Comparison

Monomals vs Sonic Dream Team

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Monomals

Embark on a musical adventure by fishing for unique creatures that help you compose original music. Explore vibrant underwater worlds, battle rivals, and share your creations with a global community.

Highlights
  • Catch unique Monomals
  • Compose music in MonoMaker
  • Explore 28 oceanic courses
  • Compete in music charts
  • Share music creations online
  • Console-quality graphics
Features
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There's a big music contest going on amongst the world's best animal DJs! Armed with a big fishing rod and a plug, go fishing in deep waters to help the DJs catch all of the Monomals™, and create your very own music in the MonoMaker™! CATCH • Choose your favourite animal DJ: Retro Rabbit, Funky Frog, Techno Tiger, Rocky Rhino or MC Scratch • Explore 28 beautiful oceanic courses full of hazards and challenges • Prepare for Arena Battles and catch tons of Monomals • Discover dozens of collectibles and power-ups • Incredible console-quality graphics COMPOSE • Use the Monomals in the MonoMaker to create your own music • Listen to your own music in your self-created playlist during your fishing adventures • Switch instantly between music genres and listen to different styles of your music • Create and use Monomal stamps for instant results! • Literally unlimited hours of music making! COMPETE • Compete in the offline Hot 99 chart and go platinum! • Rate or be rated - share your music creations online for others to download! • Join weekly online contests and become the best musician! -------- The following applies when you make and share your music to the online charts: • Please be respectful of the copyright of others and do not make and share songs that violate another party's copyright. We may remove songs if we believe they violate copyrights. • Please know that there is a possibility that we will use your song to promote Monomals on our social media channels.

About

Sonic Dream Team

Embark on a thrilling 3D adventure with Sonic and friends in a bizarre dream world. Explore new zones, uncover secrets, and battle the infamous Eggman using unique character abilities. Experience mind-bending levels with dynamic gameplay mechanics to rescue your friends and control a powerful artifact.

Highlights
  • Explore new Sweet Dreams Zone
  • Uncover Dream Moons
  • Discover new toys and gameplay mechanics
  • Command six playable characters with unique abilities
  • Race through mind-bending dream worlds
  • Fight bosses and complete missions
  • Collect toys of favorite Sonic characters
Features
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Sonic the Hedgehog is back to explore brand new levels in Sonic Dream Team! Explore the new Sweet Dreams Zone and uncover the Dream Moons. Discover new toys and fresh gameplay mechanics in a game packed with non-stop action and thrilling adventures! Join Sonic and friends as they dive deep into a bizarre world of dreams! Unravel an original and captivating storyline while taking command of six dynamic playable characters. With their unique abilities, dash, climb and fly your way to victory against infamous Eggman! Get ready to race through mind-bending dream worlds that include wall-running, gravity changes, and more! Your mission: fight to rescue your friends and battle Eggman for control of an ancient artifact that can make dreams come true. Complete missions, fight bosses and find toys of your favourite Sonic characters to add to your ever-growing collection! ----- Privacy Policy: https://privacy.sega.com/en/sdt_privacy Terms of Use: https://games.sega.com/eula/?lang=en © SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC DREAM TEAM are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION or its affiliates.

Screenshots

Monomals4 screens
Sonic Dream Team4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Monomals at free against Sonic Dream Team's paid. Sonic Dream Team's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (31K vs 4K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Monomals against 4.7 for Sonic Dream Team. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Dream Team has 31K ratings behind it against 4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Monomals's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sonic Dream Team's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monomals ships an update every 3 months, Sonic Dream Team every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monomals versus Sonic Dream Team: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonomalsSonic Dream Team
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings)4.7 (31K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews84.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K31K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size925 MB2.0 GB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPICOMYSEGA

Customer experience

Monomals

All ratings3,490 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative15.6%

Sonic Dream Team

All ratings29,819 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews966 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.2%

User reviews

Monomals

From 4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🎨 Gorgeous graphics
  • 🎶 Awesome music
  • 🕹️ Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🎮 Smooth controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Challenging and frustrating at times
  • 🎶 Music creation tool is too complex
  • 🔍 Progression issues (unable to revisit older levels)

Sonic Dream Team

From 31K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Vibrant graphics
  • 🎨 Diverse playable characters
  • 🎮 Great controller support
  • 🎢 Engaging level design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., crashes, save data issues)
  • 🔇 Uneven voice acting quality
  • 📱 Controls can feel imprecise on mobile
  • 🔒 Locked to Apple Arcade, limiting accessibility

Bugs and requests

Monomals

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes at specific levels/bosses
  • Glitches that prevent progression
  • Issues with saving/loading custom music
  • Control problems (unresponsive, fling issues)

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved music creation tools (more instruments, layering, automation)
  • Better save/progress system
  • Difficulty options (easy mode)
  • Controller support improvements

Sonic Dream Team

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to climb certain walls in Ego City Act 3-6
  • Incorrect D-rank replacing S-rank when reaching goal too fast
  • Early ending of Score Attack challenges in Dream Factory Act 3
  • Shadow abilities not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more playable characters (e.g., Shadow, Silver)
  • Implement cloud save functionality
  • Provide more challenging levels and boss battles
  • Add customizable controls and camera settings
  • Port the game to consoles and other platforms

In-app purchases

None

Monomals

No in-app purchases

None

Sonic Dream Team

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monomals free?
Monomals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonic Dream Team free?
Sonic Dream Team is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monomals or Sonic Dream Team?
Sonic Dream Team is rated higher. Monomals averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Sonic Dream Team averages 4.7 from 31K ratings.
Do Monomals or Sonic Dream Team have ads?
Neither Monomals nor Sonic Dream Team shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monomals or Sonic Dream Team?
Monomals ships an update every 3 months, and Sonic Dream Team every 5 weeks. Most recently, Monomals was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sonic Dream Team on November 5, 2026.

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