Comparison

YukiGuni vs StepHaven

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

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About

YukiGuni

Build and manage your own 3D ski resort on mountains inspired by real Japanese terrain. Design ski runs, install lifts, and develop facilities to attract guests and grow your resort. Experience the charm of Japan's snow country from your phone.

Highlights
  • Build ski runs by drawing lines
  • Manage 8 types of lifts
  • Develop resort facilities
  • Groom slopes and make snow
  • Attract guests and earn coins
  • Offline earnings collection
  • Explore 20 unique mountains
Features
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Experience a Japanese ski resort, right from your phone. Hot springs after a day on the slopes, rime-frosted trees, fireworks over the floodlit slopes: the feel of Japan's snow country, in your pocket. ▼ FROM THE JAPAN MAP TO SNOWY MOUNTAINS NATIONWIDE The Japan map is filled with snowy mountains built from real terrain across Japan. Pick one by region and area and run it your way (more are added over time). * Japan map mountains open up once you progress through the game and unlock Mountain 10. ・Fuji Foothills: ski with the snowy peak of Mt. Fuji right behind you ・Onsen Village Mountain: built from the real terrain of a Japanese hot-spring ski village, 1,100 m from the steaming streets to the summit Rivers and lakes run through the mountains, so each resort grows in scenery true to its place. And when you're ready for the real thing, come ski Japan. The powder is waiting. ▼ PLANNING A SKI TRIP TO JAPAN? PREVIEW THE MOUNTAINS FIRST Japan's powder snow is world-famous, and its ski areas stretch from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Explore snowy mountains built from Japan's real terrain, right from your phone, before you book. ・Browse by region on the Japan map: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Nagano, Niigata and more ・Look around in 3D: the vertical from summit to base, which way the slopes face, and how lifts and runs connect ・Find the beginner, intermediate and expert runs and plan your days on the mountain ・See the view from the top of the aerial tram or gondola, plus parking, lakes and rivers at the base Use it as a "run check" before your Japan trip, and when you're home, grow your favorite mountain into a ski resort of your own. * Mountains and runs are fictional ski areas based on public terrain and map data, and are not affiliated with any real facility or organization. Actual runs and operations may differ. The line you draw with your finger becomes a ski run. YukiGuni is a management sim where you grow a fully 3D snowy mountain into a ski resort of your own. ▼ HOW TO PLAY ・Trace a line from the top of the mountain to the bottom to build a run ・How you draw sets the difficulty: straight and steep makes an expert (black) run, gentle makes a beginner (green) run ・Runs and lifts take time to build. Wait it out, or speed things up with a Time Warp ・Guests ride the lifts up, ski down your runs, and spend coins along the way ・Guests keep skiing while the app is closed. Come back and collect your offline earnings! ▼ 8 TYPES OF LIFTS Rope tow, 1- to 4-seat chairlifts, 6-seat chairlift, gondola, and aerial tram. Bigger lifts move more guests, but take longer to build. ▼ BUILD UP YOUR SLOPES Groom runs with groomers, make snow with snow guns, and add lights for night skiing. Deploy snowmobiles for patrol and slope work. Set up attractions for snowboarders, too: halfpipe, boardercross, jib features, and tree runs. Unlock 24 resort facilities step by step, from hot springs and fireworks to a ski-in hotel. ▼ 20 MOUNTAINS AWAIT Gentle plateaus, sharp ridges, deep forests, valley floors, and the toughest of all: the ice wall. Save up coins to unlock new mountains. Each one is its own resort, built from scratch. You can return to any mountain you have unlocked at any time. Offer beginner, intermediate, and expert runs to earn a satisfaction bonus. What kind of snowy mountain will your resort become? * When you move to a new mountain, the previous mountain's resort is paused, and the new one starts from scratch. * Game progress is saved only on your device. Progress cannot be transferred when you change devices or reinstall the app (purchased items are tied to your Apple ID and can be restored). * Map Tickets are consumable and are not restored by "Restore Purchases".

About

StepHaven

Walk to build a charming town, from cozy cottages to expansive landscapes. Design every detail of your homes and watch your creation come alive with villagers and wildlife. Collaborate with friends to build a shared haven.

Highlights
  • Build towns with walking steps
  • Customize houses and landscapes
  • Interactive town with villagers
  • Co-op building with friends
  • Offline building functionality
  • Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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StepHaven is a town-building game you play by walking. Every step you take goes toward something you build: a cottage, a garden path, a waterfall, a whole town of your own design. A BRISK WALK, A FIRST STREET StepHaven reads your steps from Apple Health, so the iPhone in your pocket or the Apple Watch on your wrist already does the counting. A ten-minute walk pays for your first house. An ordinary day on your feet builds a street. A BIG MAP THAT'S ALL YOURS Every haven has its own map, 300 tiles across, with rivers, hills and mountain ranges. Raise the ground, dig ponds, send waterfalls down your terraces, lay a railway, build bridges and piers. Make a canal town, a hillside village or a valley of cottages. There's room for every idea. DESIGN EVERY HOUSE In the Workshop you choose a shape, a style, a roof and the colors, then add flower boxes, shutters, a porch or a chimney that smokes. No two towns look alike, because yours is built from your ideas. OVER 500 THINGS TO PLACE Cherry trees and wildflowers, stone walls and lanterns, koi ponds, sailboats, trains, jukeboxes, and a garden gnome holding a lantern. New things arrive with updates. A TOWN THAT LIVES Villagers walk to the shops and visit their neighbors. Deer, foxes and ducks wander in once there's enough green, and a dog house or a stable brings a pet of your own. Visiting merchants stop by with things the shop doesn't sell. The light follows your clock, and the seasons change through the year. BUILD WITH FRIENDS Start a shared haven and invite up to three friends. What they build shows up on your phone a few seconds later. EVERY KIND OF MOVING COUNTS Wheelchair pushes count, just like steps. Heading out for a bike ride or a swim? Light an Ember first and the workout counts too. Ember works best with Apple Watch. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets show your town and what you're saving for. A Live Activity keeps your Ember on the Lock Screen. FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads and no energy timers. • Steps can't be bought. Everything in the shop costs steps. • Steps typed into Health by hand don't count. • Your step count stays on your phone. • Building works offline. STEPHAVEN+ AND ITEM PACKS StepHaven+ is an optional membership: monthly, yearly or lifetime. It adds more Workshop shapes and styles, roof shapes, color washes, a covered porch, and more havens. Item packs such as Castle & Crown are one-time purchases. Some buildings in the screenshots need StepHaven+ or a pack. Privacy Policy: https://bmrich12.github.io/stephaven-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

YukiGuni3 screens
StepHaven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StepHaven at 5.0 against YukiGuni's 3.3. StepHaven also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and ads (none vs shown). YukiGuni's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. YukiGuni sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and StepHaven sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepHaven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of YukiGuni's written reviews are positive against 100% of StepHaven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YukiGuni ships an update every 2 days, StepHaven every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YukiGuni versus StepHaven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYukiGuniStepHaven
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings613 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEVEN DOTBrody Richmond

Customer experience

YukiGuni

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral21.1%
Negative21.1%

StepHaven

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

YukiGuni

One-time10
  • Time Warp (4 Hours)$0.99
  • Santa Claus$1.99
  • Reindeer$1.99
Show 7 more
  • +1 Build Slot (24h)$1.99
  • Santa & Reindeer Set$2.99
  • Time Warp (12 Hours)$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 1 Map Ticket$4.99
  • 3 Map Tickets$11.99
  • Time Warp (168h)$29.99
6 purchases

StepHaven

Subscriptions2
  • StepHaven+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • StepHaven+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Harvest Festival$2.99
  • Cottage Garden: Cozy Cottages$6.99
  • Castle & Crown: Medieval Town$9.99
Show 1 more
  • StepHaven+ Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is YukiGuni free?
YukiGuni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepHaven free?
StepHaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YukiGuni or StepHaven?
StepHaven is rated higher. YukiGuni averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while StepHaven averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do YukiGuni or StepHaven have ads?
YukiGuni shows ads; StepHaven does not.
Which is updated more often, YukiGuni or StepHaven?
YukiGuni ships an update every 2 days, and StepHaven every 4 days. Most recently, YukiGuni was updated on November 13, 2026 and StepHaven on November 13, 2026.

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