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Bonsai Master – Simulation Game Review
Bonsai Master is a Simulation/Family/Entertainment game from Andrey Brykin, first launched in 9th October 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 19+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Bonsai Master Stand Out
Bonsai Master gives you an opportunity to try ancient art of bonsai and penjing.
Start from the seed.
Prune and bend the branches to get nice trees.
High quality 3D graphics and augmented reality support make an impression of working with real plants.
No need to wait for 30 years. Now it is possible to create bonsai in 30 minutes.
All the miniature trees are always within your device.
Show your artwork to friends, share screenshots.
Join the Bonsai Master community.
Get a free access to the trees published by other bonsai artists. Subscribe to updates.
Publish your trees, get a feedback and discuss with other users.
Enjoy beauty of sakura and red marple leaves, feel the misterious ancient Japanese and Chinese cultures.
Relax while cultivating trees. Meditate while listening traditional music.
Develop your creativity and design skills. Detailed video tutorials are included. Start from simple technics if you are new in bonsai art. Or try advanced technics if you feel prepared.
Design your bonsai or try to copy the famous trees.
Try to to cultivate 13 different bonsai styles.
App features:
- 8 traditional species: pine, maple, juniper, elm, sakura and other
- 12 pots
- detailed tutorials
- lots of styling technics are available: pruning, bending, defoliating.
This Simulation game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Bonsai Master is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 11th March 2019
Recent improvements include:
design improved
Download & Availability
Bonsai Master is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Bonsai Master on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Just what we've been searching for, the perfect creative bonsai experience.
We would love to see an option to create Jin deadwood, and also to prevent new growth from the trunk without having to meticulously prune so many branches. The growth habits, tree varieties, wood and leaf textures, and interface are all phenomenal and we applaud the developers.
We have really enjoyed this app. It takes some effort to figure out the controls but once you get it, this app allows for complete creative freedom in designing bonsai. Aside from being a little glitchy sometimes this app has helped us in our real life bonsai practice by training our eye and allowing us to explore multiple possibilities on a virtual tree. The sky is the limit. Somethings we would love to see in an update are: Undo button Ability to create deadwood (Jin and Shari) Still an awesome app for a tech savvy bonsai enthusiast. Love love love.
We love this app. We were happy to see the tutorial videos and included trees. Its relaxing and frustrating and we enjoy it very much. We only wish there were more trees to choose from.
Closest thing to real bonsai growing on the App Store. There is one other we like but it has few features, mostly intended as promoting an actual garden. Bonsai Master on the other hand requires thought yes…here we help…we figured this stuff out in a half hour and "finished" a nice tree without reading. Quick tips if you need as you go hand holding: (But first click the interface tutorial and read) A)Leaf button turns on and off the "skeleton" of the tree which is useful for precise branch cutting B)Water bucket grows your tree, yes if we understand, you can only grow one kind of tree for free C)To get that tree you need to add new and may need to delete a prepared tree(you can freely trim all trees though) D)To cut: Choose one of the trimmers, one deletes permanently, one trims but will grow again. Pinch in and out and scroll until you see red highlighting the branch you want to delete. Double tap to cut. Ok enough help, remember Bonsai growing is a process. Have fun, this is a great simulator.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.2
- Size: 70.37 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Andrey Brykin
Last updated: 11th March 2019 | Genre: Simulation, Family | Developer: Andrey Brykin