Comparison

Barbie Color Creations+ vs MySims™

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

Head to head
About

Barbie Color Creations+

Express creativity through coloring and customizing dolls, pets, and scenes. Offers a wide selection of Barbie-themed pages and art tools for imaginative play. Designed to be safe and age-appropriate for young children.

Highlights
  • Customize dolls, pets, and scenes
  • Wide selection of coloring pages
  • Fabulous fashion customization
  • Themed scenes and settings
  • Art tools like brushes and spray paint
  • Offline play capability
Features
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Get Ready to have fun through coloring! Barbie™ Color Creations+ is the perfect app for those who love to express themselves through art and design. Barbie Color Creations+ lets you dress up and customize dolls, pets, and colorful scenes for endless creative fun—perfect for kids and Barbie fans! Enjoy a wide selection of coloring pages featuring Barbie and friends. • Customize your Barbie doll’s skin tone, eye color, hairstyle, and makeup • Dress up Barbie with fabulous fashion pieces you can color and style • Explore themed scenes and place your creations in stunning settings • Use art tools like brushes, spray paint, and makeup to bring your designs to life • Have fun with activities like preparing delicious food and creating colorful bath bombs • Build creativity, imagination, and self-expression THEMES Pets, Astronaut, Chef, Fashion Designer, Hair Stylist, Health Care Worker, Makeup Artist, Pop Star, Teacher, Vet, Video Game Programmer, Fashion, Mermaids, Unicorns, Music, Gymnastics, Ice Skating, Soccer, Self-Care, Halloween, Holidays, and More! FEATURES • Safe and age-appropriate • Designed responsibly to let your child enjoy screen time while developing healthy digital habits at a young age • Play pre-downloaded content offline without wifi or internet • Regular updates with new content • No third-party advertising SUPPORT For any questions or assistance, please reach out to us at support@storytoys.com ABOUT STORYTOYS Our mission is to bring the world's most popular characters, worlds, and stories to life for children. We make apps for kids that engage them in well-rounded activities designed to help them learn, play, and grow. Parents can enjoy peace of mind knowing their kids are learning and having fun at the same time. PRIVACY & TERMS StoryToys takes children's privacy seriously and ensures that its apps comply with privacy laws, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you would like to learn more about the information we collect and how we use it, please visit our privacy policy at https://storytoys.com/privacy. Read our terms of use here: https://storytoys.com/terms. ©2026 Mattel

About

MySims™

Transform a struggling town by building and customizing homes and businesses. Befriend locals, discover treasures, and design unique furniture and decorations to make the community thrive.

Highlights
  • Build and customize entire towns
  • Shape the community by choosing residents
  • Explore a world and uncover treasures
  • Create and personalize your Sim
  • Design custom furniture and accessories
  • Discover special decorations and patterns
Features
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Explore a new world with MySims™—it's your world to transform in this retro re-release with updated graphics! Move to a town that has been struggling lately. With a little creativity and some help from the locals, you can make this place thrive. Improve the town to attract characters, from Chef Gino Delicioso and DJ Candy Supergroove to arcade owner, Vic Vector and Cap'n Ginny, the town pirate. Discover what the residents want and need, so that you can help them enjoy life in your Sim's new town. Design a hot tub or jukebox from scratch, build homes and businesses from the roof to the front door. Uncover special decorations and patterns as you explore the growing town. From the furniture and objects to the buildings to the town as a whole – each of your creations is unique. In MySims™, what you make... makes all the difference! Build and customize an entire town — Your town is your own unique creation, from the design of the flower shop to the layout of a Mad Scientist’s laboratory, and beyond. Shape the community —It's your call who lives there and who moves out! Who will you befriend? Who will you ignore? A whole world to explore — Socialize with the locals and uncover all sorts of useful and surprising treasures hidden throughout the town. Create your own Sim —Personalize your Sims appearance from head to toe. Unlock cool clothing as you befriend the neighbors. Design your own stuff– Decorate with your very own furniture and accessories, then customize your creations with things you can grow, harvest, or discover around town. ROW: Requires acceptance of EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy and User Agreement. EU: Requires acceptance of EA’s User Agreement. EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy applies. You consent to any personal data collected through your use of EA’s services being transferred to the United States, as further explained in the Privacy & Cookie Policy. See here for information about which territories fall into ROW and EU. Notice at Collection https://www.ea.com/legal/privacy-and-cookie-policy#information-for-california-residents Your Privacy Choices https://www.ea.com/legal/privacy-portal?modal-id=targetedAdvertisingProvidedByThirdParties Requires an Internet connection (network fees may apply).

Screenshots

Barbie Color Creations+4 screens
MySims™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Barbie Color Creations+ at free against MySims™'s paid. Barbie Color Creations+ also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 92) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Barbie Color Creations+ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barbie Color Creations+ has 14K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Barbie Color Creations+'s written reviews are positive against 54% of MySims™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barbie Color Creations+ ships an update monthly, MySims™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Barbie Color Creations+ versus MySims™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarbie Color Creations+MySims™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14K ratings) — better4.1 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better92
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size839 MB1.6 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStoryToys LimitedElectronic Arts

Customer experience

Barbie Color Creations+

All ratings13,590 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral16.8%
Negative10.9%

MySims™

All ratings76 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral13.2%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral18.3%
Negative27.4%

User reviews

Barbie Color Creations+

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative coloring game
  • 💖 Lots of Barbie-themed content
  • 🎨 Great coloring pages
  • 🎉 Entertaining gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and progress deletion issues
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🤔 Potentially too childish for older users

MySims™

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun game
  • 🚀 Comprehensive building features
  • 💡 Kid-friendly game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔨 Frustrating building controls
  • 🤔 Lack of story and NPC interaction
  • 🤷‍♀️ Confusing essence requirements

Bugs and requests

Barbie Color Creations+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when coloring for too long
  • Progress deletion issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More coloring pages and color options
  • Ability to save and load progress
  • More advanced features like weather/background changes

MySims™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to turn podium and apples
  • Disappearing gift screen
  • Inconsistent building placement

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more story and NPC interaction
  • Improve building controls and camera
  • Implement autosave feature
  • Add support for Game Center features

In-app purchases

None

Barbie Color Creations+

No in-app purchases

None

MySims™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barbie Color Creations+ free?
Barbie Color Creations+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySims™ free?
MySims™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barbie Color Creations+ or MySims™?
Barbie Color Creations+ is rated higher. Barbie Color Creations+ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while MySims™ averages 4.1 from 92 ratings.
Do Barbie Color Creations+ or MySims™ have ads?
Neither Barbie Color Creations+ nor MySims™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barbie Color Creations+ or MySims™?
Barbie Color Creations+ ships an update monthly, and MySims™ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Barbie Color Creations+ was updated on November 9, 2026 and MySims™ on November 8, 2026.

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