Farming Simulator 14 vs Farming Simulator 16
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farming Simulator 14
Manage your own farm, operate realistic machinery, and grow crops in a dynamic open world. Experience a refined agricultural career with a wide array of authentic equipment and engage in local multiplayer to share the farming experience.
- Realistic 3D graphics and UI
- Authentic farm machinery
- Open world farming
- Local multiplayer mode
- Crop planting and selling
- Animal husbandry and milk sales
- AI assistants for tasks
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Start your agricultural career in Farming Simulator 14 on mobile and tablet! Take control of your farm and its fields to fulfil your harvesting dreams. As well as a refined look and feel, Farming Simulator 14 gives you double the number of farm machines to control, all authentically modelled on equipment from real agricultural manufacturers, including Case IH, Deutz-Fahr, Lamborghini, Kuhn, Amazone and Krone. Features: - New highly detailed 3D graphics and a slick user interface take your gameplay experience to the next level - Play with a friend in a free roaming open world in the brand new local multiplayer mode for WiFi and bluetooth - Plant wheat, canola or corn and sell it in a dynamic market - Mow grass, tedder and windrow it to create hay bales to feed to your cows, then sell their milk to the highest bidder - Make money by selling grass or chaff at the biogas plant - Hire computer-controlled assistants to help you with your work
Farming Simulator 16
Experience realistic farming in an open world. Grow crops, raise livestock, and manage your land with a vast array of authentic machinery. Expand your farm and sell your produce in a dynamic market.
- Manage realistic farm operations
- Plant, grow, harvest, and sell five crops
- Raise cows and sheep
- Operate massive agricultural machinery
- Dynamic market for selling produce
- Forestry operations
- Local multiplayer mode
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Manage your own farm and drive massive machines in an open world! Farming Simulator 16 allows you to manage your own realistic farm in extraordinary detail. Plant, grow, harvest, and sell five different crops, raise cows and sheep, and sell timber at your own pace. Buy new fields to expand your farm land. Take direct control of harvesters and tractors, or hire AI helps and manage your growing farm from the full screen management map. As the newest in the series of Farming Simulator games, this game has the best of agriculture simulation. The game features massive tractors and other machines from over 20 brands of agricultural manufacturers, including John Deere, New Holland, Case IH, Ponsse, Lamborghini, Horsch, Krone, Amazone, MAN and more. Features of Farming Simulator 16 include: - New 3D graphics show even more detail on your machinery! - Plant and harvest five different crops: Wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet and potatoes - Sell your crops in a dynamic market - Use realistic tractors and trucks from some of the biggest agriculture machine makers - Feed your cows and sheep to produce and sell milk and wool - Forestry has gone mobile! Harvest wood with dedicated machinery and sell the timber - Manage AI helpers for better results - Play with a friend in local multiplayer mode for WiFi and Bluetooth
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Farming Simulator 14 at none against Farming Simulator 16's shown. Farming Simulator 14 also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). Farming Simulator 16's advantage is chart position (#161 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Farming Simulator 14 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Farming Simulator 16 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Farming Simulator 14 against 4.2 for Farming Simulator 16. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 4.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Farming Simulator 14's written reviews are positive against 62% of Farming Simulator 16's.
Farming Simulator 14 ships an update every 2 months, Farming Simulator 16 monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Farming Simulator 14 | Farming Simulator 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (2.8K ratings) | 4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GIANTS Software GmbH | GIANTS Software GmbH |
Customer experience
Farming Simulator 14
Farming Simulator 16
Bugs and requests
Farming Simulator 14
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crops not growing properly
- Vehicles getting stuck on objects
- Multiplayer connectivity issues
- Screen rotation problems
- Purchased items not saving
Requested features
6 requests- More vehicles and equipment options
- Ability to exit vehicles and walk around
- Faster crop growth and harvesting
- Larger field sizes
- More livestock and crop variety
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- Automated helpers and waypoints
Farming Simulator 16
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Farming Simulator 14
- 250'000 Coins$0.99
- Deutz-Fahr 7250 Agrotron TTV$0.99
- Horsch Maestro 12SW$0.99
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- Kuhn PZ 9600$0.99
- Krone ZX 550 GD$0.99
- Case Magnum 340$0.99
- Amazone Condor 15001$0.99
- 750'000 Coins$1.99
- Case IH Axial-Flow 9230$1.99
- 1'500'000 Coins$2.99
Farming Simulator 16
- 200'000 Coins$0.99
- 500'000 Coins$1.99
- 1'000'000 Coins$2.99
Questions
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