# Prune

> Cultivate what matters

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id972319818](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id972319818)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id972319818`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joel McDonald LLC
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (568 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-07
- **First published:** 2015-07-23
- **Size:** 123 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/prune/id972319818)
- **Website:** [http://www.prunegame.com](http://www.prunegame.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.prunegame.com/privacy.html](http://www.prunegame.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Prune marks its 10th anniversary as a serene, minimalist game about cultivating a tree. With a swipe of your finger, grow toward the sun in a tranquil landscape and uncover a quiet story beneath the soil.

Key features include no IAP, a clean interface, meditative music, and iCloud sync across devices. Share your unique tree creations with friends as you explore a calm, meditative world of beauty and patience.

## Rankings

- #71,476 — Overall
- #12 — Play With Nature
- #23 — Spectacular Soundtracks

## Review summary

Prune is widely praised for its stunning visuals, elegant design, and calming, meditative feel. Players love the unique, poetic puzzle concept and often replay levels. A frequent drawback is the game's short length and limited content, with many requesting more levels, worlds, or a sequel/update. Some also desire quality-of-life improvements and modes (sandbox/creative, landscape/60fps enhancements). Despite the concise content, the game remains highly cherished for its artful mood and relaxing, almost ASMR-like experience.

### Pros

- Beautiful visuals and elegant, artful design.
- Calming, meditative, relaxing experience with stress relief.
- Unique, poetic concept that blends pruning puzzles with a digital-poetry feel.
- Replayable and lasting appeal; players often revisit levels.

### Cons

- Content is very short/limited; finishes in a few hours and leaves little challenge left.
- Many want more content: additional levels, worlds, or a sequel/update and new modes (e.g., sandbox/creative).
- Needs performance/UX polish (faster frame rate or smoother animation; some choppiness reported).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id972319818)