Bonsai: Grow by Resting

A calmer screen-time habit

$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Bonsai: Grow by Resting helps with A calmer screen-time habit: capture the details, review what matters, and keep a clean private record for the next step. Bonsai is a quiet habit companion built around one simple idea: your tree grows when you put the phone down. Plant a seed, step away, and return later to see the tree change. Bonsai turns time away from the app into gentle growth, daily progress, milestones, and a grove of trees you can keep over time. Version 1.3 adds Rest Coach, a private planning dashboard that helps you understand your own rest rhythm without an account, subscription, or cloud service. REST COACH - See a weekly rhythm score based on progress, consistency, and recent pattern. - Review a two-week bar chart that compares the previous week with the current one. - Get a simple next-session suggestion, such as a 30-minute phone-down break. - Follow a three-step plan that favors consistent low-friction sessions over streak pressure. GROW WHILE AWAY - Time between app opens becomes rest credit for your tree. - Growth is gently capped so one long absence does not skip the whole tree. - Daily goal progress makes your current habit visible at a glance. TREE, GROVE, AND MILESTONES - Every tree is generated from its own seed, so each one has a distinct shape. - Retire mature trees into your grove and start fresh whenever you like. - Unlock milestones as your tree reaches new stages. - Switch seasonal looks and pot styles for a calmer visual feel. REST SESSION MODE - Start an ambient soundscape, set the phone down, and let the session run. - Choose silence, wind, rain, ocean, or forest sounds. - Sound is synthesized on device. HISTORY AND EXPORT - Review recent rest history and progress charts. - Export a generated tree image for your own wallpaper or sharing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Bonsai does not require an account. It does not collect analytics, track you, use advertising SDKs, read your Screen Time data, or send rest history to a developer server. Tree state, goals, milestones, and history stay on device. Bonsai is a habit and focus companion, not a medical or therapeutic app.

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New Rest map: a calendar-style view of your rest over the last several months, so you can see your quiet days at a glance. New Quiet records celebrate your longest rest, best day, best week, and longest calm run. You can now export your rest history as a CSV spreadsheet you own, alongside the existing backup. Refined layout so everything reads beautifully on iPad.

The developer, Robert Corbin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    Seller
    • Robert Corbin
    Size
    • 5.8 MB
    Category
    • Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Robert Corbin