Bao Buddies vs Dumpling Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bao Buddies
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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.
Dumpling Game
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Make a squishy dumpling from scratch, then squish it as much as you like. DIY Dumpling is a calm, tactile toy: soft dough that dents under your finger and slowly rises back, a bamboo steamer, and a growing basket of dumplings with little faces. MAKE YOUR OWN • Pick a dough and knead it smooth: the lumps disappear under your finger • Add a filling you can see through the thin skin • Pinch the pleats, then decorate with faces and toppings • Steam it in a bamboo basket. Now and then a dumpling comes out with a rare Twinkle, Shimmer or Honey finish, and a voice announces its funny name SQUISH AND PLAY • Soft-body physics: press, stretch and squeeze, then watch the slow rise • Your dumplings live in a big bamboo basket: toss them, stack them, bump them into each other • They giggle when a neighbor lands on them, yawn and doze off when left alone, and wave when you come back GOALS WITHOUT PRESSURE • An album of 24 picture cards, with a new dough, filling, face or hat for every 5 you complete • A panda, a kitty and a bunny drop by with a picture wish. Hand them any dumpling and they'll be delighted • No timers, no lives, no losing SHARE • Turn any dumpling into a photo card with its name and finish, then share it or save it to Photos QUIET BY DESIGN No ads, no account, no internet needed. We don't collect any data. Making dumplings has no limit. A one-time purchase, Unlock Everything, opens every dough, filling, face and topping in the kitchen, plus the album cards that use them. Privacy Policy: https://apps.dvoryashin.com/squishy-steamer/privacy Support: https://apps.dvoryashin.com/squishy-steamer/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dumpling Game at none against Bao Buddies's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Bao Buddies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dumpling Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Bao Buddies | Dumpling Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Hopkins Inc | Kyrylo Dvoriashyn |
In-app purchases
Bao Buddies
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1,400 Coins$1.99
- 5 Box Tickets$2.99
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- 15 Box Tickets$4.99
Dumpling Game
- Unlock Everything$9.99





