Comparison

Hocus Pocus vs My Pet Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Hocus Pocus

Embark on an open-ended adventure game where you help a child build a treehouse, discover new characters, and play mini-games. Decorate your creation and enjoy a family-friendly experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Treehouse building
  • Mini-games (cooking, dancing, treasure hunt)
  • Character discovery
  • Treehouse decoration
  • Spoken languages
Features
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This is the lite version of the game, and contains some but not all of the content from the premium version. "An incredibly well thought-out open-ended adventure game for kids ages 3-9!" SmartAppsForKids.com "The adventure/exploration concept is fun to experience and I think that children who don’t already know Alfie will quickly become fond of him." TheIphoneMom.com "Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins is a very good, content rich, child-friendly and easy-to-play game without any 3rd party advertising or in-app purchases." PappasAppar.se "A very fun introduction to Alfie and his world." AppsPlayground.com In this content-packed game for small children (3-9) you will help Alfie build a tree house, so he can get a gift from his imaginary friend Malcolm. While building the tree house floor by floor, you discover many new characters and mini games. As the adventure unfolds, you also get a chance to decorate your own tree house! Spoken languages currently included: - English - Swedish - Danish - Finnish - Norwegian Alfie Atkins, Willi Wiberg, Alphonse, Alfons Aberg – the popular character created in 1972 by Swedish author Gunilla Bergström, goes by many names. He is one of our most famous Nordic children’s characters, known and loved by generations of children and parents through the best-selling series of books. This game is based on the brand new feature film "Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins", and children from 3-9 will love the game whether or not they already know Alfie. In this game you play as Alfie in easy to play adventure, with many included minigames: - Cooking - Sing-a-long - Dance - Treasure Hunt - Vacuum We promise hours and days of fun for your young ones, and a beautiful and family-friendly experience. There are NO in-game purchases or 3rd party advertising in this app. The game contains a link to App Store for downloading the full version. KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps.

About

My Pet Arcade

Personalize classic mobile games by replacing characters with photos of your own pets. Experience your dog flying through space or your bunny hopping in the air. Enjoy a fun matching game with your beloved animals.

Highlights
  • Replace game characters with pet photos
  • Personalize Space Pet
  • Customize Flappy Friend
  • Modify Wipe Out
  • Fun matching game
  • Works with iPad and Apple Pencil
Features
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Who needs birds or jewels? My Pet Arcade lets you add pictures of your owns pets to your favorite classic iOS games! Replace the main character of Space Pet, Flappy Friend, and Wipe Out with your own pet's face or body! Your dog flying through space! Your bunny hopping in the air! And all your cute pets in a fun matching game! Works best with iPad and Apple Pencil.

Screenshots

Hocus Pocus4 screens
My Pet Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Pet Arcade at 100% against Hocus Pocus's 50%. My Pet Arcade also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Pet Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hocus Pocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Pet Arcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Pocus ships an update monthly, My Pet Arcade every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hocus Pocus versus My Pet Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus PocusMy Pet Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyper GamesNicholas Yakoobian

Customer experience

Hocus Pocus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

My Pet Arcade

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hocus Pocus

No in-app purchases

None

My Pet Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hocus Pocus free?
Hocus Pocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Pet Arcade free?
My Pet Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hocus Pocus or My Pet Arcade?
My Pet Arcade is rated higher. Hocus Pocus averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while My Pet Arcade averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Hocus Pocus or My Pet Arcade have ads?
Neither Hocus Pocus nor My Pet Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Pocus or My Pet Arcade?
Hocus Pocus ships an update monthly, and My Pet Arcade every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hocus Pocus was updated on November 1, 2026 and My Pet Arcade on November 7, 2026.

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