“UPDATE: Was a loyal player, played every day, but thinking its time to move on. This was a game with optional ads and a lot of us loved that about the game and the ads even gave you a few energy bars for watching, now with the new update…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 404 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Spring Valley: Farm Game
Playkot LTDWelcome to Spring Valley – a charming farm adventure set in a breathtaking va…
4.6 ★192,108 ratings
10M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Welcome to Spring Valley – a charming farm adventure set in a breathtaking valley! Step into the shoes of a farmer and begin your journey to build the farm of your dreams from the ground up. Grow crops, raise animals, and complete exciting quests as you explore the lush, scenic landscapes of this vibrant world.
But Spring Valley is more than just another farming game – it's an unusual adventure full of secrets, mysteries, and magical moments. Encounter unique characters, each with their own stories and surprises, and uncover hidden treasures across the valley.
In this cozy corner of the world, you’ll face both the beauty and challenges of country life. Plan your farming strategy, manage your resources wisely, and stay ready for the unexpected.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 50.1 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 51.0, updated 2026-10-01.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 50.1, scanned 2026-09-21.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
None requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
3 or more found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 2
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 12 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 8 more
Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Progress is gated behind watching an ad: "Watch a video to earn a reward!"
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Progress pauses until you wait or pay
Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.
What we saw: Energy / timer gating: raised by 11 distinct reviewers (2.7% of 404 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“I can't even begin to tell you how frustrating it is to try an play this game! You open it, you have to immediately exit out of 15 ads wanting you to spend money, then not long after that, a random video plays you can't click out of... I…”
“DO NOT INSTALL! ADWARE DOWNLOADS ON ITS OWN. Game WAS fun but now Ads are disturbing. They are now too the point that the game won't start until you click thru 8+ of them. after 1 minutes to load/open, then I have to wait to play? Waste…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 51.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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