Comparison

Stardew Valley+ vs FINAL FANTASY+

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

Head to head
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

FINAL FANTASY+

Embark on a journey to restore power to the Crystals and save the world in this remodeled 2D version of the original classic RPG. Experience a timeless story with charming retro graphics, updated visuals, and improved gameplay features.

Highlights
  • Remodeled 2D pixel graphics
  • Rearranged and original soundtrack options
  • Modernized UI and auto-battle
  • Gamepad support
  • Font selection
  • Boost features (no random encounters, XP multipliers)
  • Supplemental extras (bestiary, gallery, music player)
Features
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A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics. All the magic of the original, with improved ease of play. Earth, fire, water, wind... The light that once shone within the four Crystals was lost. Darkness covered the land, until the only hope for humanity rested in legends past. Become the Warriors of Light and embark on your own journey to restore power to the Crystals and save the world. Switch between classes to improve your characters. Traverse the wide world with your airship and other vessels. Return to the game that started it all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■ Beautifully revived with new graphics and sound! ・Universally updated 2D pixel graphics, including the iconic FINAL FANTASY character pixel designs created by Kazuko Shibuya, the original artist and current collaborator. ・Beautifully rearranged soundtrack in a faithful FINAL FANTASY style, overseen by original composer Nobuo Uematsu. ■Improved gameplay! ・Including modernized UI, auto-battle options, and more. ・Also supports game pad controls, making it possible to play using a dedicated gamepad UI when connecting a gamepad to your device. ・Switch the soundtrack between the rearranged version, created for the pixel remaster, or the original version, capturing the sound of the original game. ・Now possible to switch between different fonts, including the default font and a pixel-based font based on the atmosphere of the original game. ・Additional boost features to expand gameplay options, including switching off random encounters and adjusting experience gained multipliers between 0 and 4. ・Dive into the world of the game with supplemental extras like the bestiary, illustration gallery, and music player. *This remaster is based on the original "FINAL FANTASY" game released in 1987. Features and/or content may differ from previously rereleased versions of the game. [OS Compatibility] iOS 13.0 or higher [Applicable Devices] iPhone 6s, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 and higher

Screenshots

Stardew Valley+4 screens
FINAL FANTASY+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stardew Valley+ at every 2 weeks against FINAL FANTASY+'s every 6 weeks. Stardew Valley+ also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 188). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Stardew Valley+ against 4.2 for FINAL FANTASY+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stardew Valley+ has 2.3K ratings behind it against 188, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 60% and 60% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, FINAL FANTASY+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stardew Valley+ versus FINAL FANTASY+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStardew Valley+FINAL FANTASY+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings) — better4.2 (188 ratings)
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better59.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better188
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB397 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperConcernedApeSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Stardew Valley+

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

FINAL FANTASY+

All ratings185 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral14.0%
Negative26.3%

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

FINAL FANTASY+

From 188 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Perfect app port
  • 👍 Great updates
  • 👍 Retro feel with quality of life improvements
  • 👍 Easy to play in short intervals
  • 👍 Excellent remaster of a classic game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Audio cuts out when switching apps
  • 🐛 Saves not working consistently
  • 🐛 Bugs when acquiring key items or using tents

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

FINAL FANTASY+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes after Garland fight
  • Game freezes when obtaining ship from pirates
  • Character name input not working
  • Controller support not functioning

Requested features

2 requests
  • Implement autosave without overwriting manual saves
  • Add support for the PSP remastered version's bonus content

In-app purchases

None

Stardew Valley+

No in-app purchases

None

FINAL FANTASY+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stardew Valley+ free?
Stardew Valley+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FINAL FANTASY+ free?
FINAL FANTASY+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stardew Valley+ or FINAL FANTASY+?
Stardew Valley+ is rated higher. Stardew Valley+ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while FINAL FANTASY+ averages 4.2 from 188 ratings.
Do Stardew Valley+ or FINAL FANTASY+ have ads?
Neither Stardew Valley+ nor FINAL FANTASY+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stardew Valley+ or FINAL FANTASY+?
Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and FINAL FANTASY+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, Stardew Valley+ was updated on October 27, 2026 and FINAL FANTASY+ on October 24, 2026.

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