Comparison

Farming Simulator 18 vs Water Power!

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
Currently charting
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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

Water Power!

Build and manage your own hydro empire by generating power with various water-based structures. Explore new worlds, upgrade your facilities with hired engineers, and automate production to grow your city from a village to a futuristic metropolis. Participate in events and claim rewards to boost your progress in this idle simulation game.

Highlights
  • Generate power with water wheels, dams, and stations
  • Explore diverse worlds
  • Hire prestige engineers for upgrades
  • Research new tech and automate production
  • Participate in regular events
  • Grow a hydro city
Features
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Join Water Power community and start building your own hydro empire today! Key features: • Generate power with unique water wheels, dams, and high-tech stations • Explore diverse worlds and manage your growing hydro empire • Hire prestige engineers — unlock powerful upgrades for exponential growth • Expand river channels, research new tech, and automate production • Take part in regular events and claim rewards with promo codes • Watch your hydro city evolve from a village to a futuristic green metropolis Join addictive idle simulation and transform rivers into endless clean energy to grow a thriving city! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Farming Simulator 184 screens
Water Power!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Farming Simulator 18 at 74% against Water Power!'s 21%. Farming Simulator 18 also leads on chart position (#110 vs unranked). Water Power!'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Water Power! sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Water Power! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Power! has 26K 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 21% of Water Power!'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, Water Power! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Farming Simulator 18 versus Water Power!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarming Simulator 18Water Power!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.5K ratings)4.6 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews — better21.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K26K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB453 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIANTS Software GmbHVoodoo

Customer experience

Farming Simulator 18

All ratings2,493 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.2%

Water Power!

All ratings26,016 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive21.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative65.9%

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

Water Power!

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive game
  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • 🚀 Good progression in early stages

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Impossible to progress past Canada
  • 💰 Unrealistic pricing to unlock new areas
  • 🔋 Slow offline earnings
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

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

Water Power!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress resets after updates
  • Ads that cannot be closed
  • Inconsistent money generation

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce the cost to unlock Canada
  • Improve offline earnings
  • Reduce the number of ads

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
21 purchases

Water Power!

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Pass$4.991 Month
One-time20
  • Boosters pack$1.99
  • Small Pack Of Coins$1.99
  • Special Bonuses$1.99
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  • Boxes$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Special Bonuses and No Ads$3.99
  • No Ads + Boosters pack2 variants$4.99
  • Medium Pack Of Coins$5.99
  • Boosters pack$5.99
  • Pack of Crystals$5.99
  • Special Bonuses and No Ads$5.99
  • No Ads + 5 x5 Time Boosters$5.99
  • Special Bonuses$6.99
  • Quadruple offline income$7.99
  • Special Bonuses and No Ads$7.99
  • Special Bonuses and No Ads$8.99
  • Large Pack Of Coins$14.99
  • Ultra Pack Of Coins$24.99
  • Mega Pack of Coins$49.99

Questions

Is Farming Simulator 18 free?
Farming Simulator 18 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Water Power! free?
Water Power! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Farming Simulator 18 or Water Power!?
Water Power! is rated higher. Farming Simulator 18 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Water Power! averages 4.6 from 26K ratings.
Do Farming Simulator 18 or Water Power! have ads?
Both Farming Simulator 18 and Water Power! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Farming Simulator 18 or Water Power!?
Farming Simulator 18 ships an update every 2 months, and Water Power! fortnightly. Most recently, Farming Simulator 18 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Water Power! on October 28, 2026.

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