Stardew Valley+ vs It's Literally Just Mowing+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
It's Literally Just Mowing+
Experience a stress-free mowing simulation. Guide your mower through lush gardens and charming landscapes, transforming unruly turf into perfectly manicured lawns. Collect butterflies, customize your mower, and enjoy a calming, zen-like experience with beautiful graphics.
- Stress-free mowing simulation
- Lawn customization
- Butterfly collection
- Mower part customization
- Daily rewards
- Realistic grass rendering
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Now on Apple Arcade, the hit casual mowing game! Love nature? Love mowing? Love the simple life? Find it all as your mower turns troublesome turf into backyard bliss. Zone out and mow to your heart’s content, totally stress free. No penalties, no score, it’s literally just mowing. The perfect casual zen experience. From seedlings to great oaks, everyone can enjoy the mowing life. - Guide your mower around lush gardens and charming houses; leave no blade of grass un-trimmed. - Win new parts and get your mower looking real nice. There’s literally thousands of combinations. - Collect beautiful butterflies for your album. - Don’t forget to take care of those parks and sports fields. You may find something interesting hiding beneath. - Mow daily to earn extra rewards. - Enjoy Protostar GrassTech™ rendering technology. It's the best looking grass on mobile. In this life, only three things matter: you, a nice, neat lawn, and the grass that stands between!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: It's Literally Just Mowing+ at 4.8 against Stardew Valley+'s 4.2. It's Literally Just Mowing+ also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
It's Literally Just Mowing+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 6.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Stardew Valley+'s written reviews are positive against 81% of It's Literally Just Mowing+'s.
Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, It's Literally Just Mowing+ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stardew Valley+ | It's Literally Just Mowing+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (2.3K ratings) | 4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.1% of reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K | 6.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 447 MB | 544 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ConcernedApe | Protostar |
Customer experience
Stardew Valley+
It's Literally Just Mowing+
User reviews
Stardew Valley+
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
It's Literally Just Mowing+
From 6.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and relaxing gameplay
- 😊 Calming and stress-free experience
- 🎨 Customization options for character and mower
- 🔍 Enjoyable discovery of animals and insects
- 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🤑 Expensive in-game items
- 🤔 Lack of gameplay depth or progression
- 🚗 Tedious driving between locations
Bugs and requests
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
It's Literally Just Mowing+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional performance issues
- Inconsistent bot behavior for cleaning up grass
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize character appearance
- More varied lawn layouts and environments
- Quests or challenges to add progression
In-app purchases
Stardew Valley+
No in-app purchases
It's Literally Just Mowing+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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