Prune vs Number Slide
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
Number Slide
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Slide, solve, relax. Number Slide brings the classic sliding-number puzzle to a bright seaside world. Start with a quick 2×2 board, settle into the classic 4×4 challenge, or push all the way to 9×9. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Completely ad-free • Unlimited hints, available instantly • Eight board sizes from 2×2 to 9×9 • Thousands of solvable puzzles • Time and move tracking • Fast restart and fresh-puzzle controls • A clear how-to-play guide • Colorful beach-inspired visuals • Play offline with no account Every puzzle is about finding the cleanest path: move the tiles into order, beat your previous time, and solve it in fewer moves. Whether you have a minute or want a serious brain workout, there is a board size for your mood. Download Number Slide and make your next move.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Number Slide at Free against Prune's $4.99. Number Slide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Prune's advantage is chart position (#47 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Number Slide is free to download; Prune costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Number Slide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prune | Number Slide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (567 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 567 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel McDonald LLC | YUANJIE RONG |
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
Number Slide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prune
No in-app purchases
Number Slide
No in-app purchases
