Comparison

Goat Simulator 3 vs TABS Pocket Edition

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

Head to head
About

Goat Simulator 3

Explore a vast open world as a goat, causing hilarious chaos and destruction. Engage in quests, challenges, and secrets, or team up with friends in multiplayer mayhem. Customize your goat with various gear and experience wild ragdoll physics.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Goat customization
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Mini-games
  • Ragdoll physics
  • Quests and challenges
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Pilgor is finally baack on the small screen. Now you can be even more unsocial during family dinners. Yay! Goat Simulator 3 Mobile gives you the same open world to explore and destroy as the PC and console versions of the game. Headbutt civilians, drive without a license, or join a yoga class! It’s just like in real life. You can invite a friend in multiplayer mode, cause mayhem together, or become enemies while playing any of the seven mini-games. If you don’t have a friend, you could get the game on two devices and just pretend. We won’t tell a soul. The giant sandbox island of San Angora is in the palm of your hoof! KEY FEATURES: – Goats! Tall goats, fishy goats, goats with hats, there's a goat for your every need – An open world to explore, with an ‘ok amount’ of quests, challenges, and secrets to uncover – Bring chaos together with a friend in multiplayer mode – Break off that friendship for good with seven different mini-games – Dress up your goat in a wide range of different gears to unleash its true powers – Ragdoll physics that slap Newton in the face Minimum device requirements: iOS 16 or newer and 4GB of RAM

About

TABS Pocket Edition

Lead armies of wobbling characters from diverse realms in physics-based combat simulations. Create custom units and test your strategies against friends or strangers in online multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Lead wobbler armies
  • Physics-based combat
  • Unit creator
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaigns
  • Sandbox mode
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Be the leader of red and blue wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created. When you grow tired of the 100+ wobblers at your disposal you can make new ones in the unit creator. You can also send your wobblers to fight your friends or strangers in online multiplayer! Features: -Campaigns -Multiplayer -Sandbox mode -Unit Possession -A bunch of silly units

Screenshots

Goat Simulator 34 screens
TABS Pocket Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TABS Pocket Edition at $4.99 against Goat Simulator 3's $12.99. TABS Pocket Edition also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Goat Simulator 3's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (72% vs 62%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99 and TABS Pocket Edition $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goat Simulator 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 889 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Goat Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 62% of TABS Pocket Edition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, TABS Pocket Edition monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Goat Simulator 3 versus TABS Pocket Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoat Simulator 3TABS Pocket Edition
Price$12.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better4.0 (889 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better889
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#83#32 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB1.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCoffee Stain PublishingLandfall Games

Customer experience

Goat Simulator 3

All ratings1,262 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.6%

TABS Pocket Edition

All ratings809 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews523 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative28.3%

User reviews

Goat Simulator 3

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Entertaining and fun
  • 🤩 Impressive graphics
  • 🎉 Best Goat Simulator game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔋 Poor performance on some devices
  • 🎮 Lacking controller support
  • 🚫 Incompatible with older devices

TABS Pocket Edition

From 889 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Great gameplay
  • 💡 Awesome unit creation
  • 👍 Faithful mobile port

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Control and movement issues
  • 🔒 Restrictive account creation
  • 🔒 Limited sign-in options

Bugs and requests

Goat Simulator 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Baa emote not working
  • Crashing issues on iPads
  • Black screen on startup
  • Driving controls disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more skins and customization options
  • Implement graphics settings for performance
  • Improve controller support and remapping
  • Release Multiverse of Nonsense DLC on mobile

TABS Pocket Edition

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create account
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • Bot AI issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More unit abilities
  • Customizable magic effects
  • Guest account option

In-app purchases

None

Goat Simulator 3

No in-app purchases

None

TABS Pocket Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goat Simulator 3 free?
Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TABS Pocket Edition free?
TABS Pocket Edition costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator 3 or TABS Pocket Edition?
Goat Simulator 3 is rated higher. Goat Simulator 3 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while TABS Pocket Edition averages 4.0 from 889 ratings.
Do Goat Simulator 3 or TABS Pocket Edition have ads?
Neither Goat Simulator 3 nor TABS Pocket Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goat Simulator 3 or TABS Pocket Edition?
Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and TABS Pocket Edition monthly. Most recently, Goat Simulator 3 was updated on October 27, 2026 and TABS Pocket Edition on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Goat Simulator 3 or TABS Pocket Edition?
Goat Simulator 3 currently peaks at #83 in the App Store charts, and TABS Pocket Edition at #32. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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