Comparison

Pocket Settlers vs Thinkmon Friends!

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

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About

Pocket Settlers

Embark on a charming cartoon adventure filled with hidden object puzzles and character collection. Discover and collect cute townsfolk, build your community, and unlock new challenges in a vibrant, hand-drawn world.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Character collection
  • Town building
  • Mini-games
  • Brain-bending combos
  • Challenge missions
Features
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***Set out on a gaming experience in a family-friendly cartoon world populated by CUTE FOLKS you will quickly fall in love with. STEP INTO THE UNIVERSE OF POCKET SETTLERS!*** Immerse yourself into the beloved HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE mechanic, combined with CHARACTER COLLECTION & OTHER PUZZLES, all in an innovative setup designed for mobile phones! Start on a deserted map where you will quickly DISCOVER numerous colorful CHARACTERS and learn how to enrich and entertain a fun COMMUNITY OF TOWNSFOLK. As you UNLOCK different buildings and objects, you will advance further, opening new challenges and hidden object puzzles to overcome. All of this and so much more await you in the TINY but amazing world of POCKET SETTLERS! This game offers a colorful and interactive environment, spiced up with a lighthearted narrative that teaches us about important lessons of a healthy society which nowadays seem more important than ever. Search for HIDDEN CHARACTERS, solve fast-paced PUZZLES and celebrate every single TOWN expansion you CRAFT. Hooray! Features: Play dynamic yet SATISFYING HIDDEN OBJECT and PUZZLE challenges Reveal numerous BRAIN-bending combos, diverse mechanics and MINIGAMES DISCOVER & COLLECT numerous CUTE CHARACTERS HELP your TOWN’s FOLKS live in the a HAND-DRAWN place brimming with joy Build and UNLOCK a range of buildings in your TOWN Hone your SEARCHING skills and test your mettle in special CHALLENGE missions - and in return, bring to town a slew of SPECIAL CHARACTERS only available to the most skilled and determined. REVEAL and meet a quirky drill-operating grandma, the FAMOUS monocle-wearing deputy mayor, or a salty sea dog with a golden tooth. They are not alone, but only a part of a huge population of your town - you’ll be able to unlock them all! Each CITIZEN you get provides tasks that are to be solved by different mechanics: timed SEEK missions, combo challenges, memory games, match-3 puzzles, and quite a few surprises. Succeed, and you’ll earn a round of applause as you increase the town’s Joy. The same Joy can then be used to DISCOVER and build amazing buildings, unlock new districts and get acquainted with new characters. For all you veteran players, the game also features hard-mode missions for a challenging and long-lasting gameplay! From the start to finish, Pocket Settlers is a title that seamlessly merges hand-drawn characters and innovative hidden object mechanics, all wrapped into a cute pocket town! Get this game FOR FREE right now and see what wonders await you in a CUTE POCKET TOWN of your own! DOWNLOAD NOW AND START YOUR POCKET SETTLERS ADVENTURE! Created by Mad Head Games!

About

Thinkmon Friends!

Embark on an adventure with adorable characters in a math-based AI learning game. Collect over 100 unique creatures and explore a tower of adventure. Save the Thinkworld from a villain who enforces a "no studying" rule.

Highlights
  • Math-based AI learning
  • Over 100 diverse Thinkmons
  • Tower of adventure
  • Story-driven gameplay
  • Creature collection and raising
Features
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The adventure of the adorable cat "Nyan Nyan" and the deity of Thinkmons, "Pita", begins! A cutting-edge golden balance learning game utilizing math-based AI! Play Thinkmon for free right now and enjoy! -Over 100 diverse Thinkmons -Tower of adventure with different stories for each -An adorable game that you can't help but love! Another peaceful meow neighborhood today. However, Nyan Nyan living here was not at peace. She had scored 0 in all her exams! Oh no~ What should I do... meow meow meow... That's when a mysterious force led Nyan Nyan to the "Thinkworld"! Thinkmons, who survive on study energy generated through studying... Their hobby is studying, and their specialty is also studying, that's how serious they are about studying! Enjoy the boisterous episodes that arise while raising these study-addicted(?) Thinkmons! Meanwhile, the appearance of a villain imposing the rule of "Absolutely No Studying"... Please help save the crisis-stricken Thinkworld and the Thinkmons!

Screenshots

Pocket Settlers4 screens
Thinkmon Friends!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thinkmon Friends! at 100% against Pocket Settlers's 0%. Thinkmon Friends! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Pocket Settlers's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Pocket Settlers sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Thinkmon Friends! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thinkmon Friends! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Settlers has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pocket Settlers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thinkmon Friends!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Settlers ships an update every 2 months, Thinkmon Friends! every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Settlers versus Thinkmon Friends!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket SettlersThinkmon Friends!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB188 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMad Head Games d.o.o. Novi SadWoongjin Thinkbig Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pocket Settlers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Thinkmon Friends!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pocket Settlers

One-time11
  • First Aid Gem Pack$0.99
  • Small Hint Pack$0.99
  • Large Hint Pack$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Small Resource Mix$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Medium Resource Mix$2.99
  • Jeffry Jobson - The Builder$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
  • Ultra Energy Pack$6.99
  • Epic Resource Mix$9.99
5 purchases

Thinkmon Friends!

One-time5
  • A pile of diamonds$0.49
  • A handful of diamonds$2.99
  • A bundle of diamonds$6.99
Show 2 more
  • A basket of diamonds$12.99
  • A box of diamonds$34.99

Questions

Is Pocket Settlers free?
Pocket Settlers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thinkmon Friends! free?
Thinkmon Friends! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Settlers or Thinkmon Friends!?
Thinkmon Friends! is rated higher. Pocket Settlers averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Thinkmon Friends! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pocket Settlers or Thinkmon Friends! have ads?
Pocket Settlers shows ads; Thinkmon Friends! does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Settlers or Thinkmon Friends!?
Pocket Settlers ships an update every 2 months, and Thinkmon Friends! every 11 days. Most recently, Pocket Settlers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Thinkmon Friends! on October 13, 2026.

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