Comparison

Scritchy Scratchy vs Yarnboy

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

Head to head
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.

About

Yarnboy

Control a runaway ball of yarn, leaving a trail to navigate increasingly complex tangles. Master one-thumb controls for arcade-style gameplay focused on nerve and timing. Collect in-game currency to unlock shop items and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Arcade gameplay
  • Collect yarn balls
  • Global leaderboard
  • Daily challenges
  • Offline play
Features
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You're a runaway ball of yarn, and the thread you leave behind is the one thing that can end your run. Hold to curl, release to roll straight, and thread your way through tighter and tighter tangles. Yarnboy is a one-thumb arcade game about nerve and timing. The longer you last, the more thread you lay down — and the less room you have to move. One clip of your own tail and it's over. How long can you keep the yarn rolling? FEATURES • One-thumb controls — hold to curl, release to roll straight, double-tap to pounce • Easy to learn, genuinely hard to master • Collect yarn balls and spend them in the shop • Optional rewarded videos for a second chance or bonus yarn — never forced • Global leaderboard — sign in with Apple or Google to compete • Daily Tangle: a fresh challenge every day • Play fully offline as a guest — no account required No pop-up ads. No paywalls. Just you, one thumb, and a very long thread.

Screenshots

Scritchy Scratchy4 screens
Yarnboy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yarnboy at Free against Scritchy Scratchy's $6.99. Yarnboy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Scritchy Scratchy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 2). On rating, update cadence, monetization model and device support 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

Yarnboy is free to download; Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99 up front. Scritchy Scratchy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yarnboy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scritchy Scratchy against 5.0 for Yarnboy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scritchy Scratchy has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scritchy Scratchy ships an update every 3 days, Yarnboy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Scritchy Scratchy versus Yarnboy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScritchy ScratchyYarnboy
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size443 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFunday Games ApSBrowning PC, LLC

Customer experience

Scritchy Scratchy

All ratings2,664 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative15.4%

Yarnboy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scritchy Scratchy

One-time1
  • Supporter Edition: Golden Gear$2.99
None

Yarnboy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scritchy Scratchy free?
Scritchy Scratchy costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Yarnboy free?
Yarnboy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scritchy Scratchy or Yarnboy?
Yarnboy is rated higher. Scritchy Scratchy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Yarnboy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scritchy Scratchy or Yarnboy have ads?
Yarnboy shows ads; Scritchy Scratchy does not.
Which is updated more often, Scritchy Scratchy or Yarnboy?
Scritchy Scratchy ships an update every 3 days, and Yarnboy every 2 days. Most recently, Scritchy Scratchy was updated on October 28, 2026 and Yarnboy on October 24, 2026.

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