Comparison

Farmside vs Crazy Eights

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

Crazy Eights

Experience the classic Crazy Eights card game with modern twists. Enjoy unique rules, competitive leaderboards, and multiple game modes. Perfect for both new and experienced players seeking a fast-paced strategic escape.

Highlights
  • Classic Crazy Eights gameplay
  • Unique new rules
  • Competitive leaderboard
  • Various modes of play
  • Groovy new theme
  • Helpful hints for beginners
Features
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Take a step back in time to those crazy good ol' days of tabletop card games with classic Crazy Eights! Now with unique new rules, an exciting competitive leaderboard, various modes of play, and dozens of new themes. Whether you’re a beginner in need of helpful hints, or a veteran looking for a challenge, Crazy Eights is the perfect escape! Capture that familiar excitement while experiencing a whole new level of fast-paced strategy. For answers to frequently asked questions, head over to http://www.mobilityware.com/support.php For the latest, check out http://www.MobilityWare.com/ Please see our privacy policy at http://mobilityware.com/privacy-policy.php Please see our Terms of Service at http://mobilityware.com/eula.php

Screenshots

Farmside4 screens
Crazy Eights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crazy Eights at 4.7 against Farmside's 4.0. Crazy Eights also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 334). Farmside's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Crazy Eights holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crazy Eights has 2.7K ratings behind it against 334, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Farmside's written reviews are positive against 56% of Crazy Eights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farmside ships an update every 5 weeks, Crazy Eights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Farmside versus Crazy Eights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarmsideCrazy Eights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (334 ratings)4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews56.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3342.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB335 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeam17 USAMobilityWare

Customer experience

Farmside

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

Crazy Eights

All ratings1,440 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral17.0%
Negative26.8%

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

Crazy Eights

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Engaging gameplay with extra strategy
  • 👍 Nice graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unfair/illogical AI gameplay
  • 🤔 Forced hints and dimming of cards
  • 🤯 Overwhelming animations and effects
  • 🤔 Assuming AI opponents

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

Crazy Eights

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blatant cheating by AI opponents
  • Frequent disconnections and crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add multiplayer option
  • Allow turning off hints and suggestions
  • Provide option to disable animations and effects

In-app purchases

None

Farmside

No in-app purchases

None

Crazy Eights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farmside free?
Farmside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crazy Eights free?
Crazy Eights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Farmside or Crazy Eights?
Crazy Eights is rated higher. Farmside averages 4.0 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Crazy Eights averages 4.7 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Farmside or Crazy Eights have ads?
Neither Farmside nor Crazy Eights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farmside or Crazy Eights?
Farmside ships an update every 5 weeks, and Crazy Eights every 3 weeks. Most recently, Farmside was updated on October 21, 2026 and Crazy Eights on October 25, 2026.

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