Comparison

Stardew Valley+ vs DREDGE+

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

DREDGE+

Embark on a sinister fishing adventure across a remote archipelago. Sell your catch, dredge for secrets, and upgrade your boat to explore new lands. Beware of what lurks in the dark as you unravel mysteries and survive the night.

Highlights
  • Explore a remote archipelago
  • Sell fish and upgrade your boat
  • Dredge the depths for secrets
  • Unravel island mysteries
  • Survive the darkness
  • Includes all DLC content
Features
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Winner of the 2025 Apple Design Award for Interaction and App Store 2025 iPad Game of the Year, DREDGE arrives on Apple Arcade as the Complete Edition of the acclaimed sinister fishing adventure. Captain your trawler across a remote archipelago, sell your catch, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Outfit your boat with better equipment to trawl deep-sea trenches and navigate to far-off lands, but keep an eye on the time. You might not like what finds you in the dark... Apple Arcade Complete Edition This version includes all content released for DREDGE: - The Pale Reach - A frozen new biome filled with icy hazards and hidden lore - The Iron Rig - A constructable destination with its own story, items and adversities - Blackstone Key - Opens a workshop on Blackstone Isle with two unique starting items - Custom Rod - A unique starting fishing rod Game Features: - Unravel a Mystery: Captain your fishing trawler across a collection of remote islands, each with its own inhabitants to meet, wildlife to discover, and stories to unearth. - Dredge the Depths: Scour the sea for hidden treasures and complete quests to gain access to strange new abilities. - Study Your Craft: Research special equipment and upgrade your boat’s capabilities to gain access to rare fish and valuable deep-sea curios. - Fish to Survive: Sell your discoveries to the locals to learn more about each area, and upgrade your boat to reach even more secluded locations. Fight the Unfathomable: Strengthen your mind and use your abilities to survive trips out on the water after dark."

Screenshots

Stardew Valley+4 screens
DREDGE+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DREDGE+ at 4.8 against Stardew Valley+'s 4.2. DREDGE+ also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). Stardew Valley+'s advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 413) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

DREDGE+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stardew Valley+ has 2.3K ratings behind it against 413, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Stardew Valley+'s written reviews are positive against 81% of DREDGE+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, DREDGE+ every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stardew Valley+ versus DREDGE+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStardew Valley+DREDGE+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings)4.8 (413 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better413
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB820 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperConcernedApeBlack Salt Games

Customer experience

Stardew Valley+

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

DREDGE+

All ratings388 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%

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

DREDGE+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stardew Valley+

No in-app purchases

None

DREDGE+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stardew Valley+ free?
Stardew Valley+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DREDGE+ free?
DREDGE+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stardew Valley+ or DREDGE+?
DREDGE+ is rated higher. Stardew Valley+ averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while DREDGE+ averages 4.8 from 413 ratings.
Do Stardew Valley+ or DREDGE+ have ads?
Neither Stardew Valley+ nor DREDGE+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stardew Valley+ or DREDGE+?
Stardew Valley+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and DREDGE+ every 9 days. Most recently, Stardew Valley+ was updated on October 25, 2026 and DREDGE+ on October 25, 2026.

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