Comparison

Fancy Tale vs Monster Busters

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

Head to head
About

Fancy Tale

Match and stitch fashionable clothing and accessories to create new outfits for charming animal clients. Explore diverse fashion shops, design unique styles, and compete through hundreds of puzzle levels. It's a free-to-play fashion boutique puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Match and stitch fashion items
  • Design new outfits
  • Dress up animal clients
  • Explore global fashion shops
  • Hundreds of puzzle levels
  • Compete with friends
Features
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Match and stitch irresistible fancy dresses, suits and bags, and make colorful new outfits for the friendly clients of Fancy Tale: Catherine the Cat, Pip the Penguin and many more! Get into the world of fame and haute couture and make them shine on the red carpet. Collect, match and create new designs in the most addictive fashion puzzle game. It’s free to play! Travel through different fashion shops from downtown boutiques to the Wild West countryside. Mix and sew from the newest creations or give a retro style a revival. Share your results with your friends and brag about your style! Do you fancy being the latest top fashionista? Enter a world of fame and compete in this shiny, addictive puzzle game with hundreds of levels. The wonderful fashion world of fancy tale is waiting for you… Your fashion boutique puzzle game! From the creators of your favorite puzzle cooking game: Tasty Tale! What’s to like? - Easy to learn, hard to master - Fancy shops from all over the world - Friendly animals as your loyal customers - Addictive gameplay in the fanciest match 3 game - Over 100 levels with fun and challenging obstacles - Seamless synchronization with Facebook - Leaderboard to compete against friends Follow us on Facebook page to get the latest updates: https://www.facebook.com/fancytale Already a fan of Fancy Tale? Like us on Facebook for the latest news: https://www.facebook.com/fancytale So what are you waiting for? Plenty of fashionable creations are ready for you in the most addictive game on Facebook. Play now! Please note that, while Fancy Tale is completely free to play, some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment. Imprint: https://sublinet.com/contact.php Terms of use: https://sublinet.com/tou.php?site=ft

About

Monster Busters

Link colorful monsters across hexagonal blocks to rescue trapped gingerbread friends. This puzzle game offers a unique twist on match-3 mechanics with special bomb creation and helpful in-game aids. Engage in challenging boss battles and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Link 3+ monsters on hexagonal blocks
  • Create special bombs at intersections
  • Choose special bomb types
  • Utilize Snow Bombs for assistance
  • Battle advanced bosses and their babies
  • Play and compete with friends
Features
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Link monsters through hexagonal blocks to save gingerbreads and become a Hero of Ice Tower! New fun missions and features to be explored! Install now! Join the adventure of adorable kids, Bruce, Boo and Namu, to the top of Ice Tower where poor Gingerbread friends are trapped! Let’s save them from bad monsters! ◆ Fun Twist on Classic Match-3 Try something different from classic match-3 you already know! Make a match by linking 3 or more monsters of the same color to each other in 6 directions on the boards composed of hexagons. You can even make cross-connections linking already connected monsters to get Super Bombs at the intersections! ◆ Unique rules of creating Special Bombs Lots of special bombs can be created while playing! Moreover, you can choose the type of the bomb you get! Take advantage of this unique option to create the most beneficial special bombs and build your own strategy to clear missions! Change the direction of the ring by going back and forth! Connect as a line, make a loop, connect already linked monsters - totally different bombs will be made! So many options to be explored, you should definitely try them yourself! ◆ Little helpers will do the work for you Amazing new feature, Snow Bomb, is newly introduced in Ice Slide. Longer links will help you get Snow Bombs attacking your mission target and helping you clear stages easier! Just link monsters near your target and see how Snow Bombs do the job for you! ◆ Advanced Boss Fights Find challenging yet exciting Boss levels behind the big doors as you progress in the tower. Attention, the Boss comes together with its babies, whom you need to attack in order to defeat the Boss! Look for the babies’ claws holding monsters tightly, you need to link as many monsters through those claws as you can to give the babies maximum damage! Ouch! ◆ Play with your friends It’s so much more fun to play with your friends! Connect to Facebook and help each other whenever your friend is in trouble! Compete and see who’s taking the first place! Join now! Bruce, Boo and Namu are eager to start this gingerbread-saving heroic adventure together with you! The real fun starts now! * We are collecting advertising identifiers for marketing purposes. If you don't want to collect, you can stop collecting in the way below. - Device settings -> Privacy -> Tracking -> allow Apps to Request to Track

Screenshots

Fancy Tale4 screens
Monster Busters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Monster Busters at 4.2K against Fancy Tale's 773. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Fancy Tale sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Busters sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fancy Tale against 4.7 for Monster Busters. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Busters has 4.2K ratings behind it against 773, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Fancy Tale's written reviews are positive against 78% of Monster Busters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fancy Tale ships an update every 3 months, Monster Busters every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fancy Tale versus Monster Busters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFancy TaleMonster Busters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (773 ratings)4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better77.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7734.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB139 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSublinetPlayDog Soft Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Fancy Tale

All ratings772 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.8%

Monster Busters

All ratings4,228 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.8%

User reviews

Fancy Tale

From 773 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 🎨 Charming graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • ⭐ Great for passing time
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Cluttered or messy UI
  • 🕰️ Levels get too difficult
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Small and hard-to-see items

Monster Busters

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 No annoying ads
  • 👍 Genuinely don't have to pay
  • 👍 Unlimited lives
  • 🎨 Creative, interesting, and colorful
  • 👍 Fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Levels too easy
  • 🐛 Bosses too easy
  • 🐛 Repetitive levels
  • 🐛 Difficult to progress without paying
  • 🐛 Unlimited lives removed

Bugs and requests

Fancy Tale

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on higher levels
  • Purchased items disappearing
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More ways to earn extra lives
  • Ability to replay previous levels
  • Improved stability and performance
  • Option to disable hints and tips

Monster Busters

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on first level
  • Doubling coins feature not working
  • Game progress lost
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Harder bosses
  • More levels
  • Ability to restart game
  • More avatar options
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  • Boosters as rewards

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Fancy Tale

One-time5
  • 10 Bucks$0.99
  • 50 Bucks$4.99
  • 100 Bucks$9.99
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  • 200 Bucks$19.99
  • 500 Bucks$49.99
10 purchases

Monster Busters

One-time10
  • '+5 Extra Moves' Item$0.99
  • 2 Toy Hammers$0.99
  • Full set of Lives$0.99
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  • 3 Golden Keys$0.99
  • 5 Toy Hammers$1.99
  • 10,000 Coins$1.99
  • 25,000 Coins$3.99
  • 30 Crystals$3.99
  • 90,000 Coins$9.99
  • 200,000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Fancy Tale free?
Fancy Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Busters free?
Monster Busters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fancy Tale or Monster Busters?
Monster Busters is rated higher. Fancy Tale averages 4.7 out of 5 from 773 ratings, while Monster Busters averages 4.7 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Fancy Tale or Monster Busters have ads?
Both Fancy Tale and Monster Busters show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fancy Tale or Monster Busters?
Fancy Tale ships an update every 3 months, and Monster Busters every 2 months. Most recently, Fancy Tale was updated on November 6, 2026 and Monster Busters on November 6, 2026.

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