Comparison

Toca Boca Jr Classics vs MySims™

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

Head to head
About

Toca Boca Jr Classics

This app offers a collection of nine beloved digital toys for children aged 4-10. Kids can freely play, create, and explore various scenarios like cooking, animal care, and creative building without rules or ads.

Highlights
  • 9 fan-favorite games in one app
  • Play offline without WiFi
  • COPPA and kidSAFE certified
  • No rules or time limits
  • Open-ended creative play
  • No third-party advertising
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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9 FAN-FAVORITE GAMES IN 1 APP Get ready to play your way with a collection of Toca Boca Jr’s most-loved games! Perfect for ages 4-10, you’re free to play, create, and explore at your own pace. Build a world to explore in Blocks, take care of animals in Pet Doctor, or find your style in Hair Salon. There’s so much to do in Toca Boca Jr. Classics! KITCHEN 2: Become a star chef and get creative in the kitchen! PET DOCTOR: Help your animal friends feel their best. BUILDERS: Create anything you can imagine with builder buddies! MINI: Explore self-expression and design your own characters. HAIR SALON: Cut, color, style, and go wild with hair! KITCHEN SUSHI: Cook up signature sushi dishes for your customers. DANCE: Dress up, get down, and make music videos! BLOCKS: Craft your own communities from the ground up. LAB: ELEMENTS: Run experiments, tinker with tools, and make discoveries! Whether you’re choreographing the newest dance craze, crafting a culinary masterpiece, or making jaw-dropping hairstyles, you can play by your own rules in Toca Boca Jr Classics. Pink mohawk? Sushi with candy canes? It’s all up to you! FEATURES • 9 games in one app, including Pet Doctor, Hair Salon, Kitchen Sushi, Mini, Kitchen 2, Blocks, Dance, Builders, and Lab: Elements • Play pre-downloaded games offline without WiFi or internet for on-the-go fun • COPPA and kidSAFE certified – safe and secure screen time for kids • No rules or time limits – just fun, open-ended play led by your creativity • No third-party advertising or in-app purchases PRIVACY POLICY Toca Boca is committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of your children. We adhere to the strict guidelines set forth by COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule), which ensure the protection of your child’s information online. Read our full privacy policy here: Terms of use: https://sagomini.com/terms-of-use/ ABOUT TOCA BOCA Toca Boca is the award-winning game studio behind Toca Life World and Toca Hair Salon 4. We design digital toys for kids that stimulate the imagination – all in a safe way without third-party advertising, trusted by millions of parents around the world.

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

Toca Boca Jr Classics4 screens
MySims™4 screens

Verdict

The call

Toca Boca Jr Classics and MySims™ both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Toca Boca Jr Classics's written reviews are positive against 54% of MySims™'s. Toca Boca Jr Classics also leads on ratings volume (516 vs 88) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). MySims™'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

Toca Boca Jr Classics holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toca Boca Jr Classics has 516 ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Toca Boca Jr Classics's written reviews are positive against 54% of MySims™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toca Boca Jr Classics ships an update every 2 months, MySims™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Toca Boca Jr Classics versus MySims™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToca Boca Jr ClassicsMySims™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (516 ratings) — better4.1 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings516 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB1.6 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSago MiniElectronic Arts

Customer experience

Toca Boca Jr Classics

All ratings166 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative13.3%

MySims™

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

User reviews

Toca Boca Jr Classics

From 516 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging games
  • 🚀 Free to play
  • 💡 Nostalgic and classic
  • 👍 Variety of games

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches with hairstyles
  • 🐛 Some games can be challenging

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

Toca Boca Jr Classics

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Hairstyle glitches
  • Challenging gameplay in some games

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more games
  • Improve kitchen and lab elements

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

Toca Boca Jr Classics

No in-app purchases

None

MySims™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toca Boca Jr Classics free?
Toca Boca Jr Classics 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, Toca Boca Jr Classics or MySims™?
Toca Boca Jr Classics is rated higher. Toca Boca Jr Classics averages 4.3 out of 5 from 516 ratings, while MySims™ averages 4.1 from 88 ratings.
Do Toca Boca Jr Classics or MySims™ have ads?
Neither Toca Boca Jr Classics nor MySims™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toca Boca Jr Classics or MySims™?
Toca Boca Jr Classics ships an update every 2 months, and MySims™ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Toca Boca Jr Classics was updated on October 24, 2026 and MySims™ on October 20, 2026.

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