Comparison

Farming Simulator 18 vs Harvest.io

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Farming Simulator 18

Experience a comprehensive farming simulation in a vast open world. Cultivate various crops, raise livestock, engage in forestry, and trade products on a dynamic market. Utilize a massive fleet of faithfully recreated vehicles and machinery to manage your farm.

Highlights
  • Harvest six different crops
  • Raise and sell livestock (pigs, cows, sheep)
  • Engage in forestry operations
  • Utilize over 50 realistic farming vehicles
  • Dynamic market for selling products
  • Local multiplayer mode
Features
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Become a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 18! Immerse yourself in a huge open world and harvest many types of crops, take care of your livestock - cows, sheep, and pigs - take part in forestry, and sell your products on a dynamic market to expand your farm! You have access to a huge selection of over 50 farming vehicles and machines, faithfully recreated from over 30 of the biggest names in the industry, including AGCO™’s most respected brands: Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. Drive and use brand new equipment and harvest sugar beet, potatoes, wheat, canola, corn, and for the first time sunflowers. With a deep and powerful simulation experience, a vast open world and a wide fleet of vehicles including brand new machines, Farming Simulator 18 invites you aboard the most complete handheld farming simulation ever created! Features of Farming Simulator 18 include: • Use realistic tractors and trucks from some of the biggest agriculture machine makers • Plant and harvest six different crops: Wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet, potatoes and sunflower • Breed pigs and sell them for profit • Feed your cows and sheep to produce and sell milk and wool • New front loader attachments expand your options when transporting bales or wood • Manage AI helpers for better results or let them drive your vehicles to a destination of your choice • New 3D graphics show even more detail on your machinery and the southern US environment • Harvest wood with dedicated machinery and sell the timber • Play with friends in local multiplayer mode via WiFi

About

Harvest.io

Drive a tractor across fields to harvest crops in this io-style farming simulator. Grow your trailer by collecting resources, but avoid colliding with yourself or other players. Enjoy satisfying gameplay with colorful graphics and competitive races.

Highlights
  • Tractor-based crop harvesting
  • Snake-like mechanics
  • IO-style arcade gameplay
  • Resource collection and trailer growth
  • Circle and steal from enemies
  • 3D graphics with various crops
Features
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Try out Harvest.io - a new farming simulator in io style. You can drive the tractor all over the field to harvest crops! Watch the trailer with haystack behind you grow as you cut & plow it all up! But be careful, the trailer might get too big: don't bump into yourself or others. Harvest.io features: - Simple, snake-like mechanics of a farming simulator - A farming arcade in io style! - Satisfying game sessions: drive as long you want, but watch out for obstacles! - Circle the enemy and steal resources - Race with your competitors! - Colourful 3D graphics & different crops to harvest Become the fastest farmer in the village!

Screenshots

Farming Simulator 184 screens
Harvest.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Farming Simulator 18 at 74% against Harvest.io's 56%. Farming Simulator 18 also leads on chart position (#134 vs unranked). Harvest.io's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (48K vs 2.5K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Farming Simulator 18 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Harvest.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harvest.io holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harvest.io has 48K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Farming Simulator 18's written reviews are positive against 56% of Harvest.io's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farming Simulator 18 ships an update every 2 months, Harvest.io every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Farming Simulator 18 versus Harvest.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarming Simulator 18Harvest.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.5K ratings)4.5 (48K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews — better55.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K48K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB301 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGIANTS Software GmbHAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Farming Simulator 18

All ratings2,493 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.2%

Harvest.io

All ratings46,300 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative31.2%

User reviews

Farming Simulator 18

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Realistic graphics
  • 🚜 Variety of farming equipment
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤖 Unreliable AI helpers
  • 🔍 Limited map size and field layout
  • 🚧 Restrictive bridge and terrain issues

Harvest.io

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Relaxing and mindless
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔥 Too many ads
  • 🔥 Ads interfere with gameplay
  • 🔥 Ads even after paying to remove them

Bugs and requests

Farming Simulator 18

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Steering issues and vehicle controls
  • Saved data not restoring properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Automation and worker AI problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • First-person view
  • Ability to get out of vehicles
  • Larger fields and more diverse terrain
  • More equipment options (e.g. John Deere, Claas)
  • Seasons and weather changes
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  • Expanded multiplayer functionality

Harvest.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game gets stuck on certain levels, unable to progress
  • Crop collection not being tracked properly
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Controls become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Solo/single player mode
  • Ability to see crop collection goals during gameplay

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Farming Simulator 18

One-time3
  • 200'000 Coins$0.99
  • 500'000 Coins$1.99
  • 1'000'000 Coins$2.99
1 purchases

Harvest.io

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Farming Simulator 18 free?
Farming Simulator 18 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harvest.io free?
Harvest.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Farming Simulator 18 or Harvest.io?
Harvest.io is rated higher. Farming Simulator 18 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Harvest.io averages 4.5 from 48K ratings.
Do Farming Simulator 18 or Harvest.io have ads?
Both Farming Simulator 18 and Harvest.io show ads.
Which is updated more often, Farming Simulator 18 or Harvest.io?
Farming Simulator 18 ships an update every 2 months, and Harvest.io every 3 months. Most recently, Farming Simulator 18 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Harvest.io on September 25, 2026.

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