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How do I play?

Each numbered clue must grow into exactly that many cells. Drag out from a clue to grow its line, and back toward it to shorten. A line stops at the wall, at another clue, at another line — and at its own number, so you can never overshoot. The puzzle is solved when every cell is covered and every clue has grown to exactly its number.

What’s the difference between Lines and Branches?

In Lines, each clue grows one straight run. In Branches, a clue can send arms in several directions at once, and together they must add up to its number. Branches unlocks after you finish the Lines tutorial and solve a few puzzles.

Do I ever have to guess?

No. Every board is machine-verified to have exactly one solution reachable by logic alone. If you’re stuck, a hint always points at a move you could have deduced — it never guesses for you.

What are Seeds and water for?

Every puzzle you solve earns 1 Seed and some water (3 for Easy up to 12 for Expert). Seeds plant new species in your Garden and open puzzle packs (7 each); water makes your plants grow a stage at a time. You can also buy a bundle of 10 Seeds if you’d rather not wait.

Why does the Garden ask me to sign in?

Your garden lives in the cloud so it survives a reinstall and follows you to a new device, which needs an account to belong to. The puzzles themselves never require signing in.

How do I save my progress or play on another device?

Puzzle progress is stored on your device. To keep a cloud profile, appear on the daily leaderboard and carry your garden across devices, sign in with Google or Apple from the You tab.

How is my daily time measured?

The timer counts only the active time you spend on the board — it pauses when you background the app or leave the puzzle, so backgrounded time never inflates your leaderboard time. Zen mode hides the timer entirely, and those solves aren’t timed.

Why do I see ads? Can I turn them off?

Tendril is free, supported by a single banner ad shown while you solve. There are no full-screen ads and no rewarded videos. Buying Tendril Complete removes ads for good and adds unlimited hints, every pack and the full daily archive. On iOS you’ll be asked whether to allow tracking; if you decline, ads simply aren’t personalised.

How do hints work?

You get 3 free hints a day, refilled each morning. A hint has three levels — it can nudge you toward the right clue, explain the reasoning, or make the move for you. Tendril Complete makes them unlimited.

How do I delete my account and data?

Open the You tab and, under Account & sync, tap Delete account, then confirm. If you signed in with Google or Apple you’ll be asked to sign in once more so we know it’s really you. Deletion permanently removes your cloud profile, garden and leaderboard entries; your progress on this device stays, and the app carries on as a guest. Uninstalling the app removes everything stored on your device. Full details are on the account-deletion page.

Where can I read the privacy policy and terms?

See our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.