Game Dev Story+ vs Stardew Valley+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Stardew Valley+
Cultivate a new life in this open-ended farming RPG. Build your dream farm, raise animals, grow crops, and explore mysterious caves. Customize your farmer, start a family, and become part of a vibrant community.
- Build and customize your farm
- Raise animals and grow crops
- Explore caves and fight monsters
- Customize farmer and home
- Settle down and start a family
- Engage in community events
- Mobile-specific controls and auto-save
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Move to the countryside, and cultivate a new life in this award-winning open-ended farming RPG! With over 50+ hours of gameplay content and new Mobile-specific features, such as auto-save and multiple controls options. **Winner of the Golden Joysticks' Breakthrough Award** **Nominee of Game of the Year 2017 - BAFTA Games Awards** --- BUILD THE FARM OF YOUR DREAMS: ■ Turn your overgrown fields into a lively and bountiful farm ■ Raise and breed happy animals, grow a variety of seasonal crops and design your farm, your way ■ Customize your farmer and home! With hundreds of options to choose from ■ Settle down and start a family with 12 potential marriage candidates ■ Become part of the community by taking part in seasonal festivals and villager quests ■ Explore vast, mysterious caves, encountering dangerous monsters and valuable treasure ■ Spend a relaxing afternoon at one of the local fishing spots or go crabbing by the seaside ■ Forage, grow crops and produce artisan goods to cook up as a delicious meal ■ Rebuilt for touch-screen gameplay on iOS with mobile-specific features, such as auto-select to toggle quickly between your farming tools and auto-attack to swiftly take down fiendish monsters in the mines ■ Continue farming from where you last left off with auto-save (even if you close the app!) ■ Play the game your way with multiple controls options, such as touch-screen and virtual joystick ■ Newly Updated Single Player Content - Including new town upgrades, dating events, crops, fishing ponds, hats, clothing, and new pets! Plus more to be discovered... --- “The best version of Stardew Valley is the one you have with you … This game is absolutely incredible, and will not disappoint.” - TouchArcade "Stardew Valley beautifully combines farm simulation with RPG elements to create an intriguing, absorbing rural world." - IGN “Far more than just a farming game... filled with seemingly endless content and heart.” Giant Bomb "Village life has never been so accessible and satisfying" - The Telegraph “Stardew Valley has been the most rich and heartwarming experience I’ve had in a game in years.” CG Magazine --- Note: Features new 1.6 update story content, multiplayer functionality not supported. No in-app purchases. *All accolades belong to the App Store version of Stardew Valley, except for the following, which belong to the original title: Golden Joysticks' Breakthrough Award, BAFTA Games Award nomination, and comments by Giant Bomb and the Telegraph.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Game Dev Story+ at 4.8 against Stardew Valley+'s 4.2. Game Dev Story+ also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 60%) and ratings volume (12K vs 2.3K). Stardew Valley+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, 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
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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Dev Story+ has 12K ratings behind it against 2.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Game Dev Story+'s written reviews are positive against 60% of Stardew Valley+'s.
Game Dev Story+ ships an update monthly, Stardew Valley+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Dev Story+ | Stardew Valley+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | 4.2 (2.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 60.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2.3K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 447 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | ConcernedApe |
Customer experience
Game Dev Story+
Stardew Valley+
User reviews
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
Stardew Valley+
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Charming art style
- 🚀 Relaxing and immersive experience
- 👍 Enjoyable farming and exploration
- 🚀 Excellent value for the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on newer devices
- 🐛 Fishing controls are too sensitive
- 🐛 Persistent audio glitches
- 🐛 Progress loss due to crashes
Bugs and requests
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
Stardew Valley+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes when processing geodes
- Inability to access certain shops
- Stuck fishing reel sound
- Freezing during combat encounters
- Inability to start a new game
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer support
- Ability to save progress manually
- Improved UI optimization for notched devices
- Controller support
- Faster updates to match PC version
In-app purchases
Game Dev Story+
No in-app purchases
Stardew Valley+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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