Comparison

Prune vs G30

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

G30

Experience a unique puzzle game with a touching narrative about memory loss. Each level is a hand-crafted puzzle that reveals fragments of a person's life story, accompanied by atmospheric music and haptic feedback. Relax and immerse yourself in a deep, mysterious story without timers or scores.

Highlights
  • Hand-crafted story puzzles
  • Touching narrative about memory loss
  • Atmospheric music and haptic feedback
  • Relaxing gameplay, no timers
  • Unique visual and text puzzles
Features
Currently charting
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A puzzle you haven’t seen before. A story you won’t forget. G30 is a unique and minimalistic take on the puzzle genre, where each level is hand-crafted and meaningful. It’s a story of a person with a cognitive disorder, who is trying to recollect the elusive past – before the disease takes over and everything will fade away. KEY FEATURES • Each puzzle is a story. Solve the memories mystery hidden in 7 main chapters of unique and individually designed puzzles. • Experience a touching narrative. Live the life of a person whose memories have faded. • Feel the game. Atmospheric music and haptic feedback will dive you into the breathtaking story. • Relax and play. No scores, no timers, no “game over”. AWARDS • Most Innovative Game, Casual Connect USA & Kyiv • Best Mobile Game, CEEGA Awards • Excellence in Game Design, DevGAMM • Best Mobile Game & Critics’ Choice, GTP Indie Cup INNOVATIVE PUZZLES THAT ARE THE STORY Each level sparks a little memory of the person’s life. It’s a two-part puzzle: a visual image of the memory and a telescopic text, that reveals itself with every step. You start with fragmented pieces of the picture and have to move them to restore the original image. In turn, telescopic text reacts to your every step – the closer you are to the solution, the more text unfolds. You are indeed remembering – adding details to the memory and forming a clear picture. A DEEP AND MYSTERIOUS STORY G30 is about memory and consciousness – and what they mean for a human being. There are people around who are losing their ability to remember – some kinds of mental diseases do that to a person. G30 shows how they see the world, how they feel about the past they can’t remember and the reality they can’t recognize.

Screenshots

Prune4 screens
G304 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: G30 at 4.8 against Prune's 4.3. G30 also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 66%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Prune's advantage is chart position (#47 vs #170). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Prune costs $4.99 and G30 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

G30 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 568 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Prune's written reviews are positive against 83% of G30's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, G30 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Prune versus G30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPruneG30
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.3 (568 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5681.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#47 — better#170
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel McDonald LLCKovalov Ivan

Customer experience

Prune

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

G30

All ratings1,415 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative9.7%

User reviews

Prune

From 568 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

G30

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Immersive experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals
  • 🎶 Soothing music
  • 🧠 Thought-provoking story
  • 👍 Unique and engaging puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional grammar/spelling issues
  • ⏱️ Short length of the game
  • 🤔 Confusing or unclear instructions
  • 🤯 Frustratingly difficult puzzles
  • 🔁 Repetitive soundtrack

Bugs and requests

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

G30

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Missing words in some levels
  • Inability to go back and complete missed words
  • Frequent crashes or loading issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Hint system or accessibility options
  • Improved English proofreading
  • Support for larger tablet screens

In-app purchases

None

Prune

No in-app purchases

None

G30

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prune free?
Prune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is G30 free?
G30 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prune or G30?
G30 is rated higher. Prune averages 4.3 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while G30 averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Prune or G30 have ads?
Neither Prune nor G30 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prune or G30?
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, and G30 every 2 months. Most recently, Prune was updated on October 18, 2026 and G30 on October 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Prune or G30?
Prune currently peaks at #47 in the App Store charts, and G30 at #170. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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