I have had this game for about a year now.
I purchased the unlockable shape sets. This game is very soothing, no ads, no nonsense, just hours of shape merging, and tranquility. It's simplicity of play makes for a great distraction, and I find it goes great with your favorite soothing music. (I like to play Ravi Shankar's music in the background while playing, or even some thunderstorm sounds.)
The shapes are very intricate, and interesting in movement. I also like that you can zoom in on a piece to see the highly detailed movements.
It's like a "time-out box" for the restless mind. It's not even all too important to reach your best score.
There are dozens of shape sets to play, and you can adjust the frequency of shape sets, thus you can control how frequently your favorite sets come up to play.
Soothing, quiet, mellow, colorful, beautiful, intricate, pleasing, wondrous, relaxing, and worth every penny as far as the in-app purchases are concerned.
It's very therapeutic, and it is a great tool to use to distract from intrusive thoughts, or for a racing mind.
Thank you Devs for such a simple merge game that is anything but ...(visually)
I feel this game works well with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Shape Garden "checks many DBT boxes" .
Works well for PTSD, ADHD, Depression and other things that cause stress. It's like a "stress ball for the mind!"