Hay Day vs Thickety Creek

How do Hay Day and Thickety Creek 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	Thickety Creek
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	easy	easy
Ad intensity	low	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	variable	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.6 / 5
Ratings count	647,285	192
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 Beautiful hand-painted graphics Engaging story and atmosphere Relaxing yet mentally stimulating Common complaints Game too short for paid price Puzzles lack challenge compared to genre alternatives Unintuitive item-location matching requires excessive clicking

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) Thickety Creek — A hand-painted point-and-click adventure through a mysterious forest filled with puzzles and hidden items to uncover a lost fortune. (rated easy difficulty, none ad pressure)

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