Comparison

Gloop FREE vs My PlayHome Plus

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

Head to head
About

Gloop FREE

Explore a unique interactive simulation of a viscous, glowing substance. Manipulate its properties by stirring or treating it gently to create dynamic visual effects and even shape it. Supports real-time warping of photos, images, and video on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Interactive molecular simulation
  • Dynamic glowing effects
  • Viscosity and solidification control
  • Photo and image warping
  • Real-time video warping
Features
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"Gloop" sits somewhere in that improbable space between an interactive lava lamp, foam resting on water and alien clouds lit by the setting sun(s). Whatever it is, as you stir this bizarre mix thousands of virtual molecules collide with each other, sticking and slipping. This generates heat causing the gloop to glow and become less viscous. If you treat the gloop more gently it cools and solidifies allowing you to give it form. Gloop FREE now features warping of photos, images and real time video on iPhone 3GS+, iPod 3rd Gen+ and iPad+. Photos and real time video require a device with a camera. ------------ Also by RunSwimFly - "Germs" and "Germs FREE" - the liquid physics engine of "Gloop" employed in a game of microbial conquest.

About

My PlayHome Plus

This interactive dollhouse app allows children to explore and engage with every item in a virtual home. It offers a safe, ad-free environment where kids can perform daily activities, change the environment, and enjoy endless imaginative play.

Highlights
  • Interactive dollhouse environment
  • Characters perform daily activities
  • Change room lighting and music
  • Combine multiple locations into one world
  • New mall food court areas
  • Safe, ad-free play
Features
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My PlayHome Plus is a doll house for the iGeneration. Imagine a doll house where your child can use everything, even the closets, TV and shower. Where you can fry an egg and feed the family pizza. Where you can pour drinks, blow bubbles and turn out the lights. Imagine a doll house where the pieces are impossible to lose and never break. Imagine if it was designed so that even a 2 year old could use it, yet detailed enough to entertain an 8 year old. Imagine a doll house that could excite and captivate your children for hours, months, and years... My PlayHome is the original and best dolls house app. Massively interactive, your kids can explore and use everything in the house. The characters eat, sleep, shower, brush their teeth and more. Want the room to be darker? Close the drapes! Fancy a change in music? Pop a different CD into the stereo! No other doll house app comes close in interactivity, detail, ease of use and just plain fun! INTRODUCING MY PLAYHOME PLUS! My PlayHome Plus takes all the original My PlayHome apps and combines them into one giant world! Now you can jump between houses, stores, school and hospital without having to flip between apps. Includes the original My PlayHome house for free! Already own the other My PlayHome apps? You'll be able to add them to the play town for free! My PlayHome Plus will detect which other My PlayHome apps you have installed and then offer those areas to you for no cost. NEW AREAS! A new mall is being built in town! They're still working on it but they've already opened the food court! There's 4 brand new fast food shops to relax in: * Pizza parlor * Sushi * Coffee shop * Burgers and hot dogs THE CLASSIC APP FOR KIDS My PlayHome apps have been captivating children for nearly a decade now and created a whole new genre of kids apps. My PlayHome is trusted by parents because it's made by parents who also care about what their kids are playing with on their devices. * NO SOCIAL NETWORKS, PUSH NOTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATION * NO 3RD PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS * NO NEED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET * NO SUBSCRIPTIONS * NO CONSUMABLE IN-APP PURCHASES For the first time in a My PlayHome app, My PlayHome Plus does feature In-App Purchases exclusively for obtaining new areas to play in. In the past, we would release these new areas as an entirely separate app which would link together with the other apps. However, over the years this become less practical so the decision was made to carefully use In App Purchases for this purpose. We will *never* use In App Purchases in exploitative ways such as for buying virtual money to "buy" things in the shops, or endless tiny purchases for a trivial virtual product. If you understandably don't want to use In App Purchases, the classic My PlayHome apps are still available with the same content and no In App Purchases: * My PlayHome * My PlayHome Stores * My PlayHome Hospital * My PlayHome School However, new content, such as the mall food court are not available outside of My PlayHome Plus. ----------------------------------------------- Clothing store music © Shtar - www.shtarmusic.com Fruit store music © Sam Semple - www.samsemple.com

Screenshots

Gloop FREE4 screens
My PlayHome Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gloop FREE at none against My PlayHome Plus's 10. Gloop FREE also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). My PlayHome Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (10K vs 57). On price, rating, 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. My PlayHome Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gloop FREE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Gloop FREE against 4.0 for My PlayHome Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My PlayHome Plus has 10K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Gloop FREE's written reviews are positive against 72% of My PlayHome Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gloop FREE ships an update every 5 months, My PlayHome Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gloop FREE versus My PlayHome Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGloop FREEMy PlayHome Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (57 ratings) — better4.0 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5710K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB325 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRunSwimFlyPlayHome Software Ltd

Customer experience

Gloop FREE

All ratings58 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.3%

My PlayHome Plus

All ratings10,284 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews1,715 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative15.3%

User reviews

Gloop FREE

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly addictive and entertaining
  • 🎨 Mesmerizing fluid physics simulation
  • 💰 Free with no ads
  • 🎮 Relaxing and stress-relieving
  • 🎯 Simple yet engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after extended play sessions
  • 📉 Graphics quality is blurry
  • 🔧 Difficult to manipulate without tearing
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • 🔊 No sound effects

My PlayHome Plus

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Realistic interactions
  • 🤝 Ability to play together
  • 💗 Loved since childhood

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive to unlock everything
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Confusing to unlock buildings

Bugs and requests

Gloop FREE

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App unavailable on modern iOS devices
  • Crashes on iPad after 5+ minutes of play
  • Accelerometer malfunction on iPhone 4
  • Blurry graphics during gameplay
  • Goop turns yellow and becomes uncontrollable when touched
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  • Goop dissipates unexpectedly
  • Landscape mode doesn't work properly
  • Full version not available for iPod Touch
  • Color changes to blue after brief time in lite version

Requested features

13 requests
  • Gravity and tilt controls
  • Sound effects for interactions
  • Thicker, more viscous goop consistency
  • More goop quantity
  • Additional shapes and particle types
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  • Game levels or progression system
  • Multiplayer functionality
  • HD graphics upgrade
  • Ability to insert pictures
  • Background color customization
  • Landscape screen support
  • Firework sounds on explosions
  • Smaller globs absorption mechanic

My PlayHome Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing cars
  • Stuck items on beds
  • Freezing on certain screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free locations and content
  • Character and house customization
  • Additional pets, stores, and activities
  • Expanded town and neighborhood
  • Seasonal and holiday updates

In-app purchases

None

Gloop FREE

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

My PlayHome Plus

One-time10
  • 3 Day Free TrialFree
  • Transfer HomeFree
  • Transfer StoresFree
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  • Transfer SchoolFree
  • Mall Food Court$1.99
  • Stores$2.99
  • School$2.99
  • Hospital$2.99
  • Neighbor's House$3.99
  • Complete Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is Gloop FREE free?
Gloop FREE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My PlayHome Plus free?
My PlayHome Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gloop FREE or My PlayHome Plus?
Gloop FREE is rated higher. Gloop FREE averages 4.1 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while My PlayHome Plus averages 4.0 from 10K ratings.
Do Gloop FREE or My PlayHome Plus have ads?
Neither Gloop FREE nor My PlayHome Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gloop FREE or My PlayHome Plus?
Gloop FREE ships an update every 5 months, and My PlayHome Plus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gloop FREE was updated on November 6, 2026 and My PlayHome Plus on November 12, 2026.

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