Comparison

Harmony Isle vs New Lands Chapter 3

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

Head to head
About

Harmony Isle

Build and customize your dream island community with friends. Explore mysteries, collect plants, and balance science, nature, and society to uncover the island's secrets. Enjoy daily rewards and a vibrant 3D world.

Highlights
  • Build and customize island towns
  • Explore island mysteries
  • Collect and share plants
  • Balance science, nature, and society
  • Social features with friends
  • Daily rewards
  • 3D island visuals
Features
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Wish the sun shone every day? Want to leave the hustle and bustle behind? Travel to Harmony Isle and escape to a dream island community that you build with your friends! PLEASE NOTE: Harmony Isle is completely FREE to play but you can also purchase in game items with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature you can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Build beautiful villas and mansions for your villagers to live in. Commission museums, bars and theatres for them to enjoy. Collect plants from across the island and share them with your friends. Whether you prefer zen gardens to bars, or cinemas to parks, you can shape Harmony Isle in your own unique style. Connect with your friends through Game Center and Facebook, send them gifts, swap collectables and see them visit your town. As your thriving community expands you’ll soon notice there’s more to Harmony Isle than meets the eye. Woodland shrines shrouded in mist, statues hidden in the woods - who built them? And what happens if you restore them to their former glory? Solve these mysteries and harness the natural power of the island to discover the ultimate secret to blending science, nature and society in perfect Harmony! WHY MOVE TO HARMONY ISLE? • See your island in beautiful 3D and show off your town on your Retina screen in all its glory! • Countless ways to build your perfect town – choose from stately homes, sweeping promenades, cute cottages, delicious delis and more! • Carefully balance the forces of nature, science and society with the Harmony meter. The greater the Harmony the greater the rewards! • Fun quests to explore, from solving island mysteries to throwing lavish parties for the whole town. • Find seeds, grow and collect all the different plants across Harmony Isle. • Daily rewards you’ll want to return to every single day. • Support for iCloud saves – pick up and continue on any of your iOS devices

About

New Lands Chapter 3

Manage your own tropical island resort, gathering fruit to make ice cream and developing your business. Explore new lands with increasingly challenging tasks and enjoy beautiful graphics and relaxing music.

Highlights
  • Island resort management
  • Tropical fruit gathering
  • Ice cream making
  • Resort development
  • Exploration of new lands
  • Challenging tasks
  • Beautiful graphics
Features
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Try being the owner of a whole island amid the south sea. Gather tropical fruit and make refreshing ice cream. Develop your own resort. As you go farther into the new lands, your tasks will become ever more varied and difficult. - Locations with tropical views - fun storyline - varied tasks - unbelievable achievements - interesting gameplay - beautiful graphics - relaxing music - heavenly mood - completion guide

Screenshots

Harmony Isle4 screens
New Lands Chapter 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Harmony Isle at 4.2 against New Lands Chapter 3's 2.7. Harmony Isle also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 29%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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. Harmony Isle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and New Lands Chapter 3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harmony Isle holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmony Isle has 96 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Harmony Isle's written reviews are positive against 29% of New Lands Chapter 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harmony Isle ships an update monthly, New Lands Chapter 3 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harmony Isle versus New Lands Chapter 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmony IsleNew Lands Chapter 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (96 ratings) — better2.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better16
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB594 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebellion Games8FLOOR COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Harmony Isle

All ratings96 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.2%

New Lands Chapter 3

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.6%

Bugs and requests

Harmony Isle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Screen orientation issues after iOS updates
  • In-app purchases not working correctly
  • Quests and progression getting stuck

Requested features

5 requests
  • More buildings and content to unlock
  • Ability to rotate buildings
  • Faster resource gathering
  • More varied gameplay elements
  • Better support and updates from developers

New Lands Chapter 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Harmony Isle

One-time10
  • One-Time Only Offer$0.99
  • One Time Only Offer3 variants$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Bag of Coins$4.99
  • Bag of Gems$4.99
  • Gem Condenser$6.99
  • Gem Chest$13.99
  • Coin Chest$13.99
  • Gem Gusher$35.99
4 purchases

New Lands Chapter 3

One-time4
  • Start offer$7.99
  • One minute offer$8.99
  • Season offer$10.99
Show 1 more
  • All Levels$14.99

Questions

Is Harmony Isle free?
Harmony Isle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is New Lands Chapter 3 free?
New Lands Chapter 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harmony Isle or New Lands Chapter 3?
Harmony Isle is rated higher. Harmony Isle averages 4.2 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while New Lands Chapter 3 averages 2.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Harmony Isle or New Lands Chapter 3 have ads?
Both Harmony Isle and New Lands Chapter 3 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmony Isle or New Lands Chapter 3?
Harmony Isle ships an update monthly, and New Lands Chapter 3 every 3 months. Most recently, Harmony Isle was updated on October 23, 2026 and New Lands Chapter 3 on October 30, 2026.

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