SV Guide vs Assistant for Stardew Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SV Guide
An unofficial companion app for Stardew Valley players. Quickly access essential game information like villager gift preferences, shop hours, and crop details through an intuitive interface. Enhance your gameplay by easily finding the data you need.
- Villager gift preferences
- Shop opening hours and inventory
- Crop sales prices and growth times
- Fish and foraging locations
- Artisan good sales prices
- Villager locations
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This unofficial guide to Stardew Valley, strives to improve your gaming experience through a simple, intuitive interface that allows you to quickly find the info you need, so you can focus on the most important thing: Playing Stardew Valley! BROWSE AND YOU WILL FIND This app’s content is based on the Stardew Valley Wiki and centers around the core of your gameplay. Through a simple and intuitive interface, the app makes it easy to access information that you continuously need to look up while you are playing Stardew Valley. Quickly look up what a villager loves getting as a gift, what sales price an artisan good has, whether a shop is open and much more. Current available information: – Every season’s crops, fish and foraging Sales prices Growth time Where and when to find or buy Who would love/like this as a gift – Shops Opening hours Shop inventory Upgrade prices How to unlock items – Villagers Birthday What do they like/love as gifts Where are they located in town right now? Can I marry this villager? And many more features are coming! Don't hesitate to contact us with any feature requests. This is an unofficial app for Stardew Valley. This app is not affiliated with the Stardew Valley brand.
Assistant for Stardew Valley
An unofficial guide to enhance your farming simulation experience. Access an in-game encyclopedia, track NPC schedules and gift preferences, manage farm tasks, and monitor in-game events and community center bundles.
- Game encyclopedia
- NPC schedule tracking
- Task management
- NPC gift preferences
- In-game event monitoring
- Community Center bundle tracking
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Unofficial Assistant for Stardew Valley helps you optimize your farming experience. With this guide, you can: • Browse the game encyclopedia: View information about crops, fish, items, and characters. Our app's built-in Stardew Valley wiki has all the information you need in one convenient place. • Track NPC schedules: Plan your interactions with NPCs and view their availability on specific days. • Manage tasks: Set repeat patterns for tasks and track their completion to help you stay on top of your farm work. • View NPC gift preferences: Make gift-giving easier and build stronger relationships with NPCs by viewing their favorite and disliked items. • Monitor in-game events: Keep track of festivals, birthdays, and other important in-game events. • Track Community Center bundles: Keep track of the items needed to complete each bundle. The app is an independent tool developed to enhance players' experience. It is not affiliated with ConcernedApe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SV Guide at Free against Assistant for Stardew Valley's $3.99. SV Guide also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Assistant for Stardew Valley's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (98% vs 83%). On update cadence, 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
SV Guide is free to download; Assistant for Stardew Valley costs $3.99 up front. SV Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Assistant for Stardew Valley sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Assistant for Stardew Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 312 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SV Guide's written reviews are positive against 98% of Assistant for Stardew Valley's.
SV Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Assistant for Stardew Valley every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SV Guide | Assistant for Stardew Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (86 ratings) | 4.9 (312 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 98.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 312 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #28 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Martin Bech | ITHERSTA LLP |
Customer experience
SV Guide
Assistant for Stardew Valley
User reviews
SV Guide
From 86 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI design
- 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly
- ⚡ Fast and smooth performance
- 📚 Comprehensive game information
- 🎯 Well-organized content layout
Room to improve
- 🔐 Aggressive paywall for essential features
- 💰 Community center bundles locked behind premium
- ❌ Incomplete information in some sections
- 🐛 App crashes during purchase attempts
- 📊 Outdated bundle information
Assistant for Stardew Valley
From 312 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful and easy to use
- 👍 Great organization and tracking features
- 🤩 Useful for both new and experienced players
- 💡 Customizable checklists and reminders
- 🗓️ Convenient calendar and schedule tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some features not up-to-date with latest game updates
- 🔍 Could use more in-depth information and integration with wiki
- 🔧 Room for improvement on certain tracking features
Bugs and requests
SV Guide
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when attempting premium purchase
- Community center bundles not registering completion
- Incorrect item descriptions (soggy paper, etc.)
- Wrong upgrade costs (house upgrade pricing)
- Spelling error: 'gifiting' instead of 'gifting'
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- Incorrect crafting recipes
- Missing item information
- Outdated community center bundle data
Requested features
17 requests- Museum collection tracker
- Checklist for bundles and achievements
- Romance/relationship tracking
- Golden walnut location checklist
- Perfection requirements tracker
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- Calendar for events and birthdays
- Dislikes and hates section for villagers
- Progress tracking buttons and counters
- Favorite/pin items feature
- Building and upgrade tracking
- Dark mode toggle independent of device settings
- Detailed upgrade explanations
- Monster eradication goals checklist
- Notes section for quests
- Map with location highlights
- 1.6 update compatibility
- Ad-supported free tier option
Assistant for Stardew Valley
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes reported
- Limitations on selecting multiple remixed bundles
Requested features
3 requests- Add more trackers for things like museum, achievements, and farm design
- Integrate with Stardew Valley wiki for easy access to additional information
- Improve customization options for checklists and reminders
In-app purchases
SV Guide
- Pro$5.99
Assistant for Stardew Valley
- Blueberry Supporter$2.991 Month
- Starfruit Supporter1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Ancient Fruit Supporter$9.991 Month
Questions
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