Comparison

Date Simulator vs Animal Shelter Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Date Simulator

Plan and execute a perfect virtual date. Choose a restaurant, order food and drinks, and enjoy the experience. It's time to make tonight the night for your ideal match.

Highlights
  • Virtual date planning
  • Restaurant simulation
  • Food and drink ordering
  • Matchmaking experience
Features
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Your perfect date awaits! Take your next match to a dinner, order food, fill the glasses with wine!

About

Animal Shelter Simulator

Experience the rewarding challenge of managing an animal shelter. Care for rescued dogs, cats, and other animals by cleaning, walking, and ensuring they find loving new homes. Expand your facilities as your shelter grows.

Highlights
  • Care for rescued animals
  • Clean and hygiene management
  • Walk and exercise animals
  • Expand shelter facilities
  • Facilitate animal adoptions
Features
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Save our four-legged friends! Animal Shelter game grants you the opportunity to tackle the challenging but also highly rewarding task of running an Animal Shelter for dogs, cats, rabbits, strays and other rescued animals. Witness firsthand how much effort goes into helping abandoned and injured animals as you handle a number of tasks necessary for your shelter to operate smoothly. Clean Them Your rescues will need to take a lot of steps on the path to improved health, and good hygiene is the very first one. Get your hands a little dirty so that their paws stay clean and their spirits soar high. Take them for a walk What better way to burn off all that excess energy than a good, old-fashioned trot out in the fresh air? Keep your animals stimulated and entertained. You can be sure they'll be starved for attention! Extend As you succeed in your efforts, you will be faced with additional challenges. Make sure to turn them into opportunities as you invest in your facilities and expand according to your growing needs. Convince them The ultimate purpose of your initiative and the most rewarding conclusion to all of its efforts – when an animal makes its way to a brand new, loving home. Look after your rescues and ensure they are adopted by your shelter's visitors.

Screenshots

Date Simulator4 screens
Animal Shelter Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Animal Shelter Simulator at 4.7 against Date Simulator's 3.0. Animal Shelter Simulator also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 20) and review sentiment (69% vs 50%). Date Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Animal Shelter Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Date Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animal Shelter Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animal Shelter Simulator has 19K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Date Simulator's written reviews are positive against 69% of Animal Shelter Simulator's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Date Simulator versus Animal Shelter Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate SimulatorAnimal Shelter Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (20 ratings)4.7 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2019K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB251 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUNCOSOFTDigital Melody

Customer experience

Date Simulator

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Animal Shelter Simulator

All ratings18,985 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Date Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Animal Shelter Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Finish button not working during pet care tasks
  • Pets disappearing from shelter after crashes
  • Adoption process freezing or not working as expected
  • Inability to purchase ad-free version due to glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more animal types like horses, birds, and reptiles
  • Introduce more interactive features like walking pets and customizing shelters
  • Improve adoption process with more details on potential owners
  • Reduce frequency of ads or offer ad-free option
  • Fix glitches and crashes to ensure smooth gameplay

In-app purchases

None

Date Simulator

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Animal Shelter Simulator

One-time10
  • SMALL PACK$1.99
  • BROOMS PACK$2.99
  • MEDIUM PACK$3.99
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  • CLASSIC PACK$3.99
  • SWEET HOME PACK$5.99
  • BIG PACK$6.99
  • DECORATOR'S PACK$7.99
  • Animal Shelter VIP$8.99
  • GO GREEN PACK$9.99
  • XXL PACK$23.99

Questions

Is Date Simulator free?
Date Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animal Shelter Simulator free?
Animal Shelter Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Date Simulator or Animal Shelter Simulator?
Animal Shelter Simulator is rated higher. Date Simulator averages 3.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Animal Shelter Simulator averages 4.7 from 19K ratings.
Do Date Simulator or Animal Shelter Simulator have ads?
Animal Shelter Simulator shows ads; Date Simulator does not.

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