Comparison

James Spring vs Mackaboo Worlds

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

Head to head
About

James Spring

Embark on a thrilling hide-and-seek adventure where you guide James as far as possible. Discover and uncover all 44 of James' friends while navigating beautifully designed worlds and avoiding dangerous enemies. Enjoy a completely free gaming experience with simple touch controls.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Collect hidden friends
  • Avoid dangerous enemies
  • Explore beautiful worlds
  • Simple touch controls
  • Completely free to play
Features
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Where is everyone? Let's play hide and seek! Make James go as far as possible! Find as many James' friends as you can! - Run James as far as possible with simple touch controls - Find and Uncover rest of the 44 James' friends - Watch out cute but dangerous enemies - Travel beautiful designed worlds - No ads and completely free!

About

Mackaboo Worlds

Features
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Welcome to Mackaboo Worlds, a pretend play dollhouse town for kids, with dress up, decorating and a whole kawaii world to explore! Every building is a dollhouse cut open, so every room is right there to play in. Cook in the kitchen, splash in the bath, slide down the slide in Bloom Park, and tuck everyone into bed when the moon comes out. EVERYTHING IS A TOY The fridge hands out snacks and the oven bakes. The tap runs, the TV plays, the piano plinks and the register goes ka-ching. Drop food on a friend and they eat it. Hand them a teddy and they hold it. Put two friends together and they hug. TAKE ANYONE ANYWHERE Pop critters and things into your bag, open the map, and bring them anywhere: a cake from the café to the park, a friend to the beach, a snowball to the moon. FIVE WORLDS, FREE Mackaboo Town, Bubble Bay, Moonbeam Station, Snowdrop Peak and Candy Kingdom: 22 places, 47 friends to meet and 127 things to play with, free forever. Every place has at least two friends living there. MAKE YOUR OWN CRITTERS Make your own critters: choose what kind each one is, then dress them in dozens of hats, outfits and colours, and restyle anyone in town at a mirror. MAKE IT HOME Decorate a home in every world with the decorating tray, and paint every room. Tidy up with a hungry trash can in every place, and tap it to rescue anything you didn't mean to throw away. GROWN-UP FRIENDLY - No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Nothing about your child leaves the device. - Optional one-time packs, never subscriptions. Every purchase sits behind a grown-up question. - Play offline, anywhere. Everything is saved exactly where it was left. - Plays on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro: buy a pack once and it's there on every one. OPTIONAL PACKS Bakery Treats, Yummy Kitchen, Pet Pals, Garden Party, Music Jam, Sleepover, Spooky Cute, Holiday Cheer, Dino Dig, Splash Day, Art Studio, Sports Day, Tea Party, Camp Out, Magic Show and Baby Care; Hat Box, Dress-Up Trunk, Rainbow Fur and Wallpaper Party; new friends to move into town in Critter Club, the Sparkle Squad and the Legend Club; and five whole new worlds: Fairy Forest, Sunny Farm, Rainbow Cloud Kingdom, Pirate Cove and Jungle Treehouse. Made by Mack Toys, a small independent toy studio. Terms of use: Apple's standard license agreement https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://mackaboo.com/privacy

Screenshots

James Spring4 screens
Mackaboo Worlds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: James Spring at none against Mackaboo Worlds's 10. James Spring also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Mackaboo Worlds's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Mackaboo Worlds sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. James Spring asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

James Spring ships an update every 2 months, Mackaboo Worlds every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
James Spring versus Mackaboo Worlds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJames SpringMackaboo Worlds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungHyuk YoonMack Toys

In-app purchases

None

James Spring

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Mackaboo Worlds

One-time10
  • Candy Deluxe$0.99
  • Snowdrop Deluxe$0.99
  • Sparkle Squad$1.99
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  • Legend Club$1.99
  • Rainbow Cloud Kingdom$1.99
  • Pirate Cove$1.99
  • Jungle Treehouse$1.99
  • Style Bundle$2.99
  • Outdoor Bundle$3.99
  • Three New Worlds$3.99

Questions

Is James Spring free?
James Spring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mackaboo Worlds free?
Mackaboo Worlds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do James Spring or Mackaboo Worlds have ads?
Neither James Spring nor Mackaboo Worlds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, James Spring or Mackaboo Worlds?
James Spring ships an update every 2 months, and Mackaboo Worlds every 5 days. Most recently, James Spring was updated on November 2, 2026 and Mackaboo Worlds on October 29, 2026.

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