Comparison

Bonsai³ vs Tapproval

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

Head to head
About

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.

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Tapproval

Features
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Tapproval is a remote control for Claude Code on your Apple Watch. When the agent working on your computer asks permission — run this command? change this file? — the question lands on your wrist, and one tap answers it. No phone out of the pocket, no walk back to the desk. WHAT IT DOES • Approve or deny with one tap — your computer obeys instantly • Answer real multiple-choice questions, with the same options as on your desktop • Follow sessions live, grouped by what they need: which one needs you, which one is working, and the project each belongs to • Read the conversation the way your phone shows it, with bold, lists and plans laid out, and reply from the watch: "Proceed", "Run tests", "/code-review", or anything you dictate • See your day: what was handled without you, and what you decided NOTHING TO CONFIGURE The watch finds your computer by itself — on your home Wi-Fi, or away from home through a private travel address. No account, no third-party server: your prompts and conversations never leave your own machines. WHAT YOU NEED A computer running Claude Code (any Mac or Linux machine) with the free, open-source helper installed — one command, then forget it. Curious first? The built-in demo shows the whole flow without any setup. Your first 100 answers are free. After that, one purchase of $5 unlocks unlimited answers for good. There is no subscription and no account. Reading sessions and the day's activity stays free, and a prompt you don't answer from the wrist still appears on your computer as usual, so nothing is ever blocked. An optional $1 coffee for the developer is there too.

Screenshots

Bonsai³3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tapproval at every 2 days against Bonsai³'s weekly. Tapproval also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bonsai³ ships an update weekly, Tapproval every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Bonsai³ versus Tapproval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBonsai³Tapproval
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSakino TomiuraMarc Dines

In-app purchases

None

Bonsai³

No in-app purchases

None

Tapproval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bonsai³ free?
Bonsai³ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapproval free?
Tapproval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bonsai³ or Tapproval have ads?
Neither Bonsai³ nor Tapproval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bonsai³ or Tapproval?
Bonsai³ ships an update weekly, and Tapproval every 2 days. Most recently, Bonsai³ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Tapproval on October 14, 2026.

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