# Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home — user reviews > 128 indexed App Store user reviews of Harvest Moon by Natsume Inc., rated 3.90/5 from 131 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harvest-moon-home-sweet-home/id6458877203/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harvest-moon-home-sweet-home/id6458877203.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 70 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Harvest Moon? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Nostalgic and fun - 👍 Great game - 👍 Super cute game - 👍 Plays well **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes too much - 🐛 Bugs everywhere to the point that it's annoying - 🐛 Won't save between iOS devices - 🐛 Glitches and crashes a lot - 🐛 Paid £18 and it crashes every 5 minutes! - 🐛 Game glitches and crashes a lot - 🐛 Fishing glitch - 🐛 Animal getting stuck issue - 🐛 Character getting stuck in mining cave - 🐛 Fishing buoy selection doesn't work - 🐛 Soil conditioner machine doesn't work - 🐛 Game freezes and doesn't end the day - 🐛 Falling off the map or freezing while fishing - 🐛 Horse is useless - 🐛 Time goes by too fast **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes - Saving issues - Glitches in the mine and while fishing - Animals getting stuck - Character getting stuck in the mining cave - Fishing buoy selection not working - Soil conditioner machine not working - Game freezing and not ending the day - Falling off the map or freezing while fishing - Horse not usable outside the farm - Time going by too fast **Most requested features** - Expand the map - Add teleportation feature - More milestones to reach - Ability to play as the player's child - Add more characters or expand the map - Add a live interest for the player's child - Allow the horse to be ridden outside the farm - Add more background music and festivals - Add controller support - Add Apple Pencil support - Improve the fishing mechanics - Improve the mining mechanics - Add a way to cancel actions - Increase the zoom-out range - Improve the animal pathing in the barn ## Newest reviews (17 of 128) ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2026-06-20, version 1.3.1* I NEVER buy games but I bit the bullet for this game. I used to play it on my son’s systems for years and I thought it would be just like that. I played for a bit but the more I played, the more I didn’t like it. I was playing this game on an iPad and it is just not the same. The instructions are not written for use on an iPad. It has gotten to the point where I can’t do anything but take care of my animals, do some harvesting and planting before the day runs out. I can’t figure out how to acquire materials, make my bag larger, fish and other things. It’s so frustrated that I spent $18.00 on something that I can’t enjoy. Never again. ### 3/5 — You cannot get rid of the kid *2026-03-28* To start; it keeps glitching when I close out of storing something in the fridge or cabinet and freezes until I completely close out and restart the app, losing the entire day if I don’t remember to save. Tried reporting it but the customer service button on the homepage doesn’t work so…here I am. The game isn’t fun enough to keep having to play the same day over and over or constantly make sure I’m saving my progress. As for the game itself, it’s average. The days go by really fast which is frustrating when I have a task I *have* to complete but a blessing when I don’t because there’s not a lot of variety when it comes to actual things to do. You take care of animals, plant crops, fish, and mine. It gets old fast. Also, in order to advance to the end of the game (that comes quicker than you’d think), you HAVE to develop a romantic interest and get married. After you get married and the game “ends” you can continue in a free play mode BUT YOU GET PREGNANT. It’s not optional. And there’s no option for getting rid of the kid. That’s where I’ve stopped playing twice now and I think this last time will be my final time unless some big changes are made to the gameplay. Thanks for being a time killer that ended in disappointment. It was decent while it lasted. ### 2/5 — Needs Save option other than sleeping *2026-03-14, version 1.3.1* Day 8, already took care of crops and gifted villagers, foraged and my game crashes and I can only load from when I woke up. Little bit angry about the money spent. Was fun until now ### 3/5 — Hängt sich oft auf *2025-11-02* Hängt sich auf und man muss wieder von den aktuellen Tag neu beginnen. Sonst ist das Spiel ganz süß. ### 2/5 — Controller *2025-10-05, version 1.3.1* Please allow controller support ### 2/5 — Keep Glitching *2025-09-13* Please fix the bugs so not waste people time to play. Thanks ### 2/5 — So many hours lost by transferring to a new device. *2025-08-16, version 1.3.1* I like the game but when I got a new iPad, I found the hard way that my game can’t transfer to the new device. This means all of that time just went down the drain. It’s so unfortunate. They should really fix this. ### 2/5 — Almost there i guess *2025-08-12, version 1.3.1* I had a lot of hype when this was announced, so I pre-oredered it and played it as soon as it came out. It started out okay but then I started getting more and more frustrated and what could've been a solid game. - Getting from point A to point B takes too long. It doesnt help that time goes by way too fast. Please the towns smaller or maximize utility by getting rid of unused empty space AND give items or vehicles or animals that can help you travel faster. The mayors office (?) has way too much unused space for it to be between the farm and the actual village. - Progress in the game takes too much time. What's worse is that it involves talking to NPCs that repeat lines everyday until you advance to the next chapter so I was just fueled by frustration to get to the next part but the time it took to harvest and sell and talk to robotic NPCs made it a frustrating chore - We dont know when stores close until we actually walk into the closed store and they verbally kick us out. Nothing takes me out of immersion more than having to jot down or look up info that shouldve been readily available in-game. - The villagers are one-dimensional. Feels like they dont do much except want items from you. It'd be nice if they had cutscenes with other villagers that didnt rely on the player's input just to immerse and sell the idea that these people live their own lives. If I didnt talk to any of these people, their presence in the village would have barely been felt. - Even people that visit the town dont do anything but stand in one spot - The romanceables are also pretty boring - I played for maybe a month and so far there hadnt been a fantasy element the older games had with nature sprites and the like. The happiness/stardust mechanic feels nothing more like UI so you know how much progress you made as opposed to be something you can actually interact with that affects the village. I think the Harvest Moon franchise should learn from its competitors—the games that were actually inspired by the OG games—all of which have solutions to my points above that have become staples in almost any farming sim copy. Some of which were available in the original harvest moon games. Overall it feels like this game was bare bones that made me feel like this game was just made to cash in on the Harvest Moon nostalgia. I hope I'm wrong cause id hate to think that the team behind this would use their creativity and skills for no heart, all profit. ### 4/5 — Wunderschön gestaltet, aber… *2025-06-27* Ich finde dieses Spiel echt sehr gelungen. Gerade für das iPad, jedoch funktioniert leider die iCloud Synchronisierung nicht. Wenn ich versuche, auf einem anderen Gerät zu spielen, taucht ein völlig anderer Spielstand auf. Ich würde den Spiel gerne fünf Sterne geben, jedoch ist das sehr störend, da das Spielstand nicht synchronisiert wird. ### 4/5 — fine *2025-06-20* I just paid for the game, not realizing it doesn’t support the Apple pen and that totally bums me out :( I play all of my games with my Apple pen because it makes tapping so much easier. Maybe it’s listed somewhere in the description and I just didn’t read it. Hopefully someday the game will support the pen! ### 3/5 — Macht Spaß aber hat Fehler *2025-06-16* Typisch Harvest moon, etwas mühselig auf touch pad aber man gewöhnt sich dran. Das man keine Dinge aus der Tasche ablegen und löschen kann nervt, so kann man einiges nicht nutzen. Das Pferd ergibt so auch keinen Sinn. Die Sprinkler kann man nicht benutzen. Wird das Spiel noch erweitert? Hoffe es wird bald verbessert und die Fehler behoben. Ansonsten kann ich es empfehlen. ### 4/5 — The glitch *2025-06-03, version 1.3.1* I love the game. I have played Harvest moon since it first released and this game is ok . It’s fun but the glitch is driving me nuts, I sent in a review to customer support but haven’t heard anything yet. So don’t hold your breath people. ### 3/5 — Horse Ridding *2025-06-01, version 1.3.1* Why not allowed horse riding the barn? Dumb idea. ### 3/5 — Gut gemacht aber… *2025-05-07* Leider habe ich regelmäßig mit Abstürzen zu kämpfen.. wenn man da noch eine Fehlerbehebung hätte, dann wäre es wirklich ein schönes Spiel =) ### 4/5 — Backbone Support *2025-04-21, version 1.3* I so far love this game. Having controller, specifically Backbone, support would be a great addition. ### 2/5 — Harvest Moon *2025-04-09* Ich finde die Idee das Spiel als App rauszubringen wunderbar… leider hat es viele Schwächen und wird nicht regelmäßig erweitert das lässt das Spiel schon nach wenigen Tagen langweilig werden… das man Pferde nicht reiten kann ist mühselig, das man nicht länger als bis Mitternacht wachbleiben kann ist nervig und neue Kapitel währen wünschenswert… Heute ist so viel möglich wieso dann so wenig Spielinhalt? ### 4/5 — Incrivelmente feito com carinho *2025-03-22* O jogo foi produzido com muito capricho. Gostei bastante! Porém, há um erro grave no jogo: o cavalo! Ele se torna inútil no jogo, além de caro, não é possível andar pelo mapa com ele. Por favor, atualizem o cavalo andar pelo mapa. No celeiro, há muitos bugs com os animais também. O jogo é ótimo, mas por favor, NÃO PAREM de ATUALIZAR com novidades. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Spiel lässt sich nicht starten *2026-02-07* Ich hab es runtergeladen, ich konnte es auch öffnen und Geschlecht und Aussehen auswählen, doch dann fängt es an zu laden und stürzt ab. Das ist sehr ärgerlich, denn ich würde des sehr gerne spielen, ich hab dieses Spiel geliebt, früher regelmäßig auf dem Nintendo DS gespielt. Meine Software ist auf dem aktuellen Stand. Ich hab mein IPad schon neu gestartet, Spiel gelöscht und wieder neu heruntergeladen. Was kann ich tun? ### 1/5 — Freezes *2025-11-29, version 1.3.1* The game freezes and is buggy :( I loved the Nintendo version, bummed I spent $15 on this garbage. ### 1/5 — Lost save data *2025-11-19, version 1.3.1* I play Harvest Moon HSH last year Yaeterday i change my new handset and reinstalled HM, i lost all of my data Why? ### 1/5 — Harvest Moon *2025-08-11, version 1.3.1* This has always been my game since 64 but I can’t even play this game. I brought it today choose my character it starts to load the screen goes black then force closing the app every time. I reset my iPad multiple times. I want a refund. ### 1/5 — Stürzt ab *2025-07-27* Leider funktioniert das Spiel nicht und stürzt nach dem Profil erstellen immer ab. Alle Tipps aus dem Internet helfen nicht: System aktuell, Neustart, neu installieren, … Echt schade, wenn man dafür Geld ausgeben muss… gerne Lösung mitteilen. ### 1/5 — . *2025-05-27, version 1.3.1* Hi, I purchased this game and it won’t let me even play it. I’d like my money back. It just keeps crashing. ### 1/5 — App stürzt ab *2025-05-17* Direkt nach Start und Anlegung des Profils stürzt die App ab. Ich kann Harvest Moon nicht spielen und das bei einem Preis von 20€! Sehr ärgerlich, ich hätte gerne eine Lösung. ### 1/5 — Cloud Save *2025-04-18, version 1.3* cloud save is not working.... ### 1/5 — Get stardew this game is overpriced. *2024-12-08, version 1.2.1* Still boring still lackluster. This game was a scam of money.. Switch game is better then this mobile game & that has less ram then some of our iOS devices, The devs just made a lackluster poor game to make quick cash...so aggravated I bought this junk game. I won't ever buy another game from this dev now, lost my trust fully. There are other ways to try games if u got a Android 😒 No controller support. No decorating your house just turn on & off things in set determined spots. Small world. Lackluster design.. The fishing is just as bad as stardew if not worse... Stardew is cheaper u get a bigger house more decorating, bigger world better features then this 18$ overpriced lackluster game. Natsume just made a lackluster game do to the names fame, they knew they could get away with less. I won't buy another of there games they haven't changed. Stardew is on iOS it's cheaper get that not this lazy game. ### 1/5 — Home sweet home *2024-11-26, version 1.2.1* Can’t get the game to load,makes a truck sound when going off line. I can pic character,name,birthday, and watch 2 screen shots that’s as far as I get to go. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super endlich auf Deutsch *2026-01-14* Ich hätte mir gerne die anderen Harvest Moon Spiele auch gekauft. Allerdings kann man diese am IPhone nur auf Englisch spielen, wie ich gelesen habe. Dieses Spiel hier ist wirklich super es ist auf Deutsch und macht auch wirklich Spaß. Ich hätte mir nur gewünscht, dass es vielleicht noch mehr Game Place in den Beziehungen gegeben hätte aber hat mich im Großen und Ganzen trotzdem sehr gefreut. Ich habe eine PlayStation und werde mir daher auch noch ein Spiel für die PlayStation kaufen. Ich hab damals das erste Mal habe ich nur auf einem Nintendo DS gespielt. ### 5/5 — (Updated review) *2025-09-12, version 1.3.1* They listened and added controller support for us which is a lot better now🤍 ### 5/5 — Backbone *2025-06-08, version 1.3.1* Add support for the backbone controller ps and Xbox ty ### 5/5 — Bring back my childhood memories *2025-05-08* The game is good! but unfortunately there isn’t update after finish the story so just repeating… hope there is an update for this game. ### 5/5 — If you played Harvest Moon on GameCube…… *2025-04-25* I’m really enjoying this game! I’ve spent a ton of time playing Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life and other games from this developer, and this one definitely lives up to the fun. So far, I haven’t run into any glitches. For those concerned about saving only at your house—that’s been fixed! You can now save from the settings tab, which is super convenient. I recommend exploring the settings, too—there are lots of options to customize the game to your liking. I’ll update my review as I play more, but for now, it’s been a great experience! ### 5/5 — Nostalgia *2025-03-05* Makes me remember my Harvest Moon 64 and my Harvest Moon Tree of Tranquility. I loved those games❤️ My wishes for this version: more story, bigger barn or ability to sell animals rather than just letting them go, more things to waste in game money on, ability to ride the horse around the entire map, usefulness for the pets like maybe a holiday that involves them, and more recipes/other ways to discover recipes. Also the glitch that randomly closes out the app is going to make me lose my mind when I did a whole bunch of things and hadn’t saved before the glitch then I gotta do it all over 😫 save often. ### 5/5 — Bisher super zufrieden *2025-02-02* Bin ein Harvest Moon Fan seit dem aller ersten Harvest Moon Teil. Bisher gefällt es mir super gut , hoffe das es nicht zu kurzweilig ist. Kann es aber bisher wirklich empfehlen, läuft flüssig , alles top !❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — Very nice Game *2025-01-27* Love Harvest Moon and the best is in GERMANY LANGUAGE <3 thx ### 5/5 — Love this, please make an expansion pack *2025-01-24, version 1.3* Well done. Wish the map was larger and that teleportation was a feature. Also wish there were more milestones to reach. But overall, good start. ### 5/5 — I have a update idea *2025-01-13* I don't know if your gonna read this, or will give it a chance but I have a idea. Like for a dlc or a major update to continue the story After the chapter I was wondering if there's more but there's not. I like how we can continue farming and watching our child grow so I was like “I wish there's more story plot” So I was wondering if we can play as the CHILD. Aka the player child. I would love to play as our kid as we wall around and farm. Yk playing the games of the eye of the child And you guys can add more character or maybe expand the map. I have so many ideas my brain is gonna overflow😭 And maybe a live interest for the kid as well --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*