Needs tweaks..

The game is fun. Has a lot of potential but definitely needs to be tweaked a bit. No need to spend money as it does have plenty different ways to get rewards however, if you’re low on items or simply have to have what everyone else does then plenty of different packets to choose from. Prices are high and most items require diamonds. That’s the first thing they need to adjust. Either lower the price or make every tab have equal amount of coin and diamond options. There are challenges which require partnering up but it can get tricky. Sometimes you have to do it all and for that, might as well have an option where we can partner up or do it solo. Finally, it would be nice to be able to inbox friends. I would say a world chat would be nice but seeing all the complaints on Facebook kinda distracted me away from that idea. But being able to message friends in game would be great. Also, voting..perhaps make it so that once a player gets a 5 star they’re removed from the voting pool. Because indeed that voting system is not very fair. So as you see it’s all little tweaks that would make it better but nothing that makes it non fun. I thank you for the many perks you have for us to get prizes and items needed to design at no additional cost as well as all the options available in case we choose to purchase.

Good game with issues

I actually really like the game. It’s very calming and unexpectedly engrossing. The details in the art are amazing- the lighting in a scene will actually change depending on what you place in it. The more you play, the more items you can win and the more fun you have. The downside to the game is that many of the areas to decorate are absurdly generic. There is literally just a backyard and a fence that could be anywhere in the world, instead of Tunisia. But I just avoid the very generic ones, so that’s not too bad since I wouldn’t have enough resources to decorate them all, anyways. What’s really bugging me now is this friendship thing they’re pushing when there is NO WAY in the game to add friends, other than to invite people you know in real life to join the game. So I have a mostly dead friend list that’s left over from when they had clubs, with no way to add anyone new. I have all these friend gifts, and no one to give them to. So if that friend thing is what’s getting you to join the game, think again. Also, not many things in the game match. It is almost impossible to find a sofa and chair that match, whether in color, style, design or size. It can be very frustrating. The tables are usually waaaay too large for the size of the chairs, but then some of the chairs are so tiny it’s like they’re for children. Hopefully the game designers will see this, since I really do like the concept and look of the game, but would like to see it done better.

Issues with the game

Overall this is relaxing and I like it but they could use to add some things to it to make it work better. I was doing a design and had added the wishing well in one of the spots and then tapped on another and it added a wishing well to that spot too and I didn’t want one in the other spot so when i went back to tap it again to remove it like you do on all the others it would not remove it, it was removing all the other things around it so i went to where the other one was and tapped on it and it would not remove either just the other plants or things around it would be removed frustrating to want to change one or two of the items or remove it and cant. They should really have a clear icon for people to be able to clear it all out and restart the process again when they are unable to tap the icon to remove it. So i had to submit my design with two wishing wells in it that looked goofy and now gonna not get a good score because the game would not work it was like that item was froze, even tried shutting off my phone and restarted it to see if that would work and nothing. Then there is not even a way to report issues with the game or app without exiting the game or app. Please fix. Too slow at adding to the game im getting bored with it already been at the end of all the levels for months now, they can add new designs but they cant add new levels. Gonna give it another month then i will just find another garden design game to play and uninstall this one.

Fun…but only if you spend money

This games is lots of fun but only if you’re willing to shell out $5 every few days for more diamonds. Technically you don’t have to spend a cent but there are requirements for each project and often you need to buy item to meet the requirements. Not every option takes the coins that you receive daily and most the items that need to be bought with diamonds cost more than what you get daily. So, if you want to enter that challenge you need to buy more diamonds. $4.99 gets you 16,000 diamonds but each item you buy costs on average 2,500. It goes quickly. Once you buy an item you don’t have it from that point on, you only get to use it 4 or 5 times and then it goes away and you have to buy it again. Then there are bundles that give you items, those cost money. And the challenges, those cost money. It’s one of those games that nickel and dime you until you realize that you’ve spent $35 that month. I realize the point of making these games is to make money but when it’s too pricey people stop playing because it adds up too much. They would do better to give the items for 10 uses. And give more free diamonds. This way people don’t stop playing to save money. Also, make every category have coin purchase options, for example, none of the centerpieces can be purchased with coin, only diamonds. So again, either don’t use or spend money.

Limited income

I am on Social Security and I can’t afford to be buying extra diamonds all the time. I have broke down and bought a few but it is just not affordable. I watch the video adds to get free diamonds but you only get 35 diamonds to watch each video. Also I was able to watch the ads in the morning until it said I had reached my limit but now it shows no videos available most of the day. I am only able to access them around noon or a little after. I love the game and really enjoying it but my designs could be so much better with more diamonds. Also it would be nice if there was not a limit on how many un-purchaced items you can view. Please make some changes so everyone can enjoy your game without having to purchase so much. Update: No changes have been made as to what everyone wants. I really enjoy this game but it is too expensive. I can’t afford to constantly have to pay to play. I buy the monthly pass so that I can get extras and extra diamonds. I don’t believe you should be so money hungry. I purchased a $1.99 item and was charged over $3 and I purchased $9.99 diamonds and was charged over $20. WHY? FINAL UPDATE: I am done with this app! It’s not as much fun anymore because I cannot afford it any more. It is nothing but a bank account drainer just to be able to do a nice design. The company DOES NOT LISTEN to our requests and don’t make changes so everyone can enjoy. Hope everyone that can afford it enjoys it but I can no longer do it.

Beautiful, I just wish there was more

I LOVE this game. It is sooo beautiful and relaxing. I love all the pretty plants and making things pretty. Everything about it is perfect, except one thing: there’s only one level (one garden) every four hours or so. Sometimes more! I wish there was a key system like in “design home” ( which is essentially the same but for indoors and much less pretty) where you earn keys as you vote on other’s creations and once you get so many you can pick and choose from a seemingly endless list of options. It keeps me more engaged, like I can really sit and play for a while while watching shows. It’s so much more fun that way. This feels like I’m constantly chasing the game which ends up giving me more anxiety than relaxation and it’s really truly taking away from the beauty that is this game. Please please please release more designs more often. I would even be buying more if I had more to play because I would be running out of resources! I want to play so much that I have no resources left . I want to binge 😆 I want to spend my evenings making beautiful gardens and watching comfort tv shows. But you’re really holding me back here. I hope someone actually reads this because this would make my days sooo much better! I love this game. It’s perfect. I just need more of it!

It WAS a joy

I would have loved to give this game a 5, because it is worth a 5. It’s a pretty game, a teaching game about plants and flowers, a game where competition isn’t the main focus, and a very relaxing game. If it’s all that why would I only give it a 3? Well, let me tell you……at the end of each level you are given a lot of decorating gifts and flowers. Gifts are a lot of fun, right? Again, why? I played this game to Level 29. It took me a few months of daily play to get that far. When I reached Level 29 I got a message telling me that the Devs were working on making new levels. That was 2-3 weeks ago and it still hasn’t happened. They have added many new things that can be bought. There used to be a way to earn trees but that changed to earning surprises. Unfortunately my surprises were mostly the same and I now have to use coins or diamonds to buy trees. Now you can play on and on and no longer the Level Up gifts. They are now making many gardens where you need 2 trees, 2 benches, 2 decor items, 2 hanging items, etc. This uses up quite a bit of what you have on hand and sort of forces you into actually buying items in order to continue. I am going to play until the end of this month to see if these things improve, if not I’m going to delete the game.

Fun game but they CHEAT YOU

I really like this game but they CHEAT YOU!!! So you can get FREE “diamonds” if you watch sponsored ads. You click on the “watch a video” button in the free section of the premium store and afterwards you receive 30 diamonds for each watched video UP TO 20 videos which is 600 “diamonds”. You can also PAY… COLD HARD CASH to accumulate diamonds at various prices. I opt for the “FREE” diamonds as I am retired and watch my spending. Also I just think it is ridiculous to pay for a “game” with no TANGIBLE qualities. Well I started watching my “banked diamonds” (totals) to see if they were adding up correctly; they are NOT. In addition to that, the “free diamond” section will FREEZE YOU OUT SO YOU CANNOT GO BACK IN AND CONTINUE TO GET YOU DIAMONDS if you need to close the app or if it kicks you out somehow. Yesterday it kicked me out and I still had 5 MORE ADS TO LOOK AT to reach my 20 quota. Today it was 1 and it KEEPS happening. I like this game and I know there are others but this one’s graphics are really nice (for me; somewhat realistic) I have complained to them but of course it still happens. I THINK they want you to SPEND YOUR MONEY and not go for the FREE DIAMONDS!!!! THIS IS SO SAD. Why offer “FREE” diamonds if they will not give them as the app states. This would be “breach” I would think. SMH 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

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