Comparison

Pettson's Memo vs Funfair Ride Simulator 3

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

Head to head
About

Pettson's Memo

Engage in a memory matching game with charming characters and their cat. Explore six unique game modes, including picture counting, math, sound, and logic challenges. Enjoy solo play, compete with a friend, or test your skills against the computer.

Highlights
  • Six creative memo game modes
  • Play solo, with a friend, or against AI
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Original artwork
  • Kid-friendly interface
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Let's play memo with Pettson and his cat Findus. Pettson has made it extra challenging by creating six different game modes: Regular memo, Picture count memo, Math memo, Sound memo, Logic memo and the exciting Memo memo! Play by yourself, with a friend or against Pettson! With three different difficulty levels, the game suits children of all ages! - 6 different creative ways to play memo! - Play by yourself, against a friend or a computer opponent - Fantastic original artwork! - Kid-friendly interface! - No in-app purchases.

About

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

Experience the thrill of operating and riding various fairground attractions from your smartphone. Control speed, lighting, and sound effects, and enjoy realistic graphics and physics. Compete with friends on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Operate various fairground rides
  • Control speed, lighting, and sound
  • Realistic HD graphics and physics
  • Simulated fairground environment
  • Social gaming with leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Have you ever had the opportunity to be able to use your own ride at the fair? Probably not ... Now you can experience this on your smartphone or tablet with the new Funfair Ride Simulator 3. Now with even more realistic and better HD graphics, new features and a simulated fairground! Control and marvel at some of the most breathtaking rides that can be found on the fairgrounds around the world. Watch how visitors buy tickets and seat in your ride. Choose your lighting and sound effects, or simply sit yourself in one of the gondolas and experience your very own ride! On day or at night - you decide! The app includes two unique rides ("Kraken" and "Cyber Star"). Further rides available: "Gold Mine", "Galactic Race", "Vodoo Swing", "Flying Zeppelin", "Ghost Spin", "Windmill", "Rotorcraft" and "Tiki Jump" and many more. In addition, we provide new rides in every update (by InApp). The Funfair Ride Simulator is the world's first and only funfair ride simulation on your Smartphone! OPERATE Operate your own ride! Control the speed, the lighting and sound effects, and much more. The new version of the ride simulator is more realistic than ever! GET IN Take a seat in your own ride and enjoy together with your virtual visitors the ride in 3D, with stunning graphics! EXPERIENCE Experience a unique atmosphere created by the changing light, fog lights and sound effects! We also have added many new graphical improvements in Funfair Ride Simulator 3: Highly detailed 3D models, real-time shadows, hand drawn back walls, Ambient Occlusion and much more - experience it yourself! SOCIAL GAMING Unlock a variety of achievements and compete with your friends and other players in the leaderboard. Who carries the most passengers? Who is the most successful carny? FEATURES • Control the most fascinating rides that can be found on the fairgrounds around the world • Comprehensive simulated fairground • Interacting people • High quality graphics in HD • Even more realistic physics • Playable Jingles • Share your ingame experience via Everyplay recodings • Social Gaming: Archievements and leaderboards NOTE: In order to use all graphic features, we recommend at least an iPhone 6. Weaker devices are supported, but some effects may need to be turned off.

Screenshots

Pettson's Memo4 screens
Funfair Ride Simulator 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pettson's Memo at none against Funfair Ride Simulator 3's 10. Funfair Ride Simulator 3's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Pettson's Memo costs $3.99 and Funfair Ride Simulator 3 $1.99 up front. Funfair Ride Simulator 3 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pettson's Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Pettson's Memo against 4.1 for Funfair Ride Simulator 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funfair Ride Simulator 3 has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Pettson's Memo's written reviews are positive against 55% of Funfair Ride Simulator 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pettson's Memo ships an update every 2 months, Funfair Ride Simulator 3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pettson's Memo versus Funfair Ride Simulator 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPettson's MemoFunfair Ride Simulator 3
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings174 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB411 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilimundus ABPixelsplit

Customer experience

Pettson's Memo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

All ratings74 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral11.7%
Negative32.9%

Bugs and requests

Pettson's Memo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch or loading screens
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more ride options like roller coasters, drop towers, and classic carnival rides
  • Implement a career mode or fairground management system
  • Allow for more customization and personalization

In-app purchases

None

Pettson's Memo

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

One-time10
  • Gold Mine$1.99
  • Galactic Race$1.99
  • Vodoo Swing$1.99
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  • Windmill$1.99
  • Meteor$1.99
  • Flying Swing$1.99
  • Propeller$1.99
  • Starship$1.99
  • Bobsled Race$1.99
  • Flying Acrobats$1.99

Questions

Is Pettson's Memo free?
Pettson's Memo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Funfair Ride Simulator 3 free?
Funfair Ride Simulator 3 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pettson's Memo or Funfair Ride Simulator 3?
Funfair Ride Simulator 3 is rated higher. Pettson's Memo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Funfair Ride Simulator 3 averages 4.1 from 74 ratings.
Do Pettson's Memo or Funfair Ride Simulator 3 have ads?
Neither Pettson's Memo nor Funfair Ride Simulator 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pettson's Memo or Funfair Ride Simulator 3?
Pettson's Memo ships an update every 2 months, and Funfair Ride Simulator 3 monthly. Most recently, Pettson's Memo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Funfair Ride Simulator 3 on November 6, 2026.

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