Prune vs Dissembler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Dissembler
A minimalist puzzle game where you flip tiles to match colors and make them disappear. The goal is to clear the entire board, requiring careful planning and abstract thinking. Enjoy handcrafted puzzles with a relaxing soundtrack and daily challenges.
- Tile-flipping color matching
- Hand-crafted abstract puzzles
- Relaxing minimalist design
- Original soundtrack
- Daily puzzles with solutions
- Infinite mode with leaderboards
- Color-blind mode
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Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract artworks one color at a time. Winner of the Excellence in Design award at Freeplay 2018. “If you’re a puzzle fan, I can’t stress it enough — you need to play this game.” — AppUnwrapper “Dissembler is one of those puzzle games that just feels good to play around with, but it backs that simple joy with a solid spate of puzzles and gameplay modes.” — Shaun Musgrave, Touch Arcade About the game: Flip pairs of tiles to make matching color groups vanish, but that's where the resemblance to a standard match-three ends. In Dissembler no tiles will drop in to replace the ones you’ve matched: your task is to remove all tiles and leave behind a clean slate. The experience starts simply, leading you gently from basic principles to more complex puzzles, but before long it will require careful planning and lateral thinking. ■ Beautifully-presented minimalist puzzle game with chilled original soundtrack ■ Every one of the 171 puzzles is a hand-made work of art with no randomness ■ Experiment freely – undo any number of moves at any time without any penalty ■ Buy once and enjoy forever – no in-app purchases! ■ Free daily puzzles, plus step-by-step solutions revealed the next day ■ Infinite mode offers an endless play mode with Game Center leaderboard ■ Color-blind mode makes Dissembler accessible to more players
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dissembler at 4.8 against Prune's 4.3. Dissembler also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 66%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). 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
Prune costs $4.99 and Dissembler $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dissembler holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 568 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Prune's written reviews are positive against 91% of Dissembler's.
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Dissembler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prune | Dissembler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (568 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 568 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | #55 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel McDonald LLC | Shape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop Trust |
Customer experience
Prune
Dissembler
User reviews
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
Dissembler
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤯 Mind blowing
- 👍 Sophisticated and intellectual
- 🎮 Great fun
- 🎨 Cute and simple
- 🧠 Challenging but satisfying
Room to improve
- 🤔 Infinite mode lacks strategy
- 🤯 Puzzles can be very difficult
- 💤 Monotonous gameplay
- 🔍 Lack of hints or guidance
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
Dissembler
Reported bugs
2 issues- Audio issues
- Screen rotation problems
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Haptic feedback for tile clicks
- Challenge mode with move limits
- Randomly generated puzzles
In-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
Dissembler
No in-app purchases








