TreeSim vs PolyPine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreeSim
Generate an endless array of unique trees with a simple tap. Experience a delightful and calming process as digital flora flourishes on your screen. It's a relaxing way to create algorithmic nature.
- Algorithmic tree creation
- Infinite variety
- Tap-to-grow mechanic
- Relaxing gameplay
- Delightful visual experience
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Create an infinite variety of trees algorithmically. Just tap the screen and watch them grow. It's delightful and relaxing.
PolyPine
Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.
- Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
- Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
- Observe animal interactions and their impact
- Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
- Survive and utilize natural disasters
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PolyPine at 4.5 against TreeSim's 3.6. PolyPine also leads on ratings volume (267 vs 5) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). TreeSim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TreeSim asks for nothing beyond the download.
PolyPine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyPine has 267 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TreeSim's written reviews are positive against 78% of PolyPine's.
TreeSim ships an update weekly, PolyPine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreeSim | PolyPine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bret Lester | Yaozuo Games Ltd |
Customer experience
TreeSim
PolyPine
Bugs and requests
TreeSim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PolyPine
Reported bugs
1 issue- Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track
Requested features
2 requests- Add more content and updates
- Improve the evolution/upgrade system
In-app purchases
TreeSim
No in-app purchases
PolyPine
- Unlock Full Game$5.99









