Comparison

Tiny Acres vs Tiny Island

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Acres

Develop a small plot of land into a thriving village by collecting critters, planting flowers and trees, and experiencing real-time weather and seasons. Compete with friends on leaderboards and enjoy frequent updates with new content.

Highlights
  • Collect over 75 unique critters
  • Real-time weather and day-night cycle
  • Four distinct seasons
  • Plant over 40 flowers and trees
  • Weekly leaderboards
  • Frequent content updates
Features
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Welcome to Tiny Acres, build your own Towns! You've got a plot of land. Can you develop it from a rugged patch into a small Village? NOTE: Tiny Acres™ is free to play and also offers in-game items that can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable In-App purchases in your device settings. FEATURES: - Over 75 unique critters to collect. Find fireflies at night, snails during the rain, or search for rare 5 star insects! - Real time weather. The wind and weather updates in real time! - Day-Night cycle. Gameplay changes during the day or night, based on your local time! - Every week has 4 seasons: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter. Visit often to see how things change! - Over 40 flowers and trees to plant! - Leaderboards. Compete against your friends for a High Score! - Frequent updates, new items on the way - Easy to play for all ages - Universal app- play on iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad! - Share your space with friends over Facebook, Twitter, and email REQUIREMENTS: Tiny Acres requires iOS 6.0, and an iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 4, iPad 2 or newer. _________________________________ Tiny Acres is continually expanding game with new content planned. FUTURE FREE UPDATES: Fishing, neighbors, and more. _________________________________

About

Tiny Island

Design, build, and decorate your own charming islands with thousands of objects. Utilize a built-in AI to create custom items and bring your unique worlds to life with characters and animals. Enjoy a relaxing soundtrack as you craft your dream island.

Highlights
  • AI object creator
  • Thousands of decorative objects
  • Customizable island layouts
  • Characters and animals
  • Relaxing soundtrack
  • Video export for sharing
Features
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Design, build, and decorate your own tiny islands. Place a cottage beside a waterfall, grow a little garden, or fill a village with characters and animals. When you imagine something new, describe it and let the AI object creator bring it to your island. START BUILDING FOR FREE Explore the free island bases and objects, save up to 10 islands on your device, and try the AI object creator with 3 free generations total. No ads. No subscription needed. OWN THE ISLAND MEGA PACK A one-time purchase unlocks the current premium island bases and objects, unlimited saved islands on this device, and 50 AI credits added once. Your collection stays yours. Future themed packs are sold separately. ADD AI CREDITS WHEN YOU WANT Choose a pack of 25 or 75 AI credits whenever you need more. One credit creates one standard AI object, including background removal. Purchased credits never expire. You can buy credits without owning the Island Mega Pack, and use your generated objects again without spending another credit. MAKE IT YOURS Decorate with houses, trees, plants, characters, animals, and more. Arrange paths, bridges, rocks, and flowers, listen to relaxing music, and share a video of your island. YOUR ISLANDS, YOUR PACE Build on iPhone or iPad. Island projects are saved on your device; this purchase does not include cloud project sync. Sign in before buying the pack or AI credits so your credit balance can be recovered when you reinstall or change devices. Internet is required for AI, purchases, and content downloads. EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS Existing Pro and AI Pro subscriptions retain their current paid benefits and continue renewing unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store settings. Buying the Island Mega Pack or AI credits does not cancel an existing subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny Acres1 screens
Tiny Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Island at 5.0 against Tiny Acres's 4.5. Tiny Island also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Tiny Acres's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Acres sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Island sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Island holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Acres has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Acres ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Island every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Acres versus Tiny Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny AcresTiny Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB211 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCoin Bump, LLCDigital Palette LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Acres

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative8.6%

Tiny Island

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tiny Acres

One-time8
  • Starter Treasure$0.99
  • Pouch of Coins$1.99
  • Pocketful of Gems$1.99
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  • Bag of Coins$3.99
  • Explorer's Treasure$4.99
  • Bag of Gems$9.99
  • Barrel of Gems$19.99
  • King's Treasure$49.99
7 purchases

Tiny Island

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • AI Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • AI Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time3
  • 25 AI Credits$1.99
  • 75 AI Credits$4.99
  • Island Mega Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Tiny Acres free?
Tiny Acres is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Island free?
Tiny Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Acres or Tiny Island?
Tiny Island is rated higher. Tiny Acres averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Tiny Island averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tiny Acres or Tiny Island have ads?
Neither Tiny Acres nor Tiny Island shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Acres or Tiny Island?
Tiny Acres ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tiny Island every 8 days. Most recently, Tiny Acres was updated on October 20, 2026 and Tiny Island on October 24, 2026.

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