Backyard Biome vs Islo

Backyard Biome is a calm but deep ecosystem simulation where every planting decision changes a living food web. GROW A SYSTEM, NOT A DECORATION - Shape a 10 by 7 yard with native flowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, ponds, logs, nest boxes, and rain capture - Balance soil, water, shade, nutrients, habitat, and seasonal change - Watch insects, birds, fungi, pollinators, predators, and decomposers respond to the yard you create - Handle drought, storms, disease, invasive species, and migration without timers or premium currency - Follow readable food-web links and discover why a beautiful yard can still be ecologically fragile LEARN THROUGH CONSEQUENCES - Explore a 32-species field guide with habitat roles and relationships - Read biodiversity, stability, watershed, population, and soil indicators - Compare choices across identical seeded Daily Garden and Weekly Watershed scenarios - Earn optional Game Center achievements and compete on Daily and Weekly leaderboards - Listen to an original 20-track generative-inspired soundtrack while the seasons turn BUILT AS A COMPLETE PREMIUM GAME - One paid download with no ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, energy, or wait timers - No login and no developer-operated server - Gardens remain on device, with optional private iCloud synchronization - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver descriptions, reduced motion, haptic controls, and symbols that do not rely only on color The simulation is scientifically grounded entertainment and is not professional horticultural, pesticide, or environmental advice.

Tap an egg, meet a tiny baby and raise it right on your iPhone: in the Dynamic Island, on the Lock Screen, in StandBy and in widgets. Feed it, bathe it, play with it and watch it grow up. It never dies and never makes you feel guilty. HATCH IT AND WATCH IT GROW • Tap the egg until the shell cracks and your baby pops out • It grows from baby to child, teen and adult, celebrating each stage • As an adult it shows a personality shaped by your care: playful, cuddly, foodie or sparkly EVERYDAY CARE • Drag food right to its mouth and watch it munch with puffy cheeks • Clean up little poops with one tap • Rub it with bubbly foam at bath time • Pet it, tickle it, boop its nose • Tuck it in and turn the lights off for a starry night PLAY TOGETHER • Playroom mini-games: Which Way?, Catch the Snacks, Pop the Bubbles • Teach tricks with praise: a big jump, spin, bow and dance • It dances along when you play your music COINS, SHOP AND ALBUM • Earn coins with daily tasks and open a gift box every day • Buy treats, toys and decor for the room • A memory album keeps the hatching, every stage and each learned trick IT LIVES ON YOUR IPHONE • Sleeps on your schedule and wakes up with you • Celebrates your step goal and hides from the rain • Curls up on the charger and puts on a tie before a meeting • Feed, pet and play from the widget or the Live Activity without opening the app NO GUILT, EVER Your creature never dies and never runs away. A basic daily ration always refills, so it never goes hungry. On a frosty day it may catch a cold, which is just a sneeze and a cup of tea. Gentle reminders are cheerful, and skipping one changes nothing. PICK YOUR FRIEND Puff is a warm fluffy ball, Drop is a calm little slime philosopher, Chirp is a quick curious spark of a bird. Dress them in hats, scarves and new outfit packs, and preview every item on the Dynamic Island, the Lock Screen and widgets. VISITS Send your creature to a friend for an hour. They see it in their own Live Activity after they accept the visit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up • Steps stay on your device • Only the start times of calendar events are read, never titles or guests • Every data source is off until you turn it on, and Islo is complete without any of them • No ads ISLO PRO Pro grows your family: a second creature and new generations hatched from eggs, up to four together. It adds real-time weather and calendar reactions from our server, a livelier Live Activity, flip and roll tricks, a double daily gift, your own photos in the album and exclusive items. Item packs are one-time purchases. Coins and food baskets are optional purchases. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://isloapp.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://isloapp.web.app/privacy