Comparison

Mini Rival vs Pocket Farmstead

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

Head to head
About

Mini Rival

Compete with friends in a variety of fun mini-games. Engage in dice roll battles to attack and defend, or test your reflexes in a penguin ice-breaking challenge. Enjoy global multiplayer fun.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mini-games
  • Dice Roll Battle gameplay
  • Penguin Ice breaks game
  • Global competition
  • Compete with friends
Features
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There are multiplayer Mini games where your buddies compete different game play and enjoy fun all over the world. Game play 1=> Dice Roll Battle Roll a dice and trust your luck upon numbers for how much units will be deployed to attack, Same goes for defending your base choose the deployment base to defend or attack. Game play 2=> Penguin Ice breaks Penguin on the ice platform breaking the ice cubes, it is a really fun game where you have to join your friends and break the ice in multiplayer game. You will play in networks as multiplayer and break the ice cubes under the penguin which stand at the middle of the ice pitch. Download now and dominate the world!

About

Pocket Farmstead

Features
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Welcome to the countryside! Start your extraordinary adventure by planting your first seeds and transform a humble piece of land into a bustling, profitable farm. Pocket Farmstead is an engaging economic game where resource management, production chains, and customer satisfaction are the keys to success. Do you have the spirit of a true entrepreneur? Plant, produce, sell, and expand your ranch! MAIN FEATURES: - Huge Variety of Crops: Discover and plant dozens of different crops. Watch them grow, optimize your harvest time, and fill your silos to the brim. - Advanced Production & New Buildings: Raw crops are just the beginning! Build mills, barns, and specialized processing buildings. Turn simple corn into corn syrup or flour, unlocking increasingly advanced production chains. - Direct Trade with Customers: Your harvest won't sit on the shelves forever. Set up your market and serve diverse customers who visit your farm daily with specific requests. Fulfill their orders quickly to maximize your profits! - Continuous Expansion: You start with a small patch of dirt, but your ambitions reach the horizon. Buy new land, build more storage, and optimize your building layout to create a perfectly oiled farming machine. Manage wisely, invest your profits, and become the greatest farming tycoon around.

Screenshots

Mini Rival4 screens
Pocket Farmstead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Rival at none against Pocket Farmstead's 7. Mini Rival also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Pocket Farmstead's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Pocket Farmstead sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Rival asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, Pocket Farmstead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Rival versus Pocket Farmstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini RivalPocket Farmstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB118 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSablo StudioDamian Jacewicz

In-app purchases

None

Mini Rival

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Pocket Farmstead

One-time7
  • Some Gems$1.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • A Small Pile of Gems$4.99
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  • A Large Pile of Gems$14.99
  • A Bag of Gems$29.99
  • A Barrel of Gems$49.99
  • A Large Box of Gems$99.99

Questions

Is Mini Rival free?
Mini Rival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Farmstead free?
Pocket Farmstead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mini Rival or Pocket Farmstead have ads?
Both Mini Rival and Pocket Farmstead show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Rival or Pocket Farmstead?
Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, and Pocket Farmstead every 3 days. Most recently, Mini Rival was updated on October 10, 2026 and Pocket Farmstead on October 13, 2026.

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