Comparison

Paper Dolls vs Atlantis Academy

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

Head to head
About

Paper Dolls

Create and customize paper dolls inspired by classic fairy tales. Move clothes and accessories to design unique looks, then save your creations. Appeals to young children and collectors.

Highlights
  • Fairy tale inspired paper dolls
  • Movable clothes and accessories
  • Save custom designs
  • Based on six classic stories
  • Digital art collection
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Tom Tierney, paper doll artist extraordinaire, presents paper dolls inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. This new collection is based on six stories: The Red Shoes, The Little Mermaid, The Match Girl, The Brave Tin Soldier, Thumbelina and The Princess and the Pea. Each page has several movable pieces and will appeal to young girls and paper doll collectors. Children can move the clothes and accessories to their taste, then click the camera button to save their designs to the photo album. After a successful career as fashion illustrator for JCPenney, Harper's Bazaar, Lane Bryant and Sports Illustrated, Tom Tierney began producing paper doll collections in 1976. Today he is likely the most-published paper doll artist in the world, with dozens of books and magazines featuring his character designs.

About

Atlantis Academy

An interactive underwater fantasy novel where your choices shape a text-based adventure. Explore a magical undersea school, master sea magic, and uncover ancient secrets to save Atlantis from rising evil. Romance characters and discover your own past.

Highlights
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Underwater fantasy setting
  • Magic system
  • Romance options
  • Character customization
  • Text-based gameplay
  • Interactive story
Features
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Long ago, the peaceful city of Atlantis was brought to the bottom of the ocean by a great monster. Now, a thriving society swims within its ruined walls, wielding the powerful magic of the sea. Can you and your friends learn enough before the ancient evil rises again? “Atlantis Academy” is a 250,000-word interactive underwater fantasy novel by Dorothea Sparrow, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without motion graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. You have spent your life on the border between land and sea, with a water dragon as your closest companion. Your sea nymph mother died, leaving you with a mysterious legacy; your human father disappeared before you were born. Now you are finally eligible to learn magic at the Academy of Atlantis, alongside sea nymphs, selkies, sirens, and other denizens of the deep. Navigate the cliques and clubs of this undersea school: will you join the Followers of Amphitrite in their pursuit of tide magic, become the Headmaster's protegé, or just work on making the school dance the best it can possibly be? As idyllic as your magical underwater haven might seem, Atlantis is not safe from the dangers of the world above. Oil wells and human garbage pollute the seas, and earthquakes shake the ocean floor. Nor is it protected from inner conflict: there are deep secrets buried in the Academy's past that threaten to overturn its order and leaders. Most perilous of all is the ancient evil that is rising from the deep: the monster Proteus, who sank Atlantis beneath the waves long ago. What will happen when it returns? Can you save the school—and the city—from a second destruction? * Play as male, female, nonbinary, or genderfluid; gay, straight, or bi. * Befriend a talking walrus, hatch a hydra, swim with humpback whales, and immerse yourself in the wonder of phosphorescent coral. * Romance a cheerful selkie, a mysterious tide mage, or a bold siren. * Deepen your bond with your water dragon and try to reunite him with his family. * Choose your magical specialty: storm magic, animal communication, or tide magic! Or focus on defending yourself with your spear, or searching for buried treasure. * Uncover the secrets of your own past to find the father that you never knew. * Seventeen black and white illustrations. The magic of the ocean is yours to command!

Screenshots

Paper Dolls4 screens
Atlantis Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Paper Dolls at none against Atlantis Academy's shown. Paper Dolls also leads on price ($0.99 vs $7.99). Atlantis Academy's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 9 months). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Paper Dolls costs $0.99 and Atlantis Academy $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paper Dolls against 5.0 for Atlantis Academy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Dolls ships an update every 9 months, Atlantis Academy every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paper Dolls versus Atlantis Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper DollsAtlantis Academy
Price$0.99 — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerfishdog.netChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Paper Dolls

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Atlantis Academy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paper Dolls

No in-app purchases

None

Atlantis Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Dolls free?
Paper Dolls costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atlantis Academy free?
Atlantis Academy costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paper Dolls or Atlantis Academy?
Paper Dolls and Atlantis Academy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Paper Dolls or Atlantis Academy have ads?
Atlantis Academy shows ads; Paper Dolls does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Dolls or Atlantis Academy?
Paper Dolls ships an update every 9 months, and Atlantis Academy every 11 days. Most recently, Paper Dolls was updated on November 6, 2026 and Atlantis Academy on October 30, 2026.

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