Comparison

Dreidel 3D vs PetriPet 2

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

Head to head
About

Dreidel 3D

Experience the traditional Dreidel game with realistic 3D graphics and Hanukkah music. Customize your game and Dreidel, track the Hebrew date, and enjoy a countdown to the holiday. The app automatically saves your progress for future sessions.

Highlights
  • Play Dreidel with 2-4 players
  • Customize Dreidel and gameplay
  • Realistic 3D graphics
  • Hanukkah music
  • Automatic game save
  • Hebrew date and countdown
  • Virtual Menorah lighting
Features
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Dreidel is a game of chance played on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Listen to Hanukkah music while the Dreidel is spinning with realistic 3D graphics! With Dreidel you can: Play the Game of Dreidel with 2-4 players Customize your Dreidel and the Game play Game automatically saved for future play Hebrew date and Hanukkah countdown Menorah candle lit appropriately during Hanukkah for your Location

About

PetriPet 2

Cultivate a unique virtual pet from a single cell to adulthood. Care for your creature by feeding, cleaning, and walking it. Customize its appearance and behavior with DNA Splices, which can alter gameplay difficulty and rewards.

Highlights
  • Customizable pet growth
  • DNA Splice system
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Pedometer step tracking
  • Independent watchOS app
Features
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Enter the laboratory and grow your own custom virtual pet from a single-celled organism to an old-aged adult. Along the way you will feed, clean, walk, and care for your pet. As your pet grows, you will have the opportunity to customize the way your pet looks and acts using "DNA Splice" power-ups and mini-games. "Splices" can reward the player -- like doubling the amount of experience points earned but they can also make the gameplay more challenging -- like causing your pet to eat its food at a faster rate. There are hundreds of combinations that allow you to grow a pet that is as unique as you are. What will you create? Features include: - Hundreds of available combinations to create a truly unique creature. - Innovative ‘Splice System’ changes the gameplay as your pet evolves. - Complications for tracking food supply and other vitals right on your Apple Watch face. - Pedometer support for tracking your pet’s (and your own) step goal progress. - Independent watchOS app - no iPhone required.

Screenshots

Dreidel 3D2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dreidel 3D at none against PetriPet 2's 4. Dreidel 3D also leads on ratings volume (185 vs 16). PetriPet 2's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. PetriPet 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dreidel 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PetriPet 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreidel 3D has 185 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 89% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dreidel 3D ships an update every 11 months, PetriPet 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dreidel 3D versus PetriPet 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreidel 3DPetriPet 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (185 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings185 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan SwireDrew Smith

Customer experience

Dreidel 3D

All ratings174 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

PetriPet 2

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dreidel 3D

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

PetriPet 2

One-time4
  • Treat 5-Pack$0.99
  • Hibernate$0.99
  • Power Scooper$1.99
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  • Auto Feeder$2.99

Questions

Is Dreidel 3D free?
Dreidel 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PetriPet 2 free?
PetriPet 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dreidel 3D or PetriPet 2?
PetriPet 2 is rated higher. Dreidel 3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 185 ratings, while PetriPet 2 averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Dreidel 3D or PetriPet 2 have ads?
Neither Dreidel 3D nor PetriPet 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dreidel 3D or PetriPet 2?
Dreidel 3D ships an update every 11 months, and PetriPet 2 every 4 months. Most recently, Dreidel 3D was updated on October 26, 2026 and PetriPet 2 on October 30, 2026.

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