Comparison

Hedgies vs Steppe Loom

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

Head to head
About

Hedgies

Build your dream farm with adorable hedgehog companions! Plant crops, raise animals, construct buildings, and explore new areas. Visit friends' farms and trade goods in this relaxing farming and town-building simulation.

Highlights
  • Farm customization with buildings and decorations
  • Variety of crops to grow and harvest
  • Charismatic animal companions
  • Unlockable areas to explore
  • Visit and interact with other players' farms
  • Trade goods with other players
  • Relaxing idle gameplay
Features
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Hedgies is a delightful blend of farming simulation and town-building, starring adorable hedgehogs as your main companions! Build your dream farm! Plant and harvest a variety of crops such as apples, carrots, tomatoes, corn, and wheat. Tend to your crops with care to reap bountiful harvests. Construct different buildings and decorations to create your own vibrant farm world. Meet a host of charming animal friends, including sheep, tigers, beavers, and more. Unlock new areas to expand your farm, and visit the farms of other players, whether they are your friends or new acquaintances. Are you ready to become a farmer and town-manager, and create your perfect agricultural paradise? Let’s get started! Hedgies features: - A variety of buildings and decorations to customize your farm - Numerous crops to grow and harvest - Fun, charismatic animals to care for and interact with - Different areas to unlock and explore - Opportunities to visit and interact with other players’ farms - Various quests and challenges to complete - A relaxing idle gameplay experience - Special events and seasonal activities - Ability to trade goods with other players - Beautiful graphics and engaging animations - A thriving farm community to join and contribute to Hedgies is free to play, though some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. Experience the charm of country life. Download this free game, Hedgies! Follow and contact us on Facebook&Discord: https://www.facebook.com/Hedgies.Global https://discord.gg/RMH2QJTuP6 Privacy Policy: https://www.adipod.com/privacypolicyen.html

About

Steppe Loom

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Steppe Loom is a handcrafted offline real-time strategy game inspired by the landscapes, crafts, and caravan routes of Central Asia. BUILD A LIVING SETTLEMENT Gather food, timber, stone, and Influence. Raise nine distinctive buildings, research advances, and grow a roadside Hearth into a powerful alliance. WEAVE THE ROAD Connect caravan beacons with glowing Road Threads. Your network reveals land, speeds travelers, produces Influence, and creates strategic routes worth defending. COMMAND ANIMATED ARMIES Choose between two original civilizations: the road-weaving Ortaq and the desert-forged Saira. Each has its own architecture, units, technologies, AI strategy, and beacon-network identity. WIN YOUR WAY Destroy the enemy Hearth or complete the Great Weave through trade and cultural influence. DESIGNED FOR MOBILE RTS • Five campaign missions with optional objectives and saved progression • Complete 15–30 minute offline solo matches • Two to four participants with alliances or free-for-all play • Easy, Normal, and Hard AI with no hidden resources • Five procedural biomes plus a guided tutorial • Touch-first camera, selection, building, production, and research • Autosave and three manual save slots • Russian and English interface • No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases, and no data collection

Screenshots

Hedgies4 screens
Steppe Loom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steppe Loom at none against Hedgies's 19. Steppe Loom also leads on ads (none vs shown). Hedgies's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Hedgies sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Steppe Loom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hedgies ships an update every 2 weeks, Steppe Loom fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hedgies versus Steppe Loom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHedgiesSteppe Loom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size383 MB111 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGames ExtrasXasan Ganixodjayev

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Hedgies

Subscriptions1
  • Daily Gold$19.991 Month
One-time18
  • SLGR ENERGY PACK 1$0.99
  • Discount Pack_0.99$0.99
  • Moballey Puzzle 2$1.99
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  • Discount Pack_1.99$1.99
  • Slgr Coll Pack 1$2.99
  • Moballey Plack 1$2.99
  • Discount Pack_2.99$2.99
  • Moballey Pack 1x2$2.99
  • Moballey Pack 2$4.99
  • Discount Pack_4.99$4.99
  • Moballey Pack 2x2$4.99
  • Newbies Pack 2$6.99
  • Slgr Cool Pack 2$9.99
  • Discount Pack_9.99$9.99
  • Moballey Pack 3x2$9.99
  • Moballey Pack 4$19.99
  • Discount Pack2_29.99$29.99
  • Moballey Pack 5$49.99
None

Steppe Loom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hedgies free?
Hedgies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppe Loom free?
Steppe Loom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hedgies or Steppe Loom have ads?
Hedgies shows ads; Steppe Loom does not.
Which is updated more often, Hedgies or Steppe Loom?
Hedgies ships an update every 2 weeks, and Steppe Loom fortnightly. Most recently, Hedgies was updated on October 27, 2026 and Steppe Loom on October 31, 2026.

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