Pixel Farm vs Pasterium C
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Farm
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【Pixel Farm - 8-bit Widget & Dynamic Island】 Check on your farm anytime from your Home Screen widget or Dynamic Island. Grow adorable pixel art crops, harvest them, and complete your collection! FEATURES WIDGET SUPPORT • Real-time farm view on your Home Screen widget • Animated crop growth displayed on widgets • Check your farm without opening the app DYNAMIC ISLAND • Track growing crops on your Dynamic Island • Get notified when crops are ready to harvest • Pixel art sprites sway in the Dynamic Island GACHA SEED SYSTEM • Plant seeds across 5 rarity tiers • What grows is a mystery until harvest time • Hunt for rare and legendary crops • Drop rates visible in-game for full transparency FARM SIMULATION • Grow crops on 4 farm plots simultaneously • Water crops to speed up growth • Watch ads for time boost • Complete daily challenges for coins CROP COLLECTION • Discover all 15 crop types to fill your collection • Tier-based crop categories • Exciting reveal animation for new discoveries CUSTOMIZATION • Change farm background themes (starry night, snow, cherry blossoms) • Purchase decorations in the shop PERFECT FOR • Anyone who loves customizing their Home Screen • Fans of idle and farming games • Pixel art and retro game enthusiasts • Quick play sessions during breaks • Collectors who love completing catalogs Inspired by the warm pixel art worlds of classic farming games, Pixel Farm brings a cozy 8-bit farm right to your fingertips. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Premium membership is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pasterium C
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Spend quiet days with your fish in a little aquarium. Pasterium C is a 3D aquarium set in a softly muted pastel room, where you enjoy everyday life with your fish. You start with three little fish in a fishbowl. Give them names, feed them, and watch them slowly grow and bond with you. - Every fish has its own personality and looks Even fish of the same kind each have something special. Keep an eye on growth, bond, and health on each fish’s card. Fish that feel weak can get care, or rest at boarding. - A life that grows a little every day New friends and ornaments arrive, and sometimes eggs are laid. On day 7 the living room tank opens, and on day 14 you get an auto feeder you can use in any tank. - Make the tank your own Choose plants, ornaments, sand colors, and lighting to decorate. Save up to 5 favorite layouts for each tank. - Learn about creatures and ornaments in your journal Look back on each day in the diary, and read about each one in the creature and ornament guides. - Shifting light and gentle sounds The light in the room changes from morning to night and with the seasons. Watch your fish from underwater, and keep photos or short videos. Choose between the original music and lofi, with different tracks for morning, day, and night. You can choose your tap sounds too. - Start for free, then visit the study The fishbowl and the living room are free. “Study with a Bookshelf” is a one-time in-app purchase. It adds a big tank about 120 cm wide, along with Discus, Arowana, River Stingray, and Axolotl. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. No ads and no account sign-up. Everyday play works offline. Buying and restoring the in-app purchase needs a connection. Your fish, diary, and other records are saved in the app. Deleting the app also deletes these records, but photos and videos you saved to the Photos app remain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pasterium C at none against Pixel Farm's shown. Pasterium C also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Farm sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pasterium C sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Farm ships an update every 2 months, Pasterium C every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Farm | Pasterium C |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoji Aoki | KENICHI TAKAOKA |
In-app purchases
Pixel Farm
- Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
- Water Pack (Small)$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Exclusive Background Set$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Water Pack (Medium)$2.99
- Water Pack (Large)$5.99
Pasterium C
- Study with a Bookshelf$2.99









