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Updated July 2026 · real, multi-region App Store reviews
Head-to-head

Hay Day vs Egg

Hay Day 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Hay Day
Egg 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

Hay Day is better for players seeking a traditional, long-term farming simulation with social elements, while Egg, Inc. is superior for those who prefer a simpler, more casual idle clicker experience.

Full reviews: Hay Day · Egg

Hay Day offers a deep farming simulation with consistent updates and social features, but recent updates have introduced performance issues and design changes that frustrate long-time players. Egg, Inc. provides an engaging idle clicker experience praised for its simple yet addictive gameplay and minimal ads, though some users report frequent crashes and microtransaction concerns.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Hay DayR4R5R6R8
Hay Day Hay Day is praised for its extensive farming simulation, design challenges, and social aspects like playing with friends and family R5R8R11. However, some users find the game overwhelming due to the sheer amount of things to do and dislike recent design changes to features like the orders board and boat R6. There are also requests for more filtering options in the newspaper to avoid seeing only ore R4 and more affordable decorations .
Egg Egg, Inc. is celebrated as an engaging idle clicker with simple, addictive gameplay . Players appreciate its progression system, spacecraft missions, and the ability to play at their own pace R91. Some users, however, find the gameplay repetitive after a short time and wish for mini-games or more drones .
Ease of Use and User Experience tieR1R2R7R9
Hay Day Hay Day users report significant issues with recent updates causing motion sickness due to new animations and event icons R1. Many players also experience the game getting stuck on the loading screen or crashing frequently R2R9R13R15. There are complaints about the inability to easily log out or switch accounts R7 and the frustration of accidentally spending diamonds .
Egg Egg, Inc. is generally considered easy to understand and play R91. However, numerous users report frequent app crashes, especially after recent updates, making the game unplayable for some R61. Some players also complain about accidental boost activations due to poor UI design R61 and intrusive notification prompts .
Reliability and Performance tieR2R9R13R15
Hay Day Hay Day suffers from significant reliability issues, with many users reporting the game freezing on the loading screen R2R9R13 and frequent app crashes R15. Connectivity problems are also noted, impacting gameplay . Some users have lost game progress after switching phones , and there are reports of in-game purchases not being received .
Egg Egg, Inc. has notable reliability problems, with multiple users experiencing the app crashing upon opening, particularly after updates R61. While some users find it a good time killer R110, the frequent crashes are a major concern for others.
Price and Value (Free + IAP) edge: EggR10R11R23R31
Hay Day Hay Day is a free game with in-app purchases, and many users appreciate the lack of forced ads R11R23. However, some feel the game has become a 'cashgrab' R10 and that items like machines and animals are too expensive R42. There are complaints about diamonds disappearing R31 and the game being overpriced, targeting 'stupid rich people' .
Egg Egg, Inc. is also free with IAP. Users generally praise its minimal and optional ads R91R110 and the ability to progress without spending money if patient R91R98. However, some perceive it as having 'micro transactions galore' and find skins and add-ons expensive . The price of the 'pro permit' is also a point of contention for some .
Customer Support tieR25R31R33R61
Hay Day Hay Day's customer support receives negative feedback, with users reporting unhelpful responses regarding lost diamonds R31 and issues with purchasing diamonds R33. There are also complaints about account security, with users struggling to recover stolen accounts R25.
Egg Egg, Inc. users have reported issues contacting support, stating that the 'dev doesn't care' about bugs and crashes R61.
Pick Hay Day if

Pick Hay Day if you enjoy a comprehensive farming simulation with a wide variety of activities and social interaction, and you are willing to overlook occasional performance issues and in-game economy frustrations R5R11.

Pick Egg if

Pick Egg, Inc. if you prefer a casual, addictive idle clicker game that you can play in short bursts, with minimal forced ads and the option to progress without spending money R91R98R110.

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews related to performance issues (crashes, loading problems) following updates, which skews their current perception compared to their high lifetime ratings. For Hay Day, there's a strong sentiment among long-term players about recent updates negatively impacting their experience. For Egg, Inc., the negative reviews are heavily concentrated on crashing issues.

Frequently asked

Do Hay Day and Egg, Inc. have many ads?
Hay Day is largely ad-free, with users praising the absence of forced advertisements, only encountering them for optional rewards like treasure chests R11R23. Egg, Inc. also features minimal and optional ads, which players can choose to watch for extra rewards, and a one-time purchase can remove them entirely R91R110.
Are there common technical issues with Hay Day or Egg, Inc.?
Yes, both games have common technical issues; Hay Day frequently gets stuck on loading screens and crashes R2R9R13R15, while Egg, Inc. users report frequent app crashes, especially after updates R61.
Is it possible to play these games without spending money?
Yes, it is possible to play both games without spending money; Hay Day players can progress, though some find in-game items expensive and feel it's become a 'cashgrab' R10R42, while Egg, Inc. is praised for allowing progression without purchases if players are patient R91R98.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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. [R4] Hay Day 2/5 · US Unplayable after you unlock the mine people fill the news paper with pre and that’s all you ever see: Not cool and not fun booo. Do something about the ore in the news paper
  2. [R5] Hay Day 5/5 · US Hay day: A great game especially if you are in the middle of a bad day or something like that but I think you should try this out before you say something bad about it
  3. [R6] Hay Day 3/5 · US Updates: I wish I would stop with the unnecessary updates. I’ve had the game 10+ years and I do like it, but I don’t know why the design for things have to change so much. Like why change the design for the orders board and why change how the boat works. Lecture add more buildings for us to buy, but I don’t know why the design has changed. I also wish the bushes that are supposed to attract butter
  4. [R8] Hay Day 5/5 · US PLEASE ADD!: Pretty please add an option to move entire designs from farm around!!! Also if we could add previous designs we have made directly onto my farm from the design book that would be great 😍 ps: this is my favorite game ever!!! 🫶🏽
  5. [R1] Hay Day 1/5 · US Overwhelming Update: I have been playing this game since 2013 but the recent update might be the end of my journey. I get very motion sick and the new animations may kill my heyday enjoyment. With each event having its own icon and taking you to a new page when you click it, its feels like i’m constantly being dragged across the farm. The neighborhood nurture event that rushes across the screen is
  6. [R2] Hay Day 5/5 · US Freeze Loading the game: Hi The game not playing on my phone (iPhone 8) and my daughter’s phone (iPhone 16). Loading the game stop in half of its run
  7. [R7] Hay Day 1/5 · US We need an exit button when waiting 14 days for account deletion.: I want to log out of my account to log in with another account, but the game keeps making me wait 14 days before continuing. There's no logout button to help me log in with a different account
  8. [R9] Hay Day 3/5 · US My game won’t open: I’ve been trying since yesterday to open my game but it continues to say loading
  9. [R13] Hay Day 1/5 · US Why: My game is stuck at the loading screen….💔💔
  10. [R15] Hay Day 3/5 · US App crashes: It crashes since yesterday, tries to restart my iPhone no luck
  11. [R10] Hay Day 1/5 · US I really hate that I ever invested in this game: Used to be more, this is just what it is now. Soon I will give up and move along. Just a cashgrab now
  12. [R11] Hay Day 5/5 · US Andi’s farm: LOVE the game❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I have been playing with my cousins brother and friends since like 2019 and I love it. The best thing NO ADS!!!!! I just wish it was easier to get diamonds, other wise I think you should get it. And it’s great for all ages and easy to play!!!!
  13. [R23] Hay Day 5/5 · US I LOVE THIS!!!!: So I got this game ( cuz my parents recommended me it ) and I’m addicted to hayday!!! Also if you are reading and do not have hayday, totally get!! There’s not really adds. You only get adds when you have a treasure chest and free gift and you want more gifts ( the free gift is free so no adds for that ) overall no glitch or code rot!!! ( code rot is where there’s a really old gam
  14. [R31] Hay Day 1/5 · US Diamonds disappearing: Disappointed beyond belief. Had 580 ish diamonds yesterday and found I only had 94 today. After contacting support they told me I spent 492 of them on marker stakes. I only have 12 stakes and haven’t opened any new plots of land and said this to the customer support, which consequently told me they could do nothing. 500 diamonds do not disappear like that.
  15. [R25] Hay Day 1/5 · US Supercell I need help Apple Store I need help: How they said is safe and they didn’t return the games for the owner is very shame. Someone steal my account he changed my supercell ID and he changed. My SMS the good things my Apple ID is there a shame he she wants to steal my account for Apple ID she sent for me a virus from the Facebook the good things I have iPhone the Apple ID they return it for
  16. [R33] Hay Day 3/5 · GB Been playing for years but…: Recently I’ve been having issues with buying diamonds and Hay Day is saying it’s an Apple issue despite being able to buy boosts on other apps no problem. I’ve asked for help and keep getting the run around and it’s ruining my enjoyment of the game. I’ve done all the updates and check all my settings so I don’t understand the problem!
  17. [R61] Egg 1/5 · US Bugs and crashes.: I've never played a game that crashes as often as this one. I'm on an up-to-date iPhone 15 Pro Max. There's no reason for an app to just crash like this. Then the bugs. Rounding errors and the game will use a boost even though I'm no where near the "Activate" button. I'm in the middle of the bar trying to scroll and it will activate random boosts because the dev doesn't care. Tr
  18. [R91] Egg 5/5 · US A perfect life/game balance: This game is perfect at balancing not taking up all my time but also enjoy when your playing. It’s simple and easy to figure out. The ads aren’t shoved down your throat and you can choose to watch them for extra stuff(they aren’t that good rewards but hey, it’s free) and it’s riding the fence of pay to win but if your patient 🤷‍♂️ no need to spend money.
  19. [R110] Egg 5/5 · US Best time killer: If you’re looking to waste time during a flight. Or in between breaks at work, or even when a long train is passing by. This is the game for you. You don’t like adds? That’s cool. This game has very few. And it’s only a few bucks to take them off for good. And it’s really easy and takes actual time and thinking about how to spend the money the chickens earn. Top notch gameplay.
  20. [R42] Hay Day 3/5 · GB Search option in the daily dirt: It’s a good game but there are some factors that can be fixed One -Machines, and animals are way too expensive. I have to save up through three levels in order to afford one machine and why is a pig or goat over 2000 gold coins. Two - why does the amount increase when you buy multiple items,it’s already expensive enough Three - it takes too long for something to be
  21. [R98] Egg 5/5 · US Eggcellent game: The progression is fast enough to where you don’t need to spend a dime to really enjoy it

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store