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Allele Garden for iPhone
How to play
How do I cross two plants?
Drag one plant and drop it on another plant in the same row (or tap one plant, then the other). Four seedlings grow in the row below. Each plant can only be crossed once, and every level has a cross limit shown at the bottom of the screen.
What do the stars (purple flowers) mean?
Three flowers: you won in the minimum number of crosses without a hint. Two: you won without a hint. One: you used a hint. You can replay any level to improve.
I'm stuck. Is there a hint?
Tap the light-bulb button. It shows the next step of a solution. Using it limits that level to one flower, so try undoing a step first.
What do the brush, the bee and the pin do?
The 🖌️ brush lets a plant pollinate itself. The 🐝 bee lets you cross plants from different rows (a backcross). The 📌 pin keeps a seedling in place when you cross the row above again. Long-press a seedling to pin it.
Why are some genes shown as "A?"
In hidden-genotype levels you can't tell AA from Aa just by looking at a purple flower. Cross it with a white plant: if any white seedling appears, the parent was Aa. Once the game is certain, it decodes the gene for you.
How do I pull up a plant?
Double-tap it. Tap ↶ Undo if you pull up the wrong one.
Purchases
What's free?
Chapters 1–3 (29 levels) are free. A one-time purchase, Unlock the Whole Garden, opens chapters 4–11 and the rest of the story. There are no ads and no subscriptions.
I bought the game on another iPhone. How do I get it back?
Open Settings (the gear on the home screen) and tap Restore Purchases, signed in with the same Apple ID you used to buy. The purchase also works with Family Sharing.
How do I ask for a refund?
Purchases are handled by Apple. Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Progress and settings
Where is my progress saved?
On your iPhone only. Deleting the app deletes your progress. Your purchase is kept by Apple and can be restored.
How do I turn off music, sounds or vibration?
Open Settings from the gear on the home screen. Music, sound effects and haptics each have their own switch.
How do I start again from the beginning?
Settings → Start over. This erases flowers, notebook pages and progress on this device.
About the science
Is the history real?
The dates, discoveries and Mendel's counts are real, with sources listed in the game (Notebook → Fact & fiction). Mrs Liesl, Mr Anton, the dialogue and the game mechanics are fiction, and some genetics are simplified: every cross gives exactly four plants in the theoretical ratio, and linked genes never cross over.