Comparison

Cityscapes vs Stardew Valley+

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

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About

Cityscapes

Become a celebrated mayor in this sustainable city-building simulation. Make meaningful decisions to ensure citizen happiness and health by managing housing, jobs, utilities, and services. Strategize for environmental and social sustainability to develop a thriving metropolis.

Highlights
  • Sustainable city planning
  • Citizen needs management
  • Utility and service provision
  • Environmental impact strategy
  • Unlockable cities and landmarks
  • 3D architecture and vistas
Features
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Welcome! You are a short helicopter ride away from becoming one of the most celebrated and admired city mayors of all time. This is Cityscapes: Sim Builder! A brand new, sustainable take on classic city building games, and brought to you by veteran sim builders. ::::: A RICH CITY BUILDING EXPERIENCE - Cityscapes will get you thinking. As Mayor you need to make meaningful decisions and build carefully thought out systems, so as to protect the health and happiness of your citizens. - Citizens have basic needs of course - they need housing, jobs and shops, and a means to travel between them. - Distance matters - industry and road traffic create pollution. It is important to think sustainably when building transportation networks. - Citizens need utilities - power, clean water and garbage collection. - And as their Mayor, you’ll quickly need to start strategizing about policing, education, fire safety and medical care. As your citizens develop more complex needs you’ll have to plan how to provide tranquil green spaces for them to unwind in. - Have you got what it takes to make the right choices to develop a thriving metropolis? ::::: CITY PASS - The City Pass is a monthly event that enables you to earn exclusive parks, buildings, landmarks and other special items. You progress in the pass by completing daily and weekly tasks. ::::: UNLOCKS - Raise your player level and unlock more cities to build in a variety of rich biomes. - Get to unlock land parcels and discover natural curiosities hidden in the landscape. You can even build famous architectural landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, giving your city indomitable style and instant attractiveness. ::::: IMAGINATION - Stunning 3D architecture and vistas will captivate your imagination as you watch your city grow. Collect diverse building blueprints approved for your unique city and be awed by the endless design possibilities. ::::: MEET - Meet Anne Council who runs the city challenges but beware of May Grede CEO whose middle name is ‘Sabotage’. Friendly advisors such as Paula Powers and Frankie Flint are always there to help. - And check in on your citizens who will keep you in the know with what life is like in your city. They will come to you with problems and make suggestions as to how to solve them. Be sure to listen to them, every citizen wants to feel heard. ::::: SUSTAINABILITY - Choice matters when building a city of the future, one that is profitable, thriving and fully sustainable. Strategize about both environmental and social sustainability; reduce waste and pollution whilst also managing business impacts, both positive and negative on your citizens. Design cities in which your citizens want to live, happy and healthy side by side and feel as proud and fulfilled as they are!

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

Cityscapes4 screens
Stardew Valley+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Cityscapes at free against Stardew Valley+'s paid. Cityscapes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (12K vs 2.3K). Stardew Valley+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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

Cityscapes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cityscapes has 12K ratings behind it against 2.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Cityscapes's written reviews are positive against 60% of Stardew Valley+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cityscapes ships an update monthly, Stardew Valley+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cityscapes versus Stardew Valley+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCityscapesStardew Valley+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better4.2 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews60.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better2.3K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size588 MB447 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPlaystack LtdConcernedApe

Customer experience

Cityscapes

All ratings11,446 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews555 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral20.2%
Negative27.0%

Stardew Valley+

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

User reviews

Cityscapes

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming graphics
  • 💡 Challenging city management
  • 🚀 No in-app purchases
  • 👍 Reminiscent of classic city builders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Unclear mechanics and instructions
  • 🔍 Inconsistent building demands
  • 🔍 Difficulty balancing city needs
  • 🔍 Restrictive map layout

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

Cityscapes

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Buildings not recognizing nearby resources
  • Timed challenges not registering completion
  • Inconsistent save data across devices
  • Overlapping UI elements and controls
  • Persistent fire/pollution issues in cities

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sandbox mode for free-form building
  • Improved zoom and camera controls
  • Clearer feedback on building effects
  • Ability to delete or move roads
  • Streamlined UI for managing city services

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

Cityscapes

No in-app purchases

None

Stardew Valley+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cityscapes free?
Cityscapes 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, Cityscapes or Stardew Valley+?
Cityscapes is rated higher. Cityscapes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Stardew Valley+ averages 4.2 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Cityscapes or Stardew Valley+ have ads?
Neither Cityscapes nor Stardew Valley+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cityscapes or Stardew Valley+?
Cityscapes ships an update monthly, and Stardew Valley+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cityscapes was updated on November 10, 2026 and Stardew Valley+ on November 7, 2026.

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