Comparison

with My Buddy vs Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

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

Head to head
About

with My Buddy

Care for and interact with a variety of virtual dogs and cats as they grow from newborns to adults. Customize their appearance, decorate their living space, and discover new companions.

Highlights
  • Raise virtual dogs and cats
  • Experience pet growth stages
  • Customize pet appearance
  • Decorate pet's room
  • Discover new companions
  • Interact anytime, anywhere
Features
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▼▼Life Changes, but Friendship Never Changes▼▼ Attention: dog, cat and animal lovers, Spend more time with your buddies and get to know them. Various kinds and personalities. Let's start a new life with unique buddies. ▼Buddies in this game ▼ Shiba Inu, Toy Poodle, French Bulldog, Labrador Retriever, American Shorthair and Scottish Fold You can meet dogs and cats with different fur colors and patterns. ▼You can experience the growth from the newborn to adulthood▼ Dogs and cats grow in stages: the nursing period, weaning period, growth period, and adulthood. You can experience caring for them at each stage of growth. ▼Meet new buddies at Buddy Plaza ▼ Find the dog and cat of destiny. Spend your time with the special one? or try to see how many dogs and cats you can meet? ▼Keep your buddies on your smartphone ▼ Interact with your puppies and kittens anytime, anywhere. Dogs and cats grow in stages: the nursing period, weaning period, growth period, and adulthood. The outside sceneries will change according to the time you actually spend. ▼Your own family ▼ Express your Buddies' individuality by dressing them in costumes. Give your buddies a stencil mark to make them special. My room interior-decoration can also be customized. Let's start a new life with your buddies.

About

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

Color, care for, and play with a collection of digital pets. Engage in nurturing activities like grooming and washing, unlock new pets, and explore colorful 3D environments. This COPPA and PRIVO certified app offers a safe and creative pretend play experience for children.

Highlights
  • Color and customize 3D pets
  • Nurturing pet care activities
  • Collect over 90 pets
  • Explore interactive 3D environments
  • Watch coloring inspiration videos
  • Safe and kid-friendly pretend play
Features
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Color, care and play with adorable pets! Transform Crayola’s #1 selling toy into digital companions with endless creative fun and interactive pet care activities. PRACTICE EMPATHY, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS WITH PET CARE • Engage in nurturing pet care activities like grooming, feeding and washing • Build emotional intelligence with pet vet check-ups • Encourage empathy and responsibility while caring for pets needs • Develop attention and memory skills through repetition and detail-oriented play GROW YOUR ADORABLE PET FAMILY • Collect and unlock 90+ cute pets for endless joy & sense of achievement • Partner with your favorite pets for endless imaginative journeys • Explore with your lovable companions in interactive and colorful 3D environments like the arctic, beach, pet house, and more COLOR, CUSTOMIZE & WASH YOUR DIGITAL PETS IN 3D • Customize your 3D pets and color them for fun occasions with digital Crayola art tools • Design your dream pets again and again! • Watch coloring videos to get inspired with new design techniques • Capture memories with your customized pets and decorate your photos CALM, SAFE & KID-FRIENDLY PRETEND PLAY • COPPA and PRIVO certified, and GDPR compliant so you can be sure the app is safe for the whole family • Play along with your children to watch them grow and learn TRUSTED AWARD-WINNING CRAYOLA TOY, APP & YOUTUBE SERIES • Built from the #1 selling physical Crayola toy Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets • Watch episodes from the hit Scribble Scrubbie YouTube series • Winner of the Mom’s Choice Award, PAL Award, and Toy of the Year, and trusted by families globally • Apple’s Top Apps for Kids, Favorite Coloring Fun for Kids, and 7-time App of the Day NEW PETS, PROPS, FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTS • New pets to color, environments to explore, and ways to take care of pets added regularly • Keep things fresh with new themes, outfits and seasonal events in monthly updates DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RED GAMES CO. • Developed by a team of parents and educators focused on creativity and growth • Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Gaming (2024) • Explore even more creativity in Crayola Create and Play+ and Crayola Adventures Privacy Policy: https://www.redgames.co/scribble-scrubbie-pets-privacy-page Terms of Service: https://aut.crayocom.cloud.sitefinity.com/company/app-terms-of-use

Screenshots

with My Buddy4 screens
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ at 4.6 against with My Buddy's 4.2. Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 318). with My Buddy's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ has 8.2K ratings behind it against 318, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of with My Buddy's written reviews are positive against 79% of Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

with My Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
with My Buddy versus Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwith My BuddyCrayola Scribble Scrubbie+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (318 ratings)4.6 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews78.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3188.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB1.5 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeilo inc.RED GAMES CO, LLC

Customer experience

with My Buddy

All ratings318 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative16.7%

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

All ratings8,183 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

with My Buddy

From 318 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Adorable pets
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and animations
  • 🎮 Immersive and fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression and repetitive tasks
  • 🤔 Confusing or unclear mechanics
  • 🔁 Lack of variety in quests and activities

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and colorful app
  • 👍 Lots of activities and pet characters to choose from
  • 👍 Creative and trustworthy app for kids
  • 👍 Helps kids learn and talk

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Logout issues and progress not saved
  • 🐛 Pets moving while trying to color them
  • 🐛 Marker not responding properly

Bugs and requests

with My Buddy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Issues with pet selection or switching

Requested features

3 requests
  • More pet options and breeds
  • Ability to customize pets and environments
  • Expanded outdoor exploration and activities

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Randomly logs out to home screen
  • Pets taken over the screen
  • Game freezes after coloring pet
  • No text shown at all

Requested features

2 requests
  • Access to more areas and locations
  • Improved stability and bug fixes

In-app purchases

None

with My Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is with My Buddy free?
with My Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ free?
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, with My Buddy or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+?
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ is rated higher. with My Buddy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ averages 4.6 from 8.2K ratings.
Do with My Buddy or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ have ads?
Neither with My Buddy nor Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, with My Buddy or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+?
with My Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ monthly. Most recently, with My Buddy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ on November 2, 2026.

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