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Head-to-head

Hair Challenge vs Phone Case DIY

Hair Challenge 4.5★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Phone Case DIY
Phone Case DIY 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Phone Case DIY has a slight edge over Hair Challenge due to its more consistent gameplay experience, despite both apps suffering from frequent ad interruptions.

Full reviews: Hair Challenge · Phone Case DIY

Both Hair Challenge and Phone Case DIY are free-to-play casual games with in-app purchases that offer engaging but repetitive gameplay. While Hair Challenge is praised for its fun and addictive nature, it's plagued by significant technical issues and inappropriate ads. Phone Case DIY, though also ad-heavy, provides a more stable experience focused on creative phone case customization.

Head to head

Features tieR14R18R28R31
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge offers a game where players grow and manage hair, with some users enjoying the challenge and variety of music options R28R31. However, some find the gameplay repetitive, focusing only on beating high scores R18. There are also requests for more levels and harder challenges R14.
Phone Case DIY Phone Case DIY allows users to customize phone cases, with many finding the color mixing and decorating process satisfying and creative . Some users, however, feel the designs are outdated and wish for more trendy options or the ability to customize other devices like laptops .
Ease of Use tieR1R9R54R72
Hair Challenge Users report that Hair Challenge can be difficult to control, with weird physics R1. Some also experience issues where the hair goes under the screen, making it hard to see R9.
Phone Case DIY Phone Case DIY is generally considered easy and relaxing to play . However, some users report critical issues where they cannot paint on the phone case or choose options, making the game unplayable for them R54R72.
Reliability tieR3R4R7R15
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge has significant reliability issues, with users reporting the game won't load R4, crashes frequently R7, or becomes unplayable after a while R3. Some also mention it can be glitchy and cause battery drain R15.
Phone Case DIY Phone Case DIY also has reliability problems, with several users unable to play the game at all upon downloading it or experiencing issues with painting R54R72.
Price/Value edge: Hair ChallengeR6R12R15R21
Hair Challenge Hair Challenge is free with in-app purchases. Users complain about having to pay for things like longer hair or braids, which don't always look as expected . The game is also heavily criticized for its excessive and sometimes inappropriate ads R6R12R15R21.
Phone Case DIY Phone Case DIY is also free with in-app purchases, but users overwhelmingly complain about an extreme number of ads, often appearing every few seconds or after every action . Some users even report ads appearing after paying to remove them .
Pick Hair Challenge if

You enjoy simple, addictive runner-style games with a hair-growing theme and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and potential technical glitches .

Pick Phone Case DIY if

You are looking for a creative and satisfying customization game, specifically for designing phone cases, and can overlook the very high frequency of ads .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with IAP, and the majority of negative reviews for both heavily focus on the excessive number of ads. For Hair Challenge, there's also a significant portion of negative reviews about technical issues and inappropriate ad content. For Phone Case DIY, the ad complaints are even more pervasive, but fewer critical bugs are mentioned compared to Hair Challenge.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Hair Challenge and Phone Case DIY?
Yes, both Hair Challenge and Phone Case DIY are heavily criticized for having a very high number of ads R6R12R15R29. Users report ads appearing every few seconds or after every action in Phone Case DIY, with some even stating that paying for no ads did not resolve the issue .
Do these games have technical issues?
Yes, Hair Challenge users frequently report issues such as the game not loading, crashing, or becoming unplayable after a short period R3R4R7. Phone Case DIY also has reports of users being unable to interact with the game, such as not being able to paint on phone cases R54R72.
Is the content in Hair Challenge appropriate for children?
Some users have reported inappropriate ads appearing within Hair Challenge, including sexually suggestive images, which raises concerns about its suitability for children despite being labeled as family-friendly by some R21R25R34.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 110 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. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [R28] Hair Challenge 5/5 · US Fun: Challenging
  4. [R31] Hair Challenge 5/5 · US I LOVE IT: I love it because it is a really fun game and the music has a lot of options!!!!
  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. [R54] Phone Case DIY 1/5 · US It won’t work: When I went to go play it and I got to the painting part when I tried to paint on the phone case it wouldn’t work. It would say that it was working, but it wouldn’t mark on the phone case.
  8. [R72] Phone Case DIY 1/5 · US A girl who just wants to play games: I literally just got it and I can’t even color the phone case I can’t choose the phone case and I can choose the color but I can’t actually color the phone😡
  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. [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…
  16. [R29] Hair Challenge 4/5 · US To many ads: to many ads Sass's sass
  17. [R25] Hair Challenge 2/5 · US Kids delete parents read: This game is not appropriate even for a 13 year old the adds are insane. I saw an add about a coloring game that shows very inappropriate pictures. It showed a Girls naked body giving the middle finger and another of her butt. That’s really offensive to girls please be aware of what ur child is downloading.
  18. [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.

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