Needle in Haystack vs The Needle in the Haystack 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Needle in Haystack
Search for a hidden needle among thousands of hay pieces. Collect and sell hay, unlock tools, feed animals, and complete community challenges to earn rewards. Explore the farm and barn in this engaging search game.
- Search for hidden needles
- Collect and sell hay
- Unlock and upgrade tools
- Feed farm animals
- Complete community challenges
- Explore farm and barn
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There’s one tiny needle hidden somewhere inside a massive haystack. Finding it sounds simple. It’s not. Search through 150 MILLION pieces of hay, grow your own crops, raise animals, drive vehicles, explore Downtown, and build your dream farm in a unique farming simulator with online multiplayer! BUILD, COLLECT & SEARCH • Search for the one hidden needle • Collect and sell massive amounts of hay • Unlock and upgrade powerful farming tools • Explore a giant hayfield with 150 million pieces of hay • Upgrade your Pitchfork to collect hay faster • Unlock powerful machines to automate your work GROW YOUR OWN CROPS • Plow the fields and prepare the soil • Choose from different seeds and plant your crops • Water your fields and help your crops grow • Collect animal manure and use it as natural fertilizer • Harvest your crops and sell them for coins • Manage your farmland and expand your farming activities RAISE ANIMALS & BUILD YOUR FARM • Feed and take care of your farm animals • Collect animal manure to fertilize your fields • Unlock automatic animal feeders • Use automatic hay sweepers and robots • Turn collected hay into hay bales • Feed your animals, sell hay, or prepare it for delivery • Explore the barn and develop your farm EXPLORE DOWNTOWN & RIDE YOUR MOTORBIKE • Hop on your motorbike and ride into Downtown • Explore a lively town filled with pedestrians and traffic • Enjoy a relaxing ride through the streets • Take a break from farming and discover a different environment • Experience motorcycle riding beyond your farm PLAY ONLINE WITH FRIENDS • Explore the farm with other players in Online Mode • Collect hay together with friends • Play together in larger multiplayer groups • Express yourself with fun emotes • Join Community Challenges • Work together to complete goals and earn rewards • Participate in live admin events and gift giveaways DRIVE, DELIVER & EARN • Drive the Delivery Truck yourself • Transport hay and complete delivery missions • Earn coins by selling hay and harvested crops • Unlock new equipment and farming machines • Upgrade your tools to work faster and more efficiently DAILY REWARDS & SPECIAL EVENTS • Collect Daily Rewards • Earn Weekly Rewards • Unlock special Monthly Grand Rewards • Join community events for extra prizes • Participate in special events with other players MORE THAN JUST FINDING A NEEDLE Start with simple tools and turn your farm into a thriving operation. Grow crops, care for animals, collect hay, operate powerful machines, ride your motorbike through Downtown, and enjoy multiplayer farming with friends. Whether you love farming, driving, collecting, upgrading, or simply exploring, there’s always something to do. ONE NEEDLE. 150 MILLION PIECES OF HAY. Somewhere inside that enormous haystack, one tiny needle is waiting to be discovered. Will you find it quickly, or will you clear the entire haystack? Can you actually find a needle in a haystack? Download Needle in Haystack and start your farming adventure today! Privacy Policy: https://www.nilplay.net/privacy_policy/ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
The Needle in the Haystack 2
A cooperative multiplayer game where players search for a hidden needle in a massive haystack. Work together to gather resources, purchase upgrades, and utilize various tools and machines to aid your search. Play solo or with friends in private or public yards.
- Cooperative multiplayer gameplay
- Resource gathering and management
- Tool and machine upgrades
- Private and public game yards
- Solo play option
- Hands-only challenge mode
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One enormous haystack. One hidden needle. A crew that works together. Create a private yard for friends or join a public crew. Up to eight players collect hay, take it to the dealer and spend shared in-game money on tools, research and machines. You can also play solo. Start with your hands, use shovels and pitchforks, fill buckets and wheelbarrows, and build conveyor lines. Generators, balers, robot arms and scanners help your crew. Support excavated tunnels and recover the needle yourself. Then start a new search area. Choose hands-only mode for an extra challenge. The game needs an internet connection. You can play solo without signing in; shared online yards and account features use Sign in with Apple. Optional credit packs are available through in-app purchases. Credits buy selected permanent personal tools. Tools needed to reach the goal are also obtainable with money earned through play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Needle in Haystack at 4.1 against The Needle in the Haystack 2's 1.3. Needle in Haystack also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). The Needle in the Haystack 2's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 12%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). 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
Both are free to download. Needle in Haystack sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and The Needle in the Haystack 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Needle in Haystack holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of Needle in Haystack's written reviews are positive against 22% of The Needle in the Haystack 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Needle in Haystack ships an update every 4 days, The Needle in the Haystack 2 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Needle in Haystack | The Needle in the Haystack 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SERAP KIZILTEPE | Alessandro Brning |
Customer experience
Needle in Haystack
The Needle in the Haystack 2
In-app purchases
Needle in Haystack
- 100 Hays + No-Ads$0.49
- 250 Hays + Double Collect + No-Ads$0.99
- One-Time Exclusive Starter Bundle$2.99
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- 500 Hays + 3x Collect + No-Ads$2.99
- 1000 Hays + 5x collect + No-Ads$3.99
- Vehicle Bundle$8.49
- Emotes Bundle$19.99
- Ultra Coin Pack$19.99
The Needle in the Haystack 2
- 50 Credits$4.99
- 100 Credits$9.49
- 500 Credits$44.99
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- 1,000 Credits$84.99
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