What's New
* Fixed an issue where the sand color selection did not work.
* All additional elements are now free! That means dozens of additional trees, stones, and other items!
As always, please feel free to contact us with any issues you may have. We're happy to help!
Enjoy! Happy Holidays!
App Description
iZen Garden™ gives you all the peace and tranquility of a beautiful Zen Garden without the sandy mess! Choose from 100s of objects, plants and creatures to place in your garden, then rake the sand.
** Selected as one of the "500 Best Apps in the World" by the Sunday Times of London. **
** TOP PICK! Featured in O'Reilly's "Best iPhone Apps" **
** As Featured on iPhones in Apple store displays! **
** Editor's Choice by ItaliaMac **
** Selected as one of the Best 100 Apps by iLounge.com 2 years running! **
The tradition of the Zen Garden goes back nearly a thousand years in Japanese and asian culture. iZen Garden brings this beautiful artform to your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Choose from over 100 different types of stones, shells, fossils and plants to place in your garden and then use your finger to “rake” the sand into intricate abstract patterns. All while listening to the soothing sounds of one of our 9 built-in meditation soundtracks.
iZen Garden™ is perfect for long meetings, train rides or meditation practice. It helps you to center your mind, relax your psyche and relieve your stress.
iZen Garden™ was chosen as a staff favorite it's first week in the App Store. Listen to what others have said:
"The best by far... a true rarity: it’s an app that we continue to enjoy many months after the initial purchase." - iLounge
"Out of all the Zen Garden applications, this is clearly the most thorough and precise, and the system is clear-cut." - iPhone Alley
Features:
* Choose from 100 different stones, seashells, fossils and plants, all professionally photographed from real objects and beautifully rendered to place in your garden.
* Add fluttering and resting butterflies to your garden which will fly around from place to place.
* Rotate, scale, and move the objects to place them using a pinch gesture with your fingers.
* Four different colors of sand, from beach white, to volcanic black.
* Nine different soothing ambient soundtracks to help still your mind while you tend your garden. Relax to the gentle lapping of ocean waves at your feet, the quiet solitude of a forest, or the soft twinkling of bells and wind chimes.
* Completely customizable rake with variable width and depth settings.
* "Daily Zen" a daily Zen saying or Koan is presented when you enter your garden.
* Save your design to your camera roll by holding the Home button and pressing the lock button.
* Built-in documentation and help system makes using the app a breeze.
* To access the Information Screen double tap anywhere on the sand, then touch the "Hand Moving Stone" button.
* Meditation Timer. Create your garden and then sit in quiet contemplation until the timer finishes and brings you back with a gentle ringing of a bell.
* Sleep Timer. Puts your phone to sleep after a set period of time so you can listen to the relaxation sounds to fall asleep without worrying about your battery dying.
* Share your garden and your Daily Zen on Twitter, Email, or through your film roll. Includes beautiful themes that frame your garden artfully with different trays and handmade papers.
* Save multiple gardens and recall them at any time to continue to tend and change them.
See what everyone is talking about, buy iZen Garden™ today!!
iPhone Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 24, 2011 New version 2.3
- December 20, 2011 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
- December 22, 2011 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
- February 17, 2012 New version 2.5
- February 21, 2012 New version 2.5.1
- June 19, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
- June 20, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
- June 26, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
- June 27, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
- October 31, 2012 New version 2.5.2
- November 09, 2012 New version 2.5.3
- October 22, 2013 New version 2.5.4
- December 18, 2013 New version 2.5.5
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