Comparison

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.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Stress-free mowing simulation
  • Lawn customization
  • Butterfly collection
  • Mower part customization
  • Daily rewards
  • Realistic grass rendering
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Stardew Valley+4 screens
It's Literally Just Mowing+4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, It's Literally Just Mowing+ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stardew Valley+ versus It's Literally Just Mowing+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStardew Valley+It's Literally Just Mowing+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings)4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews81.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K6.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB544 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperConcernedApeProtostar

Customer experience

Stardew Valley+

All ratings2,208 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews631 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral14.7%
Negative25.2%

It's Literally Just Mowing+

All ratings6,717 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews490 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative10.6%

User reviews

Stardew Valley+

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Stardew Valley+

No in-app purchases

None

It's Literally Just Mowing+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stardew Valley+ free?
Stardew Valley+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is It's Literally Just Mowing+ free?
It's Literally Just Mowing+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stardew Valley+ or It's Literally Just Mowing+?
It's Literally Just Mowing+ is rated higher. Stardew Valley+ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while It's Literally Just Mowing+ averages 4.8 from 6.7K ratings.
Do Stardew Valley+ or It's Literally Just Mowing+ have ads?
Neither Stardew Valley+ nor It's Literally Just Mowing+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stardew Valley+ or It's Literally Just Mowing+?
Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and It's Literally Just Mowing+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stardew Valley+ was updated on November 3, 2026 and It's Literally Just Mowing+ on November 3, 2026.

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