The Tiny Bang Story vs Prune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tiny Bang Story
Restore a shattered planet by fixing machines and solving puzzles. This hand-drawn adventure game offers five chapters filled with brain teasers and an immersive atmosphere. It's suitable for all ages and requires no reading.
- Fix machines and mechanisms
- Solve puzzles
- Five chapters
- Over 30 brain teasers
- Hand-drawn world
- Simple navigation
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Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve puzzles in each of the five chapters of this game. Navigation is simple and intuitive. It doesn't distract you from the witty brain teasers, and you will be able to fully immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of the game. *There is no text in this game. It is fun for all ages and suitable for the whole family! *Five vastly different chapters and over 30 exciting brain teasers (minigames) *A bright, gorgeous world drawn entirely by hand *Absorbing game play and simple navigation *10 enchanting musical themes - #1 Top Paid Apps for iOS in UK, Japan, German, Russia - Top 10 Best Games and Top 5 Best Adventure Games of 2011 by Gamezebo - Best Games of 2011 by GameHouse - Top 100 Best Indie Games of 2011 by Indie DB. - Top 10 on Mac App Store in more countries, TOP 1 - in Japan, Russia, Taiwan, China.
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 update cadence: Prune at every 6 weeks against The Tiny Bang Story's every 8 months. The Tiny Bang Story's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
The Tiny Bang Story costs $0.99 and Prune $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Tiny Bang Story holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 898 and 567 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of The Tiny Bang Story'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.
The Tiny Bang Story ships an update every 8 months, Prune every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | The Tiny Bang Story | Prune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (898 ratings) — better | 4.3 (567 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 898 — better | 567 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #187 | #98 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ellada Games LLC | Joel McDonald LLC |
Customer experience
The Tiny Bang Story
Prune
User reviews
The Tiny Bang Story
From 898 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Charming graphics
- 🎨 Beautiful artwork
- 🎶 Relaxing music
- 💡 Unique and engaging puzzles
- 🕹️ Challenging but not too difficult
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes, especially at later levels
- 🔍 Tiny objects hard to see and click on mobile
- 🤯 Some puzzles too difficult without hints
- 🔍 Lack of zoom or magnification
- 🕰️ Game is too short
Prune
From 567 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌳 Beautiful, elegant design
- 🕹️ Relaxing, meditative gameplay
- 🎶 Calming, atmospheric soundtrack
- 🌟 Unique, artistic experience
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Levels can feel too time-sensitive
- 🤔 Unclear objectives and mechanics
- 🕰️ Game is too short for the price
- 🐛 Performance issues on older devices
Bugs and requests
The Tiny Bang Story
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes at certain points
- Puzzle pieces not registering properly
- Elevator button not working
- Last puzzle piece impossible to find
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to skip puzzles
- Better tutorial and hints
- Zoom and magnification options
- Cloud save/sync across devices
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
The Tiny Bang Story
No in-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
