Comparison

Buddy Playground vs Monstropolis Inc.

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

Head to head
About

Buddy Playground

Engage in a chaotic sandbox experience where you can unleash a variety of weapons or construct intricate contraptions to interact with characters. Explore the consequences of your actions and experiment with different tools and creations.

Highlights
  • Arsenal of weapons
  • Assemble ingenious mechanisms
  • Destroy characters
  • Experiment with reactions
  • Daily coin and gem rewards (subscription)
  • New characters and weapons (subscription)
Features
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Use a rich arsenal of weapons or assemble your ingenious mechanisms to destroy Buddy! Experiment and observe the characters' reactions to your every action. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS With subscription you get: • 3 new characters and 2 awesome weapons! • +1000 coins and +100 gems every day. You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be canceled. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@playgendary.com Privacy Policy: https://playgendary.com/en/playgendary-limited-privacy-policy Terms of Use: http://www.playgendary.com/terms-of-use/

About

Monstropolis Inc.

Design terrifying monster faces to scare children in this spooky mobile game. Customize features like eyes, fangs, and expressions to create the ultimate fright. Progress through levels, using different monsters and their unique features to maximize the scare factor.

Highlights
  • Create scary monster faces
  • Customize features like eyes and fangs
  • Drag points to adjust expressions
  • Progress through levels with new challenges
  • Use different monsters and their features
  • Fun and spooky graphics
Features
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Enter the spooky world of Monstropolis Inc., a thrilling mobile game where you become a master of fright by creating the scariest faces for monsters to scare children. Use your creativity and quick thinking to design terrifying visages that will send shivers down the spines of even the bravest kids. In Monstropolis Inc., you’ll have a variety of monstrous features at your disposal, from big eyes and sharp fangs to eerie expressions and creepy limbs. Customize your monsters' faces by dragging points to create the ultimate scary look. Each level presents a new challenge with different children to scare, requiring you to adjust your designs to maximize the fright factor. As you progress use different monsters to see their features! With fun and spooky graphics Monstropolis Inc. offers a hair-raising experience that will keep you entertained for hours.

Screenshots

Buddy Playground4 screens
Monstropolis Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monstropolis Inc. at 5.0 against Buddy Playground's 4.0. Monstropolis Inc. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Buddy Playground's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Buddy Playground sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Monstropolis Inc. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monstropolis Inc. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy Playground has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy Playground ships an update every 7 months, Monstropolis Inc. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Buddy Playground versus Monstropolis Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddy PlaygroundMonstropolis Inc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (42 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB259 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaygendary LimitedYALP GAMES LLC

Customer experience

Buddy Playground

All ratings42 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral20.6%
Negative17.6%

Monstropolis Inc.

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Buddy Playground

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$17.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$94.991 Year
One-time7
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • 3500 Coins$5.99
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  • 350 Gems$5.99
  • 6000 Coins$7.99
  • 30 Tickets$7.99
  • 1300 Gems$14.99
None

Monstropolis Inc.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy Playground free?
Buddy Playground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monstropolis Inc. free?
Monstropolis Inc. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buddy Playground or Monstropolis Inc.?
Monstropolis Inc. is rated higher. Buddy Playground averages 4.0 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Monstropolis Inc. averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Buddy Playground or Monstropolis Inc. have ads?
Both Buddy Playground and Monstropolis Inc. show ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy Playground or Monstropolis Inc.?
Buddy Playground ships an update every 7 months, and Monstropolis Inc. every 3 months. Most recently, Buddy Playground was updated on October 30, 2026 and Monstropolis Inc. on October 24, 2026.

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