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Head-to-head

Garden Affairs vs Lily’s Garden

Garden Affairs 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Lily’s Garden
Lily’s Garden 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

Lily's Garden has a slight edge over Garden Affairs due to its more consistent gameplay experience and better customer support, despite both apps sharing similar issues with difficulty spikes and intrusive ads.

Full reviews: Garden Affairs · Lily’s Garden

Both Garden Affairs and Lily's Garden offer engaging match-3 gameplay with decorating elements, but users frequently report issues with difficulty spikes, glitches, and intrusive ads in both. Lily's Garden generally receives more positive feedback on its story and customer service, while Garden Affairs struggles with technical stability and perceived 'money-grabbing' tactics.

Head to head

Features and Content tieR8R9R11R18
Garden Affairs Garden Affairs offers a merge game and house makeover mini-games, though some users dislike these additions, preferring the original match-3 and mansion restoration . Players appreciate the creative match puzzles and beautiful graphics R8R11. However, some find the story 'corny' or not as advertised R18R30R48 and complain about a lack of new levels after a certain point R9.
Lily’s Garden Lily's Garden is praised for its beautiful graphics, engaging storyline, and decorating choices . It also includes mini-games, though some users are frustrated by pop-ups forcing them into these side activities . Some players note that the game's ads misrepresent the actual gameplay .
Ease of Use and Difficulty tieR2R4R7R12
Garden Affairs Garden Affairs is described as easy at first, with simple merging and garden fixing R2. However, many users report significant difficulty spikes, making levels 'impossible' or 'extremely hard' after a certain point, requiring many attempts R4R7R12. Some players also find the game speed too fast .
Lily’s Garden Lily's Garden is generally considered fun and challenging . While some levels are noted as difficult, taking a long time to complete , users also describe the game as 'fairly simple to play' . There are complaints about the game being rigged, with moves disappearing or power-ups activating without input .
Reliability and Performance tieR5R10R13R16
Garden Affairs Garden Affairs suffers from frequent glitches and crashes, particularly in extra modules like the dice game and homes R5. Users report issues with the game freezing, not loading, or getting stuck at loading screens R10R16. Some experience lost rewards or incorrect coin counts after updates R13.
Lily’s Garden Lily's Garden also has significant reliability issues, with frequent crashes and freezing, often linked to ads R61. These glitches can lead to lost progress or purchased items . Some users also report graphics being scrambled .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR1R7R11R12
Garden Affairs Garden Affairs is criticized as a 'money grabber' R7 and 'too expensive to play' . Users feel forced to spend money due to impossible levels R7 and stingy star rewards R12. There are also reports of being overcharged for purchases . However, some players claim to have reached high levels without spending money R11. The game features frequent pop-ups R1 and ads that cause sound issues R20R53.
Lily’s Garden Lily's Garden is accused of being designed to 'steal your money' R64 and being 'ridiculously expensive' . Players feel pressured to make in-app purchases to win levels R64. The game is heavily criticized for intrusive and broken ads that lock up the game, forcing restarts and loss of progress R61.
Customer Support edge: Lily’s GardenR6R10R14R19
Garden Affairs Garden Affairs users report poor customer service, with long wait times for support R10 and unhelpful responses R19. Some mention that support is only available through Facebook, which not all users have R25. There are requests for features like a reset button, which currently requires contacting support and waiting weeks R6R14.
Lily’s Garden Lily's Garden receives mixed feedback on customer support. Some users praise it as 'excellent' and 'super responsive' , while others describe it as 'horrid and insulting' or non-existent, with no response to emails or problems R93. The in-game reporting system is also noted as unhelpful .
Pick Garden Affairs if

you prefer a game with creative match puzzles and beautiful graphics, and don't mind potential glitches in extra features or a slow story progression R8R11.

Pick Lily’s Garden if

you value an engaging storyline and decorating options, and are willing to tolerate frequent ad-related issues and occasional difficulty spikes for a generally well-regarded match-3 experience .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high lifetime rating, but recent reviews for both are heavily skewed negative, primarily due to technical issues, intrusive ads, and perceived 'money-grabbing' difficulty spikes. The free-to-play model contributes to much of the negativity, as users are frustrated by limitations and ads without paying.

Frequently asked

Are Garden Affairs and Lily's Garden free to play?
Yes, both Garden Affairs and Lily's Garden are free to download and play, but they include in-app purchases (IAP) and ads R1R7R53R64.
Do these games have a good storyline?
Lily's Garden is generally praised for its engaging and entertaining storyline , while Garden Affairs has a story that some find charming R11 but others describe as 'corny' or not matching the advertisements R18R30R48.
Are there many ads in these games?
Both games feature numerous ads; Garden Affairs has pop-ups R1 and ads that cause sound issues R20R53, while Lily's Garden is heavily criticized for frequent, intrusive, and often broken ads that lock up the game and cause loss of progress R61.
Do Garden Affairs and Lily's Garden have customer support?
Garden Affairs users report difficulties with customer support, including long queues and unhelpful responses, with support sometimes limited to Facebook R10R19R25. Lily's Garden has mixed reviews for support; some find it excellent and responsive , but others report no response to issues or problems with in-game reporting R93.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R8] Garden Affairs 5/5 · US Love This Game!: Your design staff deserves five stars. I have been playing this game on two tablets for a few years. Your graphics are so original and beautiful, it’s a joy to play. Please keep up the good work. And by the way, this review was entirely my idea to give to you. No one asked me to give it.
  2. [R9] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US No more levels to build: There are no more levels to build.
  3. [R11] Garden Affairs 5/5 · US Best Design & Match without major bucks: I've played an embarrassing number of the design/match games in the App Store. All the others have quickly become frustrating unless you spend money. This game has truly creative match puzzles (with cool arrangements and match effects) and I haven't spent a penny. I'm on level 7608. I keep expecting them to force me (tempt me) to use money and I do hope
  4. [R18] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US Not as advertised: This advertisement is completely wrong. I’m on like level 2100 or something. She’s not married and it’s not the kind of matching game as this says.
  5. [R2] Garden Affairs 5/5 · US Good game: I picked up Garden Affairs thinking it’d just be another chill merge game, but it actually surprised me. At first it feels pretty simple, just merging items and fixing up the garden, but it gets more addictive the longer you play. There’s always something to do, and unlocking new areas keeps it interesting.
  6. [R4] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Too hard once you reach a certain level: Once you reach a certain level they completely stall the progress needing 6 stars to move ahead. It makes the game so frustrating and slow so I’m quitting for good.
  7. [R7] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Money Grabber: Do not spend money on this game. The levels become 100% impossible afterwards. It upset me. They offer triple of something you want for a price, and you cannot go any further. The levels become impossible. I won’t spend money on this app ever again.
  8. [R12] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US Cute but corny story, but too stingy on earning stars: I understand the app developers want to make $, but the game is so slow as you only earn 1-2 stars per game (and sometimes it takes multiple times to play the same level) who has that much time in a day to play an app?! And each time you use stars to progress the story line, it takes 2-4 stars!! So you spend about 1-1.5 hours a day to move th
  9. [R5] Garden Affairs 4/5 · US Extras are glitchy: I love the dice game and the homes, but they are both very glitchy. Right now I can’t buy new plots though I have enough flowers and cash. I constantly have to restart the game playing these extra modules. I’ve not had this problem with the match 3 portion, it seems very stable. Overall a fun game but I wish they’d fix the extras (and add new furniture, etc!).
  10. [R10] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Stories won't load: Stories, or rather game resources, won't load. I can't progress. The game constantly stays at 0 MB and says it's loading at 0 MB, even though my connection is stable and fast. I tried deleting my account to start over, but there's no information on how long account deletion takes. Support always shows 3 people in the queue, even after waiting for an hour. I don't know. · translated
  11. [R13] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Rewards: When making matches, the rewards are not showing up. Causing key plays/strategy unable to happen resulting in a loss. (ie: match 5 for a star)
  12. [R16] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Game won't run: Has your game been discontinued? Why can't I access it this past week? Every time I open it, it gets stuck at 99% loading. After opening the repair tool, the contact customer service interface also won't load; clicking it does nothing! Should I uninstall and reinstall now, or wait for you to fix this bug? · translated
  13. [R1] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Annoying: Pop ups every second
  14. [R6] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US Reset garden affairs.: Most games have a way to delete or reset their progress from game to the beginning. I’m not able to find how to rest garden affairs games Apple. Version. Please respond.
  15. [R14] Garden Affairs 4/5 · US Starting the game over: Please make a button where you can start the game over for fun without having to wait weeks for customer support. Thank you!
  16. [R19] Garden Affairs 2/5 · US Bad Customer Service: After making a purchase my adde to add moves disappeared i reached out to cs multiple times and no one helped
  17. [R53] Garden Affairs 4/5 · US Solo tiene 1 cosa de malo: Este juego me encanta, es fácil, divertido y te entretiene bastante. Mi único problema con el juego es tantoooos anuncios. Que estrés, estar viendo y viendo anuncios para poder jugar. Desesperante. Estoy apunto de borrarlo nada más por no ver tanto anuncio
  18. [R64] Lily’s Garden 1/5 · US This game is designed to steal your money! BEWARE!: It has a great story line so it sucks you. After every try they present you with cheap enough options so you can win. So you click 2.99 then 9.99. Then 14.99 by a he end of the month you have spent well over 100 dollars or more. There is no way to win unless you click and pay. I take responsibility for playing this game and letting them outrigh
  19. [R30] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US Not like advertised.: I don’t understand why I haven’t got to make decisions on here, just decorating. No interaction.
  20. [R48] Garden Affairs 3/5 · US When does she start killing?: So I’m at level 933 and I’m beginning to think the developers LIED in their advertising. I was hoping for a different type of narrative but it’s just sappy crap. Same old same old.
  21. [R20] Garden Affairs 4/5 · US Whenever Ads are finished the Game No longer has background Sound We do Not your Game Without Sound.: Hi Developers Please be advised your Game Continuously Looses the Background Sound after an Ad is played. The sound for the Ad is very clear but then there is no Game Sound once the Ad finishes. The Garden Affairs Game is Not Fun without Background Sound. This has been happening for over 2 Months
  22. [R61] Lily’s Garden 1/5 · US broken ads: broken ads blacken the screen and block game progression- extremely frustrating- State Farm ad is broken blocks game and never exits, have to quit game entirely totally aggravated as a frozen ad forced deletion of app- won’t be coming back
  23. [R25] Garden Affairs 1/5 · US Furniture store update: The game now opens to the intro to the furniture store and it’s so big on my screen that I can’t click the button to get past it. The game is now unplayable and app support is only through Facebook? I don’t have FB. Please fix this.
  24. [R93] Lily’s Garden 3/5 · GB Please: I was completely enjoying this game until I got kicked from it. Some kind of error and when I message tactile about it, no response

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store