Capybara Spa vs Potater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capybara Spa
A charming simulation game where you raise adorable capybaras. Keep your capybaras happy by feeding them their favorite foods and taking them to relaxing hot springs. Earn coins to expand your capybara family and unlock new companions.
- Feed capybaras their preferred foods
- Take capybaras to hot springs
- Earn coins to buy more capybaras
- Manage capybara happiness
- Collect various capybara types
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It's a game about raising capybaras! First, feed the capybaras. Capybaras have their own likes and dislikes, so feed them what they like and they'll be happy! After feeding them, take them to the hot springs! Capybaras love hot springs, so they'll be very happy! Take care of your capybara every day and earn coins to buy more and more capybaras!
Potater
Raise a virtual pet potato collaboratively with friends. Care for your potato by feeding, bathing, and exercising it, while also customizing its room and playing mini-games together.
- Choose and name your potato
- Feed, bathe, and exercise your potato
- Customize potato's room
- Play mini-games
- Co-parent with friends
- Virtual pet care
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Raise a cute pet potato with your friends. + Choose your potato + Give your potato a name + Feed your potato + Bath your potato + Give your potato exercise + Give your potato a room + Customize your room + Play mini-games + Invite your friends and co-parent your potato together
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Verdict
Capybara Spa and Potater both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Capybara Spa's written reviews are positive against 58% of Potater's. Capybara Spa also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). Potater's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Capybara Spa sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Potater sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Capybara Spa against 4.6 for Potater. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 673 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Capybara Spa's written reviews are positive against 58% of Potater's.
Capybara Spa ships an update every 3 months, Potater every 6 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Capybara Spa | Potater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (673 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.1% of reviews — better | 58.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 673 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 419 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinichiro Ihara | MoonBear LTD |
Customer experience
Capybara Spa
Potater
User reviews
Capybara Spa
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Cute capybaras
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 🐻 Capybara care experience
- 💕 Enjoyable virtual pet
Room to improve
- 🐛 Capybaras running away
- ⏰ Slow progress/earnings
- 💰 Expensive to get new capybaras
- 🤒 Capybaras dying/disappearing
Potater
From 673 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤣 Fun and cute game
- 💖 Brings people together
- 🎮 Challenging and fun mini-games
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤒 Potato gets sick too often
- 🕰️ Mini-games have unrealistic time limits
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔄 Progress resets unexpectedly
Bugs and requests
Capybara Spa
Reported bugs
3 issues- Capybaras disappearing after missing a day
- Ads not loading properly
- Glitches with finding lost capybaras
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive features (brushing, playing)
- Ability to breed capybaras
- Longer grace period before capybaras run away
- More ways to earn currency without ads
Potater
Reported bugs
3 issues- Potato's needs reset after short periods
- Hats displayed backwards
- Inability to select previously purchased furniture
Requested features
5 requests- More games to earn coins
- Ability to redecorate room after upgrading
- Longer sleep duration for potato
- Cheaper medicine costs
- Ability to check previous chat messages
In-app purchases
Capybara Spa
- Find the escaped capybara$0.99
- Escape prevention support$2.99
- Remove ad (30 days)$3.99
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- Remove ad (90 days)$7.99
- Remove ad (permanently)$19.99
Potater
- Special Offer$0.99
- Package 1$1.99
- 500 Gems$4.99
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- Package 4$4.99
- Package 2$4.99
- Special Offer$4.99
- Package 5$9.99
- Package 6$14.99
- Package 3$24.99
- Special Offer!$79.99
Questions
Is Capybara Spa free?
Is Potater free?
Which has better reviews, Capybara Spa or Potater?
Do Capybara Spa or Potater have ads?
Which is updated more often, Capybara Spa or Potater?
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