Comparison

Zombie Squeeze vs Hearthlight Fields

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

Head to head
About

Zombie Squeeze

Navigate a graveyard filled with zombies by moving and sprinting. Collect coins as you try to escape the undead horde in this retro-style game.

Highlights
  • Move left and right
  • Sprint ahead of zombies
  • Collect coins
  • Retro cassette game style
Features
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You stoop down to pick up a trail of coins. As you stand up, you notice you’ve walked right into a graveyard full of zombies! Cassette Games: Volume 7 is here! - Move the girl left and right and sprint ahead of the zombies!

About

Hearthlight Fields

Cultivate a charming pixel farm, explore mines and villages, and build relationships with townsfolk. This relaxing life simulation game lets you grow crops, raise animals, and customize your farmhouse at your own pace. Enjoy a complete offline experience with optional multiplayer challenges.

Highlights
  • Grow 16 seasonal crops and flowers
  • Raise various farm animals
  • Explore mines and unlock secrets
  • Fish in multiple water bodies
  • Customize farmhouse and character
  • Build relationships with villagers
  • Play offline
Features
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Your grandfather has left you a small farm and a simple wish: bring warmth back to the fields. Clear the overgrowth, till the soil, plant seasonal crops, and settle into a gentle pixel-art life shaped by your own pace. A full day can take you from watering seedlings at sunrise to fishing by the pond, helping a neighbor, cooking dinner, and watching tomorrow’s forecast before bed. BUILD A FARM THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Grow 16 crops and flowers across the seasons • Repair farm buildings and raise chickens, cows, sheep, ducks, geese, and more • Process produce, cook recipes, and fill your collection book • Buy furniture and arrange your multi-room farmhouse • Customize hair, skin, eyes, shirt, pants, and shoe colors at any time EXPLORE BEYOND THE FIELDS • Repair the bridge to reach the eastern woods and multi-level mine • Break rocks, find ore and gems, battle slimes, and unlock the mine elevator • Cast a line in ponds, rivers, and coastal waters for nine kinds of catch • Visit the South Meadow, neighboring village, misty forest, beach, and other areas • Play village minigames and discover seasonal events, weather, fortune, and solar-term surprises BECOME PART OF THE VILLAGE • Talk with residents, give gifts, and complete daily requests • Unlock friendship perks, heart events, and a romance route that adapts to your chosen character • Collect achievements, titles, story chapters, and family memories • Choose a male or female character when starting a new save • Optionally use private friend and challenge links for a friendly 21-game-day earnings race MADE FOR RELAXED PLAY • Play the complete farming game offline with no online profile required • Three local save slots, plus encrypted save links for user-initiated transfer • Touch controls designed for phones and tablets • Adjustable movement speed and day length • 19 interface languages, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew Hearthlight Fields has no ads. Core saves stay local with no automatic cloud sync; Friends, challenges, Game Center, and encrypted save links provide ongoing optional online services. Play in-game days 1–89 without a purchase. Full Access is required to continue from in-game day 90. This gameplay trial is separate from any Apple subscription trial. The app is a free download with three choices. “Monthly Full Access” is US$0.99 per month and “Annual Full Access” is US$9.99 per year in the U.S.; both renew automatically until canceled. “Lifetime Full Access” is a one-time, non-consumable purchase for US$12.99. Your localized prices appear before purchase. Apple may offer an eligible customer a 7-day free trial with a subscription, but each customer can redeem only one introductory offer in the Full Access subscription group. An accepted trial becomes the selected paid subscription. Restore purchases in the app, or manage and cancel subscriptions in Apple Account settings. Customers who previously acquired a paid version keep full access permanently without another purchase. Privacy Policy: https://api.zealx.net/hearthlight-fields/privacy Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zombie Squeeze3 screens
Hearthlight Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hearthlight Fields at 100% against Zombie Squeeze's 50%. Hearthlight Fields also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months). Zombie Squeeze's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hearthlight Fields sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Zombie Squeeze asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zombie Squeeze holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Zombie Squeeze's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearthlight Fields's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombie Squeeze ships an update every 13 months, Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zombie Squeeze versus Hearthlight Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombie SqueezeHearthlight Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMasakazu YoneharaChengdu Zhixinji Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Zombie Squeeze

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Hearthlight Fields

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zombie Squeeze

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hearthlight Fields

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Full Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$12.99

Questions

Is Zombie Squeeze free?
Zombie Squeeze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearthlight Fields free?
Hearthlight Fields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zombie Squeeze or Hearthlight Fields?
Zombie Squeeze is rated higher. Zombie Squeeze averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Hearthlight Fields averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Zombie Squeeze or Hearthlight Fields have ads?
Zombie Squeeze shows ads; Hearthlight Fields does not.
Which is updated more often, Zombie Squeeze or Hearthlight Fields?
Zombie Squeeze ships an update every 13 months, and Hearthlight Fields every 5 days. Most recently, Zombie Squeeze was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hearthlight Fields on November 6, 2026.

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