Temple Run vs Prune+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Temple Run
Engage in challenging match-3 puzzles to explore ancient temple mysteries. Swipe and match pieces to create powerful combos and assist an adventurer in overcoming obstacles.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Explore ancient temple mysteries
- Create powerful combos
- Use special puzzle pieces
- Assist adventurer Scarlett Fox
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Play TEMPLE RUN as never before! Beat match 3 puzzles to uncover the mysteries of the ancient temple realm. Create powerful combos and use special pieces to become a Temple Champion! Assist the great adventurer, archeologist and Temple Runner Scarlett Fox as you solve puzzles to overcome the mysterious obstacles along your path. Download Temple Run: Puzzle Adventure today to embark on a new thrilling adventure! If you have any questions or need support, please email us at help@scopely.com.
Prune+
Cultivate a digital tree by guiding its growth towards sunlight while navigating environmental hazards. Uncover a hidden narrative within a minimalist, artistic world. Enjoy a serene, meditative experience with beautiful visuals and sound.
- Grow and shape trees
- Minimalist art and interface
- Meditative music and sound
- Uncover a hidden story
- Share tree creations
- Cross-device progress sync
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Prune+ is a love letter to trees. A game about the beauty and joy of cultivation. With a swipe of a finger, grow and shape your tree into the sunlight while avoiding the dangers of a hostile world. Bring life to a forgotten landscape and uncover a story hidden deep beneath the soil. • A unique digital plant for your pocket • Beautiful, minimalist art and a super clean interface—it's just you and the trees • Meditative music and sound design for you to zen out to • No IAP, no monetization strategy, no currencies • Share screenshots of your unique tree creations with friends • Synchronize progress across all your devices ----- RECEPTION FOR PRUNE----- "Unlike anything I've played before... the kind of experience I want to pull out to show my friends" - The Verge "Wildly creative, totally addictive, and oddly soothing" - Entertainment Weekly "Prune is a gorgeous and unique experience" - 5/5 TouchArcade "Prune is an awe-inspiring work of digital poetry" - 10/10 Pocket Gamer "A collaboration that feels more like a dance than puzzle-solving" - Kill Screen
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Verdict
Temple Run and Prune+ both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Prune+'s written reviews are positive against 39% of Temple Run's. Temple Run's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Temple Run against 4.4 for Prune+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temple Run has 3.3K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Temple Run's written reviews are positive against 77% of Prune+'s.
Temple Run ships an update every 2 months, Prune+ every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temple Run | Prune+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (236 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 236 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 855 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scopely, Inc. | Joel McDonald LLC |
Customer experience
Temple Run
Prune+
User reviews
Temple Run
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging thinking game
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
- 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes
- 🐛 Phantom pieces blocking progress
- 🐛 Unreliable river mini-game
- 🐛 Apple Pencil issues
- 🤖 Useless AI beetle mechanics
Prune+
From 236 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals
- 🧘♀️ Calming and relaxing gameplay
- 🧠 Clever and challenging puzzles
- 🎶 Soothing audio design
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to learn
Room to improve
- 🤯 Frustrating camera movement
- 🐢 Suboptimal frame rate
- 🔍 Lack of clear objectives or instructions
- 🔚 Short length and limited content
Bugs and requests
Temple Run
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels showing incorrect progress
- Achievements not saving properly
- Certain levels impossible to complete
- Gems not usable for power-ups
Requested features
5 requests- Allow replaying of completed levels
- Provide more ways to earn gems
- Add option to disable hints
- Improve river mini-game controls
- Continue the story beyond the treasure room
Prune+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes and performance issues
- Camera automatically zooming in/out unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Customizable camera controls
- Sandbox mode for free-form tree growing
- Ability to save progress and resume later
In-app purchases
Temple Run
No in-app purchases
Prune+
No in-app purchases
