Furiends vs Playground AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Furiends
Adopt and care for a virtual dog using augmented reality. Interact with your AR pet by feeding, walking, and playing. Earn in-game currency by tracking real-world activity to unlock new items and strengthen your bond.
- Adopt and raise AR dogs
- Feed, walk, and play with pets
- AR integration for real-world interaction
- Track steps to earn in-game currency
- Unlock outfits and accessories
- Build a bond with your virtual pet
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Ready to meet your new best Furiend? Adopt your very own Augmented Reality dog in Furiends, the interactive virtual-pet game that keeps you active and entertained! These adorable dogs need loving owners to feed, walk, and play with them every day. Bring your dog wherever you go — with the latest AR technology, your pup comes to life right in your world, ready to explore, play fetch, and pose for photos. Stay active and earn rewards! Furiends integrates with the Apple Health app to track your real-world activity, converting your steps into Furcoins — the in-game currency used to buy food, treats, toys, and accessories. The more you move, the happier (and more spoiled) your pet becomes! Build your bond. Play fetch, throw toys, give water and treats, and watch your dog respond with joy. As your bond grows stronger, you’ll unlock new outfits, accessories, and environments — from cozy sweaters to astronaut suits! Furiends is more than just a pet simulator — it’s your active companion that motivates you to stay healthy, happy, and connected every day.
Playground AR
Transform your space into an augmented reality physics sandbox. Build intricate structures, design functional machines, and unleash epic destruction with realistic physics. Play with friends in real-time and capture your creations.
- Augmented reality physics sandbox
- Infinite construction with diverse blocks
- Design functional machines with joints and wheels
- Realistic physics simulations
- Control RC vehicles
- Multiplayer and social sharing
- In-game screenshot tool
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Playground AR: The Ultimate Physics Sandbox in Augmented Reality Turn your room into a digital laboratory! Playground AR is the next generation of physics sandboxes, giving you an infinite supply of blocks, toys, and gadgets to create and destroy in your real-world environment using Augmented Reality. Build, Imagine, and Experiment With intuitive AR controls, placing and moving objects feels natural: Infinite Construction: Use a massive variety of blocks and materials to build anything from tall skyscrapers to complex domino runs. Advanced Engineering: Design your own functional machines using joints, wheels, and thrusters. Realistic Physics: Pick up objects and throw them, freeze them in mid-air, or connect them to see realistic physical reactions. RC Vehicles and Action It’s not just about building—it’s about the thrill of play: RC Toys: Take command of RC helicopters, drones, and cars with responsive controls. Epic Destruction: Test the strength of your castles. Use bombs and explosives to watch your structures collapse with satisfying, realistic physics. Interactive Challenges: Try to land your helicopter on a moving platform or build the most complex chain reaction. Multiplayer and Social Sharing Play with Friends: Join others to see who can build the highest tower or the longest domino course in real-time. Capture the Moment: View your creations from any angle. Use the in-game screenshot tool to take high-quality photos and share them instantly. Have you ever dreamed of having a room full of infinite toys? The only limit is your imagination. Download Playground AR now and start creating!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Furiends at none against Playground AR's 1. Furiends also leads on ratings volume (94 vs 16). Playground AR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Playground AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Furiends asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Furiends against 3.9 for Playground AR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Furiends has 94 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Furiends's written reviews are positive against 66% of Playground AR's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Furiends | Playground AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (94 ratings) — better | 3.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 511 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Goji LLC | Marc Sureda |
Customer experience
Furiends
Playground AR
User reviews
Furiends
From 94 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐶 Cute virtual dogs
- 👍 Teaches responsibility
- 💖 Great for dog lovers
- 💡 Fun AR experience
- 🥰 Adorable virtual puppies
Room to improve
- ❌ Cannot sign up/log in
- 🐛 Username taken issues
- 🎮 Limited dog actions
- 🐛 Ball falls through floor
- 🐛 Dog falls behind when walking
Playground AR
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing AR experience
- 🎮 Fun sandbox gameplay
- 🔥 Great physics engine
- 💫 Impressive AR detection
- 👍 Intuitive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty in surface detection
- 🤖 Limited NPC/character options
- 🔒 Locked content behind ads
- 🔀 Multiplayer functionality not working
Bugs and requests
Furiends
Reported bugs
11 issues- Cannot sign up or log in
- Username already in use error
- Account creation fails
- Password doesn't match error
- Ball falls through floor
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- Dog falls behind when walking
- AR glitches
- Phone battery drains quickly
- Dog gets lost in ceiling
- Sound sometimes doesn't work
- Game crashes or kicks user out
Requested features
30 requests- Add puppies
- Add online mode without chat
- Allow choosing dog gender
- Add more dog breeds (Great Dane, Dalmatian, Pug, Australian Shepherd, Pomeranian)
- Add a bed for pups
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- Add a dog house
- Add a crate
- Add more toys
- Allow multiple dogs
- Allow dogs to play together
- Add ability to mate dogs and have puppies
- Add new skins/patterns/colors
- Add a non-AR version
- Add belly rubs
- Add voice commands (roll over, lay down)
- Add a pet bed
- Add a dog house
- Add a crate
- Add more dog treats
- Add birthday cake treat
- Allow dog to sleep and wake up
- Add more activities
- Add ability to raise dogs from pup to old age
- Make walking uphill possible
- Fix scanning the ground issues
- Add more tips on training
- Add more things to buy for the dog
- Toys should stay in the world
- Food and water bowls should stay in the world
- Add more features like putting pet to sleep/waking up
Playground AR
Reported bugs
5 issues- Devices unable to detect surfaces properly
- Saved creations not persisting across sessions
- Controls for vehicles/devices not intuitive
- Occasional freezing and crashing of the app
- Incompatibility issues with certain device models
Requested features
5 requests- Add human/character models to interact with
- Implement liquids and more environmental elements
- Introduce terraforming and customizable terrain
- Provide more building/creation tools and options
- Enable seamless multiplayer and sharing of creations
In-app purchases
Furiends
No in-app purchases
Playground AR
- Premium Blocks$3.99
Questions
Is Furiends free?
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Which has better reviews, Furiends or Playground AR?
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