Bonsai³ vs CronPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonsai³
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Turn your everyday GitHub activity into a bonsai. Bonsai³ turns your GitHub activity into a small voxel tree. Connect your account and see your recent contribution history take shape in its branches and foliage. When new contributions sync, gentle rain waters your bonsai and fresh growth appears. Rotate and zoom your tree, or simply enjoy it beneath a sky that changes from morning to night. • Choose from Maple, Pine, Cherry, and Azalea, with eight pot styles. • Each bonsai reflects 90 days of activity. Revisit past bonsai to see how your activity has changed over time. • Turn your bonsai into a postcard and share it as an image. • Keep your tree on the Home Screen with widgets for iPhone and iPad. Start with a sample garden—no sign-in needed. Your bonsai and contribution history are handled on your device. No ads or tracking. Bonsai³ never receives your GitHub password. Bonsai³ is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub.
CronPad
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CronPad is a native cron expression workbench for developers. Paste any cron expression to instantly see a plain-English description and the next 10 scheduled run times. Use the visual Encode mode to build expressions field-by-field without memorizing syntax. Works completely offline with zero network requests. Your expression history is saved locally so you can quickly recall recent schedules. Features: • Decode any 5-field or 6-field cron expression into plain English • See the next 10 run times in your local timezone • Encode mode: build expressions visually without memorizing syntax • Supports shorthand aliases: @yearly, @monthly, @weekly, @daily, @hourly • Expression history saved locally via SwiftData • Built-in cron syntax reference • Works completely offline: no account, no network, no tracking
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Verdict
Bonsai³ and CronPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Bonsai³ | CronPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sakino Tomiura | Falling Data Zone LLC |
In-app purchases
Bonsai³
No in-app purchases
CronPad
No in-app purchases









