Comparison

Play vs MySims™

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

Head to head
About

Play

This app invites kids to unlock their imagination through creative activities and fun games. Explore a world, create characters and animals, customize their looks, and keep them happy with various entertainment options. Regular content updates ensure endless creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • Explore and expand your world
  • Create and bring characters to life
  • Customize character outfits and hair
  • Design and play with Play-Doh animals
  • Engage in mini-games and activities
  • Collect rewards and unlock new content
Features
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Welcome to Play-Doh World, where imagination is your super power. Exclusive to Apple Arcade, Play-Doh World is perfect for kids who want to explore, craft, and play. Whether sculpting, stretching, squishing, or squashing, kids are invited to unlock their imagination with creative activities, fun games, and rewarding interactions: - Explore your ever-expanding World and fill it with your own characters and creations - Create Play-Doh characters and watch them come to life as they burst into the World - Customize your characters' clothes or design your own from scratch - Style your characters' hair at the Play-Doh hair salon - Create your own Play-Doh animals at the zoo and let them roam free around the World - Keep your inhabitants happy and entertained with pizza, puzzles, artistic creations, fun mini games, and much more - The more you interact with Play-Doh World, the more special Play-Doh you’ll collect, unlocking rewards and new content along the way. With endless creative possibilities and regular content updates, there’s always something new to return to in Play-Doh World. FEATURES - A focus on creative activities and open-ended, imagination-led play - Age-appropriate content that's free from third-party advertising and in-app purchases - A safe and secure environment SUPPORT For assistance or if you have any questions, you can get in touch at playdohsupport@scarybeasties.com ABOUT SCARY BEASTIES Scary Beasties is a multi-award-winning mobile games designer and developer. Partnering with the leading children’s entertainment brands, we specialize in the creation of top quality, fun, and engaging kids’ content. PRIVACY Scary Beasties understands that your privacy and your child’s privacy are important to you and that you care about how your personal information is used. For further information on our privacy policy, please visit: https://playdohworld.com/privacy/ Rated 3+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)

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

Play4 screens
MySims™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Play at free against MySims™'s paid. Play also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 54%) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Play holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 154 and 88 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Play's written reviews are positive against 54% of MySims™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play ships an update monthly, MySims™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Play versus MySims™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayMySims™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (154 ratings) — better4.1 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better88
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB1.6 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperScary Beasties LtdElectronic Arts

Customer experience

Play

All ratings154 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.5%

MySims™

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

User reviews

Play

From 154 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 No ads
  • 👍 Good game
  • 👍 Love the customization options
  • 👍 Straightforward and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches with hair design
  • 🔍 Needs more games/content

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

Play

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Hair design glitches

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom home design
  • Customizable pet beds
  • Customizable flowers
  • Supermarket with custom products

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

Play

No in-app purchases

None

MySims™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play free?
Play 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, Play or MySims™?
Play is rated higher. Play averages 4.2 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while MySims™ averages 4.1 from 88 ratings.
Do Play or MySims™ have ads?
Neither Play nor MySims™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Play or MySims™?
Play ships an update monthly, and MySims™ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Play was updated on October 25, 2026 and MySims™ on October 28, 2026.

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