Comparison

Prune vs Zymon

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

Zymon

A colorful and fun brain-training game where players match identical items. The challenge increases as your score rises, offering an Apple Watch version for wrist-based play. Compete with friends and aim for high scores and achievements.

Highlights
  • Brain training exercises
  • Match identical items gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Game Center integration
  • Achievement hunting
Features
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Zymon says... Train your brain, your powers gain. A simple game, just match the same. As your score grows, the faster it goes. With an Apple Watch twist, play it from your wrist! A colourful, fun game that also helps train your brain. Play it from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Compete against your friends with Game Center support. Try to obtain all achievements. How high can you go?

Screenshots

Prune4 screens
Zymon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zymon at 100% against Prune's 66%. Zymon also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Prune's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#79 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Prune costs $4.99 and Zymon $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, Zymon every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Prune versus Zymon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPruneZymon
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (568 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings568 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel McDonald LLCcurmi.com

Customer experience

Prune

All ratings568 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews573 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral15.7%
Negative18.2%

Zymon

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Zymon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prune

No in-app purchases

None

Zymon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prune free?
Prune costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zymon free?
Zymon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prune or Zymon have ads?
Neither Prune nor Zymon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prune or Zymon?
Prune ships an update every 6 weeks, and Zymon every 6 months. Most recently, Prune was updated on September 27, 2026 and Zymon on September 21, 2026.

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