Comparison

Farming USA 2 vs The Herd!

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

Head to head
About

Farming USA 2

Cultivate crops, raise livestock, and manage a vast farm across 250 acres. Experience realistic farming with dynamic weather, seasons, and a variety of vehicles. Engage in multiplayer farming or explore logging for additional income.

Highlights
  • Plow, fertilize, plant, and harvest crops
  • Raise cattle, dairy cows, and pigs
  • Log trees in dedicated forests
  • Realistic wheel physics and vehicle control
  • Dynamic weather and seasonal effects
  • Cross-platform multiplayer support
  • Hire workers for increased productivity
Features
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Plow, fertilize, plant and harvest your own crops on 9 different fields across 250 acres. Grow and sell corn, wheat, barley, soybeans and hay. Play cross-platform multiplayer with your friends, lending them a hand on their farm. Feel the landscape as you roam in your tractor with realistic wheel physics! Raise livestock in four unique ways! - Cattle can be raised by pasture (where you can breed your own cows with bulls) or feedlot (for faster growth). - Take ownership of a Dairy Farm to raise dairy cows and sell milk. - Purchase the Hog Barn and raise up to 2,000 pigs! On your off-time, head over to two logging forests where you can have a totally different experience as you cut down, haul and sell logs! Use the market to control cash-flow as you see real time fluctuations. Watch the weather as rain and sun affects the growth and harvest of crops! Too much rain and your fields become muddy. A hard snow in winter will require you to hook up the snow plows to get out of the lot. Farming USA 2 is the sequel to the popular Farming USA, but with 4 times the farming size! Control over 115 different vehicles and equipment while you expand your farming experience. Features include: - Hire workers to help to increase productivity time - Unlock and expand your fields to make more crops - Control realistic tractors while you tend your land - Log trees for quick cash - Weather impacts fields - Full controller support - Realistic day/night cycle -Full seasons with mud and snow - Control your settings to increase/decrease crop and animal speeds to fit your playing style - Use tilt or slider steering, whichever you like best - Change your graphic and resolution quality to heighten player experience - Quickly teleport between tractors - Manage fields, equipment and animals with a user-friendly menu

About

The Herd!

Learn the fundamentals of showing cattle in this engaging game. Build, breed, feed, and show your herd to achieve success. Compete in various shows and improve your cattle's stats.

Highlights
  • Build and manage your cattle herd
  • Breed cattle for optimal genetics
  • Feed and care for your animals
  • Compete in county, state, and national shows
  • Collect achievements and earn coins
  • Learn about different cattle breeds
  • Answer trivia for in-game currency
Features
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Showing cattle isn't an easy task but in this game, you will learn the basics of everything that goes in the process. Whether you're new to it or have been doing it for years, The Herd will give you a great base of knowledge for showing cattle. ---------------- OUR END GAME ---------------- Please share this game with friends. The more downloads we get the more updates we will make. We want this game to be HUGE--containing every breed and every aspect of showing cattle to get the full experience. Help support and join our social media accounts. Remember more users=more updates. PLEASE NOTE! The Herd is a free mobile game to download and install. However, there are some items that can be purchased with real money. If you do not want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device settings. A network connection is also required. ----------- FEATURES ----------- Achievements... Build your herd to be the best by collecting coins and reaching new achievements. News... Stay updated on all of the latest news with articles straight from Hereford World. Breeding... This is the most important part of the game. Breeding the right cattle can improve your herd but breeding the wrong cattle together could hurt it. Feeding... Even though you herd can't die in the game, feeding is necessary for cattle to look their best! Showing... Show off your herd by competing at the county fairs, state fairs, and national shows. The bigger the show, the more cattle, but bigger rewards! Breeds... Angus and Hereford cattle. Trivia... Answer Trivia Questions. Get them right and you'll receive some extra money to help improve your herd. Buying... The marketplace is where you can take extra cash to buy better cattle and improve your herd! Selling... Breed and sell cattle to make money to buy new cattle! Raising... Take care of your cattle as good as you take care of show cattle in real life! Cattle Card... Click on cattle to view their overall stats. All the information on each cow, heifer, or bull is found here. Thank you for downloading! We hope you enjoy our game and can't wait to bring more updates to the game! Enjoy.

Screenshots

Farming USA 24 screens
The Herd!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Herd! at Free against Farming USA 2's $3.99. The Herd! also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Farming USA 2's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 201) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On rating, 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

The Herd! is free to download; Farming USA 2 costs $3.99 up front. Farming USA 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Herd! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Farming USA 2 against 4.4 for The Herd!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farming USA 2 has 3.9K ratings behind it against 201, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Farming USA 2's written reviews are positive against 88% of The Herd!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farming USA 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, The Herd! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Farming USA 2 versus The Herd!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarming USA 2The Herd!
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3.9K ratings)4.4 (201 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better201
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBowen Games LLCBlake Lowderman

Customer experience

Farming USA 2

All ratings3,840 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.9%

The Herd!

All ratings190 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

Farming USA 2

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic gameplay
  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 💡 Seasons and weather effects
  • 🚜 Variety of farming equipment

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🚫 Limited customization options
  • 🚧 Difficult controls

The Herd!

From 201 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics
  • 🐄 Realistic cattle graphics and markings
  • 🧠 Educational trivia questions about cattle
  • 💰 Relatively easy to earn coins and progress
  • 📚 Informative articles and learning content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and technical glitches
  • 📺 Broken video reward system
  • 💸 Unfair ad mechanics that cause coin loss
  • ⏳ Long gestation periods without skip options
  • 🔒 Breeding mechanics don't work as intended

Bugs and requests

Farming USA 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Vehicles getting stuck or glitching
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent save/load functionality
  • Issues with hired workers

Requested features

6 requests
  • More tractors and vehicles
  • Ability to build and customize farm buildings
  • Improved multiplayer functionality
  • Logging and construction equipment
  • Wider variety of crops and livestock
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  • Faster snow/weather removal

The Herd!

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Quiz rewards not credited after ads play
  • Ads prevent coin collection from correct answers
  • Breeding completion not working properly (calves not born)
  • Selling cattle doesn't award money
  • Video speed-up feature doesn't function
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  • Video unavailable errors on reward videos
  • Game crashes on launch and during gameplay
  • Settings and achievements buttons unresponsive
  • Multiple generation calves can exist on same mother simultaneously
  • Cattle remain idle without producing calves
  • State and national show functions non-functional
  • Cattle stats capped at 92% with limited advancement
  • Pregnancy timers not syncing with actual game time

Requested features

20 requests
  • More cattle breeds (Brahman, Charolais, Red Angus, Shorthorn, Texas Longhorn, Simental, Braford, Brangus, Black Baldie, Jersey, etc.)
  • Crossbreeding capability
  • Ability to have more than 12 cattle per pasture
  • Pedigree tracking to prevent inbreeding
  • Online multiplayer and trading with other players
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  • Ability to purchase additional pastures and land
  • More show features and cattle preparation guidance
  • Versions for other livestock (goats, sheep, pigs)
  • Ability to name farms and cattle
  • Steers in addition to bulls and heifers
  • Branding feature for cattle
  • More trivia questions and quiz content
  • Better tutorial and explanations of game mechanics
  • Pasture movement mechanics clarification
  • Additional mini-games
  • Supplements and feed options to influence traits
  • Auctions and consignment sales system
  • Age tracking for cattle
  • Multiple breeds per pasture without mixing
  • Ability to compete with friends in shows

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Farming USA 2

One-time10
  • $50,000 Game Money$0.99
  • Equipment Pack 1$0.99
  • Unlock Hunting Stands$0.99
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  • Multiplayer Unlock$0.99
  • $125,000 Game Money$1.99
  • $300,000 Game Money$2.99
  • $650,000 Game Money$3.99
  • $1,000,000 Game Money$4.99
  • $5,000,000 Game Money$9.99
  • Unlock All Equipment Packs$11.99
9 purchases

The Herd!

One-time9
  • Handful of coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack 1$0.99
  • Bunch of coins$1.99
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  • Starter Pack 2$1.99
  • Pouch of coins$4.99
  • Starter Pack 3$4.99
  • Sack of coins$9.99
  • Vault of coins$19.99
  • Truck load of coins$99.99

Questions

Is Farming USA 2 free?
Farming USA 2 costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is The Herd! free?
The Herd! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Farming USA 2 or The Herd!?
The Herd! is rated higher. Farming USA 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while The Herd! averages 4.4 from 201 ratings.
Do Farming USA 2 or The Herd! have ads?
Neither Farming USA 2 nor The Herd! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farming USA 2 or The Herd!?
Farming USA 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Herd! monthly. Most recently, Farming USA 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Herd! on October 24, 2026.

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