Comparison

Niche vs Squishy Maker

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

Head to head
About

Niche

Experience a genetics and breeding simulation game with unique animals and thousands of gene combinations. Grow your pack by selectively breeding, exploring new islands, and encountering new challenges. Pet your creatures to strengthen your bond and unlock bonuses.

Highlights
  • Genetics and breeding simulation
  • Thousands of gene combinations
  • Pack leadership and adaptation
  • Foraging, hunting, and predator combat
  • Discover new islands and genes
  • Petting and bonding mechanics
Features
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NICHE - BREED AND EVOLVE: A BREEDING AND SIMULATION GAME FOR GENETICS FANS Welcome to the world of Nichelings, a secret world, with unique animals, real genetics and many adventures! Do you have what it takes to be a pack leader? Experience a genetics & breeding simulation game with cute animals and thousands of different gene combinations! Grow and strengthen your pack through selective breeding based on real genetics. Go on a journey of discovery with your animals and encounter new islands, animals, enemies and genes! BREED NICHELINGS WITH REAL GENETICS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR PACK The Nichelings need you: Help them strengthen their pack and adapt to different biomes! Skillfully breed Nichelings by comparing their genes and making smart breeding decisions. Mutate genes to make them stronger. Breed thousands of possible combinations and play with the cute cubs! GO FORAGING, HUNT PREY AND FIGHT PREDATORS Send your animals to different biomes to forage, fish and fight against predators! Join your Nichelings on their missions and help them in the Mini Game. Adapt your pack to new challenges in biomes and unlock new islands! MEET WILD NICHELINGS WITH SPECIAL GENES Meet wild Nichelings with special genes and abilities on your adventures. Invite them into your pack to strengthen it and breed them to collect all the genes! DISCOVER NEW ISLANDS AND COLLECT ALL THE GENES Level up biomes to unlock new islands where unique genes can be found. Collect over 120 genes in different biomes and discover the many possible combinations! PET YOUR NICHELINGS AND BUILD YOUR BOND Pet your Nichelings and strengthen your bond with them. Get bonuses that will help you forage and find new pack members! Experience a genetic adventure: Breed and develop strong Nichelings and make your pack the strongest in the world of Niche! _____________________________________________ Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrayFawnStudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/strayfawnstudio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strayfawnstudio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Wt7t1egezRLvwkCVnJ2Q Forum: https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/

About

Squishy Maker

Nurture, breed, and research magical slimes to discover new combinations and become a certified wizard. Engage in slime tournaments and explore a magical world to gather resources and unlock new slime types.

Highlights
  • Nurture and breed unique slimes
  • Discover endless slime combinations
  • Research slime genetics
  • Compete in slime tournaments
  • Explore a magical world
  • Collect slime magic cards
Features
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Create Legendary Slimes and become a Legendary Wizard! "Squishy Maker“ is a game where you nurture, crossbreed, and research the magical properties of slimes. You can create the slime of your dreams to your heart's content. If you succeed in creating the ultimate slime, you'll become a certified wizard! And who knows, maybe creating a legendary slime could even make you a legendary wizard! Explore the magical world of "Squishy Maker" and freely research slimes! 1. Take care of and breed your slimes! Did you know that each slime has its unique personality? Depending on their personality, they have preferred care activities. You need to pay close attention to each slime's personality to take good care of them. Giving them their preferred care increases their happiness significantly! A happy slime receives a mana buff. Don't forget to take care of your slimes! As slimes grow, their part genes will express in stages. What will my slime turn into? If you manage to create a slime described in the wizard's book, you'll get a slime magic card, getting you one step closer to becoming a certified wizard. 2. Create endless slime combinations! By releasing slimes inside the wizard's tower, you can obtain new eggs, indicating that the slimes are breeding! This breeding allows for the creation of endless slime combinations. Each time, you'll feel the excitement of wondering what kind of slime will be born next. If you understand the laws of slime genetics, you can quickly achieve your desired slime combination. Keep experimenting! Offering slimes as sacrifices to the World Tree, Elderoot, can also result in special slime eggs, just as in the witch's kitchen. What kind of slime will you discover next? Show us your spirit of experimentation! 3. Experience the Thrill of Victory! To become a certified wizard, you must go through the slime tournament! It's a test of your slime's abilities in a duel against other wizards. Who will become the certified wizard? Compete with your slime's mana-filled special duel card. Exploring unknown areas can also yield necessary resources. With a bit of luck, you might even find rare resources. If you experience any difficulties or have any suggestions, please contact us at dev@consalad.io. - Developer contact: dev@consalad.io

Screenshots

Niche4 screens
Squishy Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squishy Maker at Free against Niche's $2.99. Squishy Maker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Niche's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 16). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Squishy Maker is free to download; Niche costs $2.99 up front. Squishy Maker sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Niche asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Niche holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Niche has 552 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Niche's written reviews are positive against 54% of Squishy Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Niche ships an update every 3 weeks, Squishy Maker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Niche versus Squishy Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNicheSquishy Maker
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (552 ratings) — better3.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better53.6% of reviews
Number of ratings552 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStray Fawn StudioConsalad, Inc

Customer experience

Niche

All ratings546 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative6.4%

Squishy Maker

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Niche

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches with nicheling genes and traits
  • Crashes on load up
  • Visual bugs with nicheling paws

Requested features

7 requests
  • Family tree to track breeding
  • More biomes and environments
  • Ability to manually sort nichelings
  • More varied color options
  • Ability to compare genes between nichelings
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  • Sandbox mode like the original game
  • More complex genetics and traits

Squishy Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Niche

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Squishy Maker

One-time16
  • 10 Rubies$0.49
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 4$0.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 5$0.99
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  • 30 Rubies$1.99
  • Starter Package$1.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 6$1.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 7$1.99
  • Lifetime Ad Banner Removal$2.99
  • Incredible Currency Pack Vol.1$3.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 8$3.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 9$3.99
  • Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 10$5.99
  • 200 Rubies$12.99
  • Incredible Currency Pack Vol.2$19.99
  • Incredible Currency Pack Vol.3$39.99
  • Moonlight Atelier Pack Vol.3$59.99

Questions

Is Niche free?
Niche costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squishy Maker free?
Squishy Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Niche or Squishy Maker?
Niche is rated higher. Niche averages 4.7 out of 5 from 552 ratings, while Squishy Maker averages 3.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Niche or Squishy Maker have ads?
Neither Niche nor Squishy Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Niche or Squishy Maker?
Niche ships an update every 3 weeks, and Squishy Maker every 3 days. Most recently, Niche was updated on October 29, 2026 and Squishy Maker on October 24, 2026.

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