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The verdict on

Bud Farm

40
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Recent reviews indicate a significant decline in user experience due to pervasive ad-related issues and a perceived shift towards a 'pay-to-win' model, despite a strong lifetime rating suggesting past enjoyment.

4.8★ lifetime (96,254) Free + in-app purchases since 2019 by LDRLY (Technologies) Inc updated 0.6 mo ago recent negative 42% 86 reviews across 2 regions
Ad Issues Update Problems Monetization/Pay-to-Win Gameplay Mechanics
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recent reviews across 2 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

Bud Farm is a free-to-play idle game with in-app purchases that has historically been well-received, but recent updates have introduced numerous issues. Players report frequent game freezes and crashes, particularly during ads, and a notable increase in forced advertisements.

What users like

  • Engaging and fun for passing timeR3R4R8R22
  • Good pacing and interesting events keep the game freshR28R56
  • Humorous storyline and chill gameplayR22R59

What users complain about

  • Frequent game freezes and crashes, especially when watching ads, leading to lost rewards and requiring app restartsR3R5R6R7
  • Increased number of forced pop-up ads, disrupting gameplay and making the experience less enjoyableR9R13R14R15
  • Perceived shift to a 'pay-to-win' model, where progression in events requires spending money rather than just playing activelyR1R16R19R44
  • Difficulty obtaining necessary character cards for automation in eventsR7R17
  • Many users are unable to play due to persistent update issues, where the game requests an update that is not available in the app storeR65R66R67R68
  • Excessive and unskippable dialogue/cutscenes interrupt gameplayR24R26R40
  • Loss of game progress when switching devices or due to glitchesR20R27R84

Latest update · v1.29.0

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Hey buds, we made some changes around the island! -Support for a new type of pass called Retro Pass -Updated ODM timeout interval to 5 seconds in Singular SDK Got a dope idea? Email us at [email protected]

Recurring themes

Ad Issues negative
A significant number of recent reviews report that ads frequently cause the game to freeze, crash, or become unclosable, forcing users to restart the app and often losing rewards. There's also a strong sentiment that the game has introduced more forced ads, disrupting the gameplay experience.R3R5R6R7
Update Problems negative
Many users are experiencing a critical issue where the game prompts them to update, but no update is available in the app store, creating an endless loop that prevents them from playing the game. This contradicts the developer's notes about a recent update.R38R39R42R51
Monetization/Pay-to-Win negative
Several players feel the game has shifted from being enjoyable and rewarding for active play to a 'money grab' or 'pay-to-win' model, especially in events. They report difficulty progressing or getting rewards without spending real money.R1R16R19R44
Gameplay Mechanics mixed
While some users enjoy the game's idle nature and events, others are frustrated by excessive, unskippable dialogue, difficulty obtaining character cards for automation, and the loss of progress across events or devices.R2R17R20R24

Who it's for

This game is for players who enjoy idle games with a humorous theme and are looking for something to pass the time, provided they can tolerate significant ad interruptions and potential technical glitches R3R8R22. It may appeal to those who don't mind spending money to progress faster in events R1R19. However, it is NOT for players who dislike frequent forced ads, game crashes, or a 'pay-to-win' structure R1R5R13.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, particularly concerning ad functionality and update issues, which contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating. This indicates a recent negative trajectory in user experience. The developer's notes mention minor SDK updates and a 'Retro Pass' but do not address the widespread ad or update issues reported by users.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Bud Farm?
Yes, recent reviews indicate a significant increase in forced pop-up ads, even when not opting for rewards, and many ads cause the game to freeze or crash R9R13R15R21.
Does Bud Farm have technical issues?
Yes, many recent players report frequent game freezes and crashes, especially during ads, and a critical issue where the game requests an update that is not available in the app store, preventing them from playing R3R5R10R23.
Is Bud Farm a 'pay-to-win' game?
Recent reviews suggest that the game has become more 'pay-to-win,' with some players feeling that it's difficult to progress or get all event rewards without spending money R1R16R44.
Can you skip dialogue or cutscenes in Bud Farm?
No, according to reviews, there is no option to skip entire cutscenes or dialogue, which can be frustrating for players R24R26R40.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 86 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] 4/5 · US Great game but: The game itself is super fun for passing time, but theres one problem that literally cant be ignored. Any time i try to watch an ad the game breaks and freezes and leaves me unable to claim my reward, hope this dan be fixed soon, if it even is the developers fault and not the ads themselves.
  2. [R4] 5/5 · US Love this game: It’s go go go
  3. [R8] 5/5 · US Buds: I been fxckin wit this game for like 4 years now..this my game..especially when im fried😂
  4. [R22] 5/5 · US Love Bud Idle: Funniest story line ever and chill game We love Bud!!!
  5. [R28] 5/5 · US hi devs :): I never write reviews but I just want to say how much I love this game, I’ve had it for a little over a year now and I feel like I can still do roughly an episode per week which is perfect pacing for me. events keep the game interesting and the new characters are just challenging enough to be motivating, there’s no random ads, I’ve never felt like I’ve needed to spend money since gems
  6. [R56] 4/5 · GB Great game: I really enjoy the game, great way to pass the time on some days but in all I find myself playing very often to keep up with the leaderboard. Enjoy the events also! Just one thing, there is a lot of updates which happens. Luckily I have lots of data to use as you have to update before you can start playing again only down side to it
  7. [R59] 5/5 · GB This game is amazing: There is lots of cutscenes and the way u buy stuff on the game and no lag at all best game ever
  8. [R5] 1/5 · US Ugh: Do not download this game or anything by this developer. There are serious bugs with the ads and the refuse to do anything about it. Save you time and money.
  9. [R6] 4/5 · US Ad crash: Your Star Trek Game Ad never gives you a chance to x out, therefore having to always restart the game, and never getting the rewards.
  10. [R7] 2/5 · US Decent game but ads ruin it: The game is good overall but one of the ads can’t be closed and so I lose rewards and money in game. I’m not impressed! I have also been noticing that getting cards for some of the characters is non existent especially in the special events to be honest I’m only playing just to have something to do when I’m bored
  11. [R9] 5/5 · US Ad Spam: I’ve been playing this game for years, loved it. My favorite part being that you didn’t have to watch ads if you didn’t want to. Granted, it’s advantageous to watch them but if you don’t want to, you don’t have to. Now there’s a forced ad every time u unlock an event chest and that’s not what I signed up for. Not to mention the ads have been crashing the game for the last few months. It w
  12. [R13] 1/5 · US Used to be good: Anytime a game adds ads to their game is because they don’t care about it. And I played for a long time and they finally sold out and now you have to watch ads every few minutes. Good going people that bought them out, way to run them into the ground I won’t play this game anymore, after a long time of fun play.
  13. [R14] 5/5 · US Too many ads: Please take back some of these. I know it’s how you get money but this is way too many
  14. [R15] 1/5 · US Lots Of Popup Ads Now: What’s up with all the popup ads in the last couple of weeks and why do they make the whole app crash?! Before all the ads and crashing, it easily could have been a 5 star review.
  15. [R1] 1/5 · US Disappointing changes ruined the game.: This used to be a great game. It was set up so if you sat there and played enough time and watched some optional adds you could get all the rewards in the events. In that scenario you could spend money to make it easier but it wasn’t required and the game was making money a good amount of money from add revenue. Now the events have turned into another money
  16. [R16] 1/5 · US Pay to win: Only way to get far in the game is to spend stupid amounts of money on the little deals to get anything from this game.
  17. [R19] 2/5 · US Bots in ranking events: Downloaded this to pass time, even spent money on the recent event. I got decently ahead (it took me 3 hours from the point that 2nd place logged off to get where I was) I hopped off for half an hour only to get passed. No rewards payout that well and the sales are how I got so far ahead. They want prevent giving away first place in events so you have to pay for the useful
  18. [R44] 1/5 · US It’s over: Went from one of the best to its slow death. Hard to get mad for all the time and fun I had over the years. Simply sold out to try and make a few more dollars. Like pretty much all games for phones. Just sad more than anything. Long story short. You can play for like 20 hours on an event and not complete or it or get all the rewards. So unless you have 12-15 hours per day to sit and wat
  19. [R17] 3/5 · US No character cards: It’s a fun game and I do enjoy it, however, I tend to go the entire duration of an event without being able to automate businesses because I NEVER get the character cards that I need to upgrade. I could understand not getting them as easily, but when I don’t get them at all, something’s gotta give.
  20. [R65] 2/5 · GB Was good now broken: I was enjoying the game but now it just tells me to update so I can play, but there is no update available.
  21. [R66] 1/5 · GB Won’t let me update: The game won’t load as it says there is a new update but then it won’t let me update the game in the App Store
  22. [R67] 2/5 · GB Game: Says I need update but there’s no update 🤷🏾‍♂️
  23. [R68] 5/5 · GB Update: Game updated and since it’s been updated has never loaded the game, keeps saying that iv to update it again, uninstalled the game and reinstalled it, just gave up on it now, quite disappointed as it was a good game
  24. [R24] 1/5 · US WORST GAME EVER!!!!!!: You’ll spend more time doing the story mode part than the idle part of the game. you can’t do one thing without it popping up with dumb dialogue. And I mean every time? It’s just beyond outrageous. I was enjoying the game until that point. It really started to frustrate me and at this point I just uninstalled.
  25. [R26] 3/5 · US Would be 5 stars if I could skip cut scenes: I really like this game. I have even spent money in the game. But there are so many cut scenes and there is no way to skip them. They’re witty sometimes and sure, you can tap the screen and get through it quickly. But that’s not enough. If developers add a skip button to be able to skip the entire cut scene in one tap, I will update my review and give t
  26. [R40] 4/5 · US Good game but…: Way too much dialogue!!!!
  27. [R20] 1/5 · US It deleted all my progress: I bought a new phone and nothing transferred over it completely deleted my game
  28. [R27] 3/5 · US Hello: It’s fun but I wish it saved all your progress instead of making you start all over from the beginning. You spend time on it but always gotta restart not fun
  29. [R84] 5/5 · GB This is really good but: This is an excellent game and I really really enjoy it but when it comes to events when you upgrade the characters and businesses it says permanent but when another event comes round the upgrade bonuses haven’t stayed and it’s rather annoying
  30. [R38] 3/5 · US Glitchy: I’ve been playing for a few years and I am highly addicted. Only here lately every time I try to watch an ad, it freezes and I have to close the game. The past two events I had to uninstall the app and reinstall. It happened again today. I uninstalled and re-downloaded and installed. Then it says I have a download of 0.0. I uninstalled, deleted and attempted to reinstall and I’ve been loo
  31. [R39] 5/5 · US Bad Update: With this new update, the game will not let me play this challenge. Update: Game is working now. Thanks.
  32. [R42] 1/5 · US Fix the game: Terrible that I can’t even play it
  33. [R51] 5/5 · GB My favorite app even with the small glitches: Love this app but currently it’s not loading! Has been like this for days- I’m unable to use the app. Please fix!!
  34. [R2] 1/5 · US not fun: pretty pointless game if you ask me, I love bud farm tho
  35. [R21] 1/5 · US Ads ads ads: The nice thing about this game was…you only had to watch ads when you wanted to. Now they get forced on you and half the time while watching ads there’s no way to get out of them so you have to exit the game and reopen it. Extremely annoying. Fix the ad issue and remove the forced ad after opening a chest and it’s 5 stars easy.
  36. [R10] 5/5 · US Glitchy Ads: I love the game, but the developers need to get a handle on the glitchy ads. The ads used to run smoothly, but now many times they lock the game up and you have to stop and restart the game, there are times where you have to touch an ad for it to continue, then there are times that if you touch the ad it pauses and there is no way to restart it. I play other games with the exact same
  37. [R23] 3/5 · US Issue with Ads: This game is easy to play while working and it's practically mindless but this new update had made getting through the Ads really hard. The app is constantly freezing during the Ad or the Ad doesn't let you exit. This causes you to have to completely exit the app and attempt to watch an Ad again. It's very frustrating. Please fix this!

Synthesized from 86 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store