Comparison

Pocket Stables vs Derby Dash

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Stables

Build and manage your own horse ranch, training racehorses to compete in thrilling races. Expand your facilities, attract visitors, and breed new generations of champions to achieve international fame.

Highlights
  • Ranch management
  • Racehorse training
  • Facility building
  • Horse breeding
  • Attract visitors
  • Compete in races
Features
Currently charting
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Manage your very own ranch while training your racehorses to win big in exciting races! Build training facilities like dirt courses and pools amidst the beautiful natural surroundings of your ranch. Increase your ranch's fame and entice visitors to spend some dough at your ranch's amenities, like ice cream stands and gift shops. Find horses with the right combination of stamina and speed and intensity and train them to race. Keep winning races to earn bigger and better prizes, as well as the ability to compete in even bigger and more exciting races on an international scale. Send once-great racehorses out to stud. Find effective pedigree combinations and breed a new generation of talented colts. Can you train a Triple Crown winner and bring fame and glory to your ranch? -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp/iphone. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow kairokun2010 on Twitter for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Derby Dash

Experience pure horse racing fun by discovering rare horses, training them to their full potential, and breeding them for premium progeny. Engage in thrilling races designed for maximum enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Discover rare racehorses
  • Train horses for optimal performance
  • Breed horses for premium progeny
  • Engage in competitive races
  • Realistic horse training scenarios
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Welcome to "Derby Dash", where you can enjoy the purest horse racing fun! Go in search of rare racehorses This horse is full of scars. Do you think this horse is a battle-hardened horse, or a poor stallion that only falls when running? Trust your own vision and choose the most powerful one from many horse racing horses! Train your horse to the best of your ability No matter how talented the horse is, it still needs training! You can see the cute side of horses at the training ground! The horse will be attracted by the sudden appearance of the monkey, and may accidentally fall asleep during training... Remember to supervise the horse's training! Premium Breeding Progeny Racing Horses Through continuous breeding, racehorses with special talents are constantly being produced! It can be an all-out effort and an all-out sprint at the end of the event! He may also be a master of corners and easily surpass his opponents! Our goal is: Crazy! Dash! Competition! Everything is designed to make you have fun!

Screenshots

Pocket Stables4 screens
Derby Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Stables at 82% against Derby Dash's 30%. Pocket Stables also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ads (none vs shown). Derby Dash's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Derby Dash is free to download; Pocket Stables costs $5.99 up front. Derby Dash sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Stables asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Stables holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pocket Stables's written reviews are positive against 30% of Derby Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Stables ships an update every 10 months, Derby Dash every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pocket Stables versus Derby Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket StablesDerby Dash
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (78 ratings) — better4.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better30.1% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB398 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdLEYO GAME LIMITED

Customer experience

Pocket Stables

All ratings78 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.0%

Derby Dash

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative55.4%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Stables

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Horses getting stuck on railings during races
  • Menu button not working on some devices
  • Economy issues after recent update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more horse breeds and coat patterns
  • Allow breeding of mares
  • Implement an option to retire old horses
  • Expand the ranch to accommodate more facilities

Derby Dash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Stables

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Derby Dash

One-time16
  • Newbie package$1.99
  • 160Golds$1.99
  • Discount$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Horse package$4.99
  • 500Golds$4.99
  • Legend package$5.99
  • Breed package$6.99
  • Skill package$7.99
  • Assistant$8.99
  • Easy card$8.99
  • 1200Golds$9.99
  • Remove Ads$11.99
  • Super privileged3$13.99
  • Privilege$15.99
  • 2500Golds$19.99
  • Super privileged$22.99

Questions

Is Pocket Stables free?
Pocket Stables costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Derby Dash free?
Derby Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Stables or Derby Dash?
Pocket Stables is rated higher. Pocket Stables averages 4.7 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Derby Dash averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Pocket Stables or Derby Dash have ads?
Derby Dash shows ads; Pocket Stables does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Stables or Derby Dash?
Pocket Stables ships an update every 10 months, and Derby Dash every 2 months. Most recently, Pocket Stables was updated on October 19, 2026 and Derby Dash on October 11, 2026.

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