Comparison

Mini Rival vs Bao Buddies

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

Head to head
About

Mini Rival

Compete with friends in a variety of fun mini-games. Engage in dice roll battles to attack and defend, or test your reflexes in a penguin ice-breaking challenge. Enjoy global multiplayer fun.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mini-games
  • Dice Roll Battle gameplay
  • Penguin Ice breaks game
  • Global competition
  • Compete with friends
Features
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There are multiplayer Mini games where your buddies compete different game play and enjoy fun all over the world. Game play 1=> Dice Roll Battle Roll a dice and trust your luck upon numbers for how much units will be deployed to attack, Same goes for defending your base choose the deployment base to defend or attack. Game play 2=> Penguin Ice breaks Penguin on the ice platform breaking the ice cubes, it is a really fun game where you have to join your friends and break the ice in multiplayer game. You will play in networks as multiplayer and break the ice cubes under the penguin which stand at the middle of the ice pitch. Download now and dominate the world!

About

Bao Buddies

Features
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Welcome to Bao Buddies—a cozy collecting game filled with adorable dumpling friends! Open your daily Buddy Box, meet a new little friend, and watch your buddies roam around an illustrated garden. Keep your favorites, sell extras for coins, and grow your collection. FEATURES • Open a free Buddy Box every day • Use 250 coins to open another standard box • Discover 30 unique standard buddies across six rarity levels • Watch your buddies stroll, wave, and blink in a lively garden • Explore your collection in the Buddy Album • Sell extra buddies for coins • List and purchase buddies in the live marketplace • Find limited-edition buddies during special events • Watch optional rewarded ads to earn extra coins • Purchase optional coin packs STANDARD BOX ODDS Common: 50% Uncommon: 28% Rare: 14% Super Rare: 5.5% Legendary: 2% Mythic: 0.5% All marketplace trades and inventory changes are securely controlled by the game server. Buddies and virtual currency have no real-world monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash.

Screenshots

Mini Rival4 screens
Bao Buddies3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Rival at none against Bao Buddies's 4. Mini Rival also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Bao Buddies's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bao Buddies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Rival asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, Bao Buddies every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Rival versus Bao Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini RivalBao Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB149 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSablo StudioRyan Hopkins Inc

In-app purchases

None

Mini Rival

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Bao Buddies

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,400 Coins$1.99
  • 5 Box Tickets$2.99
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  • 15 Box Tickets$4.99

Questions

Is Mini Rival free?
Mini Rival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bao Buddies free?
Bao Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mini Rival or Bao Buddies have ads?
Both Mini Rival and Bao Buddies show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Rival or Bao Buddies?
Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, and Bao Buddies every 5 days. Most recently, Mini Rival was updated on October 10, 2026 and Bao Buddies on October 15, 2026.

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