Comparison

DV Guide vs Maker Valley

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

Head to head
About

DV Guide

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for exploring a magical valley. It offers detailed information on activities like gardening, cooking, and fishing, as well as character quests and storyline progression. Find all necessary details about items, recipes, and more to enhance your in-game experience.

Highlights
  • Activity information (Gardening, Cooking, Fishing, Mining, Digging)
  • Character levels and quests
  • Storyline quest details
  • Comprehensive item list (Vegetables, Recipes)
  • Detailed item information (energy, price, location)
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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DV Guide is a comprehensive mobile application designed to assist villagers in exploring the beautiful and magical world of your Valley. The app provides users with all the necessary information they need to make the most out of their visit to this picturesque destination. The app features a user-friendly interface that allows villagers to easily search information about activities (Gardening, Cooking, Fishing, Mining, Digging), Characters (Levels, Quests), Storyline quests, and more. The app also includes a comprehensive list of all the items that can be found in the game, including Vegetables, Recipes, and other items. Users can also view detailed information about each item, including its energy, price, and location. Overall, the DV Guide app is an essential tool for any villagers. Please note: This app is in no way affiliated with the game developer. All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective owners. All images in the app are public domain, and the developer does not claim any copyright on them.

About

Maker Valley

Design and expand a cozy village for celestial animals. Customize your avatar and villagers, craft decorations, and fulfill requests to create a thriving community. Engage in mini-games and match-3 puzzles for bonus rewards.

Highlights
  • Village customization and expansion
  • Avatar and villager customization
  • Crafting decorations and items
  • Fulfilling villager requests
  • Collecting celestial animals
  • Match-3 puzzle mini-games
  • Cooperative play with friends
Currently charting
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Are you the one we’ve been waiting for? Betty & Li Na have been hoping that a Star Child will show up to restore their village. Maker Valley is a beautiful waterfront area with plenty of room to expand, all it needs is for someone like you to fix it up and turn it into a thriving community for celestial animal villagers! Maker Valley is free to download, and includes random mechanics. Maker Valley can be played offline, however a network connection is required for some features. ► GET CREATIVE AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR VILLAGE, YOUR AVATAR, AND YOUR VILLAGERS! ◆ Expand your village, place decorations, and create your perfect layout ◆ Craft decorations in the workshop & earn special decorations as gifts from villagers ◆ Customize your avatar with different outfits & accessories ◆ Unlock celestial animals then choose which ones you want to join your village ◆ Pick your villager outfits to add an extra touch of personalization ◆ Craft House skins to make your village match your aesthetic ◆ Discover limited-time items at the Moon Mart and Mushroom merchant ► COMPLETE SATISFYING TASKS THAT HELP YOUR LITTLE SOCIETY THRIVE! ◆ Fulfill villager requests at the Moonhub ◆ Farm produce in your garden to get the ingredients you need ◆ Fish in the Lake, Rivers, and Ponds ◆ Create treats at the Snackery to keep your key producers happily working ◆ Complete boat orders for materials to upgrade your house and its storage capacity ◆ Increase your villager happiness to earn unique gifts ◆ Forage for resources around the village to craft decorations at the workshop ◆ Forage for Mushrooms to buy special items at the Mushroom Merchant ◆ Play mini-games for bonus resources ► LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR CELESTIAL ANIMAL VILLAGERS! ◆ Each villager has a story and unique personality ◆ Talk to your villagers to learn more about their personalities and earn friendship titles ◆ Send out Friendship Bracelets to add more animals to your village’s waitlist ◆ Pick which animals join your village & rotate them as much or as little as you like ◆ Watch them interact with your village’s decorations ► COMPLETE ALL YOUR COLLECTIONS! ◆ Earn or craft hundreds of decorations with different themes ◆ Collect all the celestial animals and pick which ones live in your village! ◆ Fish in the lake, rivers, and ponds to collect all the Fish types! ◆ Discover every Friendship Flower by growing them with help from other players or your villagers! ► HELP OTHER PLAYERS! ◆ Grow Friendship Flowers to place around your village ◆ Help other players by watering their Friendship Flowers ◆ Grow your friend list and work together! ► PERFECT YOUR STRATEGY! ◆ Find the most effective way to expand your village ◆ Create a system that keeps your production buildings working ◆ Stay on top of all the different products ◆ Max out your village and keep all the residents happy ► SOLVE CUTE MATCH-3 PUZZLES! ◆ Complete match-3 levels for bonus rewards like power-ups and extra resources ◆ Enjoy thousands of match-3 levels at your own pace ◆ Test your ability to solve increasingly challenging puzzles If you read this far you should really just give the game a shot! We have worked very hard to create a cozy game that everyone can enjoy! Terms Terms of Service: https://firstflamestudio.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://firstflamestudio.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

DV Guide4 screens
Maker Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

DV Guide and Maker Valley both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DV Guide's written reviews are positive against 64% of Maker Valley's. DV Guide also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Maker Valley's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DV Guide against 4.8 for Maker Valley. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maker Valley has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of DV Guide's written reviews are positive against 64% of Maker Valley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DV Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Maker Valley weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
DV Guide versus Maker Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDV GuideMaker Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings41.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#82 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB884 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWesley de GrootFirst Flame Studio Oy

Customer experience

DV Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maker Valley

All ratings1,404 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral15.7%
Negative20.1%

Bugs and requests

DV Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Maker Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing at crafting station
  • Unable to progress past level 5
  • Loss of progress and save data after crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more villagers and animal characters
  • Increase level cap beyond 15
  • Allow moving of buildings for more customization
  • Implement controller support

In-app purchases

None

DV Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Maker Valley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DV Guide free?
DV Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maker Valley free?
Maker Valley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DV Guide or Maker Valley?
DV Guide and Maker Valley are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1.4K ratings respectively.
Do DV Guide or Maker Valley have ads?
Both DV Guide and Maker Valley show ads.
Which is updated more often, DV Guide or Maker Valley?
DV Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, and Maker Valley weekly. Most recently, DV Guide was updated on October 10, 2026 and Maker Valley on October 16, 2026.

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