Comparison

Staying Together vs Pine Hearts

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

Head to head
About

Staying Together

Guide two lovers through a mystical puzzle platformer. Control them simultaneously, requiring careful planning and cooperation to overcome obstacles and reunite them. Explore beautiful, hand-crafted levels filled with challenges and collectibles.

Highlights
  • Multi-character puzzle platformer
  • Simultaneous dual character control
  • Cooperative gameplay mechanics
  • Hand-crafted environments
  • Obstacles and traps
  • Collectibles
Features
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Celebrate love and loyalty with Staying Together! A mystical journey awaits you in this multi-character puzzle platformer. Control two lovers simultaneously in your quest to unite them. Looking out for the needs of a single character won’t get you far, as these inexorable companions move in unison. Only careful planning and cooperation can overcome the obstacles that divide this duo! Explore gorgeous, hand-crafted environments loaded with obstacles, traps, and collectibles. • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.

About

Pine Hearts

Embark on a cozy hiking adventure in a nature reserve, revisiting childhood memories and helping quirky characters. Explore diverse locations, solve gentle puzzles, and uncover a heartfelt story about family. This game offers a relaxing experience with extensive accessibility options.

Highlights
  • Heartfelt story about family loss
  • Explore a sunny Scottish-inspired setting
  • Diverse locations: beaches, caves, golf courses
  • Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration
  • Whimsical characters and quests
  • Pet cute dogs and pat cool crabs
  • Comprehensive accessibility options
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Try the first two areas from the main game – Reflection Point and the Campsite – totalling 20-25 minutes of gameplay. A one-time in-app purchase opens up the full Pine Hearts experience. No ads. Adventure awaits! Join Tyke on a cosy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb. Splash through rockpools, explore mysterious caves, clean up campsites, investigate old castle ruins, and play on the beach as Tyke revisits the scenes of childhood holidays and recollects past adventures with his dad. The Pine Hearts nature reserve is an enchanting world of crisscrossing paths and shortcuts, filled with surprising interactions. Make lots of new friends and complete quirky quests for locals in need, including: · Judging a vegetable competition! · Conducting a brass band! · Helping a ghost! · Rebuilding a whale-watching boat! · Rescuing wayward bees! · Setting (camera) traps to catch a monster! · Digging up Viking treasure! Lose yourself in a charming world packed with memories and make it a holiday to remember for everyone you encounter. Key Features: · Heartfelt story about family loss – A warm and thoughtful tale about honouring the memory of Tyke’s late father, told with tenderness and care · Sunny Scottish setting – Explore an interconnected world inspired by our childhood holidays to the Scottish Highlands’ Cairngorms. Sun added by artistic license · More than just a park – Sandy beaches, dusty catacombs, lush golf courses, bustling caravan parks, and more await explorers travelling to the Pine Hearts nature reserve · Gentle puzzling and stress-free exploration – Unlock equipment and abilities at your own pace to open shortcuts and reach new areas of the Metroidvania-style map · Whimsical characters and quests – Make new friends and do good deeds for them · Pet cute dogs – We are @CanYouPetTheDog verified · Pat cool crabs – If @CanYouPatTheCrab existed, we’d be verified too · Sweet contemplative moments – Sit down on a bench to take a breather and admire the sights · Comprehensive accessibility options – Simplified controls, colour-blocking, black-and-white, and high-contrast modes, visual FX toggles, font scaling, full input remapping, and more Pine Hearts is the perfect game for players seeking a relaxing and intuitive adventure about exploring nature, bonding with adorable characters, and making family memories that last beyond lifetimes. It’s inspired by our own experiences and dedicated to those whose cherished memories carry forward with us on the journey.

Screenshots

Staying Together3 screens
Pine Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pine Hearts at every 5 days against Staying Together's every 2 months. Pine Hearts also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (102 vs 6). Staying Together's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Staying Together sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pine Hearts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pine Hearts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pine Hearts has 102 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Staying Together's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pine Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Staying Together ships an update every 2 months, Pine Hearts every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Staying Together versus Pine Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStaying TogetherPine Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.6 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6102 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB981 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaquaticSecret Mode

Customer experience

Staying Together

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative29.6%

Pine Hearts

All ratings89 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

Staying Together

From 6 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative gameplay concept
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and aesthetics
  • 🎵 Gorgeous and subtle music
  • 🧩 Challenging puzzles
  • 👫 Cute concept of two characters working together

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Poor and imprecise controls
  • 😠 Frustrating difficulty
  • 💸 Paywalls for additional levels
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⏳ Monotonous music after a while

Pine Hearts

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌳 Relaxing and adventurous gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and enjoyable story
  • 💎 Fun puzzles and exploration
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and world
  • 🎶 Wonderful music and atmosphere

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and getting lost
  • 💰 Unclear pricing for full game
  • 📱 Accessibility issues with touch controls
  • 🕰️ Game feels unfinished or lacking content

Bugs and requests

Staying Together

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Crashes when opening the game/levels
  • Screen goes black and returns to home screen
  • Game exits out when trying to join a level
  • Controls glitch or don't respond
  • Characters sometimes die when they should make it
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  • Inverted controls issue
  • Game doesn't work on iPod 4
  • App crashes and is unplayable
  • Game downloaded but won't open

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels
  • Add more free levels
  • Update to add more levels
  • Put the soundtrack on iTunes
  • Add a movie or better reward when all hearts are collected
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  • Allow controls to switch sides
  • Make move controls resizable
  • Add a real scenario/story

Pine Hearts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Erratic and slow character movement
  • Inability to save progress consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay and more content
  • Improved navigation and map system
  • Better accessibility options
  • Clearer pricing and upgrade information

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Staying Together

One-time1
  • Fall and Winter$1.99
1 purchases

Pine Hearts

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Staying Together free?
Staying Together is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pine Hearts free?
Pine Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Staying Together or Pine Hearts?
Pine Hearts is rated higher. Staying Together averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Pine Hearts averages 4.6 from 102 ratings.
Do Staying Together or Pine Hearts have ads?
Neither Staying Together nor Pine Hearts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Staying Together or Pine Hearts?
Staying Together ships an update every 2 months, and Pine Hearts every 5 days. Most recently, Staying Together was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pine Hearts on October 21, 2026.

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