Comparison

Maker Valley vs Capy

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

Head to head
About

Maker Valley

Design and expand a charming village inhabited by celestial animals. Customize your avatar, craft decorations, fulfill villager requests, and solve match-3 puzzles to thrive. Collect unique animals and decorations while interacting with villagers and helping other players.

Highlights
  • Village customization and expansion
  • Avatar and villager outfit customization
  • Crafting decorations and items
  • Fulfilling villager requests
  • Match-3 puzzle mini-games
  • Collecting celestial animals and decorations
  • Helping and collaborating with other players
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Are you the one we’ve been waiting for? Betty & Li Na have been hoping that a Star Child will show up to restore their village. Maker Valley is a beautiful waterfront area with plenty of room to expand, all it needs is for someone like you to fix it up and turn it into a thriving community for celestial animal villagers! Maker Valley is free to download, and includes random mechanics. Maker Valley can be played offline, however a network connection is required for some features. ► GET CREATIVE AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR VILLAGE, YOUR AVATAR, AND YOUR VILLAGERS! ◆ Expand your village, place decorations, and create your perfect layout ◆ Craft decorations in the workshop & earn special decorations as gifts from villagers ◆ Customize your avatar with different outfits & accessories ◆ Unlock celestial animals then choose which ones you want to join your village ◆ Pick your villager outfits to add an extra touch of personalization ◆ Craft House skins to make your village match your aesthetic ◆ Discover limited-time items at the Moon Mart and Mushroom merchant ► COMPLETE SATISFYING TASKS THAT HELP YOUR LITTLE SOCIETY THRIVE! ◆ Fulfill villager requests at the Moonhub ◆ Farm produce in your garden to get the ingredients you need ◆ Fish in the Lake, Rivers, and Ponds ◆ Create treats at the Snackery to keep your key producers happily working ◆ Complete boat orders for materials to upgrade your house and its storage capacity ◆ Increase your villager happiness to earn unique gifts ◆ Forage for resources around the village to craft decorations at the workshop ◆ Forage for Mushrooms to buy special items at the Mushroom Merchant ◆ Play mini-games for bonus resources ► LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR CELESTIAL ANIMAL VILLAGERS! ◆ Each villager has a story and unique personality ◆ Talk to your villagers to learn more about their personalities and earn friendship titles ◆ Send out Friendship Bracelets to add more animals to your village’s waitlist ◆ Pick which animals join your village & rotate them as much or as little as you like ◆ Watch them interact with your village’s decorations ► COMPLETE ALL YOUR COLLECTIONS! ◆ Earn or craft hundreds of decorations with different themes ◆ Collect all the celestial animals and pick which ones live in your village! ◆ Fish in the lake, rivers, and ponds to collect all the Fish types! ◆ Discover every Friendship Flower by growing them with help from other players or your villagers! ► HELP OTHER PLAYERS! ◆ Grow Friendship Flowers to place around your village ◆ Help other players by watering their Friendship Flowers ◆ Grow your friend list and work together! ► PERFECT YOUR STRATEGY! ◆ Find the most effective way to expand your village ◆ Create a system that keeps your production buildings working ◆ Stay on top of all the different products ◆ Max out your village and keep all the residents happy ► SOLVE CUTE MATCH-3 PUZZLES! ◆ Complete match-3 levels for bonus rewards like power-ups and extra resources ◆ Enjoy thousands of match-3 levels at your own pace ◆ Test your ability to solve increasingly challenging puzzles If you read this far you should really just give the game a shot! We have worked very hard to create a cozy game that everyone can enjoy! Terms Terms of Service: https://firstflamestudio.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://firstflamestudio.com/privacy-policy

About

Capy

Care for a virtual capybara, either alone or with friends. Feed, exercise, and play mini-games to earn coins and customize your pet. Experience both single-player and multiplayer modes in this engaging simulation.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet capybara ownership
  • Single and multiplayer modes
  • Pet feeding and exercise
  • Mini-games and coin earning
  • Customization with accessories
  • Co-ownership with friends
Features
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Own a pet capybara - Single player AND multiplayer - Co-own pet capybara with your friends - Feed your pet capybara everyday - Give your pet capybara exercise - Give your pet capybara treats - Play mini games - Earn coins - Decorate your pet capybara with collars and hats Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Maker Valley4 screens
Capy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maker Valley at none against Capy's 10. Capy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and review sentiment (77% vs 63%). 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. Capy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Maker Valley asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Maker Valley against 4.7 for Capy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 4.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Maker Valley's written reviews are positive against 77% of Capy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maker Valley ships an update every 8 days, Capy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Maker Valley versus Capy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaker ValleyCapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better4.7 (4.3K ratings)
Positive reviews62.6% of reviews77.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K4.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size881 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst Flame Studio OyMoonBear LTD

Customer experience

Maker Valley

All ratings2,014 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral15.5%
Negative21.9%

Capy

All ratings4,256 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews789 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.8%

User reviews

Maker Valley

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Love this game
  • 🎨 Cute and cozy graphics
  • 🎮 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎯 Reminds me of Animal Crossing
  • 🔍 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Lack of cross-save between devices
  • 🌳 Trees getting in the way of building
  • 💰 Coin grinding to progress
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Capy

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Cute capybara
  • 👍 Ability to raise capybara with others
  • 🚀 Awesome game

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Hard levels too difficult without spending money
  • 🤒 Capybara gets sick due to hard levels

Bugs and requests

Maker Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing at crafting station
  • Unable to progress past level 5
  • Loss of progress and save data after crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more villagers and animal characters
  • Increase level cap beyond 15
  • Allow moving of buildings for more customization
  • Implement controller support

Capy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Hard levels impossible to complete without spending money
  • Hard levels reverted to shorter time limit after promised fix

Requested features

3 requests
  • Activity log to track caretaker actions
  • Increase time limit for hard levels
  • Reduce difficulty of hard levels

In-app purchases

None

Maker Valley

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Capy

Subscriptions1
  • Capy Pass$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Time booster$0.99
  • Undo booster$0.99
  • Magnet Booster$0.99
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  • Lives pack$1.99
  • Package 1$9.99
  • Booster bundle$9.99
  • Special offer$9.99
  • Package 2$49.99
  • Package 3$59.99

Questions

Is Maker Valley free?
Maker Valley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Capy free?
Capy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maker Valley or Capy?
Maker Valley is rated higher. Maker Valley averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Capy averages 4.7 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Maker Valley or Capy have ads?
Both Maker Valley and Capy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Maker Valley or Capy?
Maker Valley ships an update every 8 days, and Capy every 2 days. Most recently, Maker Valley was updated on November 4, 2026 and Capy on November 6, 2026.

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