Jelly Defender vs Prune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jelly Defender
A classic side-scrolling shooter where players aim to eliminate colorful jellyfish. Progress through levels by achieving high scores and unlock bonus points by hitting special starfish. Different jellyfish exhibit unique movement patterns, adding to the challenge.
- Classic side-scrolling gameplay
- Shoot colorful jellyfish
- Unlock levels with high scores
- Bonus starfish for extra points
- Challenging levels with unique enemy patterns
- Easy-to-use controls
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This is a classic side scrolling style game were you have to shoot the jellyfish. The goal of the game is to shoot as many of the jellyfish as you can to unlock the next level and get a high score. Shooting 7 jellyfish in a row without missing releases a bonus starfish that you can shoot for bonus points. When you shoot and miss you lose points. The different colored jellyfish move in different ways which make it more difficult to shoot them. + Colorful jellyfish + Easy to use controls + 40 challenging levels + Sharp shooter bonus starfish
Prune
Cultivate a digital tree in a hostile world by guiding its growth towards sunlight. Uncover a hidden story and bring life to a forgotten landscape with this meditative and beautiful game.
- Grow and shape trees
- Minimalist art and interface
- Meditative music and sound
- No in-app purchases or monetization
- Share tree creations
- iCloud progress synchronization
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~ Apple Game of the Year 2015 ~ ~ TIME Magazine Game of the Year 2015 ~ 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 using iCloud ----- RECEPTION ----- "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 that transcends its initial subject material to explore a much larger, much more complex theme, in an articulate and powerfully moving manner" - 10/10 Pocket Gamer "A collaboration that feels more like a dance than puzzle-solving." - Kill Screen ----- AWARDS ----- • Winner - Best Upcoming Game - 11th International Mobile Gaming Awards • Finalist - IndieCade Festival 2015 • Official Selection - Brazil's FILE Festival • Runner-Up - IndiePlus "Make Something Great" Contest • Official Selection - Out of Index Experimental Games Festival
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prune at 4.3 against Jelly Defender's 3.0. Prune also leads on ratings volume (568 vs 3) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). Jelly Defender's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Jelly Defender costs $0.99 and Prune $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prune holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prune has 568 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Jelly Defender's written reviews are positive against 66% of Prune's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Jelly Defender ships an update every 3 months, Prune every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jelly Defender | Prune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (568 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 568 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #115 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | Joel McDonald LLC |
Customer experience
Jelly Defender
Prune
Bugs and requests
Jelly Defender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Prune
Reported bugs
2 issues- Progress reset after updates
- Unresponsive controls at times
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Zen mode with no time constraints
- Level editor and sharing capabilities
- Improved tutorials and explanations
In-app purchases
Jelly Defender
No in-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
