It's Literally Just Mowing+ vs Smash Hit+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Smash Hit+
Embark on a surreal journey, breaking glass objects in a futuristic dimension. This game synchronizes gameplay with music and audio effects, offering diverse environments and realistic destruction physics. It features multiple modes for different moods, including meditation and multiplayer challenges.
- Surreal futuristic dimension
- Musically synchronized gameplay
- Realistic glass-breaking physics
- Over 50 unique rooms
- 6 different game modes
- Local multiplayer (Versus/Co-op)
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Editor’s Choice game Smash Hit is now on Apple Arcade! Take a surreal journey through an otherworldly dimension, move in harmony with sound and music and smash everything in your path! This experience requires focus, concentration, and timing to not only travel as far as you can, but also break the beautiful glass objects that stand in your way. * Smash your way through a beautiful futuristic dimension, smashing obstacles and targets in your path and experiencing the best destruction physics on mobile devices. * Musically synchronized gameplay: music and audio effects change to suit each stage, obstacles move to each new tune * Over 50 different rooms with 11 different graphic styles, and realistic glass-breaking mechanics in every stage The game contains 6 different game modes, allowing for the perfect experience for any mood * Try the Zen mode for endless meditation * Challenge yourself in the Mayhem boss challenge * Play with friends in local multiplayer in Versus or Co-op mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: It's Literally Just Mowing+ at every 3 weeks against Smash Hit+'s every 2 months. It's Literally Just Mowing+ also leads on ratings volume (6.7K vs 1.8K). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for It's Literally Just Mowing+ against 4.6 for Smash Hit+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.7K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of It's Literally Just Mowing+'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Smash Hit+'s.
It's Literally Just Mowing+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Smash Hit+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's Literally Just Mowing+ | Smash Hit+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 1.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 544 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Protostar | Mediocre AB |
Customer experience
It's Literally Just Mowing+
Smash Hit+
User reviews
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
Smash Hit+
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and satisfying experience
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🕹️ Smooth controls and responsive physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty progressing without premium version
- 🔒 Inability to save progress across sessions
- 🔘 Accidental pause/menu button presses
- 🕹️ Sensitive controls can be frustrating
Bugs and requests
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
Smash Hit+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rendering issues with walls and obstacles
- Unfair hit detection and cheap shots
- Co-op/versus mode limitations
- Pause button placement causing unintended actions
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to stack power-ups
- Customizable controls and settings
- Cloud save functionality
- Improved checkpoint/progress system
In-app purchases
It's Literally Just Mowing+
No in-app purchases
Smash Hit+
No in-app purchases
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