Comparison

Kind Skies 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

Kind Skies

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Kind Skies is a cozy world that grows with your care. You are the gentle sky above a tiny tribe. There are no armies to command and no enemies to crush — only a small island, a handful of souls, and the weather in your hands. Send the rain to green their fields. Raise the warm sun to ripen the harvest and chase away sickness. Call the wind to hold back the rising flood. Little by little, a bare patch of grass becomes a living village that looks to the sky that keeps it safe. It is a game about tending, not conquering. Some days you will nudge the clouds for a few quiet minutes; other days you will lose yourself watching your village thrive. There are no punishing timers and no way to truly fail your people — just a calm, hopeful place that rewards a patient, caring hand. COMMAND THE WEATHER Drag the rain, sun, and wind across the sky to grow crops, heal the ill, douse fires, and outlast droughts, storms, and floods. Every blessing has a cost in faith, so a kind guardian learns when to give — and when to wait. A VILLAGE THAT FEELS ALIVE Your villagers wander, work the fields, gather to pray, and raise new families when they are happy and fed. Strangers wash ashore and ask to join; share your food and your tribe grows. Let them go hungry and the harvest suffers. Every choice ripples through the little world below. EVERY SOUL HAS A NAME This is not a crowd of faceless workers. Each villager is born with a name, and the ones you lose are remembered forever in the village memorial. Kind Skies is as much about who you care for as what you build. A WORLD THAT TURNS Seasons change the light and the land, festivals reward a flourishing village, and gentle crises keep every day fresh. Work through a hand-crafted campaign, then test yourself in an endless mode that grows ever more demanding. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Spend the faith your happy tribe earns on island themes, villager outfits, and sky styles — from sunlit meadows to moonlit shores. Lasting blessings and relics let you shape how you watch over them. CALM BY DESIGN Soft, hand-drawn art, soothing sound, and an unhurried pace make Kind Skies a wholesome world to return to anytime. No stress, no pressure — just a tiny tribe, a wide sky, and you. Be the kind sky a small world needs.

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
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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

Kind Skies4 screens
Hearthlight Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hearthlight Fields at none against Kind Skies's shown. Kind Skies's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kind Skies 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kind Skies ships an update every 3 days, Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kind Skies versus Hearthlight Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKind SkiesHearthlight Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYusuf Kenan EKIZOGLUChengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kind Skies

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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 Kind Skies free?
Kind Skies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearthlight Fields free?
Hearthlight Fields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kind Skies or Hearthlight Fields have ads?
Kind Skies shows ads; Hearthlight Fields does not.
Which is updated more often, Kind Skies or Hearthlight Fields?
Kind Skies ships an update every 3 days, and Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. Most recently, Kind Skies was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hearthlight Fields on October 29, 2026.

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