Comparison

Slime Rancher vs Scritchy Scratchy

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

Head to head
About

Slime Rancher

Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and restore a neglected ranch. Use your vacpack to collect slimes, discover new species, and earn money to expand and decorate your estate. Enjoy different game modes at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Explore alien world
  • Capture and tend to slimes
  • Restore abandoned ranch
  • Craft and upgrade tools
  • Three game modes: Adventure, Casual, Rush
  • Revamped mobile interface
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Due to limited RAM, these devices are not compatible. You won’t have access to all the graphic settings and may experience some freezes or crashes: iPhone Xr, iPhone SE Gen 2 (2020), iPad Mini Gen 5, iPad Air Gen 3, iPad Gen 8, iPad Gen 9. Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range,’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes. [Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and get a once-abandoned ranch back on track!] *** FEATURES *** - Play as a curious and adventurous woman trying to get her newly acquired slime ranch back on track. - Use your trusty vacpack to collect adorable slimes in the wild. Each type has its own likes, dislikes, and sometimes even special needs that must be met to take care of them properly! - Discover new hybrid species! - Explore the vast, colorful nature of the Far, Far Range. Find slimes and gather resources! - Roam around the sands of the Dry Reef, discover the wild flora of the Moss Blanket, and wonder at the shining crystals of the Indigo Quarry while uncovering hidden treasures! - Earn money through daily requests or the market exchange to expand your ranch: decorate your estate, contain your slimes with corrals, grow crops and build coops to feed them. - Earn money through daily requests on the Range Exchange or selling plorts on the Plort Market. Then decorate your ranch house, expand the corrals for your slimes, and feed them by growing gardens and building coops! - Craft and upgrade your vacpack and tools for faster and better ranching! - Follow Bea’s journey at your own pace with 3 different game modes! Adventure Mode lets you experience the trials and tribulations of ranching life as it really is. But you can also play Casual Mode for a cozier experience, or challenge yourself to succeed faster with Rush Mode! CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Saves – share your progress between iOS devices. - Compatible only with PS4, PS5, and Xbox controllers - iPhone 17 Optimization (including Pro Max)

About

Scritchy Scratchy

Experience the thrill of scratching cards in this incremental game where luck and strategy lead to glittering riches. Uncover rare symbols, boost your odds, and unlock a helpful bot to automate scratching. Choose your path to victory, from steady gains to explosive jackpots, or reset your progress for permanent advantages.

Highlights
  • Variety of scratch cards
  • Unlockable Scratch Bot
  • Luck-boosting upgrades
  • Permanent Prestige upgrades
  • Risk vs. reward mechanics
  • Incremental gameplay
Features
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Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game where luck is your weapon, and glittering riches are just a scratch away. Dive into a growing collection of scratchers, each with its own quirks, surprises, and sometimes downsides. Rip through tickets, uncover rare symbols, tweak your own luck, and chase absurd payouts. Unlock Scratch Bot, your tireless mechanical friend who scratches and reveals the rewards for you. Turn your run into a full-blown jackpot engine as your balance shoots through the roof while you sit back and relax. As you prosper, you’ll unlock upgrades that twist luck in your favor: • Boosted odds and payouts • Faster and easier scratching • New scratch card variants with unique rules But power always comes with risk. Some cards tempt you with monstrous payouts at the cost of nasty penalties. Some offer steady income… others threaten your entire run. Will you play like a sensible adult or gamble like a degenerate in a neon casino? When you’re ready for even more madness, Prestige to reset your run, gather Jack Points, and spend them on permanent upgrades that reshape your strategy. Build your own luck engine: Slow and steady, wildly explosive, or pure chaos.

Screenshots

Slime Rancher4 screens
Scritchy Scratchy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Slime Rancher at none against Scritchy Scratchy's 1. Scritchy Scratchy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and chart position (#4 vs #45). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Slime Rancher costs $8.99 and Scritchy Scratchy $6.99 up front. Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slime Rancher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Slime Rancher against 4.9 for Scritchy Scratchy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Slime Rancher's written reviews are positive against 74% of Scritchy Scratchy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slime Rancher ships an update every 10 days, Scritchy Scratchy every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Slime Rancher versus Scritchy Scratchy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlime RancherScritchy Scratchy
Price$8.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better73.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K2.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#45#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1019 MB443 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPlaydigiousFunday Games ApS

Customer experience

Slime Rancher

All ratings1,478 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.0%

Scritchy Scratchy

All ratings2,664 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Slime Rancher

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scritchy Scratchy

One-time1
  • Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99

Questions

Is Slime Rancher free?
Slime Rancher costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scritchy Scratchy free?
Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slime Rancher or Scritchy Scratchy?
Scritchy Scratchy is rated higher. Slime Rancher averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Scritchy Scratchy averages 4.9 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Slime Rancher or Scritchy Scratchy have ads?
Neither Slime Rancher nor Scritchy Scratchy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slime Rancher or Scritchy Scratchy?
Slime Rancher ships an update every 10 days, and Scritchy Scratchy every 3 days. Most recently, Slime Rancher was updated on November 9, 2026 and Scritchy Scratchy on November 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Slime Rancher or Scritchy Scratchy?
Slime Rancher currently peaks at #45 in the App Store charts, and Scritchy Scratchy at #4. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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