Comparison

Pine Hearts vs My Mole

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

Head to head
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.

About

My Mole

Raise and customize a mole to help explore an entire town. Dig through various underground environments like sewers and subways to uncover hidden secrets and collect items. Complete the town map with your unique companion.

Highlights
  • Raise and train your mole
  • Customize mole's appearance
  • Explore the entire town
  • Dig through underground tunnels
  • Collect hidden items
  • Complete the town map
Features
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You can see the neighbor's basement from here, and the ocean in the distance. Dig through sewers, subways, and underground tunnels to explore the entire town. What secrets lie hidden beneath? ■ Raise your mole to make exploring easier ■ Dress your mole up and make it your own ■ Explore the whole town and complete the map ■ Collect every item

Screenshots

Pine Hearts4 screens
My Mole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pine Hearts at none against My Mole's shown. My Mole's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (88% vs 72%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pine Hearts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Mole sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Mole holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Mole has 1.3K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Pine Hearts's written reviews are positive against 88% of My Mole's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pine Hearts ships an update every 5 days, My Mole every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pine Hearts versus My Mole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPine HeartsMy Mole
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (103 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews87.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1031.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size981 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecret ModeGAME START LLC

Customer experience

Pine Hearts

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

My Mole

All ratings1,039 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.9%

Bugs and 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

My Mole

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pine Hearts

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Game$4.99
4 purchases

My Mole

One-time4
  • Acorn +300$0.49
  • Acorn +1000$1.99
  • Arcon +3200$5.99
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  • Starter Pack$11.99

Questions

Is Pine Hearts free?
Pine Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Mole free?
My Mole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pine Hearts or My Mole?
My Mole is rated higher. Pine Hearts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while My Mole averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Pine Hearts or My Mole have ads?
My Mole shows ads; Pine Hearts does not.
Which is updated more often, Pine Hearts or My Mole?
Pine Hearts ships an update every 5 days, and My Mole every 3 days. Most recently, Pine Hearts was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Mole on October 28, 2026.

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