Comparison

Dash Tag vs Animal Transform

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

Head to head
About

Dash Tag

Embark on an exciting endless running adventure with a variety of pets. Dash, jump, and slide through diverse environments, collecting coins and unlocking upgrades. Complete daily missions and evade capture in this fun-filled pet escape game.

Highlights
  • Collect dozens of unique pets
  • Play as unlocked pets
  • Unlock power-ups and costumes
  • Speed through levels in pet cars
  • Daily missions
  • Easy to learn gameplay
Features
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PETS ON THE LOOSE! Run, dash, slide, and jump your way through forest treetops, redrock canyons, and other challenging terrain! Collect dozens of pets, complete daily missions, and unlock tons of fun goodies. Welcome to Dash Tag, the best endless runner game! Choose your favorite pet and get ready to run with your friends and evade capture by Misha! • Collect dozens of rare and unique pets • Play as every pet you collect • Unlock power-ups, outfits, and stats • Speed through levels in pet cars • Endless runner with new missions every day • Free to play • Easy to learn Use the coins and emeralds you collect to purchase loads of upgrades like costumes, power-ups, and even pet cars! The farther you run, the more you collect. And the more you collect, the more fun you'll have! So whether you prefer to scamper, scurry, or scuttle, join the fun of this amazing pet adventure today!

About

Animal Transform

Engage in a thrilling transformer race where you shift between animal forms to overcome diverse obstacles. Strategize your transformations for calculated speed and quick reactions to win challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Animal transformation racing
  • Obstacle course gameplay
  • Multiple animal abilities
  • Exciting levels
  • 3D graphics and animations
  • Simple controls
Features
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Are you in for a joyful and speedy transformer race? If the answer is yes, we have the most epic race for you in place! Animal Transform Race. Come and give all it takes to win this epic race in the form of an animal. This is an adventure that’s undoubtedly worth embarking on! As you race through the runway full of various obstacles, you need to transform from one animal to another to match the animal’s ability to the obstacle awaiting you! You need to have sharp attention and concentration skills to win the race! It’s all about the calculated speed and reactive change of animals that will get you on top of the game! This is the most exciting transformer game you’ve played in a while, so come and join the animal transformer race now! Each level will uncover a new set of extraordinary obstacles that you need to overcome, so you’ll never get bored or be out of challenge! Here are some animal transformer tips for you: • The cheetah will move fast in the land. • The elephant will destroy obstacles that come between him. • The shark will move fast in the water. • The monkey helps you to climb walls. • The eagle will fly fast in the air. Main game features: • Full Epic Race Gameplay Join the adventurous race in the form of an animal and transform from one animal to another to win the obstacle and level up through the game! • Perfect And Amazing Animations. The amazing graphics and 3D effects will blow your mind! You need to see to understand what I’m talking about! • Lots of Exciting Levels. You’ll never get bored or be out of challenges; we have many levels and incredible obstacles for you in place! • Simple and Easy Game Controls. The game is so easy and fun to play! Just relax and let the fun begin! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

Screenshots

Dash Tag4 screens
Animal Transform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dash Tag at 79% against Animal Transform's 37%. Dash Tag also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Animal Transform's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (32K vs 4.1K). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Dash Tag sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Animal Transform sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animal Transform holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animal Transform has 32K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Dash Tag's written reviews are positive against 37% of Animal Transform's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dash Tag versus Animal Transform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDash TagAnimal Transform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.1K ratings)4.6 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K32K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB234 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWildworks, Inc.HippoTap, LLC

Customer experience

Dash Tag

All ratings4,037 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews707 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative12.6%

Animal Transform

All ratings32,038 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral19.0%
Negative44.0%

User reviews

Dash Tag

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Cute and creative pet designs
  • 🎨 Great graphics and aesthetics
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay and controls
  • 💰 Easy to earn in-game currency

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🔁 Too many duplicate pet catches
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕹️ Challenging controls and difficulty
  • 🔍 Lack of new content and updates

Animal Transform

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun game
  • 🐯 Variety of animals
  • 👍 Easy to play

Room to improve

  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Dash Tag

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Pets randomly teleporting or glitching
  • Inconsistent performance and lag issues
  • Ads not working or causing crashes
  • Inability to continue after losing a run
  • Pets not appearing in the collection after catching

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more pet species and varieties
  • Implement a trading/sharing system
  • Introduce multiplayer and social features
  • Allow customization of pets and environments
  • Improve the reward system for catching pets

Animal Transform

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Incorrect animal transformations
  • Inability to purchase items

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reduce ads or make them optional
  • Add more challenging levels
  • Introduce multiplayer mode
  • Expand animal selection

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Dash Tag

One-time11
  • Paw Full of Emeralds$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$0.99
  • Mystery Pet$1.99
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  • Pile of Emeralds$1.99
  • Head Start$1.99
  • Super Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Cache of Coins$4.99
  • Chest of Emeralds$4.99
  • Mystery Pet Bundle$4.99
  • Small Key Ring$4.99
  • Vault of Coins$9.99
3 purchases

Animal Transform

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • All In One Discount Bundle$2.99
  • All In One Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Dash Tag free?
Dash Tag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animal Transform free?
Animal Transform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dash Tag or Animal Transform?
Animal Transform is rated higher. Dash Tag averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Animal Transform averages 4.6 from 32K ratings.
Do Dash Tag or Animal Transform have ads?
Animal Transform shows ads; Dash Tag does not.
Which is updated more often, Dash Tag or Animal Transform?
Dash Tag ships an update monthly, and Animal Transform monthly. Most recently, Dash Tag was updated on October 29, 2026 and Animal Transform on October 29, 2026.

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