Your Cactus vs Talking Cactus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Your Cactus
Cultivate a virtual cactus on your iPhone. Keep it healthy by exposing it to sufficient screen brightness, simulating sunshine. Watch it grow, bloom, and interact with it by tapping.
- Grow your own virtual cactus
- Name your cactus
- Interact by tapping
- Cactus blooms when fully grown
- Weather changes with screen brightness
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Enjoy growing your own cactus on your iPhone! How do you grow your cactus...? Just open your app and visit your cactus! Your cactus loves SUNSHINE. Make sure to visit him/her when your screen is bright enough or your cactus will get sick! Do not let your cactus wilt! -You can name your own cactus! -You can tease your cactus by tapping him/her :P -Flowers will come out when your cactus is fully grown -The weather changes based on screen brightness. ENJOY!
Talking Cactus
This interactive game features a 3D cactus that repeats everything you say in a humorous voice. It also dances to music, offering a fun and engaging experience for users of all ages.
- Repeats speech with a funny voice
- High-quality 3D graphics
- Dances to music
- Interactive voice interaction
- Entertaining gameplay
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Talking cactus loves to entertain you. Talking cactus repeats everything you say with a funny voice. * High quality 3D video graphics. * Cool cactus plant voice interaction. * dancing cactus with music . How to play: * Talk to the cactus and it will repeat everything you say with a funny voice. * play music to see the cactus dancing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Your Cactus at 4.3 against Talking Cactus's 3.5. Your Cactus also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Your Cactus holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Your Cactus has 74 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Your Cactus's written reviews are positive against 64% of Talking Cactus's.
Your Cactus ships an update every 3 weeks, Talking Cactus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Your Cactus | Talking Cactus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (74 ratings) — better | 3.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mika Ishikawa | CN Studio |
Customer experience
Your Cactus
Talking Cactus
In-app purchases
Your Cactus
No in-app purchases
Talking Cactus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Your Cactus free?
Is Talking Cactus free?
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