Comparison

StepHaven vs Starglass

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

Head to head
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/

About

Starglass

A relaxing city-building sandbox game where players transform sand into glass to construct a beautiful desert oasis. There's no pressure, allowing you to build at your own pace and create a unique settlement under the stars.

Highlights
  • Calming city builder gameplay
  • Transform sand into glass
  • Build towers and streets
  • Desert oasis setting
  • No rush or pressure
  • Grow your town organically
Features
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Long ago, a star fell into the desert. Where it landed, water rose from the sand, and the star's glass began to sing. Its song was the voice of the Choir, who live among the stars. They taught the first people to turn sand into glass, and glass into towers. Now the oasis is waiting for you. Starglass is a cozy, calming city builder. There is no rush and no pressure. You have warm sand, still water, and a quiet town that grows the way you dream it. Meet Sahir, the star-reader, and raise a city that shines under the night sky, one golden street at a time. Slow down. Breathe out. Build something beautiful. Raise their city. Listen to the stars. Terms of Use: https://aiapps.games/starglass/terms Privacy Policy: https://aiapps.games/starglass/privacy

Screenshots

StepHaven4 screens
Starglass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StepHaven at 5.0 against Starglass's 4.0. Starglass's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. StepHaven sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Starglass sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepHaven ships an update every 5 days, Starglass every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
StepHaven versus Starglass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepHavenStarglass
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.0 (12 ratings)
Number of ratings912 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrody RichmondAI Apps Software Services and Advertising Activities

In-app purchases

5 purchases

StepHaven

Subscriptions2
  • StepHaven+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • StepHaven+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Cottage Garden: Cozy Cottages$6.99
  • Castle & Crown: Medieval Town$9.99
  • StepHaven+ Lifetime$79.99
10 purchases

Starglass

Subscriptions1
  • The Vizier$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • Founder's Bundle$2.99
  • No Ads Between Levels$2.99
  • Another Oasis$3.99
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  • A Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Sahir's Strongbox$4.99
  • Town Charter$7.99
  • A Coffer of Gems$19.99
  • A Vault of Gems$49.99
  • A Star's Hoard of Gems$99.99

Questions

Is StepHaven free?
StepHaven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Starglass free?
Starglass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StepHaven or Starglass?
StepHaven is rated higher. StepHaven averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Starglass averages 4.0 from 12 ratings.
Do StepHaven or Starglass have ads?
Neither StepHaven nor Starglass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepHaven or Starglass?
StepHaven ships an update every 5 days, and Starglass every 3 days. Most recently, StepHaven was updated on November 10, 2026 and Starglass on November 10, 2026.

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