Comparison

PolyPine vs Winter Burrow

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

Head to head
About

PolyPine

Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.

Highlights
  • Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
  • Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
  • Observe animal interactions and their impact
  • Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
  • Survive and utilize natural disasters
Features
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?

About

Winter Burrow

A cozy woodland survival game where you play as a mouse restoring their ruined home. Explore, gather resources, craft items, and befriend locals to uncover a mystery. Play at your own pace and customize your experience.

Highlights
  • Cozy woodland survival gameplay
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Home restoration and decoration
  • Character customization
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Play at your own pace
Features
Currently charting
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Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game. Explore, gather resources, craft tools, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals! In Winter Burrow, you play a mouse who returns from the big city to find their childhood home in ruins. To make matters worse, your Aunt (who was supposed to be looking after it) has gone missing. Restore your broken-down childhood burrow to its former glory so you can relax in front of the fireplace. Brave the elements and journey out into the frozen wilderness to collect vital resources for both yourself and your new home. Beware of the insect wildlife and remember that nobody survives on their own; find new friends, expand your survival handbook and solve the mystery of what happened to your Aunt. Winter Burrow is a survival game you play at your own pace. Customize your character, decorate your burrow and choose a path that fits your play style. This story is yours to tell.

Screenshots

PolyPine4 screens
Winter Burrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

PolyPine and Winter Burrow both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 64% of Winter Burrow's. Winter Burrow's advantage is chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Winter Burrow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PolyPine against 4.6 for Winter Burrow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 586 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 64% of Winter Burrow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, Winter Burrow every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
PolyPine versus Winter Burrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyPineWinter Burrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (301 ratings)4.6 (586 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better63.5% of reviews
Number of ratings301586 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB385 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperYaozuo Games LtdNoodlecake

Customer experience

PolyPine

All ratings267 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral11.2%
Negative12.2%

Winter Burrow

All ratings447 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative23.9%

Bugs and requests

PolyPine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more content and updates
  • Improve the evolution/upgrade system

Winter Burrow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyPine

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
2 purchases

Winter Burrow

One-time2
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is PolyPine free?
PolyPine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Winter Burrow free?
Winter Burrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PolyPine or Winter Burrow?
Winter Burrow is rated higher. PolyPine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Winter Burrow averages 4.6 from 586 ratings.
Do PolyPine or Winter Burrow have ads?
Neither PolyPine nor Winter Burrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyPine or Winter Burrow?
PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, and Winter Burrow every 8 days. Most recently, PolyPine was updated on November 8, 2026 and Winter Burrow on November 10, 2026.

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