Comparison

Pixelcity V2 vs Tiny Garden Days

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

Head to head
About

Pixelcity V2

Features
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Welcome to Pixel City! You move in with $250 in your pocket and a rusty old trailer – the rest is up to you. WORK YOUR WAY UP 14 different jobs, from the pizzeria and the burger bar to the airport, the health clinic and the auto shop. Get promoted to shift lead and boss – or start your own food truck. FIND A HOME Save up for an apartment, a townhouse, a villa or a farm in the countryside. Furnish room by room with over a hundred kinds of furniture, cook in the kitchen and grow vegetables in the garden. SHOP AND DRESS UP The clothes shop, the toy shop, the furniture giant and the hair salon with loads of hairstyles and colors – and the pet shop, where kittens, puppies and bunnies are waiting for a home. THINGS TO DO Invite friends to a party, go to the movies, ride a bike or a moped through town, become a farmer, and explore Southside, the park, Eastside, Linden Grove and downtown – day and night, in sun and rain. Eat fish and chips at The Boathouse out on the pier and keep an eye out for the dolphin! PLAY TOGETHER Everyone playing at the same time ends up in the same city. Visit each other's homes, work the same shift and talk in voice chat if you like. Bad words are filtered out, and anyone who is mean can be blocked and reported. Play in 8 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish. No accounts, no ads and no in-app purchases. The game saves on your phone and keeps getting new things.

About

Tiny Garden Days

A charming gardening simulation where all elements are crafted from felt. Plant, water, and harvest a variety of crops, fulfill neighborly requests, and expand your farm. Enjoy a peaceful, ad-free experience with progress saved locally.

Highlights
  • Felt-themed visuals
  • Planting and harvesting crops
  • Fulfilling neighbor orders
  • Farm expansion with chickens and mill
  • Decorative items
  • Offline progress saving
  • One-time premium unlock
Features
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Tiny Garden Days is a cozy gardening game where everything is made of felt: the beds, the plants, the tools – and Pip, the little hedgehog who shows you around. IT'S THIS EASY • Plant: pick a seed and put it in a bed – from radishes to pineapples. • Water: rainwater from the barrel makes everything grow. Sometimes a rain shower helps too. • Harvest: sell your crops, fill your neighbors' orders and grow your garden. A GARDEN THAT GROWS WITH YOU • 16 plants: vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and grain • Five areas: Little Bed, Flower Patch, Orchard, Greenhouse and Farm • Special orders: your neighbors celebrate weddings and festivals – deliver in time and earn more • A farm with chickens, a mill and an oven – from grain to bread • Decor that makes your garden prettier and shortens the wait • A daily gift and small goals that guide you step by step • Your garden keeps growing even when the app is closed CALM AND FAIR • No ads – ever. • No subscription, no account, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. • Short sessions for in between: a few minutes are enough. START FOR FREE, UNLOCK ONCE The Little Bed and the Flower Patch are free – plenty to get to know the game at your own pace. With the one-time "Premium" purchase you unlock the whole garden: Orchard, Greenhouse and Farm, plus the market, the rooster and twelve more decorations. Buy once, keep forever. In English, German and French. For iPhone and iPad. Questions or ideas? Write to us: hallo@salzwerk.app

Screenshots

Pixelcity V24 screens
Tiny Garden Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixelcity V2 at none against Tiny Garden Days's 1. Pixelcity V2 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Tiny Garden Days sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixelcity V2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixelcity V2 ships an update every 3 days, Tiny Garden Days every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pixelcity V2 versus Tiny Garden Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelcity V2Tiny Garden Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarl PalssonMichael Salzer

In-app purchases

None

Pixelcity V2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Garden Days

One-time1
  • Premium – the whole garden$2.99

Questions

Is Pixelcity V2 free?
Pixelcity V2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Garden Days free?
Tiny Garden Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixelcity V2 or Tiny Garden Days have ads?
Neither Pixelcity V2 nor Tiny Garden Days shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixelcity V2 or Tiny Garden Days?
Pixelcity V2 ships an update every 3 days, and Tiny Garden Days every 5 days. Most recently, Pixelcity V2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tiny Garden Days on October 29, 2026.

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