Comparison

Pajama Sam 3 vs ScummVM

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

Head to head
About

Pajama Sam 3

Embark on a nutritious adventure where you help a young hero resolve a food squabble on Mop Top Island. Solve puzzles, interact with friendly food characters, and learn about balanced diets while restoring peace.

Highlights
  • Nutritious adventure
  • Solve food squabbles
  • Meet friendly food characters
  • Explore and learn
  • Interact with characters for clues
  • Unique gameplay each time
Features
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Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Pajama Sam is off on a nutritiously edible adventure! Pajama Sam chases down some snickering cookies, only to find himself in the midst of a food squabble! The fats and the sweets are taking over Mop Top Island and an emergency peace conference has been called, but four of the delegates are missing! Now, it's your turn to spring into action to help Pajama Sam find the missing delegates, put a stop to the sticky quarrels, bring peace to Mop Top Island, and still make it home in time for dinner. —User Reviews— “Players need to draw on logical thinking and memory skills as they guide their hero through the adventure.” “Another excellent title in the outstanding Pajama Sam series, PS3 is a real winner. Kids will love this engaging adventure that gets them thinking and solving problems, learning about the importance of a balanced diet, and having fun!” “This is another Pajama Sam adventure where the pint-sized superhero is set to charm both the young and the old.” FEATURES: • Meet friends along the way - friendly food walks, talks and even tell jokes. • Explore and Learn: Investigate every location. There is something new to learn with almost everything you touch! • Interact with the characters and listen closely for clues. • It's a different game each time you play. This product uses ScummVM which is released under the GNU GPL v2. For more information, please visit - https://www.scummvm.org The GNU GPL can be viewed here - https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

About

ScummVM

Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.

Highlights
  • Play classic adventure games
  • Play classic RPGs
  • Includes playable demos
  • Access to more games online
  • Open source software
Features
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.

Screenshots

Pajama Sam 34 screens
ScummVM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Pajama Sam 3's $4.99. ScummVM also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (88% vs 48%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ScummVM is free to download; Pajama Sam 3 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScummVM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 106 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Pajama Sam 3's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pajama Sam 3 versus ScummVM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPajama Sam 3ScummVM
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (54 ratings)4.7 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB176 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHumongous EntertainmentEugene Sandulenko

Customer experience

Pajama Sam 3

All ratings54 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative45.5%

ScummVM

All ratings106 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.0%

User reviews

Pajama Sam 3

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💖 Nostalgic childhood memories
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and varied gameplay paths
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for introducing kids to games
  • 👍 Well-realized classic game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game-breaking bugs
  • 🖱️ Fussy cursor/touch controls
  • 🔇 No sound issues
  • 💸 Steep price for short playtime
  • 📉 Incomplete or missing elements

ScummVM

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Reliving classic games
  • 👍 Great for mobile browsers
  • 👍 Amazing experience with specific games
  • 👍 Glad it's available
  • 👍 Supports classic point-and-click and RPGs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing mid-game
  • 🐛 Save feature not working correctly
  • 🐛 Touchscreen tap issues
  • 🐛 Clunky game adding process
  • 🐛 UI needs improvement

Bugs and requests

Pajama Sam 3

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Game freezing/glitching
  • Input not working after screen toggle
  • Loss of progress on app exit/reload
  • Pan and zoom screen buggy/unusable
  • No sound
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  • Cannot grab plunger
  • Cannot get Granny Apple/Smith from caramel
  • Menu buttons obstructing gameplay
  • Game crashes on opening
  • Cursor inverts itself
  • Cannot access inventory/tool menu
  • Cannot take photo in photo booth
  • Missing elements making game unsolvable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix the cursor/touch controls
  • Add Pajama Sam 4
  • Improve screen scaling/UI
  • Restore original game elements
  • Provide refunds for broken updates

ScummVM

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes mid-game
  • Save feature does not save
  • Single-tap not registering as left click
  • Two-finger tap not registering as right click
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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  • Trackpad from new iPads not working
  • Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
  • Recently added games graying out
  • App crashes on second boot
  • External keyboard not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Easier game search
  • Apple TV support
  • Gamepad key mapping support
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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  • Trackpad support
  • Change icon color
  • Support for Discworld Noir
  • DOSBox and FUSE support
  • NES interpreter support
  • Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
  • More significant way to add games

In-app purchases

None

Pajama Sam 3

No in-app purchases

None

ScummVM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pajama Sam 3 free?
Pajama Sam 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScummVM free?
ScummVM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pajama Sam 3 or ScummVM?
ScummVM is rated higher. Pajama Sam 3 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while ScummVM averages 4.7 from 106 ratings.
Do Pajama Sam 3 or ScummVM have ads?
Neither Pajama Sam 3 nor ScummVM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pajama Sam 3 or ScummVM?
Pajama Sam 3 ships an update every 4 months, and ScummVM every 4 months. Most recently, Pajama Sam 3 was updated on October 18, 2026 and ScummVM on October 16, 2026.

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