Comparison

Haystack Hustle vs Needle Quest

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

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Haystack Hustle

Features
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Can you find the needle hidden deep inside the haystack? Explore a colorful farm, search through piles of hay, and race against the clock to uncover the hidden needle as fast as possible. Collect hay, earn coins, and upgrade your tools to make every run faster and more efficient. Unlock useful equipment like the rake and vacuum, then use them to clear through the hay and improve your best time. FEATURES • Search huge haystacks for the hidden needle • Race against the timer and beat your best time • Collect hay and earn coins • Unlock and upgrade useful tools • Use the rake and vacuum to search faster • Explore a colorful low-poly farm • Simple mobile controls • Quick, replayable challenges Every second counts. Upgrade your gear, improve your strategy, and see how quickly you can find the needle!

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Needle Quest

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One lost needle. A haystack full of secrets. Where would you start? Step onto a colourful little farm and search a giant haystack from a first-person view. Pick up your first handful, sell it at the Hay Market and turn small discoveries into better tools. Every straw you remove opens another little pocket. Dig a hollow, carve a tunnel and uncover what is hiding inside. BUILD YOUR TOOLKIT Start with your bare hand, then work through a glove, mini rake, scoop, pitchfork and shovel to a powerful vacuum. Improve your carrying capacity, gathering speed and hay value as you go. Each tool digs in its own shape. FOLLOW THE COLOUR Green, purple, red and orange rare straws give you crystals for tools. Look for blue tech crystals and hidden treasures to develop your engineering kit. Use a collecting bomb to clear a patch or follow scanner echoes towards a find. Your drone carries its own hay to market and earns coins while you keep exploring. FILL YOUR COLLECTION Find seven distinctive campaign needles as the haystacks grow from 50,000 to 3 million straws. Finish the campaign to unlock Free Play, choose a haystack size and search for secret needles. Discover curious farm treasures and collect all four Sewing Kit pieces for a bonus. DAILY WORD HUNT Find hidden 3D letters and collect the word of the day across several haystacks. Complete the word to earn bonus tech crystals. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Simple touch controls, portrait and landscape layouts, and progress saved on your device let you return to your search. The core game works offline. Optional rewarded advertisements need a connection and availability may vary. Every handful brings you closer. What will you uncover next?

Screenshots

Haystack Hustle4 screens
Needle Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Quest at none against Haystack Hustle's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Haystack Hustle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Needle Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Haystack Hustle versus Needle Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaystack HustleNeedle Quest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsier UrrestiNikita Ermachkov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haystack Hustle

One-time2
  • Buy Vacuum tool in the game.$0.99
  • Remove Advertisements.$2.99
None

Needle Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haystack Hustle free?
Haystack Hustle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle Quest free?
Needle Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haystack Hustle or Needle Quest have ads?
Both Haystack Hustle and Needle Quest show ads.

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