Comparison

Race Pigeon vs PolyPine

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

Head to head
About

Race Pigeon

Train and raise virtual racing pigeons in this simulation game. Compete against other players in races and climb the leaderboards based on your pigeons' performance. Share messages with your trained birds.

Highlights
  • Pigeon training simulation
  • Race registration and competition
  • Player vs. player races
  • Ranking system based on race points
  • Message sharing with pigeons
Features
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A training simulation game for raising racing pigeons. Let's fly and share messages with pigeons! Users can register for races and compete against each other with the pigeons they have raised. You can also compete with other players in the ranking of points earned in races.

About

PolyPine

Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.

Highlights
  • Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
  • Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
  • Observe animal interactions and their impact
  • Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
  • Survive and utilize natural disasters
Features
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?

Screenshots

Race Pigeon4 screens
PolyPine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Race Pigeon at Free against PolyPine's $3.99. Race Pigeon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). PolyPine's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (296 vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Race Pigeon is free to download; PolyPine costs $3.99 up front. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Race Pigeon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyPine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyPine has 296 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Race Pigeon's written reviews are positive against 77% of PolyPine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Race Pigeon ships an update every 9 days, PolyPine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Race Pigeon versus PolyPine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRace PigeonPolyPine
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (296 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews76.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3296 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#60 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTUDIO SHINYaozuo Games Ltd

Customer experience

Race Pigeon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

PolyPine

All ratings267 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Race Pigeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PolyPine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more content and updates
  • Improve the evolution/upgrade system

In-app purchases

None

Race Pigeon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyPine

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Race Pigeon free?
Race Pigeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyPine free?
PolyPine costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Race Pigeon or PolyPine?
PolyPine is rated higher. Race Pigeon averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PolyPine averages 4.5 from 296 ratings.
Do Race Pigeon or PolyPine have ads?
Neither Race Pigeon nor PolyPine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Race Pigeon or PolyPine?
Race Pigeon ships an update every 9 days, and PolyPine fortnightly. Most recently, Race Pigeon was updated on October 23, 2026 and PolyPine on October 25, 2026.

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