Comparison

Save the Pets vs Scrapyard Magnate

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

Head to head
About

Save the Pets

Run a veterinary clinic, diagnosing and treating various animals like cats, dogs, and parrots. Upgrade your clinic with new equipment and hire staff to heal more pets and grow your business.

Highlights
  • Diagnose and treat animals
  • Use X-ray machines
  • Manage clinic operations
  • Buy new equipment and medicines
  • Hire doctors
  • Treat cats, dogs, parrots, hamsters, and lizards
Features
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Take your pets to the doctor for examination, for examination with an X-ray machine and give the doctor the medicine he requires and after treatment your pets will become happy and you will be rich. Manage the clinic, buy new equipment and medicines, hire more doctors and treat as many pets as possible. In the game you have to heal: - Cats - Dogs - Parrots - Hamsters - Lizards Over time, new animals and many types of rooms and equipment will be added to the game.

About

Scrapyard Magnate

Manage a recycling business by collecting junk, processing it into new products, and selling them to customers. Expand your scrapyard, hire employees, and aim to become the ultimate recycling magnate.

Highlights
  • Junk collection and processing
  • Product crafting and sales
  • Customer interaction and table cleaning
  • Drive-thru customer service
  • Employee hiring for efficiency
  • Scrapyard expansion and development
Features
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Welcome to the world of “Scrapyard Magnate”! In this idle arcade game, you control a player character who collects junk brought in by trucks and processes it in machines to create new products. Sell these newly crafted items to customers and earn money! Game Features: Junk Collection: Collect junk from the trucks and recycle it in the machines! Product Sales: Sell the crafted new products to customers and increase your profits. Customer Interaction: Customers will pack items at the table or create new products. Make sure to clean the tables after they leave. Drive-Thru: Don’t forget to attend to the busy drive-thru customers! Employee Hiring: Use your earnings to hire more employees and boost efficiency! Store Development: Expand your recycling shop and build a vast scrapyard empire! Find treasures in the junk and aim to become the king of the recycling shops! Pursue endless possibilities in “Scrapyard Magnate”! Download now and start your new adventure in the recycling shop! EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app.

Screenshots

Save the Pets4 screens
Scrapyard Magnate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scrapyard Magnate at 60% against Save the Pets's 3%. Scrapyard Magnate also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6). Save the Pets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Scrapyard Magnate sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Save the Pets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrapyard Magnate holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Save the Pets's written reviews are positive against 60% of Scrapyard Magnate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save the Pets ships an update every 5 days, Scrapyard Magnate monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Save the Pets versus Scrapyard Magnate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave the PetsScrapyard Magnate
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (40 ratings)4.6 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40108 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.5
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB244 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYso CorpONIGIRI GAMES

Customer experience

Save the Pets

All ratings40 ratings
Positive22.5%
Neutral32.5%
Negative45.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive3.1%
Neutral28.1%
Negative68.8%

Scrapyard Magnate

All ratings108 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Save the Pets

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Scrapyard Magnate

One-time11
  • AD SKIP TICKET10$1.99
  • AD SKIP TICKET20$3.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • FUND MANAGER$3.99
  • AD SKIP TICKET35$6.99
  • FUND CEO$7.99
  • ADS FREE PACK$9.99
  • AD SKIP TICKET 60$12.99
  • VIP PACK$19.99
  • AD SKIP TICKET90$19.99
  • AD SKIP TICKET260$39.99

Questions

Is Save the Pets free?
Save the Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrapyard Magnate free?
Scrapyard Magnate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Save the Pets or Scrapyard Magnate?
Scrapyard Magnate is rated higher. Save the Pets averages 2.6 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Scrapyard Magnate averages 4.6 from 108 ratings.
Do Save the Pets or Scrapyard Magnate have ads?
Both Save the Pets and Scrapyard Magnate show ads.
Which is updated more often, Save the Pets or Scrapyard Magnate?
Save the Pets ships an update every 5 days, and Scrapyard Magnate monthly. Most recently, Save the Pets was updated on October 23, 2026 and Scrapyard Magnate on October 23, 2026.

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