Comparison

Bao Buddies vs dumplie

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

Head to head
About

Bao Buddies

Features
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Welcome to Bao Buddies—a cozy collecting game filled with adorable dumpling friends! Open your daily Buddy Box, meet a new little friend, and watch your buddies roam around an illustrated garden. Keep your favorites, sell extras for coins, and grow your collection. FEATURES • Open a free Buddy Box every day • Use 250 coins to open another standard box • Discover 30 unique standard buddies across six rarity levels • Watch your buddies stroll, wave, and blink in a lively garden • Explore your collection in the Buddy Album • Sell extra buddies for coins • List and purchase buddies in the live marketplace • Find limited-edition buddies during special events • Watch optional rewarded ads to earn extra coins • Purchase optional coin packs STANDARD BOX ODDS Common: 50% Uncommon: 28% Rare: 14% Super Rare: 5.5% Legendary: 2% Mythic: 0.5% All marketplace trades and inventory changes are securely controlled by the game server. Buddies and virtual currency have no real-world monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash.

About

dumplie

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Stack, merge, and chase a new high score. Dumplie is a charming merge puzzle with dynamic physics and a simple idea: Drop dumplings into the basket and bring two matching ones together. They merge into a new, larger character—but every move leaves you with less room. Plan ahead, use movement and chain reactions to your advantage, and connect several merges to build a combo worth up to 5× the points. Discover all ten dumplings and work your way up to the mighty Kinako. When two Kinakos meet, the Dumplie Feast begins and creates valuable space. WHAT AWAITS YOU • Intuitive one-finger controls • Fun physics-based merges • Ten dumpling tiers to discover • Combos worth up to 5× the points • Your own high score and character collection • Automatically saved game progress • Delightful animations, music, and haptic feedback Every dumpling changes the board. How long can you stay in control—and how high can you score?

Screenshots

Bao Buddies3 screens
dumplie3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bao Buddies at every 5 days against dumplie's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Bao Buddies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and dumplie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bao Buddies ships an update every 5 days, dumplie every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Bao Buddies versus dumplie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBao Buddiesdumplie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRyan Hopkins Inckonax media Guenther Fick GbR

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bao Buddies

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,400 Coins$1.99
  • 5 Box Tickets$2.99
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  • 15 Box Tickets$4.99
1 purchases

dumplie

One-time1
  • Dumplie Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Bao Buddies free?
Bao Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dumplie free?
dumplie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bao Buddies or dumplie have ads?
Both Bao Buddies and dumplie show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bao Buddies or dumplie?
Bao Buddies ships an update every 5 days, and dumplie every 4 weeks. Most recently, Bao Buddies was updated on October 29, 2026 and dumplie on October 29, 2026.

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