Farm It! vs Game Dev Story+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farm It!
Embark on a farming adventure by playing fun mini-games to earn resources. Decorate your farm, collect crops, and enjoy the company of cute animals and characters. Build your dream farm world with addictive gameplay and customizable elements.
- Play mini-games to get resources
- Decorate farm areas
- Animal farming mini-game
- Fishing mini-game
- Customize character
- Addictive swipe and clean gameplay
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Welcome to Farm It! Take your time to play amazing mini games in order to get resources to build your farm world. Embark on an adventurous journey: by playing fun mini games, obtain resources and decorate different areas of your farm and enjoy the company of fun and amazing in-game characters and cute animals. What are you waiting for? Indulge yourself in some farming and build the most amazing farm world. Build your dream farm! The game features: ● Addictive gameplay: swipe and clean, select which seed to plant, collect and load crops into the truck, be part of a breath-taking adventure all at once! ● Animal farming mini game ● Fishing mini game ● An adorable pet who is always there to cheer you up ● Different areas in the farm-house, each with room to decorate ● Sell collected resources and customize your character Questions? Contact our tech support at info@tummygames.com
Game Dev Story+
Build your own game development studio from the ground up. Hire and train staff, develop new game consoles, and create hit games to conquer the industry. Compete globally on leaderboards and decorate your studio with unique pixel art.
- Manage game company
- Develop own game console
- Change staff professions
- Hire and train staff
- Unlock game genres
- Compete on leaderboards
- Decorate studio
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Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. A special version for Apple Arcade, with support for Game Center! Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! Enter the Leaderboards to compete with players around the world for the most sales. Choose from over 20 different styles of pixel art furniture to decorate your studio. Collect Achievements for a new level of completion! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at http://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Farm It! at free against Game Dev Story+'s paid. Farm It! also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Game Dev Story+'s advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 56%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Game Dev Story+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5K and 12K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Farm It!'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Game Dev Story+'s.
Farm It! ships an update every 2 months, Game Dev Story+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farm It! | Game Dev Story+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tummy Games | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Farm It!
Game Dev Story+
User reviews
Farm It!
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and charming visuals
- 🕰️ Relaxing and mindless experience
- 🎮 Fun farming and cooking mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and documentation
- 📉 Repetitive and limited content after initial progression
- 🔧 Poor app support and unresponsive developers
Game Dev Story+
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Charming retro-inspired graphics
- 🕰 Easy to pick up and play
- 💰 No in-app purchases or ads
- 🤖 Satisfying progression and sense of accomplishment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional save issues and data loss
- 🤔 Repetitive gameplay after a certain point
- 🤖 Limited options for expanding the business
- 🕰 Steep difficulty curve early on
Bugs and requests
Farm It!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Achievements not unlocking properly
- Farming and cooking percentages not displaying correctly
- Game freezing or crashing during gameplay
- Inability to access certain farming resources (e.g., shrimp)
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize the house and farm more extensively
- Addition of more diverse farming and cooking options
- Improved achievement and progression system
- Offline play and reduced reliance on internet connectivity
Game Dev Story+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent save data
- Inability to hire certain key staff roles
Requested features
5 requests- More office/staff expansion options
- Ability to develop multiple games simultaneously
- Longer game timeline beyond 20 years
- More diverse game genres and themes
- Customization options for the company and characters
In-app purchases
Farm It!
No in-app purchases
Game Dev Story+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Farm It! free?
Is Game Dev Story+ free?
Which has better reviews, Farm It! or Game Dev Story+?
Do Farm It! or Game Dev Story+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Farm It! or Game Dev Story+?
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