Hay Day vs Mormon Trail

How do Hay Day and Mormon Trail compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Hay Day	Mormon Trail
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	easy	hard
Ad intensity	low	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	variable	long
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.2 / 5
Ratings count	647,285	26
Reviews say	What players like Long-term engagement (players report 9-10+ years) Creative freedom and farm customization Frequent meaningful updates Common complaints App crashes and won't load (especially iPad) Account theft/security issues not resolved by support Accidental diamond purchases too easy	What players like Faithful Oregon Trail adaptation with nostalgia No ads or in-app purchases, clean experience Well-made by solo developer with few bugs Common complaints Cannot save game progress between sessions Game scores not recorded for replay comparison Confusing mechanics with no tutorials or explanations

Hay Day — Build and decorate your dream farm, trade with neighbors, and grow your tycoon empire through crops, animals, and crafting. (rated easy difficulty, low ad pressure) Mormon Trail — A faithful, ad-free adaptation of Oregon Trail reimagined as a journey on the Mormon Trail to settle Utah. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.