Comparison

rymdkapsel vs Prune

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

rymdkapsel

A meditative strategy game where you build and manage a space station. Focus on resource management and exploration rather than combat. Discover optimal efficiency through careful planning.

Highlights
  • Meditative gameplay
  • Space station building
  • Minion command
  • Galaxy exploration
  • Resource management
  • Spatial puzzling
Features
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rymdkapsel is a meditative strategy game set in space. Take on the challenge of building the best possible station by commanding your minions and exploring the galaxy around you. Imagine a strategy game where you don't have to worry about selecting units or mounting attacks on your enemies, but rather can focus on building the best base possible. That's what rymdkapsel is all about. "Rymdkapsel feels tailor-made for iOS in both form and function, and its elegant, subtle constituent parts nest within one another as neatly as its four-block tetrominos snap together along a space station corridor." - 5/5 stars, Joseph Leray, toucharcade.com "Some games nearly make me miss my subway stop. Some games tempt me to keep on playing them while I'm walking down the street. This is one of them." - Stephen Totilo, kotaku.com "The game punishes the greedy, and rewards the prudent. If you’re attentive, you’ll notice that there’s actually a happy medium between the two: optimal efficiency." - Ryan Rigney, wired.co.uk "Rymdkapsel combines spatial puzzling, tower defence and base-building into a brilliantly coherent and stylish whole." - Christian Donlan, eurogamer.net

About

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.

Highlights
  • Grow and shape trees
  • Minimalist art and interface
  • Meditative music and sound
  • No in-app purchases or monetization
  • Share tree creations
  • iCloud progress synchronization
Features
Currently charting
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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

Screenshots

rymdkapsel3 screens
Prune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Prune at every 6 weeks against rymdkapsel's every 23 months. Prune also leads on chart position (#95 vs unranked). rymdkapsel's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

rymdkapsel costs $3.99 and Prune $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for rymdkapsel against 4.3 for Prune. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 366 and 567 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of rymdkapsel's written reviews are positive against 66% of Prune's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rymdkapsel ships an update every 23 months, Prune every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
rymdkapsel versus Prune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrymdkapselPrune
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (366 ratings)4.3 (567 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings366567 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB123 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABJoel McDonald LLC

Customer experience

rymdkapsel

All ratings365 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral18.5%
Negative19.8%

Prune

All ratings568 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral15.7%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

rymdkapsel

From 366 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Extremely engaging
  • 🎨 Minimalist and beautiful design
  • 💡 Unique blend of strategy and puzzle elements
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay loop
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤖 Frustratingly dumb AI of minions
  • 🕰️ Pacing issues with waves coming too quickly
  • 🔁 Lack of replayability after completing objectives

Prune

From 567 App Store ratings

What 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

rymdkapsel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when achieving objectives
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS devices
  • Minions getting stuck or behaving erratically

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Difficulty options and customization
  • Ability to control minions more directly
  • Sandbox/creative mode without enemies
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality

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

None

rymdkapsel

No in-app purchases

None

Prune

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rymdkapsel free?
rymdkapsel costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prune free?
Prune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, rymdkapsel or Prune?
Prune is rated higher. rymdkapsel averages 4.2 out of 5 from 366 ratings, while Prune averages 4.3 from 567 ratings.
Do rymdkapsel or Prune have ads?
Neither rymdkapsel nor Prune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, rymdkapsel or Prune?
rymdkapsel ships an update every 23 months, and Prune every 6 weeks. Most recently, rymdkapsel was updated on November 6, 2026 and Prune on November 6, 2026.

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