Comparison

Tinkerer 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

Tinkerer

A relaxing crafting game where you gather parts, build contraptions, and deliver them to neighbors. Enjoy a peaceful experience with no timers, ads, or energy meters, allowing you to play at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Gathering resources
  • Building contraptions
  • Delivering items
  • No timers or nagging
  • Ad-free experience
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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Tinkerer is a cozy crafting game for people who like quiet things. Wander to gather little parts. Build small contraptions on the workbench — wind-up mice, weather vanes, music boxes. Deliver them to neighbors who ask politely. That's the whole game, and it's the whole point. No timers nagging you back. No ads. No energy meters demanding cash. Just tinkering at your own pace. Workshop Supporter is a single, optional, one-time purchase that unlocks the Shelf and helps fund new contraptions. That's it — no subscriptions, no battle pass, no loot boxes. Take your time.

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

Tinkerer4 screens
Hearthlight Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearthlight Fields at 4.5 against Tinkerer's 4.0. Hearthlight Fields also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tinkerer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hearthlight Fields sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearthlight Fields holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tinkerer versus Hearthlight Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinkererHearthlight Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWilliam AlexanderChengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tinkerer

One-time1
  • Workshop Supporter$2.99
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 Tinkerer free?
Tinkerer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearthlight Fields free?
Hearthlight Fields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tinkerer or Hearthlight Fields?
Hearthlight Fields is rated higher. Tinkerer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hearthlight Fields averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Tinkerer or Hearthlight Fields have ads?
Neither Tinkerer nor Hearthlight Fields shows ads.

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