Comparison

Starshard vs Havenbrook

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

Head to head
About

Starshard

Features
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Three fleets came out of the dark and took the lanes one by one. Command has one hull left to send — yours. Starshard is a vertical space shooter built on one promise: FAIR PLAY. No pay-to-win. No energy timers. Just you, your ship, and endless waves of alien fleets — now fully playable in English and Turkish. DODGE. BLAST. SURVIVE. Weave through bullet storms with one finger. Collect power-ups, charge your weapons, and carve through six enemy types — from swarming scouts to armor-plated frigates — plus elite gold variants that hit harder and fly faster. DRAFT YOUR BUILD, EVERY RUN Defeat a boss and choose 1 of 3 upgrades: side cannons, homing missiles, piercing lasers, combat drones, tail guns, flak rounds and more. Every run builds differently. Every choice matters. EPIC BOSS BATTLES Three alien dreadnought factions guard the void, each with its own attack patterns — bullet curtains, radial bursts, summoned reinforcements. Push them past half health and face their enraged second phase. BUILD YOUR HANGAR Earn shards and unlock permanent gear: escort wingmen, drone bays, shield generators, afterburners. Choose your ship — the balanced Interceptor, the nimble Falcon, or the heavy Titan — and equip a loadout that fits your style. CAMPAIGN + ENDLESS Clear campaign missions with hand-crafted enemy compositions, or chase your record in endless mode across deep space, planetary sectors, and asteroid fields. Climb the pilot ranks from Cadet to legend. FAIR MONETIZATION • No pay-to-win, no energy timers, no subscriptions • Optional rewarded ads for a revive or bonus crystals; a short ad between runs, never mid-fight • One purchase removes all ads, forever • Everything is earnable by playing The void is waiting, pilot. How far will you fly?

About

Havenbrook

Cultivate a charming pixel art farm, raising diverse animals and growing over 40 crops. Expand your land, craft unique buildings, and enjoy seasonal changes that repaint the valley. The farm grows even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Over 40 crops
  • Raise 5 animal types with rarities
  • Expand land up to 35 plots
  • Nine crafting buildings
  • Six unique seasons
  • Offline play
  • Grows while app is closed
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A quiet valley. One field to start with. The rest is yours to win. Havenbrook is a beautiful pixel farm you build a little at a time and keep for good. Plant the fields, raise animals worth bragging about, and watch the whole valley change with the seasons. GROW A FARM WORTH LOOKING AT - Over 40 crops, from five minute wheat to lavender that takes all day - 35 plots to claim, one field at a time, until the whole valley is yours - Warm, chunky pixel art in every corner, right down to the dirt RAISE ANIMALS WORTH KEEPING - Cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and ducks in five rarities - Breed two good animals and hope for something better - One prize cow can out-earn an entire field of wheat BUILD A FARM ONLY YOU HAVE - Nine roadway crafting buildings - What you build decides what your farm is famous for - Fill orders at the roadside and watch the coins stack up SIX SEASONS, EVERY YEAR - Frostfall, Bloomtide, Thundervale, Sunpeak, Harvest and Lanternlight - Each one repaints the valley and brings an animal you can get nowhere else - Rewards on every season track, free, no purchase needed IT GROWS WHILE YOU SLEEP - Crops ripen and animals keep producing with the app closed - Plays offline, anywhere, with no account to make - Come back after a day or a week to a full harvest waiting Your field is waiting. Come and see what you can make of it.

Screenshots

Starshard4 screens
Havenbrook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Havenbrook at none against Starshard's shown. Havenbrook also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Starshard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Starshard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Havenbrook sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starshard ships an update every 3 weeks, Havenbrook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Starshard versus Havenbrook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarshardHavenbrook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBurak Emre NevruzogluLapis Stone LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Starshard

One-time2
  • Shard Doubler$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
5 purchases

Havenbrook

One-time5
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
  • Gem Sack$4.99
  • Gem Crate$9.99
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  • Gem Wagon$19.99
  • The Vault$49.99

Questions

Is Starshard free?
Starshard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Havenbrook free?
Havenbrook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Starshard or Havenbrook have ads?
Starshard shows ads; Havenbrook does not.
Which is updated more often, Starshard or Havenbrook?
Starshard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Havenbrook every 3 days. Most recently, Starshard was updated on October 13, 2026 and Havenbrook on October 9, 2026.

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