Dinosaur Mix vs MIXIMAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinosaur Mix
Design and bring to life unique dinosaurs by mixing and matching body parts from various species. Explore different environments, interact with wildlife, and discover eggs to alter your dinosaur's look in this open-ended creative sandbox.
- Mix and swap dinosaur body parts
- Explore forest and volcanic environments
- Interact with wildlife and scenery
- Find eggs to change appearance
- Free play sandbox with no objectives
- Child-friendly noises and interface
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Create your own dinosaur! Mix and swap body parts then see it come to life. Explore the world, let out a roar and find eggs to change your dinosaur's appearance. Mix up the body, head, tail and legs from a Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus into many combinations. Features: - Find the right food to feed your dinosaur - Stomp around the forest or volcanic plains - Play with the wildlife and scenery - Child friendly dinosaur noises - No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox Child friendly app: - No in-app purchases - No third-party advertising - No social media - Play anywhere : no Internet or WiFi required Cowly Owl creates games for the whole family to play together. These games encourage creative exploration and social interaction, designed with all ages in mind. http://www.cowlyowl.com/
MIXIMAL
Create unique, silly animals by mixing parts or syllables. This app offers a tactile and creative experience with handcrafted animations and analog sounds, inspired by classic flipbooks. It's designed for open-ended exploration with no pressure or goals.
- Mix between 11 animals
- Create new animals using syllables
- Combine full animals for surprise animations
- Switch between 8 languages
- Lively animations and impressive audio
- No failing, no goals
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Mix animals! Mix syllables! Filled with handcrafted animations and sound. MIXIMAL is an entertaining game based on traditional flipbooks we all know from our childhood. Kids create new silly animals and discover their names. We took this classic concept and constructed wonderful handcrafted animations and sounds to complement it. Each animation is created frame-by-frame to provide a warm and organic aesthetic. The sounds originate from analog sources. Our aim with the app is to offer a highly tactile experience, as we think our kids should play with quality toys. Features: + Mix between 11 animals + Make up new animals using syllables + Combine a full animal for a surprise animation + Switch between 8 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 14 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 8 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MIXIMAL at 4.5 against Dinosaur Mix's 4.1. MIXIMAL also leads on ratings volume (368 vs 28) and review sentiment (87% vs 77%). Dinosaur Mix's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Dinosaur Mix costs $3.99 and MIXIMAL $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MIXIMAL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIXIMAL has 368 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Dinosaur Mix's written reviews are positive against 87% of MIXIMAL's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Dinosaur Mix | MIXIMAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.5 (368 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 368 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cowly Owl Ltd | YATATOY |
Customer experience
Dinosaur Mix
MIXIMAL
Bugs and requests
Dinosaur Mix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MIXIMAL
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't load after iOS upgrade
- Sound does not work
- Crashing in iOS 13
- App keeps cutting out
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and sounds
- Implement a selector for animals
- Allow screenshots without UI elements
- More animal combinations
In-app purchases
Dinosaur Mix
No in-app purchases
MIXIMAL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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