Comparison

with My Buddy vs MySims™

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

Interact with virtual dogs and cats, watching them grow from newborn to adulthood. Customize their appearance and living space, and meet new companions to spend time with.

Highlights
  • Interact with virtual dogs and cats
  • Experience pet growth stages
  • Customize pet appearance
  • Decorate pet's room
  • Meet new virtual pets
  • Play 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

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

with My Buddy4 screens
MySims™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: with My Buddy at free against MySims™'s paid. with My Buddy also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 54%) and device support (6 vs 3). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for with My Buddy against 4.1 for MySims™. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 318 and 88 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of with My Buddy's written reviews are positive against 54% of MySims™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
with My Buddy versus MySims™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwith My BuddyMySims™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (318 ratings) — better4.1 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings318 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB1.6 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNeilo inc.Electronic Arts

Customer experience

with My Buddy

All ratings316 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative16.7%

MySims™

All ratings76 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral13.2%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral18.4%
Negative27.5%

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

MySims™

From 88 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

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

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

with My Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

MySims™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is with My Buddy free?
with My Buddy 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, with My Buddy or MySims™?
with My Buddy is rated higher. with My Buddy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 318 ratings, while MySims™ averages 4.1 from 88 ratings.
Do with My Buddy or MySims™ have ads?
Neither with My Buddy nor MySims™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, with My Buddy or MySims™?
with My Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, and MySims™ every 3 weeks. Most recently, with My Buddy was updated on October 24, 2026 and MySims™ on October 20, 2026.

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