Comparison

The Mushroom Hunter vs Needle in Haystack

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

Head to head
About

The Mushroom Hunter

Explore a vast, meditative forest filled with diverse edible and poisonous mushrooms. Enjoy a peaceful walking experience while searching for fungi and encountering various wildlife. Be cautious of the forest's inhabitants.

Highlights
  • Meditative forest exploration
  • Variety of mushrooms
  • Sound design
  • SUV vehicle
  • Forest animals
Features
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If you like picking mushrooms then this game is for you. You will find a huge forest with a variety of edible and poisonous mushrooms and wildlife. This game is very easy to play, because you just need to walk in the woods, enjoying the peace, and look for mushrooms. Be careful, because there are wild animals in the forest that are better not to come across. Features: - a huge meditative forest; - a variety of mushrooms; - wonderful sound design; - the presence of an SUV; - various forest animals.

About

Needle in Haystack

Search for a hidden needle among thousands of hay pieces. Collect and sell hay, unlock tools, feed animals, and complete community challenges to earn rewards. Explore the farm and barn in this engaging search game.

Highlights
  • Search for hidden needles
  • Collect and sell hay
  • Unlock and upgrade tools
  • Feed farm animals
  • Complete community challenges
  • Explore farm and barn
Features
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There’s one tiny needle hidden somewhere inside a massive haystack. Finding it sounds simple. It’s not. Search through 150 MILLION pieces of hay, grow your own crops, raise animals, drive vehicles, explore Downtown, and build your dream farm in a unique farming simulator with online multiplayer! BUILD, COLLECT & SEARCH • Search for the one hidden needle • Collect and sell massive amounts of hay • Unlock and upgrade powerful farming tools • Explore a giant hayfield with 150 million pieces of hay • Upgrade your Pitchfork to collect hay faster • Unlock powerful machines to automate your work GROW YOUR OWN CROPS • Plow the fields and prepare the soil • Choose from different seeds and plant your crops • Water your fields and help your crops grow • Collect animal manure and use it as natural fertilizer • Harvest your crops and sell them for coins • Manage your farmland and expand your farming activities RAISE ANIMALS & BUILD YOUR FARM • Feed and take care of your farm animals • Collect animal manure to fertilize your fields • Unlock automatic animal feeders • Use automatic hay sweepers and robots • Turn collected hay into hay bales • Feed your animals, sell hay, or prepare it for delivery • Explore the barn and develop your farm EXPLORE DOWNTOWN & RIDE YOUR MOTORBIKE • Hop on your motorbike and ride into Downtown • Explore a lively town filled with pedestrians and traffic • Enjoy a relaxing ride through the streets • Take a break from farming and discover a different environment • Experience motorcycle riding beyond your farm PLAY ONLINE WITH FRIENDS • Explore the farm with other players in Online Mode • Collect hay together with friends • Play together in larger multiplayer groups • Express yourself with fun emotes • Join Community Challenges • Work together to complete goals and earn rewards • Participate in live admin events and gift giveaways DRIVE, DELIVER & EARN • Drive the Delivery Truck yourself • Transport hay and complete delivery missions • Earn coins by selling hay and harvested crops • Unlock new equipment and farming machines • Upgrade your tools to work faster and more efficiently DAILY REWARDS & SPECIAL EVENTS • Collect Daily Rewards • Earn Weekly Rewards • Unlock special Monthly Grand Rewards • Join community events for extra prizes • Participate in special events with other players MORE THAN JUST FINDING A NEEDLE Start with simple tools and turn your farm into a thriving operation. Grow crops, care for animals, collect hay, operate powerful machines, ride your motorbike through Downtown, and enjoy multiplayer farming with friends. Whether you love farming, driving, collecting, upgrading, or simply exploring, there’s always something to do. ONE NEEDLE. 150 MILLION PIECES OF HAY. Somewhere inside that enormous haystack, one tiny needle is waiting to be discovered. Will you find it quickly, or will you clear the entire haystack? Can you actually find a needle in a haystack? Download Needle in Haystack and start your farming adventure today! Privacy Policy: https://www.nilplay.net/privacy_policy/ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Mushroom Hunter4 screens
Needle in Haystack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Mushroom Hunter at 61% against Needle in Haystack's 12%. The Mushroom Hunter also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Needle in Haystack's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. The Mushroom Hunter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Needle in Haystack sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Needle in Haystack holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of The Mushroom Hunter's written reviews are positive against 12% of Needle in Haystack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Mushroom Hunter ships an update every 40 months, Needle in Haystack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Mushroom Hunter versus Needle in Haystack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Mushroom HunterNeedle in Haystack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (23 ratings)4.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB245 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperXander KhudanichSERAP KIZILTEPE

Customer experience

The Mushroom Hunter

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.6%

Needle in Haystack

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral29.4%
Negative58.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Mushroom Hunter

One-time3
  • Remove All Advertisements$0.99
  • Unlock Vehicle$1.99
  • Friend Of Beasts$2.99
8 purchases

Needle in Haystack

One-time8
  • 100 Hays + No-Ads$0.49
  • 250 Hays + Double Collect + No-Ads$0.99
  • One-Time Exclusive Starter Bundle$2.99
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  • 500 Hays + 3x Collect + No-Ads$2.99
  • 1000 Hays + 5x collect + No-Ads$3.99
  • Vehicle Bundle$8.49
  • Emotes Bundle$19.99
  • Ultra Coin Pack$19.99

Questions

Is The Mushroom Hunter free?
The Mushroom Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle in Haystack free?
Needle in Haystack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Mushroom Hunter or Needle in Haystack?
Needle in Haystack is rated higher. The Mushroom Hunter averages 3.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Needle in Haystack averages 4.0 from 10 ratings.
Do The Mushroom Hunter or Needle in Haystack have ads?
Both The Mushroom Hunter and Needle in Haystack show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Mushroom Hunter or Needle in Haystack?
The Mushroom Hunter ships an update every 40 months, and Needle in Haystack every 4 days. Most recently, The Mushroom Hunter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Needle in Haystack on October 26, 2026.

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