My PlayHome Stores vs Hey Duggee Colouring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My PlayHome Stores
Explore a vibrant, open-ended play world where children can engage in imaginative store play. Visit four distinct, beautifully illustrated shops to create treats, try on outfits, and shop for groceries. This app offers hours of mess-free, imagination-driven fun without timers or scores.
- Open play world exploration
- Four illustrated store environments
- Interactive shopping scenarios
- Creative food and drink making
- Outfit selection in clothing store
- Integration with other My PlayHome apps
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From the creators of the award winning "My PlayHome" series! "My PlayHome Stores" allows your child to explore an open play world and play store without making a mess of your house! Take a walk down the street and look around 4 beautifully hand illustrated stores, all in stunning retina-display clarity. Fancy a treat? Make yourself an ice cream and grab a slushie of your favorite color! Bored with your outfit? Choose a new one in the clothing store! Make yourself a juice drink at the fruit shop! Fill up a shopping cart in the supermarket and scan the items at the checkout! "My PlayHome Stores" has no time limits, scores or power ups. Just free play that powers your child's imagination. "My PlayHome Stores" is also fully integrated with all the "My PlayHome" series apps so you can bring everything back home! ----------------- ▶ NO IN-APP PURCHASES! ▶ NO 3RD PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS! ▶ NO SOCIAL NETWORKS, PUSH NOTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATION! ----------------------------------------------- ...Just hours of imagination driven play! ----------------------------------------------- Clothing store music © Shtar - www.shtarmusic.com Fruit store music © Sam Semple - www.samsemple.com
Hey Duggee Colouring
This app offers a fun and creative coloring experience for young children. It features a variety of tools and 40 designs, allowing kids to express their artistic side in a safe, ad-free environment. Creations can be saved to cherish.
- 40 coloring images
- Paint, pencils, spray-cans, glitter tools
- Free-form and block-fill coloring
- Save creations to camera roll
- Simple interface for preschoolers
- Ad-free fun
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**** As seen on Nick Jr. **** Duggee's back with his new colouring app! Pick a picture and use one of our awesome colouring tools to make the drawing your own - there are 40 designs to choose from! Safe, ad-free fun for your little ones! Key Features: • Clear and simple interface designed for pre-schoolers. • 40 different colouring images to play with. • Colour the pictures any way you like with any combination of tools, free-form and block-fill. • Fun colouring tools including paint, pencils, spray-cans, glitter and even pattern rollers. • Lots of colours and patterns to choose from. • Save your creations to your camera roll to keep them forever. So what are you waiting for? Get creative! Customer Care: If you experience any technical issues with this app please get in touch. Most issues can be easily fixed and we are happy to help. Contact us at support@scarybeasties.com Privacy: This app will ask for permission to access the camera on your device. The camera is used to take a photograph of the player for their user profile which is used to track and retain progress through the game. This app does not collect or store any personal data from your device. View our privacy policy here www.bbcworldwide.com/home/mobile-apps/ About Studio AKA: STUDIO AKA is a multi-BAFTA winning & Oscar-nominated independent animation studio & production company based in London. They are known internationally for their idiosyncratic & innovative work expressed across an eclectic range of projects. www.studioaka.co.uk About Scary Beasties: Scary Beasties is a BAFTA-winning mobile and online games designer and developer specialising in kids’ content, from pre-school through to the teen market. Be the first to hear about our other apps: on twitter @scarybeasties or www.facebook.com/scarybeasties A Scary Beasties production for BBC Worldwide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My PlayHome Stores at 88% against Hey Duggee Colouring's 25%. My PlayHome Stores also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (984 vs 9). Hey Duggee Colouring's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
My PlayHome Stores costs $2.99 and Hey Duggee Colouring $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My PlayHome Stores holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My PlayHome Stores has 984 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of My PlayHome Stores's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hey Duggee Colouring's.
My PlayHome Stores ships an update monthly, Hey Duggee Colouring every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | My PlayHome Stores | Hey Duggee Colouring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (984 ratings) — better | 3.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 984 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlayHome Software Ltd | BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. |
Customer experience
My PlayHome Stores
Hey Duggee Colouring
Bugs and requests
My PlayHome Stores
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing items
- Crashing/resetting issues
- Connectivity problems between apps
- Sound not working
Requested features
16 requests- More stores (pet store, toy store, restaurant, salon, etc.)
- More houses and rooms
- Teenagers and toddlers
- Customizable characters
- Ability to change weather
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- More vehicles (cars, bikes, etc.)
- More food options
- Furniture store
- Ability to design/decorate rooms
- Swimming pool
- Airport and travel options
- Gym/fitness center
- Movie theater
- Daycare/preschool
- Offices for parents to work
- Seasons and holiday updates
Hey Duggee Colouring
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My PlayHome Stores
No in-app purchases
Hey Duggee Colouring
No in-app purchases
Questions
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