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Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl vs Monster High™ Beauty Salon

Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4.7★ · Free to download · ⚠ stale 60
Winner Monster High™ Beauty Salon
Monster High™ Beauty Salon 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

Monster High™ Beauty Salon offers a slightly more stable experience with fewer critical bugs and a broader range of creative options, despite both games suffering from excessive ads.

Full reviews: Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl · Monster High™ Beauty Salon

Both Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl and Monster High™ Beauty Salon are free-to-play games that users find fun and engaging, but are heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads and in-app purchases. Monster High™ Beauty Salon has a slight edge due to fewer reports of game-breaking bugs and a strong nostalgic appeal.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: Monster High™ Beauty SalonR7R10R11R14
Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl allows players to design gymnasts, perform routines, and compete, with some users enjoying the realistic aspect and motivation it provides R11. However, many desirable items and options are locked behind a subscription or payment R7R10R11R14. Users also express a desire for more moves, outfits, and hair customization .
Monster High™ Beauty Salon Monster High™ Beauty Salon offers extensive customization for monster characters, including hair, makeup, nails, and outfits, which many users find fun and creative . However, a significant drawback is that only two characters are free, with the rest requiring payment, and users wish for more free characters or ways to unlock them R79R85.
Ease of Use and Performance tieR2R10R20R23
Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl Users frequently report glitches, such as tights not displaying patterns R2, the game kicking them out , or failing to load/login . There are also complaints about low scores even with perfect performance R10R23. Some users found a workaround for ads by playing offline R20.
Monster High™ Beauty Salon Monster High™ Beauty Salon also experiences glitches, including freezing during photo taking R85, and issues with new hair colors not being applied . However, some users note that mistakes are easy to fix . The game also suffers from not opening for some users .
Ads and Monetization tieR1R2R3R4
Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, which appear almost constantly, often disrupting gameplay, performances, and even basic menu navigation R1R2R3R4. Many users feel the ads make the game unbearable . The game also pushes subscriptions and in-app purchases to remove ads and unlock content R7R10R11R14.
Monster High™ Beauty Salon Monster High™ Beauty Salon also faces significant criticism for an excessive number of ads, appearing frequently during gameplay, sometimes every few seconds or minutes . Users report ads appearing every time they press something or during styling R85. The game also has a paid model for additional characters and content, with some users feeling it's too expensive R79R85.
Overall Enjoyment and Value edge: Monster High™ Beauty SalonR1R2R4R5
Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl Despite the issues, many users find Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl fun and addictive, especially if they enjoy gymnastics R2R5R11R20. It has a nostalgic appeal for some long-time players . However, the constant ads and paywalls significantly detract from the experience R1R4R7.
Monster High™ Beauty Salon Monster High™ Beauty Salon is widely enjoyed for its fun and creative aspects, particularly by fans of the Monster High franchise . Many users appreciate its nostalgic value . The game's value is diminished by the high number of ads and the need to pay for most characters and content .
Pick Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl if

you are a dedicated fan of gymnastics games and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or play offline to enjoy the core gameplay, and prefer a competition-focused experience.

Pick Monster High™ Beauty Salon if

you enjoy character customization, are a fan of the Monster High franchise, and are prepared for a significant number of ads or potential in-app purchases to unlock more content, but value a generally more stable experience.

Evidence note: Both apps have a high volume of complaints regarding ads and in-app purchases, which is common for free-to-play games. The lifetime ratings are very similar, but recent reviews for both lean negative due to these monetization strategies. The comparison focuses on the nuances of user frustration and reported bugs.

Frequently asked

Do these games have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl and Monster High™ Beauty Salon are heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, with users reporting ads appearing every few clicks, every few seconds, or even during critical gameplay moments like performances R1R3R9R15.
Are there in-app purchases or subscriptions?
Yes, both games feature in-app purchases and subscriptions to unlock content and remove ads; for example, in Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl, a 12-pack purchase is mentioned for better competition results R7, and unlocking everything can cost around $13 R20, while Monster High™ Beauty Salon requires payment for most characters beyond the initial two, with one user mentioning a £15 cost for the whole game R79R85.
Can I play these games offline to avoid ads?
For Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl, one user reported that turning off Wi-Fi or using airplane mode effectively removes ads R20. Reviews for Monster High™ Beauty Salon do not explicitly mention an offline ad-removal trick, but one user noted having many options without Wi-Fi R116.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R7] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 2/5 · US Cons and pros: There are WAY to many ads like I try to make my gymnast sparkle and it goes to an ad and I can’t see her routine anymore also if you don’t buy the 12 pack then you basically never get into the top 10 so frustrating
  2. [R10] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 2/5 · US It’s good: This game is really good but hear me out my phone broke so I got an IPad and I re downloaded this game and originally I had the subscription to get everything and no adds and when I had reinstalled the app everything was normal I still had the subscription and stuff but I keep getting super low scores like 7.5 and 8.0 even when the bars were at 100 percent for style,fitness and performa
  3. [R11] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4/5 · US I've been playing many games about gymnasts, figure skaters, acrobats, and similar games from your company for a long time. The games are realistic, beautiful, and teach motivation. Of course, all good games have downsides: -Lots of ads -Many items can only be used with a subscription -No Russian translation Overall, I really like the game. I love this game❤️ · translated
  4. [R14] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4/5 · US Gymnastics: It is ok but i needs to get rid of the adds and you have to buy it to get all the things like why can’t it be free
  5. [R2] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4/5 · US To many adds and glitches but overall it is really fun!🤩: This game is so fun and I love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. But there is just one thing I would do to fix it. There are to many adds all the time and it gets annoying. Also, When you try to select the tights for the character it only shows sparkles on her legs, it doesn’t show the patterns and colors. But other than that, this game is really fu
  6. [R20] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4/5 · US Good game, but….: This is a very good game. I love to play it, but there’s one problem it has a lot of ads, but it only has ads when you have Wi-Fi when you don’t have Wi-Fi it doesn’t have any ads and if you want to unlock everything you have to pay $13 so just be aware of that but if you want no ads, this is a hack or a trick you go to airplane mode or you turn off your Wi-Fi and then you can ha
  7. [R23] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 4/5 · US Love this game: This game is amazing!! It gives me the vision of actually seeing gymnastics in real life. One thing I would change is that there are a lot of ads, but the worst part about the ads are that they are most likely to appear when you are performing your routine. And you only get to see half of it!!! And also you hardly ever get a perfect score.! One time I got a perfect score and I only
  8. [R1] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 1/5 · US Very frustrating: I couldn’t even play the game, everything I touch I get an ad. I might as well just play a game destined for ads. I’m mostly playing and watching ads more than playing the actual game. I hate this game do not play!
  9. [R3] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 3/5 · US Okaayyyy I guess: To many ads way to many it’s almost every 5 clicks I have an add. But other than that the game is GREAT!
  10. [R4] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 1/5 · US Bad game: this is very disappointing. there are SO many ads. I couldn’t even enjoy playing the game because there were so many ads disrupting me. horrible game!!!!!!!
  11. [R5] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 5/5 · US Best game: So fun that I want first place I love this game
  12. [R9] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 3/5 · US Bruh: Bruh the freaking ads every freaking 5 seconds I just can’t even! ☹️
  13. [R15] Gymnastics Superstar Gold Girl 3/5 · US Adds: So much adds in a middle of a performance there’s a add so try it and see
  14. [R79] Monster High™ Beauty Salon 1/5 · GB I hate this: Have to buy everything
  15. [R85] Monster High™ Beauty Salon 1/5 · GB Please read before downloading the game: So there’s many problems to many crashes on the game I was trying to do my characters hair but then it crashed and you only have two characters and you have to pay for the rest of the characters another problem is that every single minute I get adds I’m trying to do the hair I get an add trying to do the makeup I get adds and when I’m doing the nails I get
  16. [R116] Monster High™ Beauty Salon 4/5 · US Love it but..: I love this game no WiFi lot of options but it very pricey you have to pay for most the things and sometimes when I go to a different category it gives me an ad

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