Comparison

My Talking Tom+ vs Stardew Valley+

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

Head to head
About

My Talking Tom+

Adopt a virtual cat and explore its world. Keep your pet happy by interacting with it, dressing it up, and playing mini-games. Discover new places and fill photo albums with memories.

Highlights
  • Talking virtual pet
  • Collect fashion and furniture
  • Play mini-games
  • Explore travel destinations
  • Fill photo albums
Features
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Talking Tom is the cat making every day a fun adventure. Players adopt this virtual pet, keep him happy and help him explore his world. - Talking Tom can really talk - Fashion and furniture items to collect - Mini games add action, adventure and fun - Travel destinations are waiting to be explored - Photo albums to be filled with memories - And more Customer support: support@outfit7.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

My Talking Tom+4 screens
Stardew Valley+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: My Talking Tom+ at free against Stardew Valley+'s paid. Stardew Valley+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Stardew Valley+ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 527 and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of My Talking Tom+'s written reviews are positive against 60% of Stardew Valley+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Talking Tom+ ships an update every 6 months, Stardew Valley+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Talking Tom+ versus Stardew Valley+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Talking Tom+Stardew Valley+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (527 ratings)4.2 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews60.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5272.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB447 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOutfit7 LimitedConcernedApe

Customer experience

My Talking Tom+

All ratings462 ratings
Positive69.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative29.0%

Stardew Valley+

All ratings2,208 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews631 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative25.2%

User reviews

My Talking Tom+

From 527 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good game
  • 👍 No ads
  • 💰 Lots of in-game currency
  • 🎨 Customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow energy recharge
  • 🚽 Questionable bathroom mechanics
  • 🤖 Lack of Tom's talking ability

Stardew Valley+

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What 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

My Talking Tom+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Achievements not working
  • Game Center connection issues
  • Nighttime glitch
  • Tile game controls not responsive
  • Bathroom door won't close

Requested features

5 requests
  • More mini-games
  • Ability to restart the game
  • Outdoor areas to explore
  • Faster energy recharge
  • Ability to listen to own music

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

None

My Talking Tom+

No in-app purchases

None

Stardew Valley+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Talking Tom+ free?
My Talking Tom+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stardew Valley+ free?
Stardew Valley+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Talking Tom+ or Stardew Valley+?
Stardew Valley+ is rated higher. My Talking Tom+ averages 3.9 out of 5 from 527 ratings, while Stardew Valley+ averages 4.2 from 2.3K ratings.
Do My Talking Tom+ or Stardew Valley+ have ads?
Neither My Talking Tom+ nor Stardew Valley+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Talking Tom+ or Stardew Valley+?
My Talking Tom+ ships an update every 6 months, and Stardew Valley+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Talking Tom+ was updated on October 27, 2026 and Stardew Valley+ on October 30, 2026.

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