Comparison

My Tiny Friends vs Cave Balloon

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

Head to head
About

My Tiny Friends

Raise, feed, and care for a variety of pixelated virtual pets in a colorful world. Decorate their homes, play mini-games, grow plants, and unlock new friends. Enjoy offline play and weekly challenges with charming retro graphics.

Highlights
  • Raise and care for virtual pets
  • Decorate pet homes
  • Play mini-games
  • Grow plants and harvest
  • Unlock new pets
  • Complete events and challenges
  • Offline play
Features
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Tiny Friends is the cute pixel virtual pet caring game where you can raise and look after your own virtual pets in a colorful and fun world. Bring your imagination to life as you explore the various features of the new original pet simulator. In Tiny Friends, you can do: ► RAISE YOUR TINY FRIENDS Make sure to give care your tiny friend by regularly feeding them, giving them baths, keeping their space clean, and tucking them in for a good night's sleep! ► GROW PLANTS Take care of plants and gather harvest in your own personal Zen garden! ► PLAY MINI-GAMES To keep your pets entertained and stay happy! ► DISCOVER NEW ITEMS Discover new items to customize your pet's environment! ► DECORATE HOUSE Buy and receive decorations to personalize your pet's home! ► EVENTS & CHALLENGES Complete weekly events and daily challenges to earn rewards! ► UNLOCK NEW PETS Earn and grow magic crystals to unlock new pets! Here’s a full list of the friends you can adopt! Axolotl, cat, dinosaur, fox, koala, panda, penguin, rabbit, racoon, red panda, tibetan fox (stay tuned for more!) ► EARN ACHIEVEMENTS And get unique rewards for your pet! ► ENJOY THE GAME Enjoy charming and whimsical pixel art style! ► PLAY OFFLINE Play without limits in pet simulator offline! A wide selection of pet pals will make your gaming experience even more diverse! Choose an axolotl, a cat, a panda, or another pal from the diverse selection of pets! This cute game is designed for players of all ages and offers hours of fun and entertainment. If you like to take care of pets, it is time to try a new alternative in the simulator genre! Download Tiny Friends now, adopt a pet and start your journey of pet-raising, exploration and earning rewards today in this reimagined retro virtual pet care game! SUPPORT: Having problems? Let us know at https://discord.gg/XKmy29G9NP INFO: Follow the updates and future games https://twitter.com/AmbitiousSeed

About

Cave Balloon

Guide a balloon through 40 levels of caves, collecting stars and avoiding hazards. This calm arcade game offers a friendly experience for all ages with offline play and no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 40 hand-tuned levels
  • Collect stars and unlock skins
  • Dodge friendly hazards
  • Gentle music per world
  • Offline play
  • Optional spoken guidance
Features
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Cave Balloon is a calm, friendly arcade game for the whole family. Slide your finger up or down and the balloon smoothly follows it; let go and it gently floats up on the cave wind. (A classic hold-to-dive mode is available in the Parents area.) Glide through 40 hand-tuned levels across bright, crystal, windy, icy and golden caves — collect stars, dodge spikes, and find the way out to the sky. • 40 levels across 5 worlds • Earn stars and unlock balloon skins in the shop • Collect 14 album stickers for flying feats • Friendly hazards: bats, spiders, worms and falling stalactites on later levels • Each world has its own gentle music • Optional spoken guidance for early readers (off by default) • Three languages: Russian, English, German • Works 100% offline — play anywhere Made for kids, gentle for everyone. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. No data collection. A simple parental area (behind a math gate) holds all settings and links.

Screenshots

My Tiny Friends4 screens
Cave Balloon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cave Balloon at none against My Tiny Friends's 10. Cave Balloon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). My Tiny Friends's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. My Tiny Friends sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cave Balloon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cave Balloon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Tiny Friends has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of My Tiny Friends's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cave Balloon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Tiny Friends ships an update every 2 months, Cave Balloon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
My Tiny Friends versus Cave Balloon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Tiny FriendsCave Balloon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman IablokovAKRUS-PRO, OOO

Customer experience

My Tiny Friends

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative1.7%

Cave Balloon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

My Tiny Friends

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Lag in mini-games (coins not received, cannot get on clouds)
  • Disappearing trees
  • Recipe book disappeared after purchase
  • Weekly tasks require apples that are not available
  • Achievement for flip up game is too difficult/impossible
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  • Ads not loading on iOS (button not pressable)
  • Ads for gems not working on iOS
  • Pet taken away after one day of not playing, then game crashed when trying to revive
  • Crystals not transferring correctly between pets for purchases

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add Korean language
  • Multiplayer option (shared house)
  • Add Arctic Fox and Fennec Fox pets
  • Add widgets
  • Add notifications
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  • Option to pause the game for long periods
  • More mini-games
  • More ways to earn money
  • More items to interact with
  • Create own pet with customizable colors
  • Add muscle mass for pets (faster running, etc.)
  • More mini games to avoid farming monotony

Cave Balloon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My Tiny Friends

One-time10
  • 100 Crystals$0.99
  • Royal Bundle$1.99
  • 900 Crystals$1.99
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  • "Beach Season" bundle -75%$2.99
  • Tiny Bundle$4.99
  • Season Pass: Premium$6.99
  • Royal Bundle$7.99
  • 900 Crystals$7.99
  • 5500 + 2000$9.99
  • Friends bundle$14.99
None

Cave Balloon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Tiny Friends free?
My Tiny Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cave Balloon free?
Cave Balloon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Tiny Friends or Cave Balloon?
Cave Balloon is rated higher. My Tiny Friends averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Cave Balloon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Tiny Friends or Cave Balloon have ads?
My Tiny Friends shows ads; Cave Balloon does not.
Which is updated more often, My Tiny Friends or Cave Balloon?
My Tiny Friends ships an update every 2 months, and Cave Balloon fortnightly. Most recently, My Tiny Friends was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cave Balloon on October 31, 2026.

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