Comparison

FantasyTown vs Pine Hearts

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

Head to head
About

FantasyTown

Build and decorate your dream town in a vibrant fantasy world. Farm crops, fulfill orders, explore new areas, and defend against trolls. Engage in mini-games and connect with friends globally.

Highlights
  • Town building and decoration
  • Farming and crop harvesting
  • World exploration
  • Mini-games
  • Social features and guilds
  • Combat against trolls
Features
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Enter the fantasy world and build your Town! Decorate your own town, Explore the world of Fantasy, Participate in interesting events and Enjoy the game! Make your dream come true! Become the Lord of Fantasy Town! Play the most complete Farming Simulation Game! A horde of trolls have invaded your town! Now is the time to rise up and build your town back to its former glory. Are you ready to help your citizens take back and build your dream town? What you can do in Fantasy Town: Build and manage your town You can decorate your town with buildings from various cultures around the world. Farm and harvest various crops to make various items Use your crops to fulfill orders from citizens around the Fantasy Town. Deliver your produce around town using the Dragon, Elephant, and Whale Shop. Venture to new areas and discover hidden areas! Explore old mines, magical forests and many other new areas. Collect the rewards to create even more awesome buildings in your town. Play together with your friends Visit your friends’ towns and help them out. Join guild to participate in various sports events. Meet with a new friend across the world Chat with anyone you want with our newest feature World Chat! Various Mini-games New attractive mini-games every week. Join and be the top leaderboard! Fight against the evil trolls Rescue your citizens from the evil trolls! Fantasy Town is free to play game Contact us : help@arumgames.com

About

Pine Hearts

Embark on a cozy hiking adventure in a nature reserve, revisiting childhood memories and helping quirky characters. Explore diverse locations, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover a heartfelt story about family. This game offers a relaxing experience with extensive accessibility options.

Highlights
  • Heartfelt story about family loss
  • Explore a sunny Scottish-inspired setting
  • Diverse locations: beaches, caves, golf courses
  • Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration
  • Whimsical characters and quests
  • Pet cute dogs and pat cool crabs
  • Comprehensive accessibility options
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Try the first two areas from the main game – Reflection Point and the Campsite – totalling 20-25 minutes of gameplay. A one-time in-app purchase opens up the full Pine Hearts experience. No ads. Adventure awaits! Join Tyke on a cosy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb. Splash through rockpools, explore mysterious caves, clean up campsites, investigate old castle ruins, and play on the beach as Tyke revisits the scenes of childhood holidays and recollects past adventures with his dad. The Pine Hearts nature reserve is an enchanting world of crisscrossing paths and shortcuts, filled with surprising interactions. Make lots of new friends and complete quirky quests for locals in need, including: · Judging a vegetable competition! · Conducting a brass band! · Helping a ghost! · Rebuilding a whale-watching boat! · Rescuing wayward bees! · Setting (camera) traps to catch a monster! · Digging up Viking treasure! Lose yourself in a charming world packed with memories and make it a holiday to remember for everyone you encounter. Key Features: · Heartfelt story about family loss – A warm and thoughtful tale about honouring the memory of Tyke’s late father, told with tenderness and care · Sunny Scottish setting – Explore an interconnected world inspired by our childhood holidays to the Scottish Highlands’ Cairngorms. Sun added by artistic license · More than just a park – Sandy beaches, dusty catacombs, lush golf courses, bustling caravan parks, and more await explorers travelling to the Pine Hearts nature reserve · Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration – Unlock equipment and abilities at your own pace to open shortcuts and reach new areas of the Metroidvania-style map · Whimsical characters and quests – Make new friends and do good deeds for them · Pet cute dogs – We are @CanYouPetTheDog verified · Pat cool crabs – If @CanYouPatTheCrab existed, we’d be verified too · Sweet contemplative moments – Sit down on a bench to take a breather and admire the sights · Comprehensive accessibility options – Simplified controls, colour-blocking, black-and-white, and high-contrast modes, visual FX toggles, font scaling, full input remapping, and more Pine Hearts is the perfect game for players seeking a relaxing and intuitive adventure about exploring nature, bonding with adorable characters, and making family memories that last beyond lifetimes. It’s inspired by our own experiences and dedicated to those whose cherished memories carry forward with us on the journey.

Screenshots

FantasyTown4 screens
Pine Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FantasyTown at 5.0 against Pine Hearts's 4.5. FantasyTown also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (90% vs 72%). Pine Hearts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. FantasyTown sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Pine Hearts 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

FantasyTown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pine Hearts has 89 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of FantasyTown's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pine Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FantasyTown ships an update monthly, Pine Hearts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FantasyTown versus Pine Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasyTownPine Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better4.5 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better72.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1289 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size869 MB981 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArumgamesSecret Mode

Customer experience

FantasyTown

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%

Pine Hearts

All ratings89 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

FantasyTown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pine Hearts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Erratic and slow character movement
  • Inability to save progress consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay and more content
  • Improved navigation and map system
  • Better accessibility options
  • Clearer pricing and upgrade information

In-app purchases

13 purchases

FantasyTown

One-time13
  • Storage Material Pack$4.99
  • 스타트 팩$4.99
  • 토미의 선물$4.99
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  • 로열패스$4.99
  • Level Achievement Reward I$5.99
  • Monthly MaterIIal Package II$6.99
  • 광고 스킵 상품$7.99
  • 망치 패키지$8.99
  • 전설 3~5성 주민 소환 패키지XXV$9.99
  • 진흙 패키지 3$17.99
  • 암석 패키지 3$17.99
  • 루비상자 더블 패키지$35.99
  • 루비 보물$89.99
1 purchases

Pine Hearts

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is FantasyTown free?
FantasyTown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pine Hearts free?
Pine Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FantasyTown or Pine Hearts?
FantasyTown is rated higher. FantasyTown averages 5.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Pine Hearts averages 4.5 from 89 ratings.
Do FantasyTown or Pine Hearts have ads?
FantasyTown shows ads; Pine Hearts does not.
Which is updated more often, FantasyTown or Pine Hearts?
FantasyTown ships an update monthly, and Pine Hearts every 5 days. Most recently, FantasyTown was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pine Hearts on September 25, 2026.

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