# Köken: Word Tree — Grow words from their roots

> Grow words from their roots (iPhone/iPad app by ILHAN ISIK.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/koken-word-tree/id6797024410 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ILHAN ISIK](https://appshunter.io/developer/1665305294)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Turkish
- Released: 2026-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-09-12
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/koken-word-tree/id6797024410/reviews.md

## What is Köken?

Turkish is agglutinative: göz (eye), gözlük (glasses), gözlükçü (optician), gözlükçülük (the optician's trade). Köken turns that chain into a game.

Everyone gets the same three roots each day. Add letters to reach a new word and a branch grows out of the root on screen. Continue from the tip, or branch anywhere you like — gözlük leads to both gözlükçü and gözlüklü. What you have at the end of the day isn't a scoreboard, it's that day's tree.

The rule is prefix-chaining, not morphology: a word is a valid extension if it's in the dictionary and starts with the previous one. So "kar" to "kart" counts too. This isn't a grammar lesson, it's the pleasure of finding out.

Depth scores, not length. The fourth link in a chain is worth four times. Four short words are worth less than one four-link chain. Find every word on a root and the tree turns gold.

No timer. No energy. No lives. As you type, the branch tip trembles to tell you whether a word exists in that direction. At the end of the day it tells you "you found 23 of 41" — it doesn't hide what you missed.

Every completed day is planted in your garden. The garden scrolls, its season follows the real one, and morning light differs from evening light.

Each word you find shows a one-line meaning. The dictionary works offline.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2026-09-07

A maintenance release — we gathered up the visible bugs.

• Fixed garbled labels on the home screen and the day header: your streak, day number and today's goal now read correctly.
• Long labels are no longer clipped, including at larger text sizes.
• Fixed a bug in the hint reward — the button now keeps its promise every time.

### 1.6 — 2026-08-23

• Today's goal is now on screen: reach it and the day closes, your trees are planted in the garden.
• No need to press the trophy — find one word and the day counts, your streak grows.
• Help for newcomers: if you can't find the first word, a hint arrives on its own.
• Your streak and today's progress are shown on the home screen.
• The hint button is there for every word: you get your hint even when no ad is available.
• Streak rescue: missed a day? You can keep your streak.
• Optional daily reminder; "Remove Ads" owners get bonus roots and streak rescue for free.

### 1.4 — 2026-08-19

Improved the ad permission flow and made stability fixes.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-13

Hints now see the whole tree.

• A hint is always there, whichever branch you're on — when a branch runs out, it moves you to one that still has words.
• It follows the letters you're typing and continues the word you started.
• Your first hint each day is free.
• Hints are now in Free Garden, Chain Master and duels too.

The play screen stays as clean as ever.

### 1.2 — 2026-08-11

Rewarded ads reworked: an ad now opens only when you choose it, in a single tap. The extra interstitial screen is gone, so you can no longer land on an ad by accident.

Still no ads while you grow your tree, and no banners - as promised.

## More apps by ILHAN ISIK

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All apps by ILHAN ISIK: https://appshunter.io/developer/1665305294

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