Comparison

Doodle Farm™ Lite vs Magical Creatures

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Farm™ Lite

Breed and combine cute animals to create a vast animal kingdom. Discover how different creatures mix to form new species, learn facts about each animal, and enjoy colorful graphics. This game offers a fun and educational experience for aspiring animal creators.

Highlights
  • Breed and create new animals
  • Discover over 135 animals (full version)
  • Learn animal facts via Wikipedia integration
  • Simple one-click gameplay
  • Kid-friendly and educational
  • Expert Mode for advanced play
Features
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The long awaited sequel from the creators of the Doodle God and Doodle Devil hit games is now available on your iPhone! Doodle Farm brings cute animals to your iPhone that you can use to breed and create new animals on your Farm. Do you know how to create a dog or a tiger? Which two animals put together can create a third one as a result? Does Cat + Dog = Tiger? Or does Duck + Herring = Penguin? And can a penguin fly? You will find these answers and more as you mix and match creatures to build an entire animal kingdom, starting with just four creatures. The beautiful animals and colorful graphics will blow your socks off and let you enjoy this fantastic world of creatures. Put your cowboy hat on, because this kind of farming isn't for the faint of heart! Now you are in the role of animal creator and you have a chance to create new animals in your own way. Every time you create a new animal you can learn more about that animal by going straight to its Wikipedia page from the game and return when you know everything about it! It’s more than just farming. It’s Doodle Farm. * Create 135+ different animals! (in FULL version) * Tons of funny quotes, sayings and jokes! * Simple one-click gameplay makes playing fun and easy! * Extra Expert Mode for more super-fun play! * A kid-friendly and educational gameplay! * Learn more about every animal you create! Over 25,000,000 players have tried to create their own worlds in Doodle God and Doodle Devil. Now you can try building an animal world in Doodle Farm your own way! Want more fun? Visit www.doodlegod.com

About

Magical Creatures

Run a magical laboratory to craft potions and heal mythical creatures. Travel through portals to discover new magical places and encounter diverse beings. This fantasy adventure game offers a unique healing experience.

Highlights
  • Craft magical potions
  • Heal mythical creatures
  • Run a magical laboratory
  • Travel through portals
  • Discover magical places
  • Encounter diverse creatures
Features
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Become a healer for magical creatures around the world. Start running a magical laboratory and learn to craft magical potions for your patients. Later in the game, travel through portals, meet different magical creatures and magical places as well. Adventure awaits. If you like fantasy and idle games, you will enjoy Magical Creatures!

Screenshots

Doodle Farm™ Lite4 screens
Magical Creatures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magical Creatures at 4.3 against Doodle Farm™ Lite's 2.5. Magical Creatures also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Doodle Farm™ Lite sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Magical Creatures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magical Creatures holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Doodle Farm™ Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Magical Creatures's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Farm™ Lite ships an update every 28 months, Magical Creatures every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doodle Farm™ Lite versus Magical Creatures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle Farm™ LiteMagical Creatures
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (24 ratings)4.3 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB137 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Juhani Paaso

Customer experience

Doodle Farm™ Lite

All ratings24 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.2%

Magical Creatures

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Farm™ Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes when trying to exit ads
  • Inconsistent element combinations not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make full version free or cheaper
  • Expand free version with more content
  • Add more elements and combinations to discover

Magical Creatures

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Doodle Farm™ Lite

One-time8
  • Bundle of 200 mana$0.99
  • Bundle of 450 mana$1.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
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  • Bundle of 1000 mana$3.99
  • Bundle of 3000 mana$9.99
  • Bundle of 10000 mana$24.99
  • Bundle of 30000 mana$49.99
  • Infinite mana$99.99
10 purchases

Magical Creatures

One-time10
  • 250 Blue Mana$1.99
  • 62 Red Mana$1.99
  • 10 Purple Mana$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 200 Yellow Mana$1.99
  • 4K Gold$1.99
  • Double Profits$1.99
  • 12K Gold$4.99
  • Healer's Kit$4.99
  • 240K Gold$44.99
  • 1 Million Gold$99.99

Questions

Is Doodle Farm™ Lite free?
Doodle Farm™ Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magical Creatures free?
Magical Creatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Farm™ Lite or Magical Creatures?
Magical Creatures is rated higher. Doodle Farm™ Lite averages 2.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Magical Creatures averages 4.3 from 22 ratings.
Do Doodle Farm™ Lite or Magical Creatures have ads?
Both Doodle Farm™ Lite and Magical Creatures show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Farm™ Lite or Magical Creatures?
Doodle Farm™ Lite ships an update every 28 months, and Magical Creatures every 3 months. Most recently, Doodle Farm™ Lite was updated on August 23, 2026 and Magical Creatures on September 7, 2026.

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