lives because the game wants me to use up my money to move onto the next level! I mean., seriously? Can’t I just save my pretend money and make it easier after say 10 tries or even 5??? I’m broke in real life., so being “virtually rich” is awesome!!! Three stars is sometimes too much for something simple! Also., I tried to skip those challenges eg the fireworks or Apple challenge., yes I want to participate and NO I don’t want to see my rank! But for some reason when I press the “X” button the game shows me the score board 🥱🤦🏽‍♀️ I don’t care., I want to escape and play in peace! Overall it’s a good time wasting game and it’s entertaining enough!.LadyLaDeeDaVersion: 4.0.0

✓ I will literally never delete this gameI have had this game for three years, and I love it more than any other game I have ever downloaded. I love how many things austin can say. The graphics are amazing! I like how when ever you click on something it makes a noise, like if you tap bush is makes a like bush sound or if you click on ice it makes an ice clinking sound. The sheer effort they put into the little social page you can click on is so cute, like im sure not too many people look at it, but its always there, ya know? I love gardening in real life, and I love gardening in the game too, its just so green and lush I love it. If I get to a hard level, I may just stop playing for a few months, but in the end I will always come back. I love my dog (his name is goose!), and how sometimes theres those little training levels. I love the background music its so calming. I do wish there was a way, if you truly needed to, to skip a level like maybe a special ticket thats only available from the treasure chest on the daily wheel. Im 17 years old (female) and my friends sometimes make fun of me for playing it and they call me an old lady but I dont care, I will play this game as long as it exists. I dream to one day finish my beautiful garden alongside my trusty butler, Austin:).LopljVersion: 3.1.0

✓ Challenging, but rewardingI have played Gardenscapes for around a year, and I’m on level 673. This was the first match 3 game I had ever played, so it was really hard starting off playing, as I was progressing really slowly. It’s definitely not to say levels have got easier, in fact. after level 600, it feels as if they get sooooo much harder, but I’ve learnt if you play a level again and again, you should be able to finally succeed. I love the storyline and decorating elements of the game, they were very well done. If you have played Homescapes, and are looking to play Gardenscapes, I would recommend it, as G.S is noticeably easier than H.S in my opinion. There are a few things that could be improved though. It would be nice if you could visit other peoples gardens, with a similar mechanism to Township. Maybe you could send a few people a present every day! That would be amazing. Also, would it be possible to add a skip level button? There are so many times I’ve been stuck on a level for weeks, until it becomes so boring to play, resulting in me not playing for weeks. Anyway, thanks for reading my rant, and overall great game Playrix! 🌱🌳.Tjc505Version: 3.2.0

✓ Enjoyable gameI had to put this at the highest ranking I could in order for the team to see it and acknowledge. There have been a lot of game apps advertising for things they just don’t do. I can live with that as disheartening that it can be. But to me it seams that they keep aiming more and more for the shock factor as time goes by. First we are seeing the woman getting cheated on or her husband leaves her because she shows him a pregnancy test. Then it is the man cheating on her as she is watching from the side lines with their child. Then she is watching from the side lines with their child AND she is pregnant. Then the other scenario is where the man is with the other woman kicking out the wife sometimes keeping the child from her or sometimes kicking the kid out too. In the ending scene the freeze to death. But today I have SEEN IT ALL this time the woman finds a baby in THE DUMPSTER! Are you seriously kidding me right now? Is there a level you won’t stoop to? When I see this type of ads for games I actually play. I delete them. You should be ashamed at how desperate you are to get your games noticed. They were already noticed and enjoyed until you jumped on this bandwagon..ArelwynnVersion: 5.9.0

✓ Great game, one irritating problemOverall I love this game. HOWEVER, there is one issue that irritates me endlessly, and I’m writing this review hoping it gets resolved. In some levels in which the goal is to get the punch cups to drop to the bottom of the map, there are little nooks that allow for the rainbow blast power up to drop down into the nook in the space below the cup, so that you can’t use the rainbow blast because the only thing to switch it with is the cup. If this happens, there is no way to win the level!! The rainbow blast is blocking the cup, and no amount of blasting with bombs will move the rainbow blast out of the way. The ONLY way to win would be to use the little “hand” special to switch the places of the cup and the rainbow blast. So if you don’t have that, you basically waste an entire life and any other power ups you started the game with. Like is said, compared to the entirely of the game, this problem is small, but it is definitely a design flaw that causes me to just waste entire levels! It’s SO SO SO aggravating because it’s different than the level just being difficult- rather the level by design and chance is impossible. At the very least, provide a “surrender” option so that I don’t have to do random swipes for 10 moves knowing that the level has become unwinable..Pokesgirl124Version: 3.7.0

✓ This game is not really what it isThis game isn’t really what it is on the ads so I would say do not download it if you were looking for a good game . Also it’s very annoying because I see it everywhere and it’s the not game that it is . I would also want to say that it’s like candy crush so please make a new ad what it is actually worth or else you won’t get that much people playing this , you may not like this response that I am giving but I just want to tell other people what the game actually is . And there is so many ads in the game so please stop that or else it’s a nuisance . I would also like to say that if your playing this game it may lag and also whoever created this game is cool and that but ………… as I said it’s not really what it is . I keep seeing this on my ads and I keep re-downloading it then it makes me pretty upset that it not the game I was expecting. I just wrote this because I want to warn other people I don’t want to cause any drama just want to say my honest opinion ………… Thank you so much for reading this ..Darcy.hello.jjhVersion: 7.0.1

✓ Favourite gameThis is an amazing game. Super addictive. Always fun things, and fun events to play. The latest update glitched so I couldn't play the dog training event but this is the first issue I've had since playing this game, which is the best I've had with any app. Definitely love this game. It's better than other ones like it. Fun storyline too..KiwililibitVersion: 2.4.0

✓ GardenScapesI really do like the game and enjoy playing it. I used to have plenty of games but have had to delete those due to memory overload but I have kept GardenScapes. The only flaws I can give the game, some levels are really hard to complete using a lot of your lives if not all, I have had times where I have completed a level but before the game gives me my star and recollects that I have passed the level the game crashes now I’m not sure wether this is the game or my phone but it does only happen when I’m in playing mode and the last flaw is that the game gives you the opportunity to renovate rooms and I have not once yet completed a room due to not earning enough tokens in time or just not being given enough time by the game. Otherwise, the game is really enjoyable, can be addictive and has a variety of features..Bambi1088Version: 4.4.2

✓ FeedbackThis game has developed so much since I first started playing and it’s still great just a few things I want to comment on. The challenge levels are crazy hard and I get it you want to give us more perks but why should we lose our power ups when we lose I feel like we should still keep them as it’s a ‘challenge level’ it’s not very often I pass because by the time I get one sometimes I don’t have power ups but you definitely need them to pass them cause you can’t pass without them. The treasure chest power ups should be available the same length as the hat one or at least add on one or two to the hat. You should add on ‘watch a video for 1 extra move’ because sometimes it’s just 1 move not multiple and then we waste 900 for just 1 move. I mean 900 is a lot and sometimes it takes awhile to build our coins up. You should give us chances to finish our unfinished rooms we did I’ll love to finish all mine. Other than that it’s still a great game I ply this when I can and it gets addicting but never boring. Thanks for reading can’t wait for the next Christmas update..Faith_125Version: 5.8.2

✓ Good and badFirst off I would like to say that this is an awesome game with a lot of good qualities. The art style and colours of the game are good and give it good flow, the characters and their back story are also very good and well throughout. I would have to say as a downfall for this game, some of the quests or missions in the game are just pointless and have nothing to do with designing and setting up your own garden. Things like helping a boy fix his helicopter or get his kite from the tree or even to help fix someone’s tire as they drive past are all pointless to the game and what it’s about, which is designing and creating your own garden. Not only that but some of those missions can take up to 3 stars, which could be better off being used on the garden. Also if I’m in one area I wold like to focus solely o. That are and not have to jump back and fix things or do things in other areas. But as I stated in the start of this review it is a great game and I really enjoy it. One other thing that I would like to see in game and I’m sure many other players would too, there needs to be some form of skip added to the mission so if you have been on them for more than 6 or so turns you have the chance to skip over that missions, or at least a feature to make the missions you get stuck on less hard. Thanks.Yung_houdiniVersion: 3.3.2

✓ Relaxing game...I really enjoy playing this game, great graphics, challenging puzzles, customizable settings, cute storylines and I enjoy playing after work or when I have some free time. Things I would tweak: Austin is a gardener...not a butler (picky, but it just annoys me 😉), to move along faster in the game you need to purchase boosts (I no longer do this, so it just takes much longer to get free boosts), the 1 daily free spin is appreciated but the game needs more opportunities to get boosts, and finally the stars...you need to solve 1 puzzle to earn 1 star. Depending on what you are trying to accomplish (clean an area, plant a tree, renovate an architectural structure), the game requires so many stars for each task. Many times the required stars are more than what I think is reasonable, or they break the task up into 2 or even 3 parts (meaning even more stars). Finally, the special events like transforming the mansion or a part of the garden for the holidays (Christmas, Halloween...) have a time limit, but no break on the number of stars or an increase in coins to “purchase” more boosts. Towards the very end of the event the game will double the stars or coins, but almost too late unless you play constantly. So overall I would recommend the game, but for casual play & relaxing and don’t get caught up in trying to go thru it quickly..Resa2424Version: 3.6.0

✓ Addictive, too easy to spend money.This is a fun, entertaining, story telling, somewhat educational game. The artwork is nice, the logic to keeping you playing has been thought out, and it is pretty easy to play. You can win each level without power ups, but it is real tempting and very easy to buy power ups or to extend game just a few more plays. I have spent too much money in this game and am about ready to end it. But it was my choice to spend the money and Apple sends you a report on your expenditures so you can say WHAT! One big problem, when you run out of battery and your devices powers down (ok, that is the players fault), when you power back up and re-enter the game and the last level you were playing, the game thinks you had lost the level and the power ups you had stored in the bucket or chest are gone!!! The developers might consider not removing the power ups until after the last move of a level that ends the level, not during a crash. I lost a full chest of power ups after this loss of power crash (I did not plug in the iPad in time) and am finding it almost impossible to recover, or I need to spend more money. And I am done spending money. Time for me to move on, but I hope the developers can fix this issue. Until they do, don’t run out of power while playing this game!.10001dpVersion: 4.3.0

✓ I wish it were like the ads, or that the ads were like the game -I have been playing this game for a while, I do like how you can change the wallpaper, carpets, furniture and things like that, but it is really annoying when the ads show something completely different to the game itself. I know that you do have those mini levels where you need to help this woman and baby, or when you need to help the butler escape something, but that’s only once in a while. I wish there were more levels like this, I actually downloaded the game for those mini levels, but there’s barely any anyway. It would be absolutely wonderful if you added more of those mini escape room levels, or added an optional button to take you to a separate level room with a list of those levels. Overall, this game is pretty well made, just it could do with a few changes. Thank you for reading - Sophie.November SophVersion: 6.9.0

✓ Please fix rocket/firecracker prioritiesI love this game and have been playing it for several months. I’m around the 1700 level mark and I have to make a complaint. The firecracker rocket things (the icon is a colorful cluster of three of them together) are normally supposed to go after crates or firefly jars, things you need to clear the level. But what’s frustrating is to be down to the last turn and I make a match with one, which should clear the one last crate or item.... and instead the stupid things go after a piece of fruit or leaf with a renovation ticket vs the thing I needed to complete the level. This is especially infuriating when I’ve got all the extra power ups from the treasure chest like the extra turns, bombs etc but then because the stupid rockets go after the ticket instead of the needed item to clear the round I end up losing and because I don’t have 900 coins left I loose the treasure chest items. This keeps happening and it’s super frustrating. If the rockets are supposed to help you clear times needed to finish the level then have it do that 100% of the time. I would rather finish the level than get tickets... which I lose anyways for losing the level so it make absolutely no sense at all. Otherwise I love the game. I hope you can fix this issue..Boxerluver73Version: 4.2.2

✓ A amazing gameI’ve played this game for a while now and it’s super fun when I’m bored as I get bored quite easily so it’s an amazing game to play but the only thing that is wrong is I think they should give u like more mini games bc after I finish a hard level that I have been stuck on for like a week or 2 and I get a star thing and I’m happy but I needed 2 so I happily go on to the next one thinking it is a minigame and will be easy to get a star but it’s another kinda hard one. But other than that I love this game Ive enjoyed and even my dad enjoys it and I do love u get a infinite hearts once in a little bit and it just makes me happy and u get rewards often and it is just fun so The owners of this game if u read this I love it and I love Homescapes to thank you so much for making this it is so enjoyable Please respond, thank you.Floral_24!Version: 7.2.1

✓ Not like the adsI been playing this game for years but I have found some problems. For example on the ads there are mini games but from my memory There were no mini games that actually look like the ads. I renovated lots of rooms but never had been able to finish any of them because of all the impossible levels. Each level I pass will give me some tickets but no matter how long I stay on the game to try and finish the room I always end up a quarter way of progress. So I always end up not finishing it. I would just recommend that you make a system where you can finish renovating it. But I do like the games it’s just that you always have event in like 1-2 days which starts to become more annoying like the airplane and the archeology race. Other than that The game isn’t that bad just don’t make up things on the ads just for more people to download it..ZRHTYZVersion: 6.7.0

✓ UpsetI love this game and play it on a daily bases and I’ve never had a problem with the game but unfortunately it recently updated I don’t know like 3-5 days ago and it randomly started crashing ? At first it was just taking me off the game every few minutes but know I can’t even open the app as when it’s loading it throws me off !! I’m soo upset as this is my favourite game ever please can someone help me ! My progress isn’t saved as i haven’t logged in ( at least I don’t think I have ) but I can’t even check and I can’t delete and re-download it as I will most probably looses all my progress and I’m on level like 420 or something like that ...please app developers help me I play on an IPhone 7 and never had a problem , But if someone is reading this review in thought of downloading, it’s an amazing game I’m only having trouble accessing the app now but definitely download and I hope your game doesn’t crash like mine 🙂.BloopbloplallaaVersion: 4.7.5

✓ Please start telling the truth in your adsI downloaded this game thinking the complete opposite of what the game is actually about. This game is about rebuilding the garden of his childhood. You complete furniture with collecting starts. You collect these starts from a mini game very similar to candy crush but it’s related to the garden. But let’s get to the point. I downloaded this game from an ad. There are many ads saying that you either, save him and the girl from Antarctica, or you have to save the house with out failing, or save the garden without getting a fail. All the ads make the person fail but making it really easy to chose the correct answers. Me and my friend decided to try this game for my little sister to play. Without even thinking how some of the ads don’t even go with the point of the game. Later on it was downloaded and my sister had no idea what to do. I then knew that the ads where straight clickbait so this game could grown even more! These ads are even used in their game Home Scapes. Other than the ads clickbaited probably many people, this game gets a 3 star. Not a 4 or a 5 because of how difficult the levels are to get starts, it can take days to finish some. At the start it was easy but then the challenge came where I was stuck on for many many days! Any way that my review. Thank you for reading and I hope you can stop the clickbait, thanks!.PvtSnuffyVersion: 3.5.0

✓ Help and support crewI love Gardenscapes in general because it’s just a really fun game to play and I convinced my whole family to download and start playing! But I just want to say that when I wanted to restart my game the help and support crew was so nice to me and responded the quickest I’ve ever seen! Shout out to Aaron the man who helped me and was really kind the whole way through. Thank you so much Playrix! You made my day!.Hogg2009Version: 5.4.0

✓ Go for it!This game is incredibly entertaining! Some nights I can’t put my phone down for hours, seriously. It’s so addictive! Especially when you start building and kind of designing an epic garden. I’m actually about 300 levels deep now, and I’ve also spent a lot of money on this game. So I’ve had to delete it. It will get to a point where it becomes very difficult and you can’t really go any further without purchasing things to help you get to the next level. Which is disappointing. I love this game a lot, but some levels are just far too difficult. So my only advice would be to watch your spend guys! But otherwise, enjoy the game! It’s definitely worth trying out..Amy Faye.Version: 1.8.0

✓ Great gameI have played this game for a couple of years, and, when I’ve wanted to progress quickly through the game, have spent a lot on stars which I don’t mind as it is my choice. However, as I progress through levels <3000 I’m finding them increasingly hard to play putting me in a position where I feel I’m being forced to buy stars to progress. Several levels including 3169 are taking anywhere from 30-40 attempts to successfully finish them even with boosters and I’m starting to get very frustrated as I’m now unable to move forward in the game. I understand the authors saying that every level is achievable and accept that some are harder than others, but Playrix, you are in danger of losing a player that has made you significant income over the past couple of years. The game is enjoyable on a number of levels but make it too tough and you will start to lose your loyal fans..Jj100all4uVersion: 3.4.0

✓ Great must get! But some things you need to know…The range of custom items is huge! And I love having a pet dog but Some times the levels are too hard and when I run out of lives and I ask my team for lives and it takes a day. The longest I’ve spent trying to beat a level is 1 month and a week TOO LONG 😂. But really there is TOO MANY THINGS TO BUY hey buy this useless thing for a ten pound no I’m good 🤣 oh and I didn’t pay for the golden ticket pack 🎫 and the pack gives you a pet raccoon and she’s called button? But the butler guy Austin talks like the raccoon is my pet anyway and sometimes says stuff like oh Luna (my dogs name) love’s button 💕 they’re best friends! They play so nice together! Austin ARE YOU HINTING?!? 🤣. Buy the pack because your digital dog likes the raccoon in it!!! Really? Any way the app is still worth it but if you’re a developer of this game please make it so that you get a daily reward helping you beat levels if you have been on the level for more than a week. Thanks 😊.Random asked to write a reviewVersion: 6.9.0

✓ GardenscapesBest game ever! I’ve been playing forever and am totally addicted. Nana of three Still playing still loving it at 72 years of age. Great to turn to in this time of Lock Down It helped get me through Lock Down and is definitely up there as one of my three favourite games Still my favourite game and I’m heading for 73 years of age Love it love it and it is very ge erous with prizes I think I have come to the conclusion that this is my favourite game Another year has flown by and with Covid lockdown this game has helped fill in all my free time and I still love it. Best game ever i have been playing for an hour and am on a winning streak i think this is one of the games most generous with the prizes. Still very happy and impressed with this game. What would I do without this game to return to everyday 😊I’ve decided this is DEFINITELY my favourite game What more can I say …..still playing You guessed it….there is nothing more I can say except that it is the one game I never tire of.❤️Back again..just celebrated my 74th birthday and still going strong. I would love to replay it over from the very start 🌻🌻 Just trying to recover from Covid and still depending on Gardenscapes to keep me amused 🌷🌷I was playing Gardenscapes on 2 devices and even when I deleted it from one it took two days to get my favourite game back.WwaarriillVersion: 6.2.0

✓ Very rewarding game. Highly recommend.This is so far my favourite match-three game I’ve played and I prefer it above their other game HomeScapes and even all Candy Crush games too. It’s fun, the animation is beautiful and best of all it’s rewarding — you don’t have to spend your own money to play it or to keep moving up. The renovations you make to the garden from beating levels are so rewarding and beautiful that it just makes you want to keep playing just to see what’s next. There aren’t many choices for power ups and you can’t connect two power ups together to create a super explosive. However, I actually prefer it this way as it keeps things simple yet challenging. The game would lose its spark if they changed it to be similar to Candy Crush and other match-three games (they tried to do so on HomeScapes and in my opinion, it doesn’t work well). Overall this is one of my favourite games yet and I’ve been playing for about a year now I think..TheOtherKennedyVersion: 2.0.0

✓ Marvelous.A part of my life, Austin and all the characters became my friends. Peaceful game which inspire me with every area i restore. And very excited to every area i will restore then. Thanks Gardenscapes, and hope to be that good all over the time with no change. I just hope you can let us check the garden at night and enjoy its beauty..Gh-mVersion: 2.2.0

✓ Still loving it.This is a beautiful game with awesome graphics and challenging game play, a bit too challenging sometimes! There is only one small thing I would change, being able to use unlimited life prizes at a time of my choosing rather than immediately. There is no need to use real money if you are prepared to replay levels. I'm currently level 954 and actually hoping this game never ends..NitefliaVersion: 1.9.0

✓ Good game but expensive in the end.First off, good game. Good graphics, good storyline. But. You need to throw _lots_ of in-app purchases if you want to go far in the levels and story. Quite a lot of the tasks requires lots of stars to complete, and in 2 parts as well. Each parts requires 3-4 stars to complete. So you need to complete lots and lots of level to move a single task to then move the storyline along. And when it comes to hard or super hard levels, you almost always likely to NEED to use multiple power-ups PLUS extra moves. Not many freebies at all in the game, and since you requires so many stars to complete every tasks, you’ll use up your freebies power ups and coins very quickly. Which means to then acquire those additional power ups and extra moves to progress the storyline, you need to make an in-app purchases that can be very very expensive (you need lots of them). So. Good game. Good graphics. Good storyline. But be ready to throw lots of $$$$ if you really want to enjoy it. If you don’t want or don’t have those extra $$$$ to throw at the game, you better off playing something else..M0chamemoVersion: 5.8.6

✓ Great gameThis is a great game to pass the time but some levels can take ages to get past and use a lot of lives doing it. Need an easier way of getting lives quicker ie less time waiting for lives to regenerate. You also need a lot of stars to complete areas of the garden which is frustrating at time. But at the end of the day this is a great game.Hamman1981Version: 3.2.0

✓ I love it and it’s fun to play but....First off, I just want to say that I absolutely love this game. I love the aspect of decorating the home, the plot, all of that. The only thing that gripes me about it is that, the game is so transparent in the fact that they make like 2 or 3 levels in a row super easy like passing it in 1 or 2 lives and then they’ll give you a level that you can’t pass for a week, like making it impossible, and you can only pass if you use the power ups or use the coins for more turns. After about a week and the game notices that you don’t use any of it, they make the level on probably the 9th day SUPER easy to pass and you’ll move on. I’ve noticed this about 6 or 7 times in the game and I’m upper 100 levels. Now to be fair, A LOT of puzzle games are like this. Homescapes is just visually appealing enough to make it bearable. The reason why I don’t mind it so much is because I play it a lot on my free time or when I’m bored so playing it, knowing I’m going to lose a level because they’ll make me wait to see if I use the power ups, is killing time for me until I actually pass it. Besides all of that, if you don’t like games that have that same interface and strategy with its players then this game is probably not for you, but it is a very well looking game with load of fun puzzles to play from!.Mimibfly6622Version: 2.2.0

✓ EnjoyableI do enjoy a challenge but find it difficult to progress a a good rate for not much of a reward that being stars, coins or bonus’s. So get bored trying so hard to get anywhere waiting for lives or rewards Fishdom is so much better I’m on level 1100 With many more personal options. Whereas with Gardenscapes not a lot of choice Not sure if I’ll preserve.KathmaakVersion: 3.7.0

✓ I used to really like this game but not eastern meditationI used to like it, now over level 1000 but now they are pushing eastern meditation into this game and you have to meditate to get past certain points which I don't like. Not interested in "clearing my consciousness" thanks very much. 🙁 my son plays it too because it's a age 4+ game so that's even worse. And I've spent $$ on buying extra coins in the past so the developers/owners will miss out.Lost me?Version: 4.1.0

✓ Frustrated!I’ve enjoyed the game but as you get further into the game you need too many stars to do each function. I’m now past level 4100 and so only get 30 ish levels to do a week so once the competitions are done and you get 3 hours unlimited it is pointless as you only get a side game of open the chests, the levels of which are repeated, you don’t get stars and you can’t progress in the garden. Also recently getting extra decorations for xmas and Easter were not achievable because of the limited number of levels available in a week I think it’s time to move on as too frustrating now only having so few levels you can do in a week ☹️.WertfdxhVersion: 3.3.2

✓ I love this game but it is sometimes frustratingI really like this game. It’s fun to play just like Homescapes but the levels are quite hard. It’s frustrating that you spend ages trying to complete a level. I want to have a maximum of more than five lives because it’s frustrating that you are trying to complete a level and then you don’t have enough lives. Apart from that I love this game and I like Austin too. I would suggest you have easier levels. They are doable but it is frustrating that it takes so long. Really good game though. :).EpicSwanBuilder1Version: 2.3.0

✓ GameThis game is one of the best games I've ever played!! It lets you help Austin (the butler) renovate and grow his garden!! Yeah sure sometimes the levels do get so annoying that i ignore the game for almost several months, but thats the ONLY reason i gave it a four star. In this game, there are rarely ANY ads! (Also, i tried putting a four-and-a-half star but it just wouldn’t let me). One thing that i like about this game is that if you are a gardener who wants to make their garden look better than it already is, this game is perfect for you 😊😊🙂. And if you are more like a indoor house person who wants to make their house look better than it already is, i highly recommend playing Homescapes because homescapes is basically the same game as Gardenscapes just its renovating and making the HOUSE look better than it already is. Also, in both of these games, after you reach a certain level, you’re allowed to either join or create a team. If you join a team you can chat and interact with people you’ve never met before.(of course you have to interact through your chats in the chat box.). If you create a team you have got to name it, describe it, choose a logo out of the options they give you, and confirm and hope people join. I hope you like this game!!! Good luck!🍀 👍🏻 have fun!!😉😀😀😊😄🥳.Hi i am epistheVersion: 4.5.0

✓ I love the gam, but…This is actually my favorite game and I’ve been playing it for a few years. I enjoy the garden building as the motivator and reward for passing levels and I prefer this type of match 3 game. I like it better than their Homescapes game. However, the further you get into the game, the more and more money you have to spend to progress. Past a certain level, ads are no longer offered to earn gems so you have to spend a long time on levels that are giving you trouble, or pay for gems and powerups. In addition, they’ve added “seasons” which are about $5 per season. I’m willing to pay this, but that amount a month seems like a reasonable amount of money for them to be getting from me without making things so difficult that it requires more and more purchases. The challenge levels add insult to injury as they are designed to make you use all powerups and gems to pass this level to earn the rewards - I had better luck getting streaks without this “bonus” which causes you to lose your streak powerups. So, very soon I will have to stop playing this game. Just not comfortable putting this much money into a game..Skygem270Version: 6.0.2

✓ Favorite game :)I downloaded the game based on the click bait of a story line where you are given the options to save the girl, save the house from burning, etc. The actual game is nothing of the sort. I also noticed that the game will cheat you to try and get you to spend money. If I’m stuck on a level that I’ve lost 20 times, I won’t log on for several days and all of a sudden when I come back, I have “welcome back” rewards, and I can beat said level in 6 moves. That is so annoying. The challenge level is actually perfect for me, not too easy but not too hard. No one would play a game with zero challenge. The reward wheel is annoying too. I’ve played for quite a long time now and have hit jackpot one time. Almost every other time I get rainbow blast, but never anything else that could be helpful. Overall, this is a fun game to pass the time but it could definitely use some improvements. It IS very visually appealing, and I love the calming music and sound effects. I also love Austin’s borderline creepy personality and positivity. One last thing that I like is that there are no pop up ads and those type of annoyances. I’m the type of person that will spend a few dollars on a game if it is fair and if I feel that the devs deserve it FOR being fair..Winter.Snow13Version: 4.7.5

✓ Addicting, But FrustratingFirst of all, I want to say that I love absolutely love this game! It is very well advertised, and it is such good quality. I really enjoy the storyline and the beautiful garden. However, I do have a couple of problems with this game. During the first couple of days I easily went through and played the levels. However, when I hit the 60’s it got hard. Now, I’m not complaining about the difficulty level, but there is a frustrating cycle when you just can’t complete a level. If you don’t have enough coins to buy more moves, then you don’t have enough coins to buy a power up. You can spin the wheel every day to win prizes, but you rarely get something you can use to win that level. Also, if you can’t when the levels and you don’t get any stars, and if you don’t get any stores and you can’t complete any of the challenges and win coins! You see where I’m going with this?It’s almost like the game is forcing you to purchase coins if you need an extra boost I a level.😕 Even after all this, I still love this game and gave it four stars for its originality and fun! I do ask that there be an easier way to get coins, though, like on Homescapes when you check in consecutively, you get coin rewards. I think that would be a great addition to Gardenscapes! Thank you to all the creators of this game, you guys are awesome!.GoldenTree12Version: 2.0.0

✓ Impossible levelsWhile I love this game and have been playing for over two years it is quite frustrating that some levels are impossible without boosters. The challenge levels are one example and if you lose this level you also loose boosters you have in place. Also when you get to the golden cup it seems all the hard levels come back to frustrate you again. Be prepared to spend money on this game..OtisqtVersion: 7.5.1

✓ The Nicest Game EverThis is, seriously, the "nicest" game on the internet. Austin is like your super-supportive friend, who's so positive it's almost creepy, but you gotta love him, because he's just so nice. I started playing this game as part of an offer to earn gold in another game I play, and I've been a daily player ever since. The match-3 levels are pretty addictive and challenging, and they're always changing and adding new features, so it stays fresh and interesting. At the same time, you're fixing up the gardens and having adventures with Austin. All the neighbors you meet are fun characters, with interesting backstories. It's all gorgeously rendered, and totally bug-free. You can play offline. Fun little events happen pretty frequently. Best of all, there's practically ZERO ad-presence... you have the option of watching videos for coins from time to time, but ads are never shoved in your face. I think this game is designed to appeal to older adults-- hence, the 80's-supermarket-style music, but I really think anyone can have fun with it. I am seriously just impressed with the quality of it. The only things I'd potentially change about this one: faster recharge on lives, different music options, and more customization options for the garden decor. But it's serously pretty great as it is..KellyfireangelVersion: 1.9.0

✓ Crash GardenWhat has happened? Just recently the game just keeps crashing and always at that critical point when you are just about to complete the level or you have then....boom.....it crashes before the level completed is recognised!! Then you lose your boosters and have to play the level again from scratch! Really frustrating and I have just about given up on this game. This never happened previously. Please, please fix. It’s a great game and I want to keep playing. The graphics are great, the levels challenging and I love decorating the gardens. I get excited to find out what is next that you can cash in your stars for. Would definitely recommend this game, but please fix the bugs. Make it a 5 star rating again..Treece111Version: 4.2.2

✓ Love and HateI’ve been playing this game for years now. I love the events and am always happy to pay for a golden ticket for better prizes. I love when new levels are available but I can get through 25 levels in a day and then end up back in the Gold Cup Challenge - which is nothing but a collection of the HARDEST levels I’ve come across. I end up using so many boosters and coins just so I can complete an event (like I said, I pay for that ticket and of course what to reach the end). I would have thought that the Golden Cup would be a chance to have more fun and earn extra boosters while you wait for the chance to continue the storyline? I also feel that you should have the option to take part in tournaments. I’d like to play my 25 levels per week and not take part in the Gold Cup. I automatically drop down the tiered prize system because it’s too frustrating to go through these levels again and again. I guess I could stop playing for a few months and let the new levels build up again but I know I’ll be missing events. Sum up : great game when you don’t have to constantly play the HARDEST levels in the Gold Cup Challenge..BumblePamVersion: 5.8.6

✓ Fantastic until you get to higher levelsI have played this game for about a year now, and can say that I have absolutely enjoyed and loved it. It has so much going on as far as competitions, seasons, makeovers and so much more. I have played a lot of hours on this game, as my night shift hours allow a lot of quiet and downtime, and I have also allocated this game a quite healthy budget. However, unfortunately and with regret, I have now removed Gardenscapes and have discontinued playing it, and the reason for this is that there is just no way I can continue to justify the budget I choose to spend just to be able to play it. It has become a pay to play game for me at level 9000+. Each level is so difficult that I can spend a couple of days trying to beat a level, or give in and pay for extra lives to do it. And quite often paying for one extra set of lives is not enough to beat a level. The game developers have recently removed some awards for beating bonus levels, such as bombs, which when you rely on these to help complete a level, makes the game even more difficult at level 9000+. Combine this with the fact that at 9000+ you get NO value out of the season tickets and rewards due to how difficult each level has become, which come at a cost to purchase, and the game for me lost its enjoyability and became more frustrating and just bad value for money. Such a shame, because it really is a very clever and was a an extremely enjoyable game..Uncle ZbarVersion: 6.3.0

✓ Nice, but could be a little fairer.Haven’t been playing long, but am thoroughly enjoying the puzzles. However I’m finding that some are extremely hard and I feel in order to make you spend money, now I get randomized drops and such but when power ups pop next to each other or a level requires six more moves to get through to the other side, (Level 96 is a testament to that and one I’m stuck on now wanting to spend real money to complete). The levels with dirt and ore seem a tad ridiculous with portals and not much room for the items to drop for you to switch about to get power ups, can barely get fireworks let alone a tnt bundle, would love to be able to make a barrel on these levels. Otherwise it’s fun, but would like to see the levels that spiked my interest, with the scissors and tape and things that you need to fix..Defrosted84Version: 3.2.0

✓ Decent game but garbage physicsI’m up to level 2442 and have been playing since March 2017. Enjoyable when bored, and the continuous events make it easier to complete levels. But when there are multiple levels that have been beaten in a row, an easy looking level can’t be complete and the event bonuses are lost, even when trying to beat the levels using extra power ups on top of those bonuses. The physics in this game have become so much more worse since the 1000’s, where some pieces move in different directions to avoid bombs, or where lemonades do not follow the path towards the bottom and instead allowing other pieces to fall down. The honey is the most irritating part of the game, as breaking the jars of honey does not count towards the match beside the honey itself, and any time there is a bomb or power up beside the honey, the next move it is instantly covered over. This should not be the case and it should be randomised. The honey also travels through corners of barriers, which is kind of unfair as I can’t switch through barriers, but the honey is allowed to travel through the corners with ease. Overall a good game but some things with it really need to be rewritten, as it just makes the game more unenjoyable when you’re stuck on a level that you’ve tried 30 times already..Tise21Version: 2.6.0

✓ Great graphics not enough rewardsAustin and his puppy are great but the rewards are not good enough. Free lives and decent coin rewards would be a big help. Spend 900 coins to win a level and get 50/60 back? Not fair. And if you get through one you are not likely to do 2 or 3 with the 5 lives you started with. It's very addictive and I love that it's my design can't wait to see the next area. Would hate to think how much I have spent on this game, both money and time..DebsfollyVersion: 4.8.0

✓ It’s very slow to downloadThis game is pretty good even though I’m a newbie I read the first reviews they look like this game will be okay but I’m just checking here and I’m downloading the game right now so when you talk to me I will have been on this game for a long time. Also I just wanna know, can you please make the levels easier because two of the reviews say that levels are impossible sometimes and please make rewards easier I have a feeling I need to say that and I want more stars and hard to do tasks that take four stars(this is all form the reviews) Thank you.ManishChebbiVersion: 6.7.0

✓ AddictiveLove the game, but challenge, hard and super hard are getting much more difficult the more levels you pass, so maybe having an achievement where you get 5 extra moves to use when you are a few moves away from beating a level would be ideal! Other than that, no complaints. Very addictive game. And as above, not losing boosters when you can’t win a challenge level would be great too..Smasherlee123456752626Version: 7.1.0

✓ Too hard or ?I enjoy this game immensely. I really do. I have to agree with some of the other reviewers about the difficulty in some of the levels and how it can take a very long time to pass a level. However, I think it’s somewhat okay. I look forward to the challenge of trying something different the next time I get a chance to play that level. I do not pay anything for the extra stuff. I did it once and felt like a heel. That’s part of the challenge. The only thing that bugs me more than levels being a bit too challenging at times is having to add crap to areas. It sounds so nitpicky as I type this out, but here goes. So we finish the fountain in the garden and then change the basin to a statue that takes like 9 stars to finish? It really takes a long time to finish any area in the garden when we have to do that stuff. I’m all for the challenging levels, but how many stars it takes to do the changes is a bit much. How about giving us the choice of a decoration: maybe the butler really wants the peacock for the basin in he fountain and it costs 3 stars. You like the angel for the basin and it costs 2 stars, maybe the original basin costs 1 Star. Just an idea. I think it would be more fun to have a choice that way..E-mAn2799Version: 3.0.0

✓ A few fixes required, but OKBug fix needed! Lives should only be deducted once playing of the level is finished, not if the program crashes when you're in the middle of playing! I didn't even see the result of my first move before the program crashed and took a life off me :-/ Hard levels now and then are OK, but it gets to the point where I'm getting so fed up with a level that I stop playing even if there are unlimited lives available for a while. One of the big frustrations is the timed levels earlier , mainly when I wanted to make a move but the game itself slows me down. Examples: a removed gnome hangs around totally blocking the screen so I can't make my move until he's gone; or I have to wait a few seconds for the blasted rainbow blast to get its act together before I can make a move. Both these things have made me run out of time on many occasions. Having said that, though, the rewards of being able to progress with the garden improvements are just enough to make me keep on with it. One thing I'd like to see disappear is the "against the clock" bit. Having to have multiple tries against the clock just adds up to a lot of high-stress time, which is a bit much for something which is supposed to be fun! Too much stress for little reward on those. If the programmers could resolve the issues mentioned above this would be a much more enjoyable game..Der Honey MonsterVersion: 3.3.2

✓ A easier version of HomescapesThis game is definitely not as hard as Homescapes is, Homescapes is incredibly hard and easy at some rare but wished upon moments, but I won’t dig deeper into Homescapes but I will talk about Gardenscapes. Still hard as usual but a bit more easy, Gardenscapes is the best game to play if you are bored and want an addictive challenge, some of the levels are a bit hard but can’t be harder than Homescapes. Boosters are required for a less frustrating gameplay because in puzzles games they always are, but this game is probably longer than Homescapes but I love house design and I only downloaded this game because I downloaded Homescapes. It turns out this game is better than Homescapes, I would uninstall Homescapes but I worry I don’t give it much of a chance to let me pass a level. Gardenscapes - great game and better than Homescapes.Magenta guyVersion: 5.0.2

✓ I enjoyed at firstHave got to about level 1200 and it does feel like it’s gonna be pay to play now. I got to level 1000 fairly easily and accumulated over 30k in coins and over 20 boosts of each I won some and others which I purchased but I was enjoying the game. Now when your not beating levels and spending too progress. Am going to pay or play the same level over and over and to be fair I can’t be bothered now. You do get plenty of unlimited life’s but when your not getting anywhere you just get bored. As the main objective it is to transform your garden. I wanted to see the story through but am starting to hate playing. I have to admit the setup up is entertaining I can’t justify paying loads to see it through. Maybe just do a package we’re you can buy what you need to see the story to the end instead. I get you need to make money. If your good at these types of games I would say good enjoyable game..MikkibroVersion: 3.9.0

✓ Good and BadGardenscapes is an amazing game. It is easy to play in your spare time and is very fun. But, it can sometimes be very annoying. You have to win levels to get stars and use the stars to do task. Some of the task have nothing to do with your garden. For example, welcoming guests, helping kids and calling people. Some times I spend money to win levels just for those things that will not help me progress in the game. You are also forced to update the game. If you don’t update it to the latest version you cannot play. And after updating you have wait for the game to load. But I still love it and have fun playing it. This is just my opinion but others may enjoy playing this game. :).Picky client43568Version: 6.1.2

✓ Mom, Counselor, GardenscaperI’m almost to level 10,000. The game has slowed down a bit. There are some levels that are pretty hard and I’ll spend weeks on them, or buy the power up disk with extra firecrackers. This game got me through graduate school. It gave me the mental break I needed to refocus and get back to work. I wish a couple of things were different. There used to be a place we could pick to watch ads to get more money. On a hard level, I’d spend days getting more coins through ads and more power ups and now I cannot have the ads. It would build up to lots of power ups and 900 coins so I could have extra lives and finally beat a level that took so long. It’s not something I thought about for a long time because I would just play this game, but I recently downloaded another game and there are tons of Gardenscapes ads. We don’t have ads…but you advertise. Another thing, why aren’t your loyal players given the chance to play mini games? I want to help the lady and her daughter stay warm after that jerk face ex ran off to marry someone else. The’ve never shown up in my play. All we have are those excursions that are impossible to beat without lots of money. I spend around $10 a month on my payday to play your game. I’ve been playing about 5 years and I did try to start a new edition of the game on the iPad so I could play mini games but it was so frustrating to start over. I linked my progress back to Facebook and the games were gone. :(.TeachingTechMomVersion: 7.1.0

✓ It’s silly but it’s funThe puzzles themselves are good, they’re difficult sometimes but all of them are possible to beat without wasting any bonuses or spending your money. I’ve played it for a couple of years now on and off and without having paid a dime I got really far. I finally bought a small package of coins just because I enjoyed the game enough I wanted to support the creators. I figured I should leave a review, too. The plot is thin and just over all silly but... it’s meant to be. Really, you just don’t think about why you need to play a puzzle to earn a point to get the butler to answer the gate. You don’t think about why a helicopter is free to use for dropping off things and picking up trees. None of that matters, it’s just a silly thing the creators added in to make it fun to earn points from puzzles. He says cute things in between and I’m fond of him, despite the fact that he doesn’t like cats... not sure I could ever agree with you there, Austin, but I like the cat addition in their Homescapes game (even though he seems to have forgotten how much he disliked cats... or about the garden and dog too?) Like I said, you just don’t think about it too much. Thanks to the creators for a fun puzzle game, looking forward to more!.ZaneusernameVersion: 3.2.0

✓ Takes double my moneyLove this game almost at level 8000 but somewhere in the paying there’s a glitch. And started charging me double when I purchase. Got my money back the first time but since then when it does it. They decline my refund request and NO reason. They even took my team away..Dawench67Version: 5.6.0

✓ Super addictiveI love Gardenscapes (I’m on level 450) and it’s so fun to play and I love how it has a purpose (to decorate your garden) instead of just pointless levels like other games have. The graphics and detail and all the thought that goes into each level, each task you have to complete, and even a social media for the characters, is amazing! I also love all the decor you can add for each area with the themes, but one thing I recommend is receiving the cash (for the decor) more frequently because I get barely any and then can’t buy the decor for each area. I also think there should be a way to skip a level or that hearts should reset faster because if you’re stuck on a level it can be really annoying if you just keep using all your hearts and then having to wait 30 mins for a new try. Overall I love the game and think it’s super addictive and fun to play in your spare time..Perth familyVersion: 3.3.2

✓ PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING.I rated this a 5 star so it would appear first when you scroll to see the reviews. If your downloading this because of the ads that you have seen, do not trust them. This app is not like this at all, and instead is a game where you are working with a man (forgot his name), a dog (unlocked later in the game) and his mum and dad to make their old house into a new, posh looking home that they are able to live in. You do this by completing match puzzle levels, much like royal match etc. Throughout the game, you shall encounter puzzles like the ones shown in the ads, but that’s not at all the point of the game, they’re more like bonus levels. Dear developers, please update your ads into something like the game, Instead of a fraud. Since those games in the ads appear sometimes (not a lot) ,yes, include them. But don’t just have them. Add more of the actual game. Aside from that, great game and recommend downloading it if your into interior design :).TheDigiArtistVersion: 7.2.1

✓ Changes have taken the fun awayI have been playing this marvellous game for so long I can’t tell you but suddenly this and Homescapes have created impossible levels. I pay now and again for the golden ticket and boosters but not a huge amount. Dissappointed that I, as an experienced user, loving the strategy part to solving the puzzles are faced with unbeatable levels that require larger investments. I think you had the balance right but now you have stepped up the money making. Gutted to be fair but I’m not spending huge amounts on a game I have loved for years to keep going if it means large financial investment. Your clearly making money because it’s so popular Keep your offers going and us little dippers into a £4.99 extra help scheme will keep on coming. Make it impossible and we are off. I certainly am!.ChillybumVersion: 5.6.0

✓ Good but badI don’t have many problems about the game laggy or buggy wise, the only problem is the the levels being impossible to get past. For example, level 77 is the most impossible level ever. You get 15 moves for it when you really need 30 moves to actually get past the level. The only way to get past these impossible levels is spending your money on lots of power up’s. Also why do tasks take so much stars? Waste of my life playing an impossible game..Mochie gachaVersion: 6.9.0

✓ Love this gameThe game is great so many things to do I love how it’s not your everyday puzzle game. You finish a puzzle and get stars and actually get to do something like making the garden beautiful. I do wish there were easier ways to get money to buy the extra garden designs examples the fairytale and Greek looking garden options or drop the price because over 8000 for some will take forever to get also it’d be nice for more options of getting lives not everyone has friends that can send lives to them or can get into one of those alliances with a lot of active people so I think a way to get lives easier would be nice I get so into the game then get stuck waiting thirty minutes just for one life. I love the game though other than that I definitely can’t complain it’s so much fun. I also love how they give you chances to change the house I think we should get an option to paint the house the colors we want also it’ll give it even more of our own personal touch to the house when not using the holiday themes. Keep up the great work. I’d of given 5 stars but because of those few things I feel would help the game I gave 4 hopefully in time I can give that 5th star because this game definitely deserves it please consider adding better ways to get lives and money to buy in game items and painting the house for our own personal touch for when we aren’t using one of the holiday themes..Meghan ShearsVersion: 4.1.0

✓ Please read if u work for PlayrixDon’t get me wrong I have played Gardenscapes for years and really enjoy playing it, but all adds for the game show a freezing mother and daughter which is not the type of game Gardenscapes really is, as you only get those mini games every so often. This has always annoyed me and I don’t speak for everyone, but from the people I have talked to who also play the game it is annoying to them too. Then one day a Gardenscapes add came up which almost made me quit playing. In a nutshell the add said “don’t you hate it when you see the add for the game and it looks so cool, then you download it and it is completely different! Well I found a game that is EXACTLY THE SAME as it is in the adds!” And proceeded to show the freezing mother and daughter which to me was infuriating. I know some people reading this may say I’m “overreacting” but after months maybe even years of seeing these adds its just annoying, because Gardenscapes is actually a really good game and its sad that the game developers don’t have confidence in Gardenscapes. So please if someone reading this works for Playrix, fix this. It will bring happiness to many fans of the game including myself. 🙏🥺 Thank you for reading..STaRsHiP465Version: 7.2.1

✓ LadyFirst of all, the game itself I used to love. But now, the hard levels are getting to close to each other and this is really frustrating. Secondly, to refill your lives or to get 5 more moves costs us 900 coins, when the reward from the level is 50-60 depends on how you beat it. Thirdly, this events with trees, why have you raised the number of levels? Why is it 20 now instead of 12? Finally, when you beat these levels on trees it just gives you unlimited live, not like before some boosters. This game is really getting annoying and I'm thinking to quit it because the only thing you do, you say sorry your feedback has been passed to the development team. But as many of others companies you just ignore our complaints and do nothing. Angry customers don't come back, they get back, by leaving you..ShynaimVersion: 3.1.0

✓ Best gameI’ve been playing this game for five years since I was pregnant with my five year old! This and Homescapes I downloaded when they came out and every penny spent has been worth it. I love the golden tickets and I’m looking forward to another holiday season full of decorations and new challenges! I play every day and spin the daily wheel everyday for five years and I’ve only hit the jackpot twice so that’s a little rigged. I think the reward for people who play daily should be greater and those who spend money. Maybe offer a yearly golden ticket package? 25 for the year? I would buy that for sure. Plus I’ve only finished a few room renovations and a few golden tickets and again I play everyday and I think I’m pretty good, so I don’t want it to be too easy but maybe offer more unlimited power ups during those events. Those help so much but sometimes even if I have all three going unlimited for 15 minutes I only get through one super hard level and they are wasted on one level. Just a few suggestions for ya. But overall this and Homescapes are amazing games that literally help me relax and clear my mind. My husband can’t believe how faithfully I play but after three kids all day long cooking cleaning and a cake business I need some me time playing my games!.Nathan a personVersion: 5.6.0

✓ Great gameI like the refill rate on lives as it means you can leave the game for a while! Love the quirky stories too. I was playing on an old device so my game failed but the Gardenscapes support person gave excellent information and recreated most of my progress on my alternate device. My old device was too small for the fun game features. Enjoy!.MrsLNZVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Just my styleI’ve been playing for ages and I love this game. I enjoy all the additional side games and challenges and even the most difficult levels seem to resolve themselves when you least expect it. My main complaint at present is when you chose the double bomb booster and they appear next to each other. This seems to be the equivalent of a single booster especially in a level with few exposed tiles at the beginning. However, I’m a gardener and I’m enjoying watching this huge property come to life..Bouncy's mumVersion: 3.0.0

✓ Fun and freeThis is my first try of a matching up game and so far I'm enjoying it. As I've made my way through the levels I've occasionally got stuck a while on one game without enough stars or spades to save me if I get close, but on the whole I find it paces well, and having the extra challenges ( like training the dog) to reward me with extra stars, and as an option to playing the main game, adds to its interest. Plus, like it's twin, Homescapes, I'm enjoying the gradual reveal of the garden as we renovate it (Austin and his friends and I) so that adds another dimension to the play. The downside is that as some levels are so hard that I just don’t get them out time after time, even using up my boosters and spending 900coins for 5 extra turns, I sometimes get so discouraged I leave the game for weeks. But on my return I’m often welcomed by a gift of free boosters which might be enough to get me past the difficult level, so that keeps me coming back..MumatplayVersion: 5.1.2

✓ Positives and improvement suggestionsI’m on level 962 Summary: Overall the game is great but some things could be changed to make it more enjoyable to play long term. Positives: Played this game for quite a while now - I don’t spend money on it to try challenge myself. I enjoy building my garden and picking from the different decorations. Love the new decoration themes. Game doesn’t crash (iPhone8), very smooth graphics. Suggestions: Would love the game so much more if each task was only decoration or pet related. Don’t like the irrelevant tasks like “help kid find kite” that takes up 4 stars. As you go along there are too many tasks to each section, I get bored of one section after the first 30 tasks, been stuck on the island diving one for a while (I’m only 77% into the 7th section at level 962). Would also love if hard levels gave 2 stars and really hard levels gave 3 stars. Would be good if you were rewarded with more green cash than what you get now ($20-$40 max reward and an item can cost $600-$2600) and no other way to get them than beating levels. Also not loving the new timer bombs, countdown shouldn’t start for frozen ones till the ice is broken- butterflies are challenging enough..Bubba4276Version: 2.6.0

✓ Love love loveGreat concept - you can just play the levels if you don’t want to do the story, no ads (unless you want them for rewards), and new things are added to the levels to keep it interesting. Two issues: the daily spinner is SO obviously rigged - I’m past level 1750 and have hit jackpot once. Often it slows down just before the jackpot, then picks up speed to miss it. Second, I just got the horse (yay, he’s adorable!) and he stays in his area despite no gates? It’s such a minor detail but it bothers me so much lol.FluffyBlueSkiesVersion: 2.5.0

✓ Great game but...I have been playing this game for a long time now, first on my phone and now on the ipad. I have just finally completed level 848 after being stuck there for months. It happens, I’ve been stuck on a level before, last time it was 3weeks. I really think there should be more rewards for sheer perseverance, or something else to do in the game so you can still enjoy it, have fun, and to encourage you to keep coming back while you are stuck. Just about everyone I know that was playing has now stopped because they got stuck on a level, and I very nearly stopped playing too. It gets very boring very quickly playing the same level over and over again for weeks or months.MissMel4290Version: 3.2.0

✓ Good match 3 varietyFor the most part, I enjoy this game. Several variations of the standard Match 3 - unblock barriers, collect items, etc. Games vary in difficulty - some are very difficult and I don’t think I could win without using boosters that you can win in the game or buy with real money, or buying extra moves using coins you earn by winning levels. I would like more ways to get coins. It’s tough when you need coins to pass a level but the only way to get them is by passing the level. I’d also like an “undo” because sometimes my finger slides sideways instead of up and I inadvertently make the wrong match. I got this as a free game and won’t spend real money on it. There are some challenge levels where you only get 1 chance but if you win you get more coins and other prizes. They cost a life to play and you can’t skip them. I’d like to be able to skip. There are also team and individual challenges, where you can win things when you or your team collectively hit certain milestones. It’s always nice to win free stuff! There are also side games that don’t require skill or luck, but playing them can earn you coins and/or boosters. These side games usually last for several days. I play them just to get the free stuff, but some are pretty fun. All in all, this is a pleasant way to kill some time..Jellybeanz4evrVersion: 7.4.5

✓ My favorite phone gameI've been playing this game now for definitely over a year and it has come such a long way. It used to be SUCH a pay-to-play and the levels were impossibly hard so you felt hopeless. But it was the beautiful visuals and the cute storyline that kept me playing. As I got to later levels and the developers fixed all the little kinks in it, it's now arguably perfect. They have provided easier ways to get coins than just by winning levels, like a daily wheel spin, the introduction of "hard levels" (give you double the coins but really aren't often any harder than regular levels), frequent mini events that provide additional coins, power-ups, or even infinite lives for a period of time. Love it love it. My only complaint is that I wish I could put that time limit for infinite lives on hold in some way. I can't tell you how many times I've just thought to maybe play a couple games during a break at work or right before bed.. and then those are the times I hit jackpot 😰 One time during an event I went all the way to the top and got 8 hours total of infinite lives right before bed and ended up staying up all night because I didn't want to waste it. I was dead at work the next day..Sieraye21Version: 1.8.0

✓ Overall fun game but one part is pretty racistI’ve been playing GardenScapes for over a year and have mostly enjoyed it. There are not many games I have played consistently for this long. Sometimes I get stuck on a level but that makes victory that much sweeter when I finally get past it. But there are some improvements that could be made: 1. The portrayal of Master Akira is racist. Yes I know you try to show admiration and respect for Asian cultures but the way Master Akira talks is grammatically ridiculous. Asian people don’t mix up their words that much. The object of the sentence before the rest of it is fine, but words are randomly placed throughout the sentence making it difficult to even understand what he’s saying. Please fix this! It’s not funny, it’s not culturally accurate, it’s just really annoying. 2. When there’s a challenge to get the most bombs/fireworks, give us unlimited fireworks for 30 minutes, not unlimited lives! You give us unlimited rainbow blasts for that particular challenge but don’t do the same for the fireworks challenge. 3. Austin’s magic hat bonuses max out at 1x1x1, while the dog’s treasure chests give you many more bonuses if you consecutively win. I don’t understand this discrepancy and wish you’d add more bonuses to the magic hat..Little phoenixVersion: 2.7.0

✓ Good gameLove this game, very addictive, love doing up the garden but wish you could collect more coins quicker and easier and power ups available to use while playing the game rather than choosing them before the game starts. 900 coins too expensive to continue the game with only 5 more moves. However still love it!.KavotheVersion: 2.4.0

✓ GardenscapesHave been playing this game for a while now, up to level 1203 but some levels you are unable to complete without coins or boosters and they are hard to get when you are stuck on a level! Some levels have taken me a month to get past which gets very frustrating and consider deleting but I want to see the completed garden so perhaps make coins easier and boosters as the wheel is a bit of a joke you get one bomb n it’s gone and you are unable to purchase more as they are too expensive n you never earn enough coins..#Addicted to gardenscapesVersion: 2.5.0

✓ Enjoyable gameGardenscapes is enjoyable. You can play it with not too much or no outlay or a lot if you wish depending on your patience which I like, so I spend as little or as much as I like. Criticisms: I feel like as you get further along in the game some levels are very similar if not the same as others. Also there is some inconsistency in the levels and how hard they are. Some very hard levels I've found super easy and then at other times I've been struggling to finish a normal level. I wish there was more choice in decorative items but sometimes you are forced to pick between three ugly options quite frequently to deck out the area of the garden you are in. The bonus ones you can buy with money you earnt from levels are sometimes better but majority aren't and are only worth the prize of purchasing the complete set if you can be bothered, which I can't really. There aren't any advertisements in this game which is great and I really like the team challenges, the pets and seeing my garden unfold as I go. I've been playing for a couple of years now and will continue to play as there is a lot to enjoy about the game..SporkforkforkVersion: 4.5.0

✓ Letting players knowI'm letting all of you know that think you have to pay to beat a level is not true. Yes you can pay for the coins and stuff if you want. But it's just a matter of trial and error. I'm on level 559 and have not spent a dime of real money. I only use the coins I earn and the prizes I win with the wheel and events, sometimes it doesn't work out and I don't beat it but it doesn't mean I have to pay to win, I spent weeks on a level before keep trying don't give up and when you finally get a good set up the satisfaction is greater when you win. I love this game with the storyline it brings. I love trying to guess the new area when the other is complete. Same thing goes for Homescapes both are amazing. (I'm on level 289 and spent no real money on it) Both games for all levels trial and error. Don't give up don't get frustrated. Support the developers by keeping the games. You can buy the sales offer. But just because you can't beat a level in a certain amount of days or weeks doesn't mean it's set up to where you have to pay to win. All levels in all games are made to be beaten without pay or upgrades. Paying to help doesn't mean you'll beat the level then. So don't get mad at the developers..Dr.DremurVersion: 2.2.0

✓ Challenges and hard/super hard ratioI love this game, been playing for years now! Amazing and I always keep coming back, super addictive and loving the events. However! The challenge, hard levels and super hard levels compared to normal levels are awfully off. I will do a hard level, spent so much time on it, then do a normal level and a challenge level will come up. Super infuriating because you can’t pass them without power ups. And then I’ll fail, lost my chest rewards and the next level will be a super hard level. And im not trying to complain, because I am good at the game. I just feel the ratio is so off and I can barely progress, ESPECIALLY if you have no power ups or coins..IrinathekiwiVersion: 7.2.1

✓ Worst update ever in the whole world.I have played this game for so long now, around 2 years now. This is the only game I stick to as I get bored super easily. I loved everything about this game and decided to try the other game by these creators, the one with the Home but my problem was the annoying animation of the little icons in the actual games so I uninstalled and I am SOO SAD and so super not happy that they’ve changed the icons in this game to poorer animations. The previous animations are INCREDIBLE. and now they look childish and way worse than before and I’m so confused and now playing this game is just annoying. Where before the game was calming and gave me such a positive experience, now it just seems like I’m playing a game that a 7 year old would be attracted to and it doesn’t appeal to me anymore. I’m very sad this change was made. I’ll probably still play this game every now and then but I certainly will be keeping up to date with weekly events in the game and promotions etc. The game was 100% 5/5 no questions asked before. But now, I honestly feel that this minor change has changed the game for the worse. Maybe the creators are trying to appear to more younger people or what but I’m quite disappointed and despite knowing its very unlikely that they’d change the icons back or actually IMPROVE the old ones. Love the game. Definitely recommend it. Personally being a very visual person it’s a hard adjustment..AgahssVersion: 2.7.0

✓ I love gardenscapes but theres a couple minor problemsI truly love garden scapes but i downloaded the game thinking it would be as showed and told. Because i downloaded it because of the ad and was told it would be everything shown and not some fake other game where its different from the ad. The ad literally said something like “ are you sick of games that arent what they seem like or say in the ads well this game is just as fun as the ad” or something like that but it only shows the levels where you pull the levers and stuff but there are other levels and tbh most of the times its the levels with those candy crush match thingy which isnt as fun. So if you are going to download it just know.Chloe_0hVersion: 6.9.0

✓ Great GameLoads of fun but very frustrating at times when it takes so long to complete a level.WendyLoosVersion: 1.8.0

✓ You haven’t crashed just yetStarted this game on a whim early last year and found it quite fun, entertaining and even a little addictive. Since then the updates have been great, they’ve added extra competitions to participate in with exciting prizes. I often see mobile games like this try too hard to create something more interactive and current but it just ends up more irritating, but that’s not the case with GardenScapes. They’ve managed to keep the basic foundation of the game we love and ad fun new features. For a future update: the ability to ad someone as a friend: view their garden and participate in events with them making it more competitive rather than against a random person. Thank you for the excellent work, keep going !.CantjinxunderaroofVersion: 3.0.0

✓ Addictive but frustratingI really like this game, find it easier than Homescapes. I wish the levels were a little easier and that lives refilled faster. Now that I am up above level 120+ it’s double stars for things I would think would/should be one, so it’s getting harder to progress. Eventually it will get too hard and I’ll prob give up. Another thing I like used to be addicted to candy/soda crush I like that with this game there is challenges and visual rewards rather than going through a map..Bubbl3z2811Version: 2.0.0

✓ AddictiveI love this game. So addictive. Different things to do not just one dimensional. And great that it can be played off line! With the latest update it's great however I'm missing the fact you can only buy 3 of all the power ups at a time now where as before you go buy up to 9 at a time for a different price. It's a shame that you have done it the same as Homescapes now..Jdogz33Version: 2.6.0

✓ Tolerable pay to win tacticsOkay so, like almost every other free app out there - this has micro-transactions in abundance. UNLIKE those other apps, these are almost ignorable in this game to those like me who aren’t ever going to spend money on it. My one point of contention is that when you are trying to build up your coins and have failed a level a couple of times the game “suggests” you purchase some blasts and puts the button to do so EXACTLY where the button to retry would normally be. I’ve accidentally wasted so many coins due to this and it is terribly annoying. Other than that, the devs did a great job. Sometimes you’ll get fed up and you come back after several days not playing and suddenly get a perfect streak of five+ levels which does mean the whole thing starts to feel a bit rigged but I can live with that to. Mostly I just want to make the garden beautiful again!.MBakergalVersion: 4.2.2

✓ Update to last coment (update again)Went back in to beat the level again, only to have it crash, again!!! Thats twice on the same level, making me lose another bomb booster and 900 coins along with it! That is now two bomb boosters, 3,000 coins, and two lived your game has cost me in less than 30 minutes on only one level because of crashes. Im really frustrated right now, please help! Update: Not sure if this was a response to my last review but i did end up getting 2000 coins from the developers a few weeks ago which was nice of them (though this was months after I posted my review and I cant find any sort of response from them)! The game doesnt crash anymore at the end of a level which is great! though the levels are still frustratingly hard at times that makes me quit while playing. One question though with the new update it wants you to try out the golden ticket for free, while that is nice of them to let us, id prefer not to and just go the normal path, but its not letting me say no, is there anyway to forego this cause im unable to claim any stage prize unless i try the golden ticket. other than that the game has improved and is becoming more fun to play, hence it getting bumped up to 4 stars 😁.GinloverthenhaterVersion: 4.7.5

✓ Addictive fun no moreThe levels have become too hard now, it’s not enjoyable going over the same level repeatedly. And then when you do finally make progress, an extra-hard level is randomly thrown at you so that you lose you all your boosters and end up stuck on the next level. Rinse and repeat. The developers want you to spend money, which is fair enough, it’s a beautifully crafted game. But if you’re not willing to spend money it’s no longer the fun it used to be..GreencurtainsVersion: 6.4.5

✓ Better than expected.I read reviews and was put off for ages by seeing a lot of comments about needing to spend real money. If it gets to that point I’ll just delete the game. Been playing about 2-3 months now, haven’t spent a cent. At level 760, never been stuck on a level more than a day. Unlimited lives are key, I only spend coins on the shovel and I don’t start a new day until I need my lives refilled. Don’t rely on boosters they usually start right where you don’t want them. My only dislikes are the timed gas canisters and it would be good if you could choose when to use the unlimited lives. I don’t like having over 2 hours of unlimited lives when I can’t play that long. Also I’m not really in it for the garden, but it does bug me that there is hardly any lawn. We put new lawn in just to plant flowers on it. What’s up with that? I like the first area the most..Me nazVersion: 3.4.0

✓ Best of the beat the levels to advance games I’ve foundThe garden and Austin are miles better than say Lost Island with better graphics, more realistic movement and more interaction. Building your garden, while slow is fun. The levels are doable unlike Fishdom which I cannot manage. It does also usually reward some thought and tactics unlike Lost Island where some levels are impossible until you fluke them with various bombs etc. They do take time and so you must enjoy actually doing the blast levels. When you get on a roll the bonus time and helper bombs etc make a big difference and it pays to use extra helpers; that way you sometimes can complete multiple levels quickly. Unless you spend real money it will be a game you play for months..CharlesttttVersion: 3.2.0

✓ Best 3-match gameI downloaded Gardenscapes when it had first came out and stopped playing due to the difficulty and resorted to Homescapes when Playrix had brought that out, however due to the difficulty of Homescapes thought I might give Gardenscapes a second chance and have not regret, the updates are fantastic. Passing levels is much easier and not as time consuming as other 3-match games. Also has an amazing captivating story-line 100% recommend to everyone - daily spins and weekend challenges are the best part of the whole game as it really engages you to compete against others and also gain more coins and bombs to pass levels! - currently completed the Christmas challenge and am excited to see what’s in store next!.AwstgxghjkjfddvVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Just a bit addictive!Super fun game with loads of tricky levels to beat. Just worked my way past level 512 and still obsessed with trying to get the garden developed. Have not needed to purhase anything so far, although some levels were just downright exasperating and took a few days to beat. Just keep coming back to slowly make more progress and I recommend it highly.RachNZarcherVersion: 3.3.0

✓ A great but expensive gameAn interesting match-3 game with real dialogue written well and at a level accessible to everyone, this game can consume many hours. However, they penalize high level players with levels that require power ups to complete, and with others that, if you have automatic power ups due to events running, ruin a supposedly-clever mechanic and make the level unbeatable. Of course, you can keep spending money for more turns (which is undoubtedly the goal) but it’s very easy to spend $30 in micro transactions and their “best deals” are usually not. However, the game itself is largely stable. The one giant caveat is that if you are in the midst of a level and receive a call (when playing on your phone) the game may restart and not only do you lose any progress on that level, but if you had automatic boosters, they are forfeited even if you paid for then. Contacting support only gets to a token reply that this is functioning as intended and basically you’re screwed. Please do more money in the portal on your way out. The oft-requested feature of waiting to use free lives until one had time is never answered, so enjoy six hours of unlimited lives right before bed. Still, it’s the most enjoyable “free” game out there, and by far the best game in the “Scapes” series..DesignedBySteveVersion: 4.6.0

✓ Quite goodExcellent graphics and story. Enjoy the challenges though some challenges are ridiculously hard and it takes many challenges to get anywhere. Coins are too expensive and there needs to be rewards and incentives to keep playing. I get that you are in to make a profit- but in app purchases are too expensive..Potter's assistantVersion: 2.1.0

✓ Great game, and I don’t spend money on it everI don’t understand the temptation to spend money on this game??? While I can see how easy it is to spend money, I never have and never will. For me, whenever the “buy” messages appear, I ignore them. When you are out of energy or lives, to me that is the cue to put the game down and shift focus to another activity, possibly that doesn’t involve playing another game on your mobile device or tablet. When I’ve exhausted my lives, I've already spent a considerable amount of time playing GardenScapes and it’s now time to do something else, like cook dinner, wash the dishes, sweep the floor, etc. This reminds me of how great this game is constructed. At the point when you’ve exhausted your current lives, you must wait a time period before a life or lives are regenerated. In essence, there is a subliminal message in this game that tacitly tells you to keep your priorities in order, and not be so obsessed with constantly playing a game for hours upon hours. I appreciate the sociological/psychological aspect of GardenScapes. Finally, the game is very impressive and the graphics are exceptional. The developers should be commended on how well they’ve constructed the game..EnotbVersion: 4.8.0

✓ Do not be fooled by the adsSo the ads say that this game is just minigames, minigames, minigames, minigames, minigames. They’re always about a little girl and her mother who need money, fire or they need to get to each other. You solve the puzzle by pulling golden sticks in the correct order. But that’s NOTHING like the actual game. In the actual game, you can make your own garden and solve match 3 puzzles. You earn stars and coins which you use to make your garden. There’s even 1 ad I saw about this game where it says, ‘Don’t you hate it when the game looks so fun in the ads, but when you download the app, it’s a totally different game? Well, today I found a game that’s EXACTLY like the way it’s shown in the ads.’ And they’re talking about YOUR game. So, like, come on! You’re literally just humiliating yourselves! So you’re actually just making it more obvious that this game is NOT like the way they show it in the ads..Gamel4ndVersion: 6.8.0