Comparison

Chill Haven Story 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

Chill Haven Story

Build a peaceful farm, fish, mine, and participate in seasonal events. Explore a world at your own pace, gather resources, and grow your farm with new activities and rewards. Enjoy a calm and rewarding experience with offline progress.

Highlights
  • Farming, fishing, and mining gameplay
  • Relaxing cozy progression
  • Live events and limited-time rewards
  • Upgrade tools and unlock new areas
  • Offline progress
Features
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Build your cozy life in a relaxing farm adventure full of fishing, mining, and seasonal live events Explore the world at your own pace, gather resources, and grow your farm while discovering new activities and rewards. Features: Farming, fishing, and mining gameplay Relaxing cozy progression Live events and limited-time rewards Upgrade tools and unlock new areas Play anytime with offline progress Enjoy a calm and rewarding experience where you can explore, collect, and grow your world every day

About

Hearthlight Fields

Restore a neglected farm by clearing land, planting crops, and raising animals. Explore mines, fish, and build relationships with villagers in a charming pixel-art world. Enjoy a relaxing experience with customizable characters and offline play.

Highlights
  • Grow 16 crops and flowers
  • Raise chickens, cows, sheep, and more
  • Explore multi-level mines
  • Fish in various water bodies
  • Customize character appearance
  • 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

Chill Haven Story4 screens
Hearthlight Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chill Haven Story at 5.0 against Hearthlight Fields's 4.5. Chill Haven Story also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Hearthlight Fields's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Chill Haven Story asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chill Haven Story holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chill Haven Story versus Hearthlight Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChill Haven StoryHearthlight Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size542 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHoang LyChengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Chill Haven Story

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hearthlight Fields

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

In-app purchases

None

Chill Haven Story

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 Chill Haven Story free?
Chill Haven Story 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, Chill Haven Story or Hearthlight Fields?
Chill Haven Story is rated higher. Chill Haven Story averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hearthlight Fields averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Chill Haven Story or Hearthlight Fields have ads?
Chill Haven Story shows ads; Hearthlight Fields does not.

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