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Stardew Valley
ConcernedApe · 63,259 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
★★★★★
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Top complaints - extracted from 35 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
20 negative reviews mention this · 57% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very unstable, crashes regularly. Current version has some major stability issues, particularly after screen time activates or a phone call. Basically any time the app loses focus, it doesn’t handle that gracefully and is basically doomed to crash shortly thereafter. On top…" - mike194654
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"play"
14 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "iPhone 16 Pro UNPLAYABLE. The game menu is off screen so no UI adjustments can be made. Don’t purchase if this is your phone. Refund inbound." - SDmissionmonk
3
"iphone"
12 negative reviews mention this · 34% of all complaints
★★★★★ "iPhone 16 Pro UNPLAYABLE. The game menu is off screen so no UI adjustments can be made. Don’t purchase if this is your phone. Refund inbound." - SDmissionmonk
4
"screen"
10 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very unstable, crashes regularly. Current version has some major stability issues, particularly after screen time activates or a phone call. Basically any time the app loses focus, it doesn’t handle that gracefully and is basically doomed to crash shortly thereafter. On top…" - mike194654
5
"mobile"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Want a refund. I love stardew, but oh my how bad the layout is for mobile, i could not have expected it to be this unusable. I searched for a refund option and I could not find it." - Angry and flabbergasted
6
"energy"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How is this allowed?. This game simply doesn’t work on an iPhone & I don’t understand how they’re allowed to take my money for it. I was so excited to grab this for my phone bc I love it on switch, but when I first opened it I noticed the toolbar, energy bar, et…" - Calamity Jen
7
"refund"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Want a refund. I love stardew, but oh my how bad the layout is for mobile, i could not have expected it to be this unusable. I searched for a refund option and I could not find it." - Angry and flabbergasted
8
"phone"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very unstable, crashes regularly. Current version has some major stability issues, particularly after screen time activates or a phone call. Basically any time the app loses focus, it doesn’t handle that gracefully and is basically doomed to crash shortly thereafter. On top…" - mike194654
9
"unplayable"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "iPhone 16 Pro UNPLAYABLE. The game menu is off screen so no UI adjustments can be made. Don’t purchase if this is your phone. Refund inbound." - SDmissionmonk
10
"work"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How is this allowed?. This game simply doesn’t work on an iPhone & I don’t understand how they’re allowed to take my money for it. I was so excited to grab this for my phone bc I love it on switch, but when I first opened it I noticed the toolbar, energy bar, et…" - Calamity Jen
11
"everything"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How is this allowed?. This game simply doesn’t work on an iPhone & I don’t understand how they’re allowed to take my money for it. I was so excited to grab this for my phone bc I love it on switch, but when I first opened it I noticed the toolbar, energy bar, et…" - Calamity Jen
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"fishing"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "How is this allowed?. This game simply doesn’t work on an iPhone & I don’t understand how they’re allowed to take my money for it. I was so excited to grab this for my phone bc I love it on switch, but when I first opened it I noticed the toolbar, energy bar, et…" - Calamity Jen
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Want a refund
I love stardew, but oh my how bad the layout is for mobile, i could not have expected it to be this unusable.
I searched for a refund option and I could not find it.
I searched for a refund option and I could not find it.
Very unstable, crashes regularly
Current version has some major stability issues, particularly after screen time activates or a phone call. Basically any time the app loses focus, it doesn’t handle that gracefully and is basically doomed to crash shortly thereafter. On top of that, it doesn’t save your game so that nice shiny diamond you found is gone to the RND gods.
iPhone 16 Pro UNPLAYABLE
The game menu is off screen so no UI adjustments can be made. Don’t purchase if this is your phone. Refund inbound.
How is this allowed?
This game simply doesn’t work on an iPhone & I don’t understand how they’re allowed to take my money for it. I was so excited to grab this for my phone bc I love it on switch, but when I first opened it I noticed the toolbar, energy bar, etc bleed off the screen. After googling & finding this had been a complaint for years I was confused, but persisted. Using the options I was able to move the toolbar from being completely blocked by the black oblong where the selfie camera lives. Using the options I was able to get almost everything in screen, but the energy bar has no controls available & I can’t see the bottom… which is integral to gameplay wether you’re fishing, farming, or adventuring the mines. In every instance I need to know when I’m getting low & how low. Just super sad to see I was charged $5 for this despite seemingly EVERYONE knowing it doesn’t work on iPhone. Not cool.
Back up problem
Paid game but no auto save
This game sucks
I purchased this game and I can’t even play it. There are some bugs or broken links. It only gives me the start of menu. I’ve tried everything even ChatGPT to walk me through to see if I can get to start and nothing works. Don’t waste your time.
Hate it
I bought this only because it was recommended by an article. I played for 5 minutes and hate it. Everything is so small and pixelated. I don’t find it intuitive at all. It’s not fun. I tried to get a refund and apple is no help, of course. I HATE MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGY SO MUCH. YOU ALL ARE HORRIBLE.
İ cant play with my friends!!!
İ cannot play with my friends even tho we do every step correct pls i beg u fix this
Bad iPhone port
Can’t see or move half of the energy bar, can’t lock the toolbar to the top or bottom of the screen, tips pop up blocking your inventory that stop you from doing what the tip is telling you to do. Good game but bad port.
Disappointed
I have over 2400 hours in SDV on my PS5. Obviously a game I enjoy… so I decided to give this a whirl… a tablet is a wee bit more portable.
And on Day 2, while fishing, had the screen fully black out, forcing an exit and restart.
I know the game to be a lot of fun. I like the ability to water all 9 squares around the character., wish we had it on the PS5. But to have it crash on Day Two, is severely disappointing.
It’s been deleted from my desktop, for now. Whenever that bug is fixed, I’ll be happy to try it again. But that bug makes it incredibly frustrating, especially given the importance of fishing in the game.
And on Day 2, while fishing, had the screen fully black out, forcing an exit and restart.
I know the game to be a lot of fun. I like the ability to water all 9 squares around the character., wish we had it on the PS5. But to have it crash on Day Two, is severely disappointing.
It’s been deleted from my desktop, for now. Whenever that bug is fixed, I’ll be happy to try it again. But that bug makes it incredibly frustrating, especially given the importance of fishing in the game.
Рыбалка / fishing
Самый старт игры - рыбалка, худший геймплей максимально не проработанный ни на ps5, ни на айфоне. Не рекомендую, денег у вас без рыбалки не будет, рыбалка соотвественно оч плохо реализована. Готов вернуть деньги и кайфуйте сами в нищете
How to play
Zero in-game instructions
Unplayable due to screen size
The energy bar in the corner will not resize so I can only see half of it, literally makes this game unplayable on iOS.
iPhone 16 Pro - don’t bother
Can’t progress past New by clicking the check mark. Complete waste of money, unable to play.
Screen Size
Owning an iPhone 16 Pro and the proportions of the screen size are way off, you can’t see the energy bar fully, the date is cut off and same with the tool bar even when trying adjust it in settings.
Waited a whole year for an update and got nothing.
The new update is just a bunch of bug fixes, and leader boards we never asked for or wanted or are relevant for an off-line single player game.
WHERE'S NEW CONTENT?
Haunted Chocolatier is a TERRIBLE game..
WHERE'S NEW CONTENT?
Haunted Chocolatier is a TERRIBLE game..
对手机异形屏幕和手机屏幕大小没有适配，开发组移植得很不用心
非常失望，iphone别买了，移植得完全不用心，我知道设置里可以调整，工具栏以横屏显示，矿洞r角完全看不见层数，竖屏显示可以解决，但是体力那里r角也会遮挡一部分，完全看不见还剩多少体力，就不能像设置工具栏一样设置个调整日期和体力距离手机边缘距离的调整模块吗，另外文字也很小，看起来非常吃力，移植得很不用心，完全可以优化一下
iPhone 15
On my iPhone 15 screen the game is enlarged so it’s impossible to click to see the map and does not allow me to pinch zoom out and the tools are hidden behind my iPhone camera. Waste of $$ since it makes it impossible to play.
Not good with controller
Game crashes when starting a new game using a controller
The game was optimized for touch and it lost some controller accessibility with menus. Making it frustrating to navigate.
And on iOS the energy bar is clipped off by the curve of my iPhone screen. Meaning I can't tell exactly when I'm going to run out of energy unless I'm constantly tapping it to display the number.
The game was optimized for touch and it lost some controller accessibility with menus. Making it frustrating to navigate.
And on iOS the energy bar is clipped off by the curve of my iPhone screen. Meaning I can't tell exactly when I'm going to run out of energy unless I'm constantly tapping it to display the number.
没做适配体验非常差
苹果的灵动岛会挡住一部分画面，玩着很难受。
边边角角的UI都伸到屏幕外面了，有一小半都在屏幕外看不见。
走新手引导，点那个盒子，点了二十多次，都没反应，到这里就没玩了，整体感受非常差，如果不做好适配为什么要上架呢？
边边角角的UI都伸到屏幕外面了，有一小半都在屏幕外看不见。
走新手引导，点那个盒子，点了二十多次，都没反应，到这里就没玩了，整体感受非常差，如果不做好适配为什么要上架呢？
Co-op does not work
Paid for this app twice to only not be able to play with my boyfriend. That’s literally the only reason we bought this game. This is BS. Please fix or refund me!!!!
Multiplayer doesn’t work
Went outa my way cause my girl wanted to play together - I paid for it on my device and her device as well. Terrible
UI display issue for iphone 17 pro
UI can not fully display for iPhone 17 pro. Maybe the whole 17 series has the same issue. Thanks to fix this issue ASAP….
Controls are out of the screen
I mean the graphics are less than perfect, but ok. But! The controls on my iPhone are partially covered by my camera section. So I can’t grab some of them. So I can’t really play. Sigh
Can NOT play multiplayer with my daughter
Surprise! Just purchased another copy of the game to try and play with my daughter on her computer. And this version does not have the multiplayer feature as far as I can tell. Wish I could get my money back.
i can't play this game
I can't enter the game after configuring my character.
I’m depressed
I was so exited to play multiplayer with my brothers but I figured out that it was fake and I was so happy until I found out. Please ConseredApe give mobile multiplayer. Im sad.
Backbone
Please add controller support
Fishing is too difficult
I want to relax in this game. Why is fishing so difficult and time flies so fast?
Aspect Ratio is bad
When trying to play it was obvious it wasn’t optimized for my phone. Some text you can’t see under the Dynamic Island, you can’t exit screens well because the X is cut off, tool bar tools are cut off as well.
Too zommed in
Unplayable in iphone 17. Too zoomed in. Cut off on the sides. Cant even find settings.
Needs work for mobile consoles
I like stardew. But auto attack is for everything but mining, if you can stop the guy for wasting time walking around the building. And use it in mines you will die to it. I use joysticks for mining and my items change themselves while I am only hitting attack button. Not a single task is as easy as controller. Just buy a Xbox not this. And the juniom cart game has to many instant kills for it the be a required by qi. ik you evil smiled whil Making that but the tap is way to inconsistent
I love this game but…
I have a very hard time playing it. The text is very hard for me to see/read even when I tried making it bigger. I have a hard time putting my finger on the right spot, so I have a hard time clicking where I want to, or being able to tap the right spot to talk to shop owners. sometimes I tap and it won’t open the shop menu. It’s just very frustrating as a mobile game. I played this with on my desktop computer in the past and loved it. I am disappointed that the controls make it too frustrating to play on mobile. Maybe it’s just me. 😞
Its really a solo game
The miltiplayer even though its a "hidden feature" its way too buggy to even use everyone except the host freezes randomly and makes you disconnect and when you try to connect back you get out in a cooy of the hosts word (mobile)
Unplayable on Mobile with Controller Item Deletion Bug
With more and more full games finding their way to mobile, I picked up a dedicated “stretch” controller for us with my iPhone. I was so excited when I saw the full version of Stardew, one of my favorite games of all time, was available here. Naturally I bought it immediately and jumped in.
At first things seemed fine, but near the end of the first day I realized I was missing one of my starter tools. I had no storage yet, and it wouldn’t let me drop them, so I couldn’t figure out what happened. About 3 minutes later, I hit the X-button (Square on PlayStation controllers) and saw it happen live - the highlighted item vanished. It wasn’t on the ground, it wasn’t in storage, it was permanently deleted. I replicated it with my entire inventory before restarting the game / day, and replicated it some more.
It appears this bug has gone back years, with many posts requesting fixes or sub feature requests that lay dormant. Yes I could play hoping I don’t press it by mistake, or rebind it to another button to avoid it entirely, but that’s a band-aid at best, not a real solution.
Maybe it is Apple’s fault, a long running iOS bug or something, but I don’t think so. I have a dozen other games that all utilize the X button without issue and generally play perfectly with a controller.
My plan is to check back in on Stardew Mobile every few months in hopes a patch finally comes. I know controller mobile players are still a minority, but it’s a percentage of the base that grows more and more every year and I will change my review to 5 stars at that time.
At first things seemed fine, but near the end of the first day I realized I was missing one of my starter tools. I had no storage yet, and it wouldn’t let me drop them, so I couldn’t figure out what happened. About 3 minutes later, I hit the X-button (Square on PlayStation controllers) and saw it happen live - the highlighted item vanished. It wasn’t on the ground, it wasn’t in storage, it was permanently deleted. I replicated it with my entire inventory before restarting the game / day, and replicated it some more.
It appears this bug has gone back years, with many posts requesting fixes or sub feature requests that lay dormant. Yes I could play hoping I don’t press it by mistake, or rebind it to another button to avoid it entirely, but that’s a band-aid at best, not a real solution.
Maybe it is Apple’s fault, a long running iOS bug or something, but I don’t think so. I have a dozen other games that all utilize the X button without issue and generally play perfectly with a controller.
My plan is to check back in on Stardew Mobile every few months in hopes a patch finally comes. I know controller mobile players are still a minority, but it’s a percentage of the base that grows more and more every year and I will change my review to 5 stars at that time.
Sentiment summary
96%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)