Why Is Gardenscapes Showing Ads Inside the To Do Menu?

Middle-aged female news presenter in a blue blazer sitting in a TV studio, with a large screen behind her showing a Gardenscapes-style “Watch the video and get 50 free coins” ad.

Why is Gardenscapes showing rewarded ads inside the To Do menu? See how the optional 50-coin videos work, who may get them, and why they can disappear.

A rewarded ad option has been showing up inside the Gardenscapes To Do menu, right alongside the regular tasks that move the garden story forward. The offer says “Watch the video and get 50 free coins!”.

The ad does not start on its own and it does not interrupt gameplay. Players only see it if they choose to tap Watch, making it completely optional. The option may not appear for everyone, since Gardenscapes already uses account-specific offers and features.

How the 50-Coin Reward Works

To collect the first 50 coins, the full ad has to be watched. In the example we saw, the first video lasted about 30 seconds.

After that, the Watch option can appear again. The next one or two ads were noticeably shorter.

Each completed ad gives another 50 coins. After roughly two or three views, the option disappears, putting the total reward at up to about 150 coins.

If you want to see exactly how this new way of showing ads works in Gardenscapes, you can watch it in action on our YouTube channel, including where the offer appears and how the 50-coin reward works.

Why the Placement Stands Out

The unusual part is not the reward itself. It is where Playrix puts the ad.

The Watch option appears directly inside the To Do menu, mixed in with the normal story tasks. Instead of interrupting a level or popping up on the screen, the ad sits there like one more optional action.

Players who are not interested can simply ignore it and keep playing.

Are Rewarded Ads New to Gardenscapes?

No. Player reports going back to 2020 mention optional video ads that awarded free coins and appeared in the same area where stars are used to complete garden tasks.

What is interesting is that not every player had access to them. Some players said they saw the offers regularly, while others said they had never seen them at all.

Similar reports appeared in later years, including cases where the option was available for a while and then disappeared after updates or other changes to the game.

Why Some Players May See Them and Others Do Not

Playrix has previously explained in an App Store response that certain features, including ads and some mini-games, may be made available to players selected periodically by an automated system.

That would help explain why not every player sees the same features, even when two people are playing the same version of Gardenscapes. One account may get the rewarded ad while another never sees it.

Is 150 Coins Worth Watching the Ads?

The reward is small. Even three completed ads only add up to about 150 coins.

Still, for players who want a few extra coins without spending real money, it is an easy bonus. Playrix also gets a way to earn ad revenue from players who might never buy anything in the game.

Rewarded Ads Are Still Not a Standard Coin Feature

The official Gardenscapes support page on earning and using coins lists several ways to get them, but rewarded video ads are not presented as a standard feature available to everyone. That makes them particularly interesting as Playrix continues to explore different ways to make money from the game.

That matches years of player reports suggesting that the option may only appear on selected accounts or during certain tests.

Conclusion

The Watch for 50 coins option is not a forced ad. It is an optional rewarded video that players can choose to watch inside the To Do menu.

The bigger story is not the 150 coins. It is the fact that Playrix still appears to be using rewarded ads selectively, with some players seeing the option while others may never get it at all.