Prune vs Scalak
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
Scalak
Engage your mind with a relaxing puzzle game where you match shapes and find patterns to fill intricate figures. Enjoy a unique and evolving game flow across 90 levels designed for fun and mental stimulation.
- Fill up figures
- Match shapes
- Find patterns
- Spatial awareness challenges
- Logical thinking
- 90 levels
- Evolving game flow
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Hey, Hamster here. I made PUSH, Zenge and Art Of Gravity. GOAL: Fill up the figures. Relax. Have fun. HOW TO DO THAT? -Match shapes. -Find patterns. -Use spatial awareness. -A bit of rotation and logical thinking. Scalak contains 90 levels and is packed with ever evolving game flow that will let you feel quite good about yourself. - To save battery use the HQ icon in menu. Have fun playing. Thanks for your support! Cheers, Hamster
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scalak at 4.8 against Prune's 4.3. Scalak also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (91% vs 66%). Prune's advantage is chart position (#162 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Scalak $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scalak holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scalak has 4.4K ratings behind it against 568, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Prune's written reviews are positive against 91% of Scalak's.
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Scalak weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prune | Scalak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (568 ratings) | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 90.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 568 | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 442 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel McDonald LLC | Michal Pawlowski |
Customer experience
Prune
Scalak
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
Scalak
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Beautiful visuals
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
- 🎶 Relaxing background music
- ⏱️ Good progression of difficulty
Room to improve
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional glitches or bugs
- 💤 Levels can be completed too quickly
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
Scalak
Reported bugs
2 issues- Puzzle 44 reported as unsolvable
- Controls not syncing properly with touch input
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to save progress mid-level
- Option to change background color
In-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
Scalak
No in-app purchases
