# Hometown Story Pocket — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of Hometown Story Pocket by Natsume Inc., rated 3.60/5 from 42 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hometown-story-pocket/id728158926/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hometown-story-pocket/id728158926.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 17 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (16 of 69) ### 3/5 — UPDATE!! *2024-09-13* love this game and miss playing it, if it was updated so i could still play it, i’d rate 5 stars. ### 4/5 — Update please! *2024-05-29* I really wish they’d update this game and make it playable again. I had gotten so far and it was so much fun! ### 3/5 — Update *2023-01-22* I can’t even play this game 😭I try to download it and it says the app itself needs to be updated to work with current iOS ### 3/5 — An answer and review *2020-07-23* So the game is a simplified version of Hometown story which is fine, the biggest issues the game has is: 1. The game censors are off, once you get used to it it’s playable, but they could have done that better. It’s off and at an angle btw, like it’s off. 2. The “passwords” section doesn’t work, any password I found in the 3ds version didn’t work here, google didn’t help so I went to the reviews no one knows. 3. Upgrades are pay only after level 10. So it’s fun for a bit but without the upgrade it gets tedious. 4. The angle tables don’t work in corners apparently because reaching is impossible, so you can’t save space. Or place all your tables without blocking other tables 5. You have to place and price an item one at a time, and placing it can be difficult. Overall, a decent attempt, but they could’ve made a better app game with simple fixes, like just getting the character to follow our finger or allowing us to queue up items to place or something. But it’s a fun little time waster. If you liked harvest moon get the new story of seasons game. It’s by the original creators and a lot of fun. ### 2/5 — Expand *2020-05-07, version 1.0.1* Must buy for expand 10 x 10 :( ### 3/5 — 後少しかな。 *2019-07-27, version 1.0.1* 日本語設定にできるようにしてほしい ### 1/5 — It crashes *2019-06-11* I think this app needs updating. It keeps crashing. It says there is a Japanese language option but I can’t find it. ### 1/5 — 日本語に！ *2019-03-01, version 1.0.1* 英語で分かりません。 せっかく楽しみにしていたのに残念です。 早く治して下さい！ ### 3/5 — should read & respond *2019-01-03, version 1.0.1* the worst thing is developer neglected the review, like it never been responded. about developer that want to hit it big hit is to respond user feedback, so they can create product that user wants. isnt it to lame? i bet natsume lost their magic about what harvest moon is, their big hit. ### 3/5 — It’s ok for a mobile game *2019-01-02* This game has a very pick up and put down feel to it. You won’t be playing it for very long. The original game on the 3DS felt very much like a mobile game so if this was a port of the 3DS version it would have been a great game. But it is a completely watered down version of the 3DS game with not much to do. You go around and put items on tables and that’s really all there is to this game. It’s very simple and if simple is your thing then you will like this game but if you are a fan of the Harvest Moon series or even just this game on the 3DS then you will notice a scary lack of gameplay. ### 4/5 — My Opinion *2018-10-02, version 1.0.1* I love the game I really do! I just wished you could socialize more like in the real game on the 3DS ### 3/5 — Cute but so annoying! *2018-09-30, version 1.0.1* I wanted to keep playing but it’s so hard to move around! ### 2/5 — Short play through *2018-06-01* Fun at first but two upgrades in and you’re cut off (upgrade available at 5 & 10, have to pay for 15) it makes it hard to want to continue, merchants continue to get more items (although I read it another view the items are reduced by level 20) but you have nowhere to realistically put them. The game is cute and fun but with the upgrades requiring real money, the items cutting down and the wonky controls I don’t see myself keeping this on my phone. Too many similar games that are executed better, do not recommend. ### 1/5 — Mauvais *2018-02-22* Je m’attendais à quelque chose dans la lignée de celui sur 3DS mais j’ai été très déçue. On ne fait que vendre la marchandise, il n’y a aucune phase d’exploration que ce soit pour remplir des petites quêtes ou bien pour récupérer de la marchandise. La journée dure 1h (dans le jeu) une fois la journée terminée, on enchaine la deuxième puis une troisième etc ... elles se ressemblent toutes. Il y a bien des objectifs à remplir mais honnêtement, je n’ai pas poussé bien loin pour savoir s’il y a autre chose qui donne un coup de boost au jeu. De plus les contrôles du personnage sont affreux. Mon personnage passait plus de temps à aller là où je ne voulais pas qu’elle aille j’étais obligée de cliquer a côté pour qu’elle vienne sur la bonne case. Impossibilité aussi de paramétrer le jeu en français, pour ceux qui ne parlent pas anglais c’est un cauchemar. A chaque fin de journée on peut choisir d’agrandir sa boutique (à condition d’avoir monter le niveau du magasin) et de la marchandise à vendre mais comme tout bon free to play qui se respecte la marchandise est payante avec du vrai argent. Je préfère aller jouer sur la version 3DS qui est bien plus complète, plus fluide et plus agréable a jouer. ### 3/5 — 今更だけど直してほしい💦 *2018-02-17, version 1.0.1* 3DSのホームタウンストーリーが好きで、今更だけどアプリ版を見つけたのでインストールしてみましたが、全部英語で読めないし、外にも出れないので残念です... あと、タッチしても反応が全然なのでもしまだ開発しているのであれば改善してほしいです ### 1/5 — Potential *2017-11-30* This game has so much potential but Natsume just threw it out there and abandoned it! Well if you’re going to abandon it, you could at least make the expansion free! I’m not paying two dollars for an app that’s been abandoned by its creators, especially when there’s so much more that could be done and make this great! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — アプリとれない *2023-04-12, version 1.0.1* アプリがデベロッパによるアップデートが必要ですってなっててアプリとれないです。 問題早く治してください ### 1/5 — おもんない *2023-04-12, version 1.0.1* アプリ自体とれないです。デベロッパがどうのこうの出てて取れない ### 1/5 — please update this it wont let me open the app *2023-02-15* :( ### 1/5 — Update Version *2022-07-04, version 1.0.1* Please update I cannot play ### 1/5 — Nicht mit dieser IOS Version kompatibel *2021-10-21* Leider geht das Spiel für die jetzigen IOS Version nicht mehr. Ich hab versucht es herunterzuladen aber es funktioniert leider nicht, es kommt eine Benachrichtigung das der Entwickler ein Update durchführen muss. ### 1/5 — んー *2021-03-13, version 1.0.1* 日本語に出来なくてよく分からない ### 1/5 — Touch coordination off *2019-11-19* The touch coordination is off. Every time I try to move my character I have to press a cm below where I actually should be. ### 1/5 — おばさんの行商人の品揃えが、、 *2019-07-05, version 1.0.1* おばさんの行商人の品揃えがいきなりショボくなった。 多分バグだと思うんだけど、今レベル40でなかなかアンインストールしてさらにっていう気になれない…。 3DSの方にアイテムやら送れるからそれ目指して頑張ってるけど、大丈夫なのかな。 ケーキとか売ってるおばさん！ 今アホみたいにやっすい卵とか貝とかしか売ってくれなくなってて、アプリの方は採集とかないから、本気で困りまくってるんですけど…。。 ### 1/5 — Bad control *2019-06-20, version 1.0.1* I agreed with the comments before, not user friendly games. Hope u can do some improvement ### 1/5 — Touch accuracy is very bad *2019-06-19, version 1.0.1* The touch accuracy is veRy bad. Need to touch 1 box left and 1 box down.... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — アプデ希望です *2023-07-20, version 1.0.1* 3dsで初めてこのゲームをした時からずっとホームタウンストーリー大好きです！ですが3dsを触ることもなくなりスマホにないのかなと思い探してスマホ版を見つけ、とても嬉しくなりましたがデベロッパによるアップロードがない限り出来ないと知ってとても悲しい気持ちでいっぱいです😭いつ頃からアプデされてないか分かりませんが出来ることならまたホームタウンストーリーを楽しませて頂きたいです🥲！ ### 5/5 — I really loved this game *2021-08-25* Please update this please I really enjoyed this game! 😢 ### 5/5 — An amazingly fun game *2021-05-19* I love this game. 5 stars!!! Have just upgraded to a new phone and dannot download it :( Im sad. Please update your game <3 ### 5/5 — THE NOSTALGIA IS AMAZING *2021-02-06* I love this game but the touchscreen is a little off but other than that ITS AMAZING From it’s gameplay and memories this game is as I expected it to be and that’s AMAZING ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2015-12-15* If your an addict like me, this game is brilliant for you. Tonnes better than any flappy bird game. Uses 3ds features too and has challenges to complete. Nice calming game for any harvest moon fan ### 5/5 — So much fun *2015-02-16, version 1.0.1* GET THIS! JUST PLS ### 5/5 — Great! *2015-02-06, version 1.0.1* This game is pretty awesome and I love the concept of the game. It's pretty cool that they have an iOS version of a classical 3ds game. ### 5/5 — Love it *2014-11-02* I love playing it,100% would recommend. ### 5/5 — This game is amazing *2014-09-13* Personally one of the best natsume games on iOS I've played I have all harvest moon games on all consoles one of the best series I've played can't wait for harvest moon lost valley Anyways I also wish you could go out of your shop like the 3ds version probably in a later update. But it is iOS so anyways a great game but keep in mind there is micro transactions only if you want to get more stuff from the merchants. BEST GAME EVER!!!! ### 5/5 — Favorite shop game ever! <3 *2014-08-28* Of course I love all of natsume games! This game is a game I was hoping for since it's also a 3ds game. The controls work and everything seems perfect. The only thing that made me a bit disappointed is that some of the items disappear from the the seller people. Now there's one lady who sells just fish and ONLY fish. And I don't think they will sell anymore ores and stuff. But overall I enjoy the game ^_^ --- *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 2026-08-12.*