Yo vs Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yo
Test your reflexes in this challenging arcade game where a fast-moving yo-yo must navigate increasingly difficult levels. Dodge obstacles and aim for narrow passages to progress. It's a test of skill and timing.
- Increasingly difficult levels
- Fast-paced yo-yo action
- Obstacle avoidance
- Skill and timing challenges
- Simple, addictive gameplay
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The all familiar yo-yo, but it goes! Put your skills to the test and give Yo-Yo-Go a go! Each successive level gets more difficult, with the yo-yo flying even faster and the spikes guarding the next room becoming ever narrower! Yo-Yo-Go is sure to keep you on your toes!
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
This app provides humorous and animated answers to life's big and small questions. Get instant, witty responses to your dilemmas with a fun, engaging interface.
- Animated answers
- Witty responses
- Decision-making aid
- Humorous interface
- Instant predictions
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Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball 3.0 is a new app. We rebuilt it from the felt up. Full 3D. All-new design. A real ball you can drag, shake, and sit with — not a flat picture of one. Ask anything. Shake, flick, or tap. Watch the 8 think. Storm when it’s mad. Sparkle when it’s happy. Sleep when you leave it alone. This is the Magic 8 Ball we always wanted to make. A real 3D 8 Glass. Chrome. Ice. Gold. Felt. The void. Light moves on it. The room lives in the metal. Long-press if you want a Spirit Guide sitting behind it. All-new design Comic speech bubbles. A Closet instead of a settings dump. A new Ask button, new Stats, new onboarding. Everything matches. Make it yours • Wear a new 8 from the Collection • Paint the room — that’s the floor • Snow Globe — drop a photo in the glass and pick a frame • Answer Packs — spend Magic Points on Anime, 80s, 90s, Y2K, 2010s Swag, or 2020s Brain Rot • House Rules — change Yes Chance or Lock Chance and MP turns off. Play fair. • Boomer Mode if you want the classics Built with care No ads. No account. Nothing you ask leaves the phone. English and Spanish. One $0.99 unlock opens every ball, every floor, and Snow Globe — or just keep asking and earn it. Thank you for shaking it with us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yo at none against Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball's 1. Yo also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yo against 5.0 for Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Yo | Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jacob Lyons | Dustin Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Yo
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
In-app purchases
Yo
No in-app purchases
Dusty’s Magic 8 Ball
- Custom Magic 8 Ball Skin$0.99
