Comparison

James Spring vs My Dear Farm

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

Head to head
About

James Spring

Embark on a thrilling hide-and-seek adventure where you guide James as far as possible. Discover and uncover all 44 of James' friends while navigating beautifully designed worlds and avoiding dangerous enemies. Enjoy a completely free gaming experience with simple touch controls.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Collect hidden friends
  • Avoid dangerous enemies
  • Explore beautiful worlds
  • Simple touch controls
  • Completely free to play
Features
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Where is everyone? Let's play hide and seek! Make James go as far as possible! Find as many James' friends as you can! - Run James as far as possible with simple touch controls - Find and Uncover rest of the 44 James' friends - Watch out cute but dangerous enemies - Travel beautiful designed worlds - No ads and completely free!

About

My Dear Farm

Design your dream farm in this charming simulation game. Customize your character and pets, grow and sell crops to build your business, and decorate your farm with a wide variety of furniture and sets.

Highlights
  • Character customization
  • Pet customization
  • Crop growing and selling
  • Farm decoration
  • Unlockable furniture sets
Features
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In this cute farming sim game, you get to start your own kawaii farm to show the world you're cut out to be a top-class farmer! - Customize your character! Set out into this horticultural adventure being your best farmer self. Change your appearance, hairstyle, and even your pet to your liking! - Growing crops means a successful business! Once you're done harvesting the products of your hard labor, go into the marketplace to sell your wares and build your farming empire! - Collect and decorate! My Dear Farm is filled to the brim with interesting furniture and decoration sets to unlock, so your farm can look as stylish as you want it to be!

Screenshots

James Spring4 screens
My Dear Farm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Dear Farm at 4.6 against James Spring's 4.0. My Dear Farm also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 5) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). James Spring's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 25) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. My Dear Farm sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. James Spring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Dear Farm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Dear Farm has 12K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of James Spring's written reviews are positive against 83% of My Dear Farm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

James Spring ships an update every 2 months, My Dear Farm monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
James Spring versus My Dear Farm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJames SpringMy Dear Farm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings512K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#176 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB416 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungHyuk YoonHyperBeard Inc.

Customer experience

James Spring

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

My Dear Farm

All ratings11,547 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,213 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

James Spring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Dear Farm

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchasing issues (items not received)
  • Crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent or missing features compared to previews

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ways to earn gems/premium currency
  • Ability to visit/interact with other players' farms
  • Expanded land/house customization options
  • Additional mini-games or activities
  • Faster plant growth/reduced sleep time

In-app purchases

None

James Spring

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

My Dear Farm

One-time22
  • 50 Gems$0.99
  • Summer Harvest$1.99
  • 120 Gems$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Shinning Axolotl$2.99
  • Fantasy Warrior Set$2.99
  • Flower Event House$2.99
  • Agriculture Day$2.99
  • Summer Set$2.99
  • Christmas Pack$3.99
  • Fantasy Kingdom Set$3.99
  • Have a Fun-gy time!$3.99
  • Cozy Gamer Pack$3.99
  • House Starter Pack$3.99
  • Animal Farm Day$3.99
  • Rustic Green Kitchen Set$3.99
  • House of Green and Yellow$3.99
  • Halloween Pack$4.99
  • 375 Gems$4.99
  • Dino Park$4.99
  • Art Set$5.99
  • 800 Gems$9.99

Questions

Is James Spring free?
James Spring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Dear Farm free?
My Dear Farm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, James Spring or My Dear Farm?
My Dear Farm is rated higher. James Spring averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while My Dear Farm averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do James Spring or My Dear Farm have ads?
My Dear Farm shows ads; James Spring does not.
Which is updated more often, James Spring or My Dear Farm?
James Spring ships an update every 2 months, and My Dear Farm monthly. Most recently, James Spring was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Dear Farm on October 28, 2026.

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