Comparison

Exhausted Man vs Pine Hearts

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

Head to head
About

Exhausted Man

Navigate a crucial night as an exhausted protagonist in this physics-comedy game. Make choices to achieve your goal while lying down, decorating your space, and even taking naps.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Comedy elements
  • Protagonist can only crawl
  • Room decoration
  • Choice-driven endings
  • Nap functionality
Features
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Exhausted Man is a physics-comedy game, where you help an exhausted person get through a night that is crucial to him/her. Do everything while lying down, decorate the room to your taste, get tonight's ending through your choices. Features: • The protagonist can only crawl… • The goal is clear tonight! But there is so much to do… • You can take a nap anytime…zZZ

About

Pine Hearts

Embark on a cozy hiking adventure in a nature reserve, revisiting childhood memories and helping quirky characters. Explore diverse locations, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover a heartfelt story about family. This game offers a relaxing experience with extensive accessibility options.

Highlights
  • Heartfelt story about family loss
  • Explore a sunny Scottish-inspired setting
  • Diverse locations: beaches, caves, golf courses
  • Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration
  • Whimsical characters and quests
  • Pet cute dogs and pat cool crabs
  • Comprehensive accessibility options
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Try the first two areas from the main game – Reflection Point and the Campsite – totalling 20-25 minutes of gameplay. A one-time in-app purchase opens up the full Pine Hearts experience. No ads. Adventure awaits! Join Tyke on a cosy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb. Splash through rockpools, explore mysterious caves, clean up campsites, investigate old castle ruins, and play on the beach as Tyke revisits the scenes of childhood holidays and recollects past adventures with his dad. The Pine Hearts nature reserve is an enchanting world of crisscrossing paths and shortcuts, filled with surprising interactions. Make lots of new friends and complete quirky quests for locals in need, including: · Judging a vegetable competition! · Conducting a brass band! · Helping a ghost! · Rebuilding a whale-watching boat! · Rescuing wayward bees! · Setting (camera) traps to catch a monster! · Digging up Viking treasure! Lose yourself in a charming world packed with memories and make it a holiday to remember for everyone you encounter. Key Features: · Heartfelt story about family loss – A warm and thoughtful tale about honouring the memory of Tyke’s late father, told with tenderness and care · Sunny Scottish setting – Explore an interconnected world inspired by our childhood holidays to the Scottish Highlands’ Cairngorms. Sun added by artistic license · More than just a park – Sandy beaches, dusty catacombs, lush golf courses, bustling caravan parks, and more await explorers travelling to the Pine Hearts nature reserve · Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration – Unlock equipment and abilities at your own pace to open shortcuts and reach new areas of the Metroidvania-style map · Whimsical characters and quests – Make new friends and do good deeds for them · Pet cute dogs – We are @CanYouPetTheDog verified · Pat cool crabs – If @CanYouPatTheCrab existed, we’d be verified too · Sweet contemplative moments – Sit down on a bench to take a breather and admire the sights · Comprehensive accessibility options – Simplified controls, colour-blocking, black-and-white, and high-contrast modes, visual FX toggles, font scaling, full input remapping, and more Pine Hearts is the perfect game for players seeking a relaxing and intuitive adventure about exploring nature, bonding with adorable characters, and making family memories that last beyond lifetimes. It’s inspired by our own experiences and dedicated to those whose cherished memories carry forward with us on the journey.

Screenshots

Exhausted Man4 screens
Pine Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pine Hearts at every 5 days against Exhausted Man's fortnightly. Pine Hearts also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 59%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Exhausted Man sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pine Hearts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Exhausted Man against 4.6 for Pine Hearts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 242 and 103 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Exhausted Man's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pine Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exhausted Man ships an update fortnightly, Pine Hearts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Exhausted Man versus Pine Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExhausted ManPine Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (242 ratings)4.6 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242 — better103
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB981 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBeijing Jiao Dian Chuang Yi digital technology Co.,Ltd.Secret Mode

Customer experience

Exhausted Man

All ratings242 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral18.2%
Negative22.7%

Pine Hearts

All ratings89 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

Exhausted Man

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pine Hearts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Erratic and slow character movement
  • Inability to save progress consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay and more content
  • Improved navigation and map system
  • Better accessibility options
  • Clearer pricing and upgrade information

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Exhausted Man

One-time1
  • Exhausted Man full game$1.69
1 purchases

Pine Hearts

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Exhausted Man free?
Exhausted Man is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pine Hearts free?
Pine Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exhausted Man or Pine Hearts?
Pine Hearts is rated higher. Exhausted Man averages 4.5 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while Pine Hearts averages 4.6 from 103 ratings.
Do Exhausted Man or Pine Hearts have ads?
Neither Exhausted Man nor Pine Hearts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exhausted Man or Pine Hearts?
Exhausted Man ships an update fortnightly, and Pine Hearts every 5 days. Most recently, Exhausted Man was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pine Hearts on October 24, 2026.

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