Noodles! vs Prune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noodles!
Engage in a relaxing yet strategic puzzle game where you tap to spin and connect noodle pieces. Progress through increasingly complex levels, aiming to achieve perfect scores and discover new strategies.
- Thousands of puzzles
- Tap to spin and connect
- Increasing difficulty
- Share progress on social media
- Track game progress
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Over 1.5 million downloads!! "Noodles is a game you need to have in your life." - Gamezebo Chosen as an App Store Free App of the Week, and a Starbucks Pick of the Week. Looking for a relaxing, strategic and addictive puzzle? Find your Zen and become one with Noodles! Tap to spin and connect all the noodle pieces – once you solve a puzzle, figure out the strategy and beat your own score to get FIVE DIAMONDS! Sound easy? It might be in the first few levels, but as you progress try connecting a giant hexagon Noodle ... puzzles get more complex as more sides are added. What are you going to do then? *** Find out why Noodles! has 4.5 stars in every country!*** And now, some words from some happy Noodlers: “Damn this game for being awesome and super addictive” – User Review by Miayadu “Pretty graphics, Zen-like sounds, you will get hooked and you won't mind!” – User Review by WalnutCake Key Features: • Thousands of addicting puzzles, all available immediately. No unlocks, annoying tricks or bags of diamonds to buy • Facebook and Twitter enabled to share your Noodles success • Game progress status tells you how far you have to go • Increasing difficulty makes you feel smarter when you are done Noodles comes to you from the bumbling genius of Lummox Labs Happy Noodle-ing!
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 rating: Noodles! at 4.8 against Prune's 4.3. Noodles! also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 66%) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Prune's advantage is chart position (#52 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Noodles! costs $1.99 and Prune $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Noodles! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 514 and 568 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Noodles!'s written reviews are positive against 66% of Prune's.
Noodles! ships an update every 2 months, Prune every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Noodles! | Prune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (514 ratings) — better | 4.3 (568 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 66.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 514 | 568 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #52 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lummox Labs Inc | Joel McDonald LLC |
Customer experience
Noodles!
Prune
User reviews
Noodles!
From 514 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Endless levels to play
- 🎨 Pleasing visual design
- 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Great time-filler game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional loss of progress
- 🔍 Lack of an undo button
- 🔆 Bright background can be tiring
- 🔢 Repetitive puzzles at higher levels
Prune
From 568 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
Noodles!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Graphical issues causing distorted tiles
- Slower response to touch input
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Ability to reset individual puzzle sets
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
Noodles!
No in-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
