Hamster Town vs Ferret Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamster Town
Draw lines to guide candy to adorable hamsters in this charming puzzle game. Solve levels to earn stars, expand your hamster house, and collect various animal friends. Enjoy a relaxing experience with hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle.
- Draw lines to deliver candy
- Hundreds of puzzle solutions
- Collect stars
- Build and expand hamster house
- Invite animal friends
- Raise and play with hamsters
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Draw lines as you please to deliver sweet, sweet candy to the cute hamsters. A game where you deliver candy to adorable hamsters by drawing lines! Collect stars by finding the best ways to solve puzzles to build and expand your own hamster house, and invite all sorts of animal friends! ■ How to Play Deliver candy to the hamsters any way you like. There are hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle. Collect more stars by finding the best way to solve each puzzle. ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Game Features Though simple and fun to play, this puzzle game isn't short on challenges. The hamster life: just watching these cute little fluffballs will heal your mind. Collect stars to expand and decorate your hamster house. Earn sweet rewards by raising and playing with your hamsters! ※Extreme Cuteness Alert!※ Extreme hamster cuteness may cause some players to experience brain freeze ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Ads and in-app products in-game. ■ Please note that data will be deleted when deleting games. Deleted data can not be recovered.
Ferret Explorer
Guide a curious ferret on an exploration adventure through her new home. Use jumping mechanics to navigate obstacles and reach the goal efficiently. Aim for the fewest jumps possible to master each level.
- Tap to jump mechanics
- Explore new environments
- Goal-oriented levels
- Minimize jump count
- Ferrets as characters
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Fran the ferret loves exploring places she's never seen before! She is excited to have so many places to explore in her new home. Join her as she explores her new home, using her jumping ability to get a good look at all the other ferrets! ■How to play When you tap the screen, the ferret big jumps to that place. Please guide her well to the goal. She said that she wanted to jump smartly with fewer jumps, so let's aim for the goal with as few jumps as possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ferret Explorer at none against Hamster Town's 6. Ferret Explorer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Hamster Town's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 116). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Hamster Town sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ferret Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hamster Town against 4.9 for Ferret Explorer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamster Town has 2.3K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Hamster Town's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ferret Explorer's.
Hamster Town ships an update fortnightly, Ferret Explorer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamster Town | Ferret Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) | 4.9 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 468 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super Awesome Inc. | Masato Niizeki |
Customer experience
Hamster Town
Ferret Explorer
Bugs and requests
Hamster Town
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game randomly switching to Korean language
- Certain levels becoming unbeatable due to glitches
Requested features
4 requests- Add more mini-games and levels
- Allow users to name or dress up their hamsters
- Implement a way to use excess acorns
- Provide an option to have multiple hamsters per room
Ferret Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hamster Town
- Gems$0.99
- Starter Package$1.99
- Gem Pocket$4.99
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- Gem Bucket$9.99
- Gem Cask$19.99
- Gem Box$49.99
Ferret Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hamster Town free?
Is Ferret Explorer free?
Which has better reviews, Hamster Town or Ferret Explorer?
Do Hamster Town or Ferret Explorer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hamster Town or Ferret Explorer?
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