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Avakin Life alternatives

Avakin Life users often seek alternatives due to high costs, pervasive ads, and a shift towards premium currency for desirable items. Alternatives like Avatar World and The Sims FreePlay offer different experiences, from free exploration to life simulation, catering to various player preferences.

Why users look for alternatives to Avakin Life

The alternatives

Avatar World ®
4.7★ · 1,110,076 ratings · Free

Avatar World offers a creative and customizable experience where players can decorate houses and characters without constant pressure to spend real money R61R63R64. Users appreciate that it's like real life and allows them to be whoever they want R58R61. The game is noted for having no ads and providing in-game currency through solving secrets R58R64.

Better for: Players who want a game with extensive customization, free exploration, and a focus on creativity without being forced to make in-app purchases R61R63R64. It's also suitable for those who dislike ads and prefer earning in-game currency through gameplay R58R64.

Head-to-head: Avakin Life vs Avatar World ®
ZEPETO
4.7★ · 525,900 ratings · Free

ZEPETO allows users to create avatars and engage in social interactions, with some users finding it a fun game R72. However, many users report significant issues with lag and glitches that cause the app to crash or prevent them from posting content R65R66R71. Earning premium currency ('zems') is described as difficult without spending money .

Better for: Users primarily interested in avatar creation and social media-like interactions, provided they can tolerate frequent technical issues and a challenging in-game economy R65R72.

Head-to-head: Avakin Life vs ZEPETO
The Sims™ FreePlay
4.6★ · 453,389 ratings · Free

The Sims™ FreePlay is a life simulation game where players can create Sims, build houses, and experience various life events R83R84. Users find it fun and engaging, appreciating that it's free to play R81R83. However, some players express frustration over the slow pace of earning building supplies and the limited free customization options R81. There are also reports of bugs, such as issues with loading saved games or specific items R85.

Better for: Players who enjoy detailed life simulation, building, and character progression, and who are willing to invest time in the game despite slower progression for free players R81R83.

Head-to-head: Avakin Life vs The Sims™ FreePlay
IMVU
4.6★ · 364,333 ratings · Free

IMVU is primarily known as a dress-up and social app where users can customize avatars and interact . Many long-time players enjoy the customization aspects and have spent significant money on the game . Recent updates, however, have led to widespread complaints about crashing, loading issues, and a redesigned shop/inventory that makes finding items difficult R93R94R95R98.

Better for: Individuals who prioritize extensive avatar customization and social interaction in a virtual world, especially those who have been long-term players and are accustomed to the platform, provided they can overlook recent technical issues and changes to the user interface .

Head-to-head: Avakin Life vs IMVU
Highrise
4.6★ · 165,694 ratings · Free

Highrise is a social game where users can create avatars, make friends, and engage in voice chat . It offers opportunities to earn gold through surveys and ads, providing an alternative to direct purchases R112. However, users frequently report server connection issues, glitches with pets, and a perception that the game is 'money hungry' with expensive items and low chances of getting good items from 'grabs' R109R110R112. There are also serious concerns about moderation, harassment, and accounts being banned without clear reasons R107.

Better for: Players seeking a social virtual world with avatar customization and voice chat features, who are willing to navigate a challenging in-game economy and potential technical or moderation issues R109R112. It may appeal to those who enjoy earning currency through alternative methods like surveys R112.

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Stick with Avakin Life if

You are a long-time player who still enjoys the core social aspects and fashion customization, despite the increased costs and reduced player activity .

Evidence note: No alternative had too few reviews to judge.

Frequently asked

Why is Avakin Life so expensive?
Avakin Life is considered expensive by many users because the developers introduced a premium currency called 'crowns,' which is required for most new and desirable items and cannot be earned through regular gameplay R1R9R12R16. This shift has led to a perception that the game is 'money hungry' and forces players to spend real money R4R11R15R25.
Are there free alternatives to Avakin Life for avatar customization?
Yes, Avatar World ® is highlighted by users as an alternative where you can customize characters and decorate houses without needing to pay, and it offers in-game currency by solving secrets instead of requiring real money R61R63R64. The Sims™ FreePlay also offers extensive customization and is free to play, though some in-game progression for building supplies can be slow R81.
Why are Avakin Life servers empty?
Avakin Life servers are reported to be empty or 'dead' by many players, with users attributing this to the game's increased commercialization and the high cost of items, which has driven players away R1R4R12R15.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Avakin Life 1/5 · US #FIXAVAKIN: I’ve been a loyal player since 2017. This game is a scam and not free or fun to play anymore. • They nerfed coin currency by adding crowns. • Every item they add is a crown item. • All servers are dead. • They removed Radio / music streaming feature and adding And so much more. Everyone considering playing this game, as well as Devs should watch khaychay.avakin’s video, “BOYCOTT
  2. [R9] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Avakin: The game is an amazing game, it’s also one of the reasons why my childhood was amazing but i feel like everything costs crowns now and it’s pretty unfair also there’s so many ads in the game that you have to hear so you get irritated quickly but it’s an overall great game but i feel like the ads and crowns ruined it
  3. [R12] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Unfortunate: Man this game is said now I’ve played for like 6 years and it’s just not good anymore you literally have no way of buying pretty much anything new in the shop whit this new crowns currency now without spending real money you have no way of earning crowns or anything and on top of that it’s just dead and you can’t even go to 18+ lobbies without paying actual money it’s just sad this ga
  4. [R16] Avakin Life 2/5 · US 💔: The game was good until it added the purple coins, I feel like everything costs real money in this game now and VIP, every item that is new costs the purple coins and it’s rare to see something that costs Avacoins but the old items.
  5. [R4] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Listen to the players of this game for once. Stop presenting the game as a commercial dump. You might as well make entry into the game PAID! Because of you, all locations are empty, and when you start a conversation with someone, it's based on dissatisfaction and endless pressure to donate. I hate it. I remember the good old Avakin; it will remain in my memory, but what you have done with the new one is a sin on your soul. · translated
  6. [R15] Avakin Life 3/5 · US I used to love Avakin; the Russian base was just a vibe, YouTubers, meetups there. Compared to Avatar, it was a real vibe place, and 3D too. I remember checking all the updates; I had so many friends. But, of course, everything faded, and mostly because of the developers' increased fondness for donations. I already spent almost all of my mom's card on Avakin in 2020, so... · translated
  7. [R25] Avakin Life 2/5 · US Fix it.: I’ve been playing this game for 11 years. It’s ridiculous how we have ADS now?? This game used to be amazing. Now it’s beyond money hungry. In addition, last time I logged in Ava coins were set at a good price. But now??!? A ruffle sleeve that’s JUST for your arms is 15k Ava coins! Ridiculous. Will not be dropping anymore money on this game. Such a shame, it used to be a decent game.
  8. [R31] Avakin Life 1/5 · US The game is declining: I used to love this game and it was very sociable but currently it is boring and for everything you occupy crowns, it is something that makes it look terrible, that's why almost no one plays anymore because they want to charge you crowns for everything and I get ads every two seconds, I miss the prime of this game a few years ago..
  9. [R37] Avakin Life 1/5 · US VIP members and ads: So when did vip members get ads again if this is the case not only will I cancel my membership because I am pretty sure that’s apart of the point of having one to begin with but one of the only reasons I have one anyways it’s annoying I hope it gets fixed or yall come out with an announcement so we can move accordingly- A member for 11 years and currently a gold vip member
  10. [R3] Avakin Life 3/5 · US The mystery box is gone: The game is good, but my mystery box disappeared. I wrote to support but they didn't answer. I deleted and re-downloaded the game but I still don't have it. · translated
  11. [R7] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Tuve un problema: Desde hoy el juego no pasa de la pantalla de carga y muestra el error (4). Ya reinstalé la aplicación y sigue igual.
  12. [R18] Avakin Life 3/5 · US UPDATE PLEASE!!!: I paid for my membership & it says that I need to manage my subscription as if I don’t have VIP, the game crashes/force closes, can’t delete certain mail & things of that nature! I spend good money on this game & I don’t appreciate this! Also it says I only accomplished 3 achievements when in reality I did all 22 of them!
  13. [R21] Avakin Life 3/5 · GB I lost my main account: I used to sign into the game with my Facebook account but ever since they updated the game they removed the option to sign into your Facebook account. Add it back to the app.
  14. [R46] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Bring the streaming Radio back: I really wish that the streaming radio could be given back to people who pay monthly subscriptions at least, The music that is played is wack we have radio players for nothing life false advertisement after spending money to buy the music players I the beginning because it had streaming live music. I use to love going to my rooms decorating or just sit and listen to
  15. [R6] Avakin Life 3/5 · US Keeping our community safe!: This game isn’t appropriate for kids under 13+. There are a lot of players pretending to be teenage girls/boys and targeting young kids, and grooming them. Parents should be more cautious about what their kids are doing and who they interact with, especially strangers online. If you don’t feel safe, try to avoid public settings and chats. Keep your guard up if you’re 1
  16. [R10] Avakin Life 1/5 · US This game is not for underaged children: There are many men around the world who can play this game and there’s many children around the world who also have access to this game. This game is allowed for children only 13+ and other children who are considered the age of consent in other foreign countries. Which in reality, aren’t adults who know what “consent” even is. In this game, the children ca
  17. [R19] Avakin Life 1/5 · US uh: i got groomed in this game back in the day 😭🙏
  18. [R58] Avatar World ® 5/5 · US The amazing game is the world: DEAR AVATAR WORLD I LOVE THIS GAME IS LIKE A REAL LIFE AND ITS COOL AND FUN .🤩 BUT I JUST WANT ASK HOW DO YOU DO IT ?IT SO CUTE AND COOL . I LOVE YOUR GAME BECAUSE THE ARE NO ADD THAT WHY I REALLY LOVE IT 🥰😘💝🩷🧡
  19. [R61] Avatar World ® 5/5 · US You can be whoever you want!: I love to play Avatar world . It has all the free and it’s like real life I play this game almost everyday! They even let you decorate houses and characters! 😘🥰😍 🌸🌺🌷🌹🌍🌏🌎⭐️🌟🌈🩷❤️💙🩵
  20. [R63] Avatar World ® 5/5 · US Things I like about the game: The game is awesome and I can color items, especially furniture and I’m so happy about it
  21. [R64] Avatar World ® 5/5 · US Get this game!: I’m almost thirteen, love love love this game, never get sick of it, and I swear, this is better than ANY game I have! Listen, money doesn’t matter in this game! You solve SECRETS for AW coins! No payment needed! In toca boca world, it’s pay pay pay pay PAY. In Avatar World, YOU have control over EVERYTHING and you don’t even need MONEY for it! I say go for it! All ages will love i
  22. [R65] ZEPETO 2/5 · US Why is it so laggy: Everytime now I open the app and it lags, it glitches me out of it before I can even post and it won’t even let me do dances, fix your game ZEPETO Edit: ZEPETO OMG it is even glitchier can you PLEASE fix the game, it’s fun and all but everytime I do SOMETHING IT LAGS ME OUT UGHHH Edit AGAIN: ZEPETO has not once fixed their game, it’s very fun when it’s running smoothly ZEPET
  23. [R66] ZEPETO 4/5 · US It's too laggy; nothing shows up. I've tried uninstalling it many times: Why is it so laggy? I can't add friends or display anything. · translated
  24. [R71] ZEPETO 2/5 · US So glitchy: When I tried to post a video I just kicked me out dont get
  25. [R72] ZEPETO 5/5 · US The best game ever! · translated
  26. [R81] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US This game is for you: This game is so chill and fun !If you like the .Sims you will love this game I wish it had more customize that was free but I still love this game.
  27. [R83] The Sims™ FreePlay 5/5 · US FUNNNNN: This game is literally amazing and sooo fun I could not stop playing it and it teaches you a lot about life and how sometimes it is not perfect butttt there is a bunch of funnn exciting things to
  28. [R84] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US The sims: The sims are sims and they simulate and that’s pretty cool
  29. [R85] The Sims™ FreePlay 1/5 · US Cannot Resume Game: I have been playing for a year and a few weeks ago I got the Living Teddy from the market, but it has a bug that does not allow you to return it to inventory. Support apparently fixed it, but I could only return it to inventory once and, then, it bugged again. So, I decided to save game and delete and reinstall. Now, I cannot load my saved game; I get up to 100% / 99% downloade
  30. [R93] IMVU 1/5 · US Horrible update: Fix the update, everything is crashing, can’t load in. It’s trash.
  31. [R94] IMVU 5/5 · US NEW UPDATE LAGS: TAKES SO LONG TO LOAD
  32. [R95] IMVU 3/5 · US THE NEW UPDATE: As soon as I wanna get into the game and invest my money , here comes the bugs and kicking me out the app… you guys need to get it together because soon all these updates will be the downfall
  33. [R98] IMVU 3/5 · US multitask feature ?: i just feel as though removing the feature where you could be in a room while shopping / messaging / etc was unnecessary and rude for those who don’t have everyday access to PC . as a casual mobile user i would enjoy if we had that feature back ? i don’t feel like just staying in a room especially if im parking there. i’m aware that this update was a result of a bug; but the
  34. [R107] Highrise 1/5 · US Banned after being Harassed!: After 8 months of continuous harassment by users both this platform and their discord, I was banned for finally reacting! For 8 months I faced doxxing, harassment, rumors, witch hunting. I made over 50 different reports to their trust & safety team (Which has been an absolute joke since 2023/2024) about being called racial slurs, A PDF, my socials and personal addre
  35. [R109] Highrise 3/5 · US love this game but: i love this game so much but MAN yall need to FIX THE SERVERS!!!!!! the connection sucks and my wifi is amazing, my data is amazing, it’s yalls APP you need to fix !!! i’ve been trying to log on for the past 10 minutes and it’s telling me an error. RIDICULOUS!!!
  36. [R110] Highrise 1/5 · US Terrible app: Terrible app filled with terrible people whoever owns it is money hungry. They constantly delete bad reviews and write fake reviews. Half of the five star reviews are fake. If you don’t spend money on this game, no one will talk to you. You won’t have any sort of social interaction you can’t event if you don’t spend money you won’t be on top. Everything that comes out as a account bo
  37. [R112] Highrise 3/5 · US Glitched pets: My pets have been glitched and either is just not appearing even when equipped or only showing certain parts of the pet. Plzz fix this. I’ve played for years off and on, it’s pretty fun to dress up and trade items. Love the surveys they offer to get gold. It’s nice there’s another option other than buying gold.
  38. [R11] Avakin Life 4/5 · US Me encanta pero…: No deberían poner casi todas las mejores cosas que sean vip, ósea pagas 😔

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