PixelTerra vs Hearthlight Fields
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelTerra
Survive a dangerous world by building shelters, gathering resources, and defending against monsters. Explore dungeons, craft items, and farm to thrive in this survival-focused adventure.
- Over 100 craft recipes
- Dungeons with treasures
- Customizable world generation
- Adaptive difficulty
- Loot with random properties
- Day/Night cycle and weather
- Farming and hunting
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The world of PixelTerra is quite dangerous so you need to build a shelter, find some food supply and get ready to protect yourself from monsters in order to survive at least a couple of days. Then you can only hope that the walls of your shelter will be strong enough to withstand the onslaught. In this game you will see: ● More than 100 recipes in the craftbook ● Dungeons with treasures ● Customized world generation and adaptive difficulty ● Loot with random properties ● Day/Night cycle + weather effects ● Hunting and fishing ● Animal and crop farming ● Trading with aborigines Tips for the beginner: ● If you don’t like Survival mode, you can turn off strong monsters and starvation in the settings. ● Also you can slow down game speed If you play for the first time or constantly die. ● Do not try to build a good shelter right away. Hide yourself first in the stone arrays. New blocks, items and recipes are permanently added in the game to make it more diversified and interesting to play. This game is not only about minecraft, but more about survival on a dangerous island and finding a loot with better properties. The gameplay contains elements of roguelike and rpg games.
Hearthlight Fields
Cultivate a charming pixel farm, explore mines and villages, and build relationships with townsfolk. This relaxing life simulation game lets you grow crops, raise animals, and customize your farmhouse at your own pace. Enjoy a complete offline experience with optional multiplayer challenges.
- Grow 16 seasonal crops and flowers
- Raise various farm animals
- Explore mines and unlock secrets
- Fish in multiple water bodies
- Customize farmhouse and character
- Build relationships with villagers
- Play offline
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Your grandfather has left you a small farm and a simple wish: bring warmth back to the fields. Clear the overgrowth, till the soil, plant seasonal crops, and settle into a gentle pixel-art life shaped by your own pace. A full day can take you from watering seedlings at sunrise to fishing by the pond, helping a neighbor, cooking dinner, and watching tomorrow’s forecast before bed. BUILD A FARM THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Grow 16 crops and flowers across the seasons • Repair farm buildings and raise chickens, cows, sheep, ducks, geese, and more • Process produce, cook recipes, and fill your collection book • Buy furniture and arrange your multi-room farmhouse • Customize hair, skin, eyes, shirt, pants, and shoe colors at any time EXPLORE BEYOND THE FIELDS • Repair the bridge to reach the eastern woods and multi-level mine • Break rocks, find ore and gems, battle slimes, and unlock the mine elevator • Cast a line in ponds, rivers, and coastal waters for nine kinds of catch • Visit the South Meadow, neighboring village, misty forest, beach, and other areas • Play village minigames and discover seasonal events, weather, fortune, and solar-term surprises BECOME PART OF THE VILLAGE • Talk with residents, give gifts, and complete daily requests • Unlock friendship perks, heart events, and a romance route that adapts to your chosen character • Collect achievements, titles, story chapters, and family memories • Choose a male or female character when starting a new save • Optionally use private friend and challenge links for a friendly 21-game-day earnings race MADE FOR RELAXED PLAY • Play the complete farming game offline with no online profile required • Three local save slots, plus encrypted save links for user-initiated transfer • Touch controls designed for phones and tablets • Adjustable movement speed and day length • 19 interface languages, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew Hearthlight Fields has no ads. Core saves stay local with no automatic cloud sync; Friends, challenges, Game Center, and encrypted save links provide ongoing optional online services. The app is a free download with three choices. “Monthly Full Access” is US$0.99 per month and “Annual Full Access” is US$9.99 per year in the U.S.; both renew automatically until canceled. “Lifetime Full Access” is a one-time, non-consumable purchase for US$12.99. Your localized prices appear before purchase. Apple may offer an eligible customer a 7-day free trial with a subscription, but each customer can redeem only one introductory offer in the Full Access subscription group. An accepted trial becomes the selected paid subscription. Restore purchases in the app, or manage and cancel subscriptions in Apple Account settings. Customers who previously acquired a paid version keep full access permanently without another purchase. Privacy Policy: https://api.zealx.net/hearthlight-fields/privacy Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hearthlight Fields at Free against PixelTerra's $0.99. Hearthlight Fields also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 59%). PixelTerra's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Hearthlight Fields is free to download; PixelTerra costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hearthlight Fields holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of PixelTerra's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearthlight Fields's.
PixelTerra ships an update every 4 months, Hearthlight Fields every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixelTerra | Hearthlight Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anton Skvortsov | Chengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
PixelTerra
Hearthlight Fields
In-app purchases
PixelTerra
No in-app purchases
Hearthlight Fields
No in-app purchases
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