Comparison

Nurtlet vs Tiny Text Terrarium

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

Head to head
About

Nurtlet

Features
Read full description

Meet Lumi, a little lavender axolotl who needs a friend. Stroke its head, tickle its tummy, hold its paw — Lumi reacts to every touch. Nurtlet is a cozy virtual pet game made for short, calm visits. There is nothing to lose and no timer to beat: just a small companion who is glad you came back. CARE FOR LUMI • Feed it porridge, apples and cupcakes — drag the food to its mouth • Scrub off the mud with a sponge, rinse the foam, brush its teeth • Turn off the light and read a bedtime story with choices • Help it feel better when it is unwell PLAY TOGETHER • Throw a ball and catch it at the right moment • Teach Lumi dance moves and repeat them back • Four minigames: Catch the Stardrops, Bubble Pop, Echo Song and Treasure Trail • Send Lumi on little journeys and collect souvenirs • Talk to Lumi and hear it answer in its own voice MAKE IT YOURS • Hats, scarves, a flower crown and more, all modelled to fit Lumi • Six rooms to visit: living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garden and workshop • Room themes for each room — a bakery kitchen, a moonlit bedroom, a winter cabin • Take photos of Lumi and share them GROW A FRIENDSHIP • Daily missions and a login streak • Levels, growth stages and a bond that deepens over time • Lumi brings you keepsakes when you have been away MADE TO BE COMFORTABLE • Full VoiceOver support, including the minigames • Reduce Motion, haptics and sound settings • 12 languages: English, Ukrainian, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese • Works offline, no account required • Progress is saved on your device and backed up with iCloud Core gameplay never requires watching ads. Optional in-app purchases and optional rewarded ads are available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alexframe.dev/legal/nurtlet/privacy

About

Tiny Text Terrarium

Cultivate a serene text-based garden that grows over time. Discover unique flora and fauna, track your garden's history through diary entries, and enjoy seasonal changes. Widgets provide a glance at your growing world.

Highlights
  • Plant seeds and watch them grow with real time
  • Diary logs of garden events
  • Discover 27 species and oddities
  • Real weather and seasonal changes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Time acceleration option
  • Customizable appearance
Features
Read full description

Plant a seed. Close the app. Come back to a little world that grew while you were away. Tiny Text Terrarium is a cozy garden built entirely from text. Every plant, puddle, and passing bee is an emoji living in a tiny grid. There's nothing to optimize, no timers to beat, and no way to lose. Just a quiet patch of soil that keeps growing while you live your life. • Plant seeds, sprinkle droplets, and let real time do the rest • Come back to a hand-written diary of everything that happened, "A bee stopped by the daisies and did a little happy dance." • Discover 27 species, visitors, and oddities for your Almanac • Learn the garden's secrets: something likes rainy mountains… • Real weather moods, day and night, snow in winter, and a few seasonal surprises • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: your garden at a glance, one tap away • Can't wait? The Sundial nudges time forward, a day's worth per day • Make it yours: five backdrop tints and a light/dark appearance switch • Wilted flowers forgive you. One droplet fixes everything • Nothing to buy, ever. A tip jar exists only if you'd like to say thanks Fully playable with VoiceOver. No ads, no accounts, no data collected, your garden never leaves your device.

Screenshots

Nurtlet4 screens
Tiny Text Terrarium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Text Terrarium at none against Nurtlet's shown. Nurtlet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Nurtlet sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Text Terrarium sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nurtlet against 5.0 for Tiny Text Terrarium. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nurtlet ships an update every 2 weeks, Tiny Text Terrarium monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nurtlet versus Tiny Text Terrarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNurtletTiny Text Terrarium
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex YehorovAntonio Gordillo Toledo

Customer experience

Nurtlet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tiny Text Terrarium

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Nurtlet

One-time4
  • Support Nurtlet$0.99
  • Starter Cosmetics$1.99
  • Spooky Cute Pack$1.99
Show 1 more
  • Cozy Room Bundle$2.99
3 purchases

Tiny Text Terrarium

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Kind Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$6.99

Questions

Is Nurtlet free?
Nurtlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Text Terrarium free?
Tiny Text Terrarium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nurtlet or Tiny Text Terrarium?
Nurtlet and Tiny Text Terrarium are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nurtlet or Tiny Text Terrarium have ads?
Nurtlet shows ads; Tiny Text Terrarium does not.
Which is updated more often, Nurtlet or Tiny Text Terrarium?
Nurtlet ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tiny Text Terrarium monthly. Most recently, Nurtlet was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tiny Text Terrarium on November 6, 2026.

Other comparisons