Comparison

Prune vs Screen Breaker

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

Screen Breaker

Features
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Pick a photo or take one with the camera, then tap the screen to create satisfying break and impact effects with a collection of playful weapons. • Simple tap controls • Multiple weapons and screen-breaking effects • Save the finished image to your device or share it • Selected photos are processed on your device and are not uploaded to our servers • Optional rewarded ads unlock additional weapons for the current photo 화면부수기 is a visual-effects game. It does not damage your device screen or affect objects shown in your photos.

Screenshots

Prune4 screens
Screen Breaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screen Breaker at Free against Prune's $4.99. Prune's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Screen Breaker is free to download; Prune costs $4.99 up front. Screen Breaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Prune asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Screen Breaker every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Prune versus Screen Breaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPruneScreen Breaker
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (568 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings568 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel McDonald LLCGYUBIN SONG

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

Screen Breaker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prune

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Screen Breaker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Prune free?
Prune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Breaker free?
Screen Breaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prune or Screen Breaker have ads?
Screen Breaker shows ads; Prune does not.
Which is updated more often, Prune or Screen Breaker?
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, and Screen Breaker every 4 weeks. Most recently, Prune was updated on October 18, 2026 and Screen Breaker on October 4, 2026.

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