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My Little Pony

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User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

My Little Pony offers an entertaining experience with fun quests and good quality, but a significant portion of the game is locked behind paywalls, requiring in-app purchases for additional ponies to progress through missions.

4.5★ lifetime (63,955) Free + in-app purchases since 2016 by Budge Studios updated 8.7 mo ago recent negative 46% 120 reviews across 2 regions
Pay-to-Play High Prices Limited Free Content Enjoyable Core Gameplay Developer Update Discrepancy
5★57
4★21
3★30
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recent reviews across 2 regions, vs the 4.5★ lifetime average

My Little Pony is a game that many users find fun and entertaining, especially for fans of the franchise, offering quests and good quality gameplay. However, a major point of contention in recent reviews is the aggressive monetization, which requires players to purchase additional ponies to complete missions and continue the game, leading to frustration and a 'pay-to-win' perception.

What users like

What users complain about

  • Requires payment for additional ponies to progress in missionsR1R2R3R5
  • Pony prices are considered too high, ranging from £6-£7 for one pony or £15-£29 for a setR2R8R16R51
  • Game becomes unplayable or repetitive without purchasesR6R20R28R38
  • Some users reported issues with restoring purchases after reinstallationR188

Latest update · v2025.1.0

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Welcome back! A new game update is here with performance improvements and bug fixes.

Recurring themes

Pay-to-Play negative
Many reviews strongly criticize the game for requiring players to purchase additional ponies to complete missions and progress, effectively making it a 'pay-to-win' or 'pay-to-continue' experience. Users are frustrated when they reach missions that require 4 ponies but only have 3 free ones, forcing a purchase to proceed.R1R2R5R6
High Prices negative
Reviewers frequently complain about the high cost of in-app purchases, particularly for individual ponies or bundles. Prices mentioned include £6-£7 for one pony, £15 for a set, or £20-£29 to unlock everything, which many find excessive for a children's game.R2R8R16R18
Limited Free Content negative
The game provides a limited number of free ponies (typically 3), but many missions require 4, leading to a dead end for players unwilling or unable to pay. This makes the free version feel more like a demo than a complete game.R1R2R4R26
Enjoyable Core Gameplay positive
Despite the monetization issues, many users acknowledge that the game itself is fun, entertaining, and well-made. They enjoy the quests, the quality, and the overall experience, especially My Little Pony fans.R4R6R10R11
Developer Update Discrepancy negative
The developer notes mention 'performance improvements and bug fixes,' but at least one recent review explicitly states that the game 'doesn’t work at all despite update' and that 'nothing we click on opens any game'. This suggests the update may not have resolved all critical issues for some users.R81

Who it's for

This game is for My Little Pony fans and children who enjoy adventure games with quests and character interaction, provided parents are willing to pay for in-app purchases to unlock full content R11R14. It is not for users who expect a fully free-to-play experience or those unwilling to spend money on virtual characters, as progression is heavily paywalled R6.

Evidence note: The recent reviews overwhelmingly focus on the negative aspects of the game's monetization, with a high 'recent-negative' signal. While positive reviews exist, they often acknowledge the paywall issue. The developer's update notes are vague and contradicted by at least one review regarding functionality.

Frequently asked

Do you have to pay to play My Little Pony?
While the game is free to download, you will eventually have to pay to unlock additional ponies to progress through missions, as many quests require more ponies than are provided for free R1R2R3.
How much do the ponies cost in My Little Pony?
Individual ponies can cost around £6-£7, while a full set of ponies or to unlock everything can range from £15 to £29 R2R8R16R51.
Can you unlock ponies by playing the game?
According to recent reviews, ponies generally cannot be unlocked by progressing through the game; instead, they must be purchased with real money to continue missions R10R30R43R58.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R4] 4/5 · GB My review: Good .But if you don’t pay for the other three unicorns then you can’t do all the missions. It’s quite entertaining and fun.you have to do flying,jumping,running and pick which characters you want
  2. [R11] 5/5 · GB Fun game!: As a My Little Pony fan, I love playing this game. The quests are fun, the game is good quality, there is nothing bad about it. I definitely recommend playing it! 💖
  3. [R22] 5/5 · GB The best game ever: The other day I was really bored and nothing to do and the only thing I had to do was on my iPad and so then I found this game called my little primary Harmony quest and then after I paid it for two hours didn’t know time for time was so fast then I thought I was just playing it for one second it was so so fun
  4. [R50] 5/5 · GB Fun: Fun and entertaining :-)
  5. [R14] 5/5 · GB Good game: It’s a shame you can’t access all of the pony’s and you ah s to pay but other wise it’s a great game with amazing details from the show
  6. [R54] 5/5 · GB AMAZING: 5 stars Flawless Greater than great And that’s a 12 year old saying that I loved this game as a kid and played it again and it’s a 10 out of 10 from me
  7. [R76] 5/5 · GB Cool: Is so cool that you can do. Adventures and so cute!
  8. [R17] 1/5 · GB I love it but..: I love this game it brings back so many memories but I hate how I have to pay to continue! Very upsetting
  9. [R35] 1/5 · GB You ruined MLP: I downloaded this game when I was 9 after MLP series 9 finished two years ago hoping to have a bit of…childhood nostalgia? But I soon discovered that you had to pay for Rainbow Dash and Raitry ( sorry I’m dislexuac so I can’t spell) and more so I asked my dad to have the money. He said no obviously so I deleted the game. I am now 14 and I can see this game really has ruined MLP.
  10. [R39] 2/5 · GB It was okay..: I came to play this bc it was my whole childhood!! But coming back I saw you could only have three ponies and had to pay for the others! I would understand if you could buy and get the ponies but no! Prob would not recommend
  11. [R113] 4/5 · CA Childhood memories: I used to play this as a kid. Wow. Pretty solid.
  12. [R1] 3/5 · GB Little unfair...: when i used to be i little kid٫ i enjoyed it but ever since i Got a level it said we need 4 ponies. which is not good because we only have 3 and sorry to bother but you need to fix It.
  13. [R2] 4/5 · GB Disgusting that you have to pay £29: There’s not much available. Then if you want to do even one mission you need 4 ponies and the game only allows access to 3. You have to pay £29 to unlock everything. Parents beware.
  14. [R3] 1/5 · GB You have to pay no matter what: At one bit the only option was to get rainbow dashes rainbow which you have to pay for
  15. [R5] 1/5 · GB pay to win: uhhh why do i need to pay after about 10 missions for rainbow dash? do you really think i have enough to pay £20 for a digital pony 🥀
  16. [R8] 4/5 · GB Good but the prices: It’s really good but the prices are crazy. £6/7 pound for a pony is mental! Budge games is repeating this every game: Play for a bit, pay to continue. I remember when Scribble Scrubble was free and fun but now you can only play for about 20’minuted before paying.
  17. [R16] 3/5 · GB I don't WANNA BUY 19.99 Just to get that!: I like the game blabla bla and then I realized I had to buy £19.99 just for that JUST DO THAT FOR THE EVENT PACKs! Like who would buy that that's TOOOOOOOOO much money to spend on maybe you can do my idea and make the price like £1.00? Or something smaller than £3.00 So maybe you can... 1. Give us the pony if we have some random window glass. S
  18. [R51] 1/5 · GB £15.00 for the set??: I’ve been playing this game and found it fun, but £15 for the full set is just ridiculous. And £8 for one pony? At least add ads so you can progress or at the VERY least a 3 free day trial? The game just feels like such a cash grab and it’s just not fun knowing that you’re gonna have to pay at one point. One time when I was younger I did, then I had to pay AGAIN! It’s such a
  19. [R6] 2/5 · GB Pay to play: Genuinely good game but after a while you have to pay so you are able to play and I’m only giving 5 stars so this pops up it’s a good game but after a a few plays of it it you have to pay and I need this gone so a better way would maybe be asking if people want to watch an ad instead of paying for everything but it is a good game until it makes you pay
  20. [R20] 2/5 · GB Decent: After a while I couldn’t do anymore because I didn’t want to pay 20£ a year for a game I hardly play only buy the full game if you play it a lot
  21. [R28] 1/5 · GB Don’t waste your time: Everything has to be unlocked after roughly 5 plays of this game how irritating if I could’ve given this game 0 stars BELEIVE me I would
  22. [R38] 1/5 · GB Pay to play: Why is it that the other half of the game is pay to play and there are missions where you need 4 ponies even though you can only have 3 without paying
  23. [R188] 3/5 · CA It’s okay: It’s a great game and all but I bought all the ponies and then I deleted it so I downloaded this game again and I pressed the restore purchases and it said I didn’t make any purchases.😭
  24. [R18] 1/5 · GB Expensive: If u want to pay $19.99 for 4 pony’s this is the app but I don’t it’s way to expensive
  25. [R26] 3/5 · GB ok but one problem: i don’t have money for the subscription but one of the quests was required 4 ponies but only have 3 thas not fair!
  26. [R10] 3/5 · GB This will make it better: This is a really good game I like it but it would be much better if you unlocked the pony’s by progressing and not paying I feel that would make it more popular
  27. [R81] 1/5 · GB Doesn’t work at all despite update: Why won’t this game work? We have updated but nothing we click on opens any game? None of the diamonds, none of the areas on the map,none of the stain glass windows… absolutely NOTHING works anymore!!! Please sort this out, not impressed!
  28. [R30] 2/5 · GB WHY…: This game was fun at first, but as time went on, I started to notice four pony missions and literally I only have three ponies And this costs money like literal money now I can’t continue the game at least make it like ingame currency to unlock a pony
  29. [R43] 2/5 · GB It was fun at first but….: The game and all was fine.. I managed to get 3 pony’s but for one of the quests it said to use 4 pony’s but I only had 3 and to unlock all the pony’s you are supposed to pay, I thought you were supposed to unlock each of them but I was wrong you can’t unlock them unless you PAY!!! so how am I supposed to enjoy the game if I only have 3 pony’s but it said to use 4 which l
  30. [R58] 3/5 · GB Mlp: Amazing game,just found it again.But it’s not fair when you get to a locked glassstain thingy mijig,and you have to buy Rainbowdash,Fluttershy,Rarity just for it!not everyone has money to do it,and even if they do they probably don’t even want to waste it on here!and by then this game gets boring,why can’t you just do other quests to unlock them for free???

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store