Comparison

Prune vs Chord dice

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

Chord dice

Features
Currently charting
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Chord dice combines music, creativity, and chance in a playful way. Many modern songs are based on just a few chords. This inspired us to create a dice with six chords. Roll new combinations and instantly listen to the result. Discover surprising musical ideas and creative sound sequences. You can record not only chords, but also any sounds, voices, or sound effects. Each recording can be assigned its own photo. Shake your iPhone or tap the dice to generate new sound combinations. Features: • Record your own chords, sounds, and noises • Assign photos to recordings • Generate random sound combinations • Customize individual dice • Trim and edit recordings • Archive and reuse sounds • Export and share combinations • Create songs from recordings and sound combinations Tap a dice to hear its assigned sound. Use the playback controls to play, pause, or stop combinations. Save, export, and share your favorite creations. Whether you are a musician, songwriter, creative thinker, or simply looking for fun, Chord dice continuously creates new and surprising sound worlds.

Screenshots

Prune4 screens
Chord dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Prune at every 6 weeks against Chord dice's every 12 months. Prune also leads on chart position (#32 vs #128) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Chord dice's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Prune costs $4.99 and Chord dice $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Chord dice every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Prune versus Chord dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPruneChord dice
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (568 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings568 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#32 — better#128
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel McDonald LLCDaniel Furrer

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

Chord dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prune

No in-app purchases

None

Chord dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prune free?
Prune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chord dice free?
Chord dice costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prune or Chord dice have ads?
Neither Prune nor Chord dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prune or Chord dice?
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chord dice every 12 months. Most recently, Prune was updated on October 29, 2026 and Chord dice on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Prune or Chord dice?
Prune currently peaks at #32 in the App Store charts, and Chord dice at #128. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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