Comparison

Palmier Island vs Hearthlight Fields

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

Head to head
About

Palmier Island

Embark on a cozy island adventure where you learn French through engaging gameplay. Manage a cafe, farm, and even battle demons while uncovering islander lore and paying off debts. The core mechanic involves capturing French words in "Chattle" battles to solve conversational puzzles.

Highlights
  • Learn French through gameplay
  • Engaging RPG simulation
  • Cafe and farm management
  • Word-capture battles (Chattle)
  • Multiple minigames
  • Island lore discovery
Features
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PALMIER ISLAND is a cozy island RPG sim that tricks you into learning French through pure play and no curriculum. Plot: The economy is in shambles, and you're fresh outta college with no job and no prospects, so you fly to your millionaire uncle's island to catsit for the summer. However, when you arrive, you find out that all the islanders only speak French and you have to pay off your missing uncle's debt! Start a cafe, run a farm, fight demons in a school basement, go to court, and more as you discover each islander's lore and leave the island semi-fluent! Core Gameplay Mechanic: Learn French through our core gameplay mechanic, Chattle, which is like a Pokemon battle where your words are Pokemon. You capture words from the Chattle into your vocabulary to navigate each conversational puzzle.  Minigames: Test your guessing skills through multiple minigames, such as shopping with only French labels, and exploring alternative Chattle routes.

About

Hearthlight Fields

Cultivate a charming pixel farm, explore mines and villages, and build relationships with townsfolk. This relaxing life simulation game lets you grow crops, raise animals, and customize your farmhouse at your own pace. Enjoy a complete offline experience with optional multiplayer challenges.

Highlights
  • Grow 16 seasonal crops and flowers
  • Raise various farm animals
  • Explore mines and unlock secrets
  • Fish in multiple water bodies
  • Customize farmhouse and character
  • Build relationships with villagers
  • Play offline
Features
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Your grandfather has left you a small farm and a simple wish: bring warmth back to the fields. Clear the overgrowth, till the soil, plant seasonal crops, and settle into a gentle pixel-art life shaped by your own pace. A full day can take you from watering seedlings at sunrise to fishing by the pond, helping a neighbor, cooking dinner, and watching tomorrow’s forecast before bed. BUILD A FARM THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Grow 16 crops and flowers across the seasons • Repair farm buildings and raise chickens, cows, sheep, ducks, geese, and more • Process produce, cook recipes, and fill your collection book • Buy furniture and arrange your multi-room farmhouse • Customize hair, skin, eyes, shirt, pants, and shoe colors at any time EXPLORE BEYOND THE FIELDS • Repair the bridge to reach the eastern woods and multi-level mine • Break rocks, find ore and gems, battle slimes, and unlock the mine elevator • Cast a line in ponds, rivers, and coastal waters for nine kinds of catch • Visit the South Meadow, neighboring village, misty forest, beach, and other areas • Play village minigames and discover seasonal events, weather, fortune, and solar-term surprises BECOME PART OF THE VILLAGE • Talk with residents, give gifts, and complete daily requests • Unlock friendship perks, heart events, and a romance route that adapts to your chosen character • Collect achievements, titles, story chapters, and family memories • Choose a male or female character when starting a new save • Optionally use private friend and challenge links for a friendly 21-game-day earnings race MADE FOR RELAXED PLAY • Play the complete farming game offline with no online profile required • Three local save slots, plus encrypted save links for user-initiated transfer • Touch controls designed for phones and tablets • Adjustable movement speed and day length • 19 interface languages, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew Hearthlight Fields has no ads. Core saves stay local with no automatic cloud sync; Friends, challenges, Game Center, and encrypted save links provide ongoing optional online services. Play in-game days 1–89 without a purchase. Full Access is required to continue from in-game day 90. This gameplay trial is separate from any Apple subscription trial. The app is a free download with three choices. “Monthly Full Access” is US$0.99 per month and “Annual Full Access” is US$9.99 per year in the U.S.; both renew automatically until canceled. “Lifetime Full Access” is a one-time, non-consumable purchase for US$12.99. Your localized prices appear before purchase. Apple may offer an eligible customer a 7-day free trial with a subscription, but each customer can redeem only one introductory offer in the Full Access subscription group. An accepted trial becomes the selected paid subscription. Restore purchases in the app, or manage and cancel subscriptions in Apple Account settings. Customers who previously acquired a paid version keep full access permanently without another purchase. Privacy Policy: https://api.zealx.net/hearthlight-fields/privacy Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Palmier Island4 screens
Hearthlight Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hearthlight Fields at 100% against Palmier Island's 0%. Hearthlight Fields also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Palmier Island's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Hearthlight Fields sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Palmier Island asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearthlight Fields holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Palmier Island's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearthlight Fields's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palmier Island ships an update daily, Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Palmier Island versus Hearthlight Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalmier IslandHearthlight Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB75 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBiscuit GamesChengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Palmier Island

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Hearthlight Fields

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Palmier Island

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hearthlight Fields

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Full Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$12.99

Questions

Is Palmier Island free?
Palmier Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearthlight Fields free?
Hearthlight Fields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Palmier Island or Hearthlight Fields?
Hearthlight Fields is rated higher. Palmier Island averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hearthlight Fields averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Palmier Island or Hearthlight Fields have ads?
Neither Palmier Island nor Hearthlight Fields shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palmier Island or Hearthlight Fields?
Palmier Island ships an update daily, and Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. Most recently, Palmier Island was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hearthlight Fields on October 29, 2026.

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