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Hair Challenge vs Toca Boca World

Hair Challenge 4.5★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner Hair Challenge
Toca Boca World 4.3★ · Free + IAP 65

Hair Challenge is better for quick, casual gameplay with simple objectives, while Toca Boca World offers a more expansive, creative, and role-playing experience despite its monetization issues and technical problems.

Full reviews: Hair Challenge · Toca Boca World

Hair Challenge provides a straightforward, addictive experience with simple controls, though it's plagued by frequent and sometimes inappropriate ads. Toca Boca World offers a rich, creative world for role-playing and building, but users frequently complain about the high cost of content and persistent bugs that reset progress or prevent access.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay edge: Toca Boca WorldR2R8R14R18
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge is praised for being fun, addictive, and simple, focusing on growing long hair and navigating obstacles R2R8. Some users enjoy the music options and the ability to buy things . However, a common complaint is the lack of content, with users quickly running out of levels or finding them too easy R14R18.
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World is lauded for its expansive creative possibilities, allowing users to role-play, decorate, and build their own worlds . Users appreciate the ability to customize characters and the overall design . Many wish for more free content, such as houses, furniture, and locations, as much of the desirable content is locked behind payments R53R54.
Ease of Use and Controls edge: Hair ChallengeR1R9R34R43
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge is generally considered simple and easy to play, with many users finding it straightforward R34R43. However, some users report issues with controls, describing them as "weird" and "VERY hard to use," leading to frustration R1. There are also complaints about hair going "under the screen," making it difficult to see progress R9.
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World's core gameplay is intuitive for creative play. However, users frequently report issues with the game resetting characters and houses, making it difficult to maintain progress R59R60. Glitches also prevent access to certain floors or areas within houses, or cause items to disappear from inventory .
Reliability and Performance tieR3R4R7R15
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge suffers from significant reliability issues, with many users reporting that the game won't load, kicks them out, or lags frequently R3R4R7. Some users also note high battery consumption R15.
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World has widespread complaints about technical issues, including the game crashing randomly, kicking users out, or getting stuck on a black loading screen R60R75. These issues often lead to frustration, especially when coupled with lost progress or purchased items.
Price and Value tieR6R12R15R18
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge is a free game with in-app purchases, but users frequently complain about the overwhelming number of ads, which are often described as intrusive, inappropriate, or used for "rage bait" R6R12R15R18. Some users feel they have to pay to remove ads or for basic features like longer hair .
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World is free to download but heavily monetizes content through in-app purchases. Users express significant frustration over the high cost of items, houses, and locations, with many feeling that too little is free R54R63R65. There are also numerous complaints from users who spent significant money (over $50 or $100) but lost their purchases after reinstalling the app or switching devices, with the "restore purchases" function failing R59R60R62R77.
Support and Updates tieR53R62R64R75
Hair Challenge Reviews for Hair Challenge do not explicitly mention developer support or updates, but the recurring issues with ads, glitches, and limited content suggest a lack of effective resolution or new content to address user feedback.
Toca Boca World Toca Boca World users frequently express frustration with unaddressed bugs and issues, despite promises of fixes R75. The failure of the "restore purchases" feature after reinstalling or switching devices is a major point of contention, indicating a significant support gap for paying customers R62R77. Users also wish for more free content in updates R53R64.
Pick Hair Challenge if

you want a simple, addictive game for short bursts of fun, don't mind frequent ads (or are willing to pay to remove them), and prefer a clear, linear objective R2R8R34.

Pick Toca Boca World if

you enjoy creative role-playing, building worlds, and character customization, and are willing to invest significantly in in-app purchases to unlock content, or are content with the limited free offerings .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with IAP, and much of the negativity for both stems from monetization practices (ads in Hair Challenge, paywalls in Toca Boca World) and technical issues. Toca Boca World's issues with lost purchases are particularly severe given the high amounts users report spending.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Hair Challenge?
Yes, Hair Challenge has a significant number of ads, which many users find intrusive, frequent, and sometimes inappropriate, with some even suggesting they are designed to be "rage bait" R6R12R15R21.
Can I get my purchased items back in Toca Boca World if I reinstall?
Many users report that the "restore purchases" function in Toca Boca World often fails, leading to the loss of items and locations they spent money on, even after reinstalling the app or switching devices R59R60R62R77.
Is Toca Boca World mostly free or paid?
Toca Boca World is free to download and offers some free content, but a significant portion of desirable items, houses, and locations requires payment, leading many users to feel that too much content is behind a paywall R53R54R63R65.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Hair Challenge 5/5 · US Fun: Good game really fun
  2. [R8] Hair Challenge 5/5 · US Good so far 😘💕: I love this game it is so much fun and has great ideas I started this game and it’s so much fun that’s why I raited it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  3. [R14] Hair Challenge 4/5 · US More levels: I need more challenge levels. I’ve already played all the challenge levels which there’s only seven and they’re really easy so all I’m asking is for there to be more challenge levels.
  4. [R18] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US This game is OK: The game is OK, but they shouldn’t have ads not that that’s the only reason I don’t like game. It’s just I do like the game. I just that it’s a little boring. You just trying to beat your high score of hair.
  5. [R1] Hair Challenge 1/5 · US It sucks: The controls suck. The physics are so weird and are VERY hard to use. This might as well be a rage bait game. If you download it please be aware of this but I recommend to not download this app.
  6. [R9] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US Under the screen: It’s fun but when the hair goes under the screen u can’t see if there actually adding heir or not
  7. [R34] Hair Challenge 4/5 · US It’s okay🙂: So this game, it’s okay! It’s fun, family friendly, and is simple. The one thing that there are ads.
  8. [R43] Hair Challenge 5/5 · US Fun game: This is a fun appropriate, it has some adds though, but a it is a fun game and not brain rotting
  9. [R3] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US can’t play it anymore but fun: This game is really fun, but after a while, I couldn’t play it. And I still can’t play it. But otherwise, this game is really fun
  10. [R4] Hair Challenge 1/5 · US Game won’t load: Every time I open the app it won’t load so l have never really played the game
  11. [R7] Hair Challenge 1/5 · US Bad game: I just downloaded this games iPad it was fun at first and then it would kick me out of the game completely and I would try it a again and it would do it over and over so I Richmond not downloading this game worst game ever
  12. [R15] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US Fun game but…: This game is super fun but it does waste a lot of battery and has loads of addds.
  13. [R6] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US It’s ok: It is okay I don’t like the adds that come up but it is ok
  14. [R12] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US Good game bad ad: So I like the game but when it’s ad pops up it actually makes me so mad because your missing the red thing and it just keeps ur hair short I think they do this to rage bait us AND IT WORKS
  15. [R53] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US It’s fun but: Hear me out I love the game it’s just there aren’t a lot of free things pls add more free fun stuff. No hate
  16. [R62] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US Money: I accidentally deleted the app and I spent around $50 on this app and I didn’t get any of my places back on the world when I reinstalled it and I really want my places back on my world
  17. [R64] Toca Boca World 5/5 · US Nostalgic: i played this game since i was 7 and it just keep on getting better and better with every single gameplay, but sometimes i wish if the game would have more free content go out youth so there not spending there parents money 🤭
  18. [R75] Toca Boca World 2/5 · US Good game but there is a huge problem. I AM SO MAD 😡: So I love this game and I’ve been playing it for years but now these bugs are getting worse for me because a few months ago I read that the game was going to have a lot of bugs and that you guys would fix it. And I know that it stopped for some people but for me i can’t even play nothing because it kicks me out of the game. So can you please fi
  19. [R21] Hair Challenge 3/5 · US good but bad: this is a fun game and all but… it has to many ads and i was playing this game today then all of the sudden a ad came up.. i thought it was gonna be a normal add… BUT BOY WAS I WRONG… it was a girl laying down in her bed…you do not wanna here the rest…
  20. [R59] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US It is okay sometimes: The game resets me a lot. And gets rid of all my clothes that I get. I don’t have half of the free gifts that everyone has. I am tired of having to reset it over and over again. I have spent over 100 dollars on this game just for it to do this. That is why I can’t stand it!
  21. [R60] Toca Boca World 2/5 · US Reset and crashing: Good game except for the fact that my game crashes randomly and then when I get back in ALL OF MY CHARACTERS ARE RESET AS WELL AS THE HOUSES. Toca has also made certain locations free when they were originally money. This is obviously a problem because WE DONT GET OUR MONEY BACK!!!!!!! There’s no trading it out for an equal priced item or idk MAKING SOMETHING NEW THATS FREE?!?!
  22. [R77] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US I love the app, but read through us: I’m so sorry it’s not a bad review. It’s a good one kind of thing. I don’t like about this app if you have android and you switched to Apple device, you lose our stuff even if you bought like with money if you bought all your stuff, you lose everything that’s all in your head with it but besides that I love the game I just don’t play anymore cause I don’t have
  23. [R54] Toca Boca World 1/5 · US Blah: I had fun then they decided to add a bunch of really fun and cool things that you have to pay for and I’m not paying over 50 dollars to get it all!!! >=(
  24. [R63] Toca Boca World 1/5 · US DONT DOWNLOAD: It is a scam it shows you all the houses and places but you don’t get them for free so people who can’t buy it get nothing
  25. [R65] Toca Boca World 3/5 · US This game is kind of glitchy, but I still like it because: I’m trying to get in the thing where it tells you about the updates and it will not let me in I keep having to reset my phone and so that’s kind of glitchy and also somethings are kind of pricey and also we only have two we only have two houses that are free so please make more things for you make like daily things because like I like real

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store