Comparison

Farmside vs Nekograms+

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

Head to head
About

Farmside

Cultivate a seaside farm, growing crops, raising animals, and crafting unique recipes. Decorate your farm and avatar with hundreds of unlockable items. Expand your land and fulfill orders from townsfolk.

Highlights
  • Plant crops and harvest produce
  • Raise farm animals
  • Craft recipes from farm goods
  • Decorate farm and avatar
  • Expand farm land
  • Fulfill town orders
Features
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******Build your dream farm!****** * Place plots, plant crops, harvest, and repeat * Build beautiful orchards filled with your favorite fruit trees * Raise chickens, cows, and other animals who produce agricultural products * Use the produce from crops, orchards, and animals to craft and cook unique recipes! * Fill orders from townsfolk * Buy seeds from Dunn’s seed stand ******Decorate!****** * Everything on the farm can be placed freely and they all have their own characteristics, such as fences that will stop chickens from running around, street lights that automatically light up the farm at night, and pavement that provides safe walkway for your avatar. * Change the color your barn, house, and other key farm locations with decals * Customize and dress your avatar! * Unlock hundreds of unique decorations as you complete quests and level up ******Expand!****** * Start with a quaint farm by the beach, and expand into the island interior

About

Nekograms+

Guide adorable cats to sleep by solving unique puzzles that combine nonogram and sliding mechanics. Collect stars by completing levels efficiently and explore different game modes, including daily challenges and an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Guide cats to sleep
  • Nonogram and sliding puzzle mechanics
  • Collect all stars
  • Daily puzzle mode
  • Endless mode
  • 160 levels across 4 worlds
Features
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FALL 2026 UPDATE It's time to celebrate the arrival of Fall with three seasonal events over the next three months: Mushroom Forest Event (September) - Watch Autumn leaves fall on your daily stroll through the Mushroom Forest. - Earn the 'Autumn Leaves' achievement by playing a Daily Puzzle during this event. Spooksville Event (October) - Ghostly cats haunt a spooky graveyard - Earn the 'Candy Collector' achievement by collecting all the candy hidden throughout the game - Earn the 'Goosebumps' achievement by playing a Daily Puzzle during this event Harvest Feast Event (November) - Gather around the table for the Harvest Feast – a time for reflection and giving thanks - Earn the 'Pumpkin Pie' achievement by playing a Daily Puzzle during this event Earn the seasonal 'Fall Badge' achievement by playing a Daily Puzzle during each Fall event — Help all the cats get to sleep in this adorable puzzle game. Featuring novel mechanics based on nonograms and sliding puzzles. Nekograms is easy to learn but does get challenging! GET THE CATS TO SLEEP Cats only sleep on cushions. Complete a level by helping all the cats get to sleep. SOLVE THE DAILY PUZZLES Play a new puzzle every day and meet the cat of the day! Start with the Warm-up Puzzles, play the Daily Puzzle, and try your hand at the Daily Challenge. COLLECT ALL THE STARS Earn stars by completing levels in the fewest number of moves. Achieve 3 stars in every level. ENDLESS MODE Enjoy endless gameplay in Endless Mode and ascend through different states of cat consciousness. FEATURES - Original puzzle mechanics - Daily Puzzles Mode - 160 levels over 4 unique worlds - Over 15 different cat breeds - Original soundtrack - Endless Mode

Screenshots

Farmside4 screens
Nekograms+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nekograms+ at 4.5 against Farmside's 4.0. Nekograms+ also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 54%). Farmside's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nekograms+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 334 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Farmside's written reviews are positive against 84% of Nekograms+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Farmside versus Nekograms+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarmsideNekograms+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (334 ratings)4.5 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews84.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings334 — better120
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB572 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam17 USAHungry Sky Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Farmside

All ratings302 ratings
Positive71.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews1,071 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral14.8%
Negative31.7%

Nekograms+

All ratings120 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.7%

User reviews

Farmside

From 334 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 🌱 Satisfying farming experience
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 💎 Charming visuals and animations
  • 🔓 No microtransactions or ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🧱 Limited storage space in barn
  • ⏱️ Slow water refill rate
  • 🤖 Repetitive quests and tasks

Nekograms+

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😻 Cute and adorable design
  • 🧠 Challenging yet relaxing puzzles
  • 😌 Stress-free gameplay experience
  • ✨ Clean and pleasing user interface
  • 🚫 Ad-free experience

Room to improve

  • 📈 Repetitive level design
  • 🤔 Too hard for some players
  • ⏳ Limited moves can be restrictive
  • 😕 Lack of hints or solutions
  • 📉 Gets boring quickly for some

Bugs and requests

Farmside

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Character getting stuck in corners
  • Inability to exit edit mode for structures
  • Visitors requesting items player cannot make
  • Disappearing resources after harvesting
  • Inconsistent save data and progress loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to zoom out further
  • Option to automate repetitive tasks
  • More diverse character customization
  • Expanded farm areas and decorations
  • Multiplayer co-op and community features

Nekograms+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blank screen on startup
  • Black screen on launch
  • Portrait mode only

Requested features

15 requests
  • More levels needed
  • Add more real levels
  • Unlock cat skins for different rounds
  • Add a clue or help feature
  • Add a restart button on the main game screen
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  • Add daily puzzle challenges
  • Add hidden achievements
  • More aspects to the game (e.g., blankets to go over cats)
  • Breeding feature for exotic cats and kittens
  • Difficulty setting
  • Tutorial for new players
  • Customize cats and decorate maps
  • Add bonus levels without credits
  • Cafe customization and interaction with cats
  • More levels in endless mode

In-app purchases

None

Farmside

No in-app purchases

None

Nekograms+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farmside free?
Farmside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nekograms+ free?
Nekograms+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Farmside or Nekograms+?
Nekograms+ is rated higher. Farmside averages 4.0 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Nekograms+ averages 4.5 from 120 ratings.
Do Farmside or Nekograms+ have ads?
Neither Farmside nor Nekograms+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farmside or Nekograms+?
Farmside ships an update every 5 weeks, and Nekograms+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Farmside was updated on October 21, 2026 and Nekograms+ on October 16, 2026.

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