# Honu Guardian

> Merge puzzle game to clean up polluted beaches by evolving sea creatures. (iPhone/iPad app by Matthew Knoth.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honu-guardian/id6807191445 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matthew Knoth](https://appshunter.io/developer/6807191447)
- Category: Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 17 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-08
- Data updated: 2026-10-19
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honu-guardian/id6807191445/reviews.md

## What is Honu Guardian?

Merge hatchlings into giants. Drive the polluters out of the bay.

A single sea turtle hatchling is not much against a fleet of dumping boats. Two of them merged are a little more. Keep going and you get manta rays, whales, and reef guardians big enough to push back.

Honu Guardian is a merge puzzle with a tide clock running. Link matching sea creatures to grow them, spend mana to hatch more, and send your biggest guardians at the boats fouling the water before the bay's health runs out.

FIFTY REAL BEACHES
From Playa Balandra to Turquoise Bay at Ningaloo, every level is a named place with its own water, coastline, and landmark. Clear one and it is restored behind you.

FIFTY POLLUTERS, EACH WITH A HABIT
Bosses do not just have more health. A tiger shark wrapped in warning tape fights differently from a channel cutter or a refinery ghost. Learn what each one does before it reaches the shallows.

EVERY TITAN YOU BEAT SWIMS AWAY FREE
Break one open and the trash falls off it. What is underneath is a bright, live sea creature that turns and heads back out to open water. The five machines in the roster just sink.

BUILT TO BE PLAYED ON A PHONE
Touch controls, portrait and landscape layouts, no account, and no timers begging you to come back. Your best two hundred runs and top ten fastest times for each beach are saved on the device. Legendary-assisted times are labeled separately; these are personal records, not a global leaderboard.

LEGENDARY CREATURES
Optional one-time purchases permanently unlock three powerful merge recipes: Great, Great White, King Killer Whale, and Great Blue Whale. Unlock them in order, then merge two creatures of the preceding tier to create each one. Purchases unlock recipes, not instantly spawned creatures. Restore Purchases is available in SHOP.

THE OCEAN PLEDGE
At the end of the year, 50% of all profits will be donated to charity. Ours go to Oceanic Society, a U.S. 501(c)(3) that has worked on ocean conservation since 1969. If the game earns nothing, there is nothing to split, and we will say so plainly rather than quietly drop the promise.

No separate game account. No paywalled levels. All fifty beaches are playable for free. Optional purchases include powerful legendary creature recipes, Remove Ads, and Tide Charm.

## Key features

- Merge sea creatures to evolve
- Defeat unique polluter bosses
- Restore 50 real-world beaches
- Portrait mode, one-thumb gameplay
- No accounts or timers
- 50% of profits donated to charity

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Tide Charm | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is Honu Guardian safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Honu Guardian.

## Is Honu Guardian legit?

Honu Guardian has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Honu Guardian is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/honu-guardian/id6807191445/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best possible pastime

*2026-09-22*

Absolutely best game in existence

## Frequently asked questions about Honu Guardian

### What is Honu Guardian?

Honu Guardian is a merge puzzle game where players merge sea creatures to grow them into powerful guardians. The goal is to drive polluters out of the bay and restore fifty real beaches.

### How do I play Honu Guardian?

You link matching sea creatures to grow them, spend mana to hatch more, and send your largest guardians to attack boats polluting the water. The game features one-thumb, portrait-mode gameplay.

### Are there different levels in Honu Guardian?

Yes, there are fifty real beaches, each named and featuring unique water, coastline, and landmarks. Clearing a level restores the beach behind you.

### What kind of enemies are in Honu Guardian?

There are fifty different polluters, each with unique habits and fighting styles. These include bosses like a tiger shark wrapped in warning tape and a refinery ghost.

### Does Honu Guardian have ads?

Yes, Honu Guardian contains advertisements.

### Can I play Honu Guardian offline?

The description states the game is built to be played on a phone with no timers begging you to come back, suggesting it is designed for offline play. Your best two hundred runs are saved on the device.

### What is the age rating for Honu Guardian?

Honu Guardian has an age rating of 9+.

### Does Honu Guardian support multiple devices?

Based on the provided data, Honu Guardian is supported on iPhone and iPod.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.1 — 2026-09-22

A clearer bay and smoother play.

• Removed banner ads so gameplay buttons stay clear. Full-screen ads appear only between selected beaches, and optional Tide Gift ads remain available.
• Optimized ship movement, fin patrol animations, and on-screen updates.
• Corrected Neptune’s placement on the Virginia Beach shoreline.
• Your permanent purchases, saved progress, high scores, and personal fastest-time records are preserved.

### 1.4 — 2026-09-21

Meet three legendary ocean protectors: Great, Great White, King Killer Whale, and Great Blue Whale. Unlock their permanent merge recipes in order through optional one-time purchases in the newly marked SHOP.

This update also adds your top ten fastest times for each beach, improves saved-run recovery and high-score protection, and brings King Neptune into the Virginia Beach background. We have strengthened beach transitions and background/ad recovery while keeping your existing advertising and purchase options.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-20

A brighter bay. A bolder Guardian. A cleaner game.

• Meet the redesigned Kauila Guardian, with distinctive armor and more dramatic rescue effects.
• Enjoy refreshed turtle artwork, a new opening scene, and an updated app icon.
• Follow a clearer tutorial with improved spacing and less overlap.
• Keep your puzzle board readable while the action stays in the bay.
• Play with improved layouts for wider screens and smoother orientation changes.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-14

A friendlier start and much bigger hits.
The opening tutorial now teaches one thing at a time, and the bay visibly clears once you win your first rescue.
Guardian strikes escalate from Tier 3 to Tier 7 with heavier impacts, screen feedback, haptics, and clear damage readouts, so a giant hitting a polluter feels like it.
Polluter boats move faster as you climb the beaches, so later levels keep pressure on.
Banner ads no longer sit over the dock controls, and no ads appear during play or before your first real win.
Fixed the dolphin fin shapes so wildlife swims the right way around.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-12

Bigger sea life, and a bay that moves.

- Creatures on the board are noticeably larger and easier to read at a glance.
- Every animal now has its own idle motion. Turtles paddle, dolphins flick their tails, rays glide, and the humpback spouts.
- Fixed a layout problem that could leave buttons sitting underneath the banner at the bottom of some screens.

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