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- 1 Your garden holds every skill. Now · Step 1 Your garden holds every skill. Each skill you learn is a bonsai in your garden. See them all at a glance. Watch each one grow as you practice.
Now · Step 1
Your garden holds every skill.
Each skill you learn is a bonsai in your garden. See them all at a glance. Watch each one grow as you practice.
- 2 Big skills. Small steps. Now · Step 2 Big skills. Small steps. Each skill is a tree of small steps. Each step is a guide of what to do and when it is done. Grow one step and unlock the next ones.
Now · Step 2
Big skills. Small steps.
Each skill is a tree of small steps. Each step is a guide of what to do and when it is done. Grow one step and unlock the next ones.
- 3 Press start. Then practice. Now · Step 3 Press start. Then practice. Pick a step and start the timer for a practice session. Every minute you put in helps your skill and your bonsai grow.
Now · Step 3
Press start. Then practice.
Pick a step and start the timer for a practice session. Every minute you put in helps your skill and your bonsai grow.
- 4 Stuck? Ask the Sage. Now · Step 4 Premium Stuck? Ask the Sage. Get helpful advice tailored to where you are in your journey and what you are working on. Get quick feedback on your progress.
Now · Step 4
Stuck? Ask the Sage.
Get helpful advice tailored to where you are in your journey and what you are working on. Get quick feedback on your progress.
- 5 Find a tree, or grow your own. Now · Step 5 Find a tree, or grow your own. The Nursery is full of trees made by the Sage and by other people. Plant one in your garden and start. With Premium, make your own tree, or ask the Sage to make one for you.
Now · Step 5
Find a tree, or grow your own.
The Nursery is full of trees made by the Sage and by other people. Plant one in your garden and start. With Premium, make your own tree, or ask the Sage to make one for you.
- 6 Plan your own tree. Now · Step 6 Premium Plan your own tree. Add your steps. Each card is one step. A title is enough to start! Hold a card to drag it. Tap a card to add its guide and details. Then publish your tree so others can grow it too!
Now · Step 6
Plan your own tree.
Add your steps. Each card is one step. A title is enough to start! Hold a card to drag it. Tap a card to add its guide and details. Then publish your tree so others can grow it too!
- 7 Track your progress. Now · Step 7 Track your progress. See your progress with detailed statistics and streaks. Your sessions are saved so you can always look back on your journey. With Premium, every week you get an encouraging note from the Sage.
Now · Step 7
Track your progress.
See your progress with detailed statistics and streaks. Your sessions are saved so you can always look back on your journey. With Premium, every week you get an encouraging note from the Sage.
Reflect at the end.
When a session ends, jot down what you did. It helps it stick!

How did this session feel?
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First Sprout
Earn badges along the way.
Your first hour. A week of tending. Ten hours of sun. Earn colorful badges for dedication and progress.
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Find guides and videos to help you learn
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Grow more with Premium.
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- Plant any tree from the Nursery
- Practice with the timer
- Your garden, stats and streaks
- Join an orchard
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- Grow any skill you can nameTell the Sage what you want to learn and it plans the whole path, step by step.
- Ask the Sage anythingStuck on a step? Ask, and get advice tuned to your learning path.
- A garden with no fenceKeep as many trees in your garden as you like, custom or from the Nursery.
- A weekly reflectionEvery week, the Sage sums up your practice on each tree you tended.
- Find learning resources for any stepThe Sage searches the web for books, videos, guides and shops for your step.
- Build trees on the webMake your own trees in the app and in the orchard dashboard. Create private trees with Premium and share them with friends and fans!
Learn with your favorite teachers.
Your music teacher, your gym or your cooking school can open an orchard on Bonsai. Scan their code to join their tree. Their coaches approve your steps as you grow.
Teach a class? Open an orchard.
Run a studio, a gym or a school? Bonsai gives your students a clear path to follow, and shows you how they grow.
- Build your trees step by step in the orchard dashboard on the web.
- Students join with a code and see every step on their phone.
- Your coaches approve steps as students finish them.
- See who practices, how far they got, and when they last practiced.
Register your orchard in the Bonsai app. Then sign in to the dashboard with the app.


Start growing.
Bonsai is now on iPhone.