Comparison

Tiny Castle vs Spring Valley

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Castle

Rebuild your family's ancient castle and rule your own kingdom. Raise magical creatures, defeat an evil queen, and explore mysterious islands. Decorate your town and uncover an ever-expanding world with new quests and creatures.

Highlights
  • Collect and grow magical creatures
  • Summon rare hybrid creatures
  • Explore an expanding world
  • Upgrade your castle and town
  • Defeat the Evil Queen's minions
  • Decorate your island
Features
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Live the Fairy Tale! Rebuild and rule over your very own kingdom! In Tiny Castle, save your family's ancient castle from the Evil Queen! Feed and raise magical creatures to defeat the Evil Queen who stole your family's castle many years ago. Push back her enchanting spell, build your kingdom and explore the mysterious islands! Do you have what it takes? Join millions of players in Tiny Castle and reclaim your kingdom! Download today for FREE! 5 stars! “Engaging story with heartwarming characters” 5 stars! “Great production values, very fun gameplay!”  LOTS OF FUN, COOL FEATURES: - Collect ALL the Magical Creatures and see them GROW from Babies to Adults - Unlock new types of magic to SUMMON rare Hybrid creatures - UNCOVER an ever-expanding world with constant new exciting quests, creatures, and minions - Upgrade your majestic CASTLE, construct new buildings and gather resources to expand your town - Use your creatures to DEFEAT the Evil Queen’s minions - Explore the mysterious realm surrounding your Kingdom - DECORATE your island with TONS of cute items Play FREE and enjoy TinyCo’s beautiful hi-resolution artwork and out-of-this world animation Please review Tiny Castle, and give us your feedback! Tiny Castle is the BEST castle game. It is a FREE Social Game for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! Optimized to look AMAZING on the iPhone 5 and iPad Download Tiny Castle™ now for FREE! Share your tips, feedback, and participate in our CONTESTS on our fan page: http://facebook.com/TinyCastleGame/ http://games.swipeforwardgames.com/privacypolicy.htm http://games.swipeforwardgames.com/websitetermsofuse.htm

About

Spring Valley

Restore a family homestead in a scenic countryside. Build your farm, nurture crops and animals, and uncover family secrets. Embark on adventures, solve puzzles, and build relationships with charming characters.

Highlights
  • Rebuild family homestead
  • Build and cultivate a farm
  • Nurture crops and animals
  • Produce goods and discover recipes
  • Uncover family secrets and mysteries
  • Make friends and go on dates
  • Solve puzzles and collect resources
Features
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Welcome to Spring Valley — a heartwarming story set in a quiet, scenic countryside. Rebuild your family’s homestead from the ground up and revive a place full of wonder, history, and hidden adventures. Find a scenic cove on the banks of a mountain lake where everyone’s waiting for you! Play the lead role in your very own adventure: start a family and make friends, build a farm in your own style and breathe new life into the renowned mansion of family thrill-seekers - the Foggs. Kick back on your idyllic farm, recharge your batteries then set off on exciting, addicting adventures in a wild world full of romance and moving moments! Lush landscapes will unroll before your eyes, along with the stories of the local folk and your family secrets. - Travel, build, cultivate, solve puzzles and find solid friends in the incomparable world of Spring Valley - be what a brave hero can be! - Build the greatest farm! Harvest crops, nurture your animals, produce goods for folk in the city and for expeditions, and discover new recipes! - Uncover and unravel the mystery and secrets hidden in the family mansion and make it a magnificent home with a lush garden and an intriguing ambience! - Meet all the characters! Brave Sid and his cat Captain Meatball, pretty Madeline, kind soul Matthew, and his charismatic sister Tiffany can’t wait for you to get to town! - Make friends with characters in the game! Go on dates or lend them a hand to get gifts and more of the fun story! - Go on a journey with your new friends, discover unique and wild nooks of the countryside as you explore, while soaking in the beauty of the landscapes created for each adventure! - Solve addicting puzzles on expeditions, fix up buildings that hide new secrets and collect rare resources! Enjoying Spring Valley? Follow us for the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/springvalleygame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/springvalleygame YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpringValleyGame TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@springvalleygame

Screenshots

Tiny Castle4 screens
Spring Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spring Valley at 4.8 against Tiny Castle's 3.9. Spring Valley also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 1.6K). Tiny Castle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (66% vs 42%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Tiny Castle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Spring Valley sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spring Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spring Valley has 25K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Tiny Castle's written reviews are positive against 42% of Spring Valley's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Castle ships an update every 2 months, Spring Valley fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Castle versus Spring Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny CastleSpring Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews — better42.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K25K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB382 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSwipe Forward LLCPlaykot Limited

Customer experience

Tiny Castle

All ratings1,588 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews787 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative21.1%

Spring Valley

All ratings25,090 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews779 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative42.0%

User reviews

Tiny Castle

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Cute and unique creature designs
  • 🔥 Enjoyable fantasy theme
  • 💎 Generous gem rewards

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⏱️ Slow progression and level-up times
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Unclear quests and objectives

Spring Valley

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Wonderful crafted and highly entertaining
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Fun to play
  • 👍 Refreshingly different

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Glitchy
  • 🔋 Too much energy required
  • 💰 Expensive to progress
  • 💰 Money hungry

Bugs and requests

Tiny Castle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Quests disappearing or not triggering
  • Inability to access certain habitats and temples
  • Creatures not showing up in breeding/battle screens
  • Game crashing when battling enemies

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to rename creatures
  • More frequent content updates
  • Faster resource generation
  • Additional islands and areas to explore

Spring Valley

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Losing progress after switching devices
  • Ads not rewarding energy as expected
  • Connectivity issues causing reload problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow restarting the game
  • More ways to earn energy
  • Ability to move buildings
  • Add a market to buy supplies
  • Ability to visit friends' farms

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tiny Castle

One-time10
  • Handful of Food$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • Handful of Jewels$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Handful of Magic$0.99
  • Pouch of Food$4.99
  • Pouch of Jewels$4.99
  • Bag of Food$9.99
  • Bag of Jewels$9.99
  • Chest of Food$19.99
  • Chest of Jewels$19.99
21 purchases

Spring Valley

One-time21
  • Offer 650 energy$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$1.99
  • Special Offer 2$1.99
Show 18 more
  • Special Offer!$2.99
  • Piggy Bank Offer$2.99
  • Special Offer 3$2.99
  • Tiny Cash Pack$3.99
  • Special Offer 4$3.99
  • Special Offer!$4.99
  • Special Offer 5$4.99
  • Travel Benefit$5.99
  • Offer 140 cash, 2200 energy$6.99
  • Offer 100 cash 250 energy etc$6.99
  • Special Offer 7$6.99
  • Small Cash Pack$9.99
  • Travel Benefit$9.99
  • Golden ticket$9.99
  • Special Offer 10$9.99
  • Special Offer!$12.99
  • Premium Golden Ticket$14.99
  • Standart Cash Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Tiny Castle free?
Tiny Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spring Valley free?
Spring Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Castle or Spring Valley?
Spring Valley is rated higher. Tiny Castle averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Spring Valley averages 4.8 from 25K ratings.
Do Tiny Castle or Spring Valley have ads?
Spring Valley shows ads; Tiny Castle does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Castle or Spring Valley?
Tiny Castle ships an update every 2 months, and Spring Valley fortnightly. Most recently, Tiny Castle was updated on September 25, 2026 and Spring Valley on September 25, 2026.

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