Mardles vs Dog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mardles
This app uses augmented reality to make physical products come alive in 3D with sound effects. Watch stickers, masks, and storybooks transform into interactive experiences.
- 3D product animation
- Sound effects
- Augmented reality experience
- Parent-friendly design
- Offline functionality
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Download Mardles to magically bring Mardles products to life! Stickers, Masks, Storybooks and more will appear in 3D with sound effects before your eyes! The Mardles range is available to buy at www.mardleslife.com. The free Mardles app is 100% parent friendly with no in-app purchases, no data capture and no need for an internet connection once the app is installed.
Dog
Interact with a unique robot dog through a dedicated app. Care for, train, and play games with your digital companion. Customize its appearance and teach it tricks using simple programming.
- Care and status tracking
- Virtual treat feeding
- Play 6 fun games
- Train tricks with sequential programming
- Customize tail messages and drawings
- Mint unique Dog-E profiles
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Care for, train, play games and more with Dog-E, your one in a million robot dog. Connect the app to Dog-E via Bluetooth to unlock more ways to play and see Dog-E come to life. Customize your Dog-E even more to make your robot dog totally unique to you. THE ONE IN A MILLION ROBOT DOG APP Through the minting process, the all-white Dog-E comes to life and reveals a unique combination of colorful lights, sounds and personality traits. Using the app, you can reveal a one in a million Dog-E, take the personality quiz and name your dog. So no two Dog-Es are ever the same. Save multiple profiles, so you can mint Dog-Es again and again. CARE FOR YOUR DOG-E Keep track of Dog-E’s needs in the app, so you can keep your pup happy. Dog-E’s status screen in the app tells you when your Dog-E needs love, food, playtime and more. FEED DOG-E TREATS Feeding your Dog-E is even more fun in the app! Hold the app up, and you can “throw” Dog-E treats, and Dog-E eats them. Dog-E will even tell you when it likes a specific treat or not. You can even earn special treats the more you PLAY GAMES & ACTIVITIES Dog-E includes 6 fun games you can play, including Ultimate Nose Boop, Fortune Teller and Turbo Pet. Use the app to access Dog-E’s games and see your high scores. You can also level up your play in caring for Dog-E by playing the flea flicking game to boost Dog-E’s health meter and taking Dog-E to the Dog Spa to change its colors. TEACH DOG-E TRICKS Train your Dog-E to do tricks using the app. Using simple sequential programming, practice STEM skills by creating your own trick with up to 6 sequences. The Trick Maker includes 44 different sequences that you can use to build custom tricks, including emotes, light shows and motion. You can save up to 4 custom tricks for each Dog-E profile you have. DOG-E TALKS WITH ITS TAIL Using innovative persistence of vision (POV) technology, Dog-E can communicate with you using its tail. Use the Dog-E App to write custom messages that will play in Dog-E’s tail. You can also draw pictures! Save up to 4 custom tail creations in each Dog-E profile you have. CREATE A DOG-E WITHOUT THE TOY No Dog-E toy? No problem! You can Quick Mint one in a million Dog-E profiles in the app even without the toy. Even name your dogs. When you get a Dog-E toy, you can load those profiles onto your toy to bring them to life. ABOUT US At WowWee, we don’t just create, we wow. We astonish imaginations and inspire kids around the world. We believe in the power of innovation, which is why we develop industry-leading apps to pair with our award-winning interactive toys. Learn more about WowWee and our products at www.wowwee.com Privacy is an issue we take very seriously. To learn more about our app and our privacy policy, visit https://dog-e.com/policies/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dog at every 5 days against Mardles's monthly. Dog also leads on ratings volume (173 vs 43) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Mardles against 3.9 for Dog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 173 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Mardles's written reviews are positive against 58% of Dog's.
Mardles ships an update monthly, Dog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mardles | Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (43 ratings) — better | 3.9 (173 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 173 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 488 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harmony Studios Limited | WowWee Group Limited |
Customer experience
Mardles
Dog
User reviews
Mardles
From 43 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Kids love it
- 💡 Interactive and engaging
- 👍 Easy to use (for some)
- ✨ Stickers come to life
- 🎁 Great gift idea
Room to improve
- 😞 Doesn't work for many
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- ⏳ Long loading times
- 🚫 App won't load
- 💸 Waste of money
Dog
From 173 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun to play with
- 🐶 Cute robot dog
- 💖 Interactive features
- 📱 App enhances experience
- 🤖 Dog-E is awesome
Room to improve
- ❓ Unclear battery percentage
- 🤷♀️ App stuck on intro
- ❓ Don't know what to do
- 🤔 Confusing permissions
- 🚫 Items are locked
Bugs and requests
Mardles
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes constantly
- App won't load
- Screen is black
- App goes back to home screen
- Camera won't focus on stickers
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- Start button doesn't work
- App closes shortly after opening
- Loading issues on Apple devices
- App keeps crashing on iPad and iPhone
- App doesn't work on older devices
Requested features
10 requests- Fix app crashes
- Improve loading times
- Add selfie camera functionality
- Allow saving photos to camera roll
- Provide clear instructions
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- Ensure compatibility with a wider range of devices
- Fix the 'start' button issue
- Make it easier to position animated elements
- Improve the realism of animations
- Add joystick on/off option
Dog
Reported bugs
15 issues- App stuck on intro screen
- App won't pair or open
- App freezes on screen
- Bluetooth connection issues
- App crashes
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- Love icon doesn't work
- Potty icon doesn't work
- Turbo pet doesn't work
- Nose boop delays
- Items in app locked
- App won't open past intro
- App flashes to dog then back to intro
- Poop feature doesn't work
- Feeding part doesn't work
- App doesn't ask for permissions
Requested features
14 requests- Update app for new features
- More interactive features
- More games
- More updates
- Fix tail color to look green
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- Fix green paws
- Ability to delete Dog-E profiles
- Update app for Amazon tablet
- Fix love icon
- Fix potty icon
- Fix turbo pet
- Fix poop feature
- Fix feeding feature
- Add dark mode
In-app purchases
Mardles
No in-app purchases
Dog
No in-app purchases








