Mini Rival vs Square Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiplayer mini-games
- Dice Roll Battle gameplay
- Penguin Ice breaks game
- Global competition
- Compete with friends
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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!
Square Dog
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Find the only place each bulldog can go. Square Dog is a cosy logic game with quick levels, clear rules and a charming French bulldog as your guide. Every level can be solved without guessing: • One bulldog in every row • One bulldog in every column • One bulldog in every coloured region • Bulldogs cannot touch – not even diagonally Begin with gentle teaching levels that introduce one rule at a time. Boards grow and challenges become gradually trickier as your journey continues. PLAY YOUR WAY • 1,000 carefully tested levels with one logical solution • Collect up to three bones on every level • Replay levels and improve your best result • Get explanatory hints when you are stuck • Try the Daily Paw Hunt with one attempt each day • Keep your daily streak alive • Compare records and achievements with Game Center • Keep progress across your Apple devices Square Dog has no banner ads and no forced ads after levels. Optional rewarded videos are available only when you choose extra help. Ready for your next paw?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Square Dog at every 4 days against Mini Rival's fortnightly. Mini Rival's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, Square Dog every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Mini Rival | Square Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sablo Studio | Nicki Larsen |
In-app purchases
Mini Rival
No in-app purchases
Square Dog
No in-app purchases





