Comparison

AlienFarms vs Black Border 3

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automated farming tools
  • Planting and breeding mechanics
  • Dynamic weather and day/night cycles
  • Intuitive joystick controls
  • Adjustable camera perspective
Features
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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.

About

Black Border 3

Step into the role of a Customs Officer at night in this intense police simulator. Use a tactical flashlight, engage in interactive dialogue, and manage live radio calls to outsmart smugglers and protect the nation. Earn medals for upgrades and make moral choices that lead to multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Tactical flashlight for night vision
  • Interactive dialogue with branching choices
  • Live radio calls for intel and orders
  • Advanced perk system for upgrades
  • Professional voice acting for characters
  • Supply shop for tactical consumables
  • High-stakes jackpot mini-game
  • Moral choices with multiple endings
Features
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Step into the inspection booth in Black Border 3, a thrilling dystopian border simulation game. Review complex documents, interrogate suspicious travelers, and uncover clever smuggling plots. Check passports, work passes, and entry permits against the constantly changing daily rulebook. Keep a sharp eye out for mismatched dates, forged seals, and altered photographs. The criminals are getting smarter, and you will need to cross-reference multiple documents to catch them in a lie. Survive the Darkness Daytime rules no longer apply. You cannot simply trust your eyes in the pitch black. Use your tactical flashlight to illuminate faces, verify identities, and ensure the person standing before you matches their paperwork. If they don't, you are the only thing standing between a smuggler and the border. Exclusive Night Shift Features: Tactical Flashlight: You can't trust your eyes in the dark. Use your flashlight to illuminate faces, verify identities, and ensure the person in front of you matches their papers. Interactive Dialogue Events: Engage in deep, branching conversations. Your choices in these dialogues will shape the course of your shift and the fate of the travelers. Live Radio Calls: Stay connected to HQ. Receive urgent intel, real-time updates, and high-priority orders via your radio to stay one step ahead of the chaos. Advanced Perk System: Earn medals and trade them for powerful passive upgrades. Sharpen your skills to survive the 50-night grind and become the ultimate officer. Professional Voice Acting: The border has never felt more alive. For the first time, every character has a voice! Hear the lies, the fear, and the stories behind every passport. The Supply Shop: Spend your hard-earned credits on tactical consumables. From scanners to speed boosts, buy the tools you need to finish your shift in record time. High-Stakes Jackpot: Feeling lucky? Spin the wheel for a chance to win cash, items, or the Legendary Fragments. Collect them all for the "Perfect Stamp" power-up! Moral Choices & Historical Figures: Encounter unique characters and famous historical figures. Your decisions to approve or reject them lead to multiple endings recorded in your Memory Bank. Silence or Chaos? It’s Your Call. This is not an ordinary workday. It’s a high-risk simulator where a single mistake can trigger a diplomatic incident. Are you ready to handle the pressure and become the ultimate Night Hero? Download Black Border 3 today and show your skills when the sun goes down!

Screenshots

AlienFarms4 screens
Black Border 34 screens

Verdict

The call

AlienFarms and Black Border 3 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of AlienFarms's written reviews are positive against 0% of Black Border 3's. Black Border 3's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and price ($0.49 vs $4.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AlienFarms costs $4.99 and Black Border 3 $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AlienFarms against 4.9 for Black Border 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Border 3 has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of AlienFarms's written reviews are positive against 0% of Black Border 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlienFarms ships an update every 25 months, Black Border 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AlienFarms versus Black Border 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlienFarmsBlack Border 3
Price$4.99$0.49 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB429 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer钊恒 郑MONTE CERVINO LTD

Customer experience

AlienFarms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Black Border 3

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

AlienFarms

No in-app purchases

None

Black Border 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlienFarms free?
AlienFarms costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Black Border 3 free?
Black Border 3 costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlienFarms or Black Border 3?
AlienFarms is rated higher. AlienFarms averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Black Border 3 averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do AlienFarms or Black Border 3 have ads?
Neither AlienFarms nor Black Border 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlienFarms or Black Border 3?
AlienFarms ships an update every 25 months, and Black Border 3 every 2 months. Most recently, AlienFarms was updated on November 6, 2026 and Black Border 3 on November 5, 2026.

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