AlienFarms vs Hamster Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlienFarms
A relaxed farming simulation game focused on planting and breeding. Automate tasks with various tools and experience dynamic weather and day/night cycles. Enjoy intuitive controls for movement and camera.
- Automated farming tools
- Planting and breeding mechanics
- Dynamic weather and day/night cycles
- Intuitive joystick controls
- Adjustable camera perspective
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The game features a variety of flora and fauna; you can restore stamina by harvesting them, or by picking up apples. If you prefer not to farm manually, you can automate cultivation using seeders, sprinklers, harvesters, and transporters. Features day and night cycles, sunny and rainy weather, as well as snowy winters. Flora and fauna only grow while the game is running. The game autosaves every 1 minute. You can save manually at the door of the house. The screen is evenly divided into four buttons: 1. Top-left corner: Toggle sound button (On/Off). 2. Bottom-left corner: Joystick for character movement. 3. Top-right corner: Joystick for camera perspective control. 4. Bottom-right corner: Action button.
Hamster Valley
Build a charming village for adorable hamsters in this relaxing simulation game. Collect resources, unlock new hamsters and facilities, and decorate your valley. It's a casual, let-it-go experience perfect for quick play sessions.
- Develop a hamster village
- Collect hamsters and facilities
- Earn Ham-coins and Friendship points
- Decorate interior and exterior
- Relaxing simulation gameplay
- Cute character designs
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Develop your Hamster Vally! Have a relaxing time with hamsters. So many cute hamsters are waiting for you! ■What is Hamster Valley? A relaxing simulation game to delevop a vally where hamsters live. Collect Ham-coins and Friendship points and get hamsters and facilities! It's a let-it-go type game, so even busy people can enjoy it in their spare time! ========================= Completed a big update in March 2023! - Added new facilities and new hamsters - Hamsters react to some Decorations *About the detail of the update, please refer to the official website. ========================= ■"Hamster Valley" is recommended for those: - who like cute characters or animals - who like hamsters - who like to play a game that can be enjoyed alone - who look for a basically free-to-play game - who look for a game that can be enjoyed with kids - who want to play the game steadily in a short time - who like interior or exterior designs and decorations ■Main illustrator GOTTE The hamster design, title picture, etc. are done by GOTTE, a hamster painter. +++【Pricing】+++ Free for basic play *Some items are chargeable. +++【System Requirements】+++ Requires iOS 12.0 or later. *Even if your device meets the system requirement, it may not operate properly due to device performance, device-specific application status, or other factors. Website https://hamsato.success-corp.co.jp/ Twitter https://twitter.com/hamsato_app Hashtag #ハム里 Terms and Service https://hamsato.success-corp.co.jp/en/terms-ios Privacy Policy https://hamsato.success-corp.co.jp/en/privacypolicy-ios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hamster Valley at Free against AlienFarms's $1.99. Hamster Valley also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 1). AlienFarms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Hamster Valley is free to download; AlienFarms costs $1.99 up front. Hamster Valley sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. AlienFarms asks for nothing beyond the download.
AlienFarms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamster Valley has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AlienFarms's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hamster Valley's.
AlienFarms ships an update every 25 months, Hamster Valley every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlienFarms | Hamster Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 834 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 钊恒 郑 | SUCCESS Corporation |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
AlienFarms
No in-app purchases
Hamster Valley
- Skip ticket (unlimited month)$7.491 Month
- 3H Hamster Prime$0.99
- 1H Ham-coin Purse$0.99
- 20x Ham-coin Boost$1.99
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- Meet Hamster$1.99
- 12H Ham-coin Purse$2.99
- 12H Friendship Point Purse$2.99
- 20x Friendship Point Boost$2.99
- 12H Hamster Prime$2.99
- 12H Home Alone Medal$4.99
- Valley Debut Support Pack$5.99
- Monthly Special Pass$7.99
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