Comparison

Spleiselaget vs De Hortus

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

Head to head

The City

Amsterdam

About

Spleiselaget

Features

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Welcome to Byen! You've got the honour of being our mayor, and make sure the population is doing well. We have many different people living here, and everyone have their own needs and interests. To make all of them happy is an impossible task, but you need to do a good enough job to get reelected again. To do that you need to make many hard choices, and manage the economy well. "Byen" is an educational game about community and taxes and is made primarily for use in Norwegian schools.

About

De Hortus

Features

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Walk through the Hortus Amsterdam and discover the stories behind our plant collection. Where does your houseplant originate from? How do we know nowadays how the plant kingdom is organised? Discover this and much more. With over 4000 plants from 7 different climates the Hortus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanical Gardens in the centre of Amsterdam.

Screenshots

Spleiselaget4 screens

De Hortus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: De Hortus at every 5 months against Spleiselaget's every 16 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spleiselaget ships an update every 16 months, De Hortus every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Spleiselaget versus De Hortus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Spleiselaget	De Hortus
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 16 months	Every 5 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	169 MB	44 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Hyper Games	Geralt Ploegstra

In-app purchases

None

Spleiselaget

No in-app purchases

None

De Hortus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spleiselaget free?

Spleiselaget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is De Hortus free?

De Hortus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Spleiselaget or De Hortus have ads?

Neither Spleiselaget nor De Hortus shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Spleiselaget or De Hortus?

Spleiselaget ships an update every 16 months, and De Hortus every 5 months. Most recently, Spleiselaget was updated on November 6, 2026 and De Hortus on November 7, 2026.