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Head-to-head

The Sims™ FreePlay vs Avakin Life

The Sims™ FreePlay 4.6★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner The Sims™ FreePlay
Avakin Life 4.5★ · Free + IAP 55

The Sims FreePlay offers a more traditional life simulation experience with fewer ads and a generally more stable gameplay, making it the better choice despite its own monetization issues and slow progression.

Full reviews: The Sims™ FreePlay · Avakin Life

The Sims FreePlay provides a classic Sims experience with building, character creation, and life simulation, though users note slow progression and monetization. Avakin Life, while offering social interaction and customization, is heavily criticized for excessive ads, a new 'crowns' currency that limits free play, and frequent glitches.

Head to head

Features & Customization edge: The Sims™ FreePlayR2R3R14R27
The Sims™ FreePlay The Sims FreePlay allows players to create characters, build houses, and develop a city, offering a broad life simulation experience. Users appreciate the ability to have children and customize homes, but many desire more free customization options, different body types, deeper emotions, unique personalities, and more clothing choices. Some also wish for features similar to The Sims 4 on mobile.
Avakin Life Avakin Life offers extensive avatar customization and home furnishing, with users enjoying the fashion game and social interaction. However, many new and desirable items are locked behind a new 'crowns' currency, making them inaccessible without real money. Players also report a lack of diversity in hair options for certain demographics and a desire for more gothic clothing.
Ease of Use & Progression edge: The Sims™ FreePlayR1R3R12R18
The Sims™ FreePlay The Sims FreePlay is generally considered fun and easy to get into, but progression is often criticized for being too slow, with tasks taking hours or even days to complete. Players also express frustration with limited initial options and the need to earn or pay for many customizations and houses. Some beginners find it unclear what to do.
Avakin Life Avakin Life's progression is significantly hampered by its monetization strategy, particularly the introduction of 'crowns' which makes many new items inaccessible without real money. Users report that earning in-game currency (Avacoins) is difficult and time-consuming, often requiring hours of work at a cafe or unreliable offers. The game also forces age verification for apartment previews, which users find buggy and time-wasting.
Reliability & Performance edge: The Sims™ FreePlayR4R7R22R25
The Sims™ FreePlay The Sims FreePlay users report frequent issues with updates failing to download, game crashes during challenges leading to lost progress, and save game errors preventing them from loading their progress. Some specific bugs include items not returning to inventory and Sims not performing actions correctly. Connectivity issues and general glitches are also mentioned.
Avakin Life Avakin Life suffers from significant reliability issues, including constant glitches, freezing, and lagging. Players report the game not loading fully after updates, requiring frequent app restarts. VIP members also experience issues with their subscriptions not being recognized and the game crashing. Connection problems are common, with users unable to play despite having good Wi-Fi.
Price & Value edge: The Sims™ FreePlayR4R17R26R27
The Sims™ FreePlay The Sims FreePlay is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, but many users feel it's too expensive and that the developers are greedy. They complain about having to pay real money for many items, houses, and even to age children. The game also has a confirmation button issue, leading to accidental spending of in-game currency.
Avakin Life Avakin Life is also free-to-play with in-app purchases, but its monetization is a major point of contention. The introduction of 'crowns' has made most new and desirable items very expensive and only purchasable with real money, leading to a perception that the game is a 'scam' and 'money hungry.' VIP memberships are also criticized for not delivering expected benefits, such as ad removal, and age verification requires payment.
Support & Community tieR4R7R43R61
The Sims™ FreePlay Users of The Sims FreePlay have reported issues with support not effectively resolving bugs, such as an item not returning to inventory. Some players also mention being directed to articles rather than receiving direct help for download issues. The game has a strong community aspect, requiring players to set up neighbors, which can be a barrier for those without social media.
Avakin Life Avakin Life users have experienced unresponsiveness from support, particularly regarding lost items or inability to recover accounts after deletion. VIP members also report issues with their memberships not being recognized, which support has not resolved. The community aspect is a concern, with reports of inappropriate content, grooming, and a general decline in social interaction.
Pick The Sims™ FreePlay if

you prefer a more traditional life simulation game with a focus on building and character development, and are willing to tolerate slow progression and some monetization, but fewer ads R32R47.

Pick Avakin Life if

you are primarily interested in social interaction, fashion, and avatar customization in a virtual world, and are prepared to deal with frequent ads, significant paywalls for new content, and potential glitches .

Evidence note: Avakin Life's recent reviews are heavily negative, primarily due to the introduction of 'crowns' and excessive ads, which contrasts with its higher lifetime rating. The Sims FreePlay also has negative reviews regarding monetization and technical issues, but to a lesser extent.

Frequently asked

Which game has more ads?
Avakin Life has significantly more ads, with users reporting ads every two seconds, every fifteen minutes, or every time they leave an apartment, which often forces them to quit the app R67R70. The Sims FreePlay users report having no ads or the option to choose if they want ads R32R47.
Is either game appropriate for children?
The Sims FreePlay is generally considered appropriate for kids aged 7 and up, with some content blurred out R14R20R57. Avakin Life, despite its 11+ or 13+ age rating, is widely criticized by users for having inappropriate clothing options, NSFW blurred content, and instances of grooming and predatory behavior targeting younger players R61.
Which game offers better customization for free?
The Sims FreePlay offers some free customization but users wish for more, often having to earn or pay for desirable items R3R27. Avakin Life has severely limited free customization, with most new and desirable items, including body types, locked behind a new 'crowns' currency that requires real money, making it very difficult to get good outfits or hair without spending .

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. [R2] The Sims™ FreePlay 4/5 · US To make it 5 stars this app needs…: Realistic Life • 🧍 Different body types and heights. • 😊 A deeper emotions system (happiness, sadness, anger, fear, jealousy, boredom, etc.). • 🧠 Unique personalities for every Sim (social, shy, lazy, generous, intelligent, hot-tempered, etc.). • 🥶 Sims reacting to weather by feeling hot or cold and dressing appropriately. • ☔ Automatic umbrella use when it rain
  2. [R3] 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.
  3. [R14] The Sims™ FreePlay 5/5 · US My favorite game: It’s funny fun and good for ages 7 years and up that’s my opinion it’s such a good game and it’s free so great deal
  4. [R27] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US Annoying: I feel like you guys are greedy. Just let us be able to enjoy the game with all the customizations instead of having to earn things. It’d be so much better. Most frustration comes from limited initial options. And paying to get money out? Like cmon.
  5. [R1] The Sims™ FreePlay 2/5 · US Upset: I am upset that I do not get to start with a kid start with a house. Start with a job start married. It’s very annoying. I wanna start playing right away.
  6. [R12] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US Building supplies take to long: There needs to be a better way for a player to get building supplies than the painstaking long process of getting them ever so often from the community garden. This slows the game down WAY to much
  7. [R18] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US The game fun but let’s get ambitious.: I’m tired of waiting for days or hour for task in the game.This cause people to not enjoy the game because it doesn’t go with are schedule I alway, having to set alarms or forget my sims that aren’t doing task need with a love and hate relationship this cause many people to delete and reinstall, the app.With this saying I hope you listen I’m and ambitious per
  8. [R4] The Sims™ FreePlay 1/5 · US Not what Sims is about: The game will require to setup neighbors and if you don’t have social media you won’t be able to pass that quest and then there is no storyline. They essentially force you to connect your accounts to keep playing. That’s the first red flag. Updates would never download on WiFi or cellular. I restarted, tried other games, and it still wouldn’t download. Also it tries to make
  9. [R7] 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
  10. [R22] The Sims™ FreePlay 1/5 · US 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡: This is dumb because if your something full you can not play😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
  11. [R25] The Sims™ FreePlay 1/5 · US Please stop: This is the second time my game has crashed during several challenges going on, and when it comes back on, I lose all progress. All of my sims were busy doing long tasks, and when the game finally loaded all my sims had stopped what they were doing. I’ve spent tons of money on this games and it keeps cheating me.
  12. [R17] The Sims™ FreePlay 5/5 · US Sims FreePlay: This game is great! I’ve played it for so many years and I still love it to this day! I just wish that it had a money cheat, because it’s really hard to do certain things in the game without a good chunk of money. Other than that, it’s awesome! I hope this one doesn’t get removed because I have so much progress and I’ve spent hours building and creating things!
  13. [R26] The Sims™ FreePlay 4/5 · US Confirm in game purchases: Love this game but wish they would have a button before you spend LP or SP in the game to confirm you want to. Countless times I click fast and waste so many LPs and SPs. Gets a little annoying! Most other games have that feature
  14. [R43] The Sims™ FreePlay 1/5 · US Won’t download: I’ve had this game for years. I go to play and it’s forcing an update but it won’t go through and I have room for it. It’s happening on my iPad and on my phone. I’ve spent a lot of money on this app as well. I keep being directed to articles but not getting any real help.
  15. [R61] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Full of creeps and children: Just makes the game icky and weird to allow children to play this game now. But still have the audacity to have nsfw clothing on the game still. According to their Terms and Services that everyone skips and never reads anymore. It clearly states they allow kids 11 and up depending on the country. But the game still has inappropriate clothing options. Huge lawsuit waiti
  16. [R32] The Sims™ FreePlay 5/5 · US I love this game so much: I love this game so much and, there is no ads so I can just relax and just play the game without having any distractions or ads this is why I love and rate this game 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️So I urge you to download and play this game, it is just so fun and amazing and awesome 🤩. Thank me later
  17. [R47] The Sims™ FreePlay 5/5 · US Soooooo fun: It’s the best time in the whole entire world for everyone and they have no ads but you get to choose if you want ads it’s so fun and also you get to have children in the game
  18. [R67] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Fix the apartment previews, PLEASE: - Being forced to watch an ad every time I leave an apartment just forces me to QUIT THE APP - While the “Preview” for apartments/homes is helpful to see what you are actually getting before buying, I always get a “must be 18 to see this” and having to do age verification, which doesn’t even work, is a big time-waster. I have to back out of the property listing,
  19. [R70] Avakin Life 1/5 · US Borning: This game is boring now. Ads every two seconds. Now days nobody wanna talk or speak English. Teenagers are playing this game can’t spell or type it’s disgusting then they lying about their age. The ads needs to be removed. This game isn’t all that no more sadly?
  20. [R10] The Sims™ FreePlay 2/5 · US THIS GAME IS SO SUS!!!!: This game has to be the most Sus game ever. They literally have some Sus inappropriate naked blurred stuff. And you can do ANYWHERE. Anyway fix THIS GAAAAMMMMMEEEE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!
  21. [R20] The Sims™ FreePlay 4/5 · US good: It’s fun and it’s also appropriate for kids because well a little bit because they were in the shower they blurt it out so they can’t see any thing and you can build house houses build new characters and yeah this is an awesome game .
  22. [R57] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US Good but not great: Ok the sims game is cool and you can earn money and stuff. I’ve been playing this for a long time and yes this is good. But my game crashes sometimes. My genuine concerns: this game has some “adult stuff” going on in it like “doing it” which is weird for this game and my sister used to have it but she got rid of it because of that reason. Another is why is there a no clothes o
  23. [R36] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US Okay: Needs more clothing and body modification options
  24. [R51] The Sims™ FreePlay 3/5 · US Game: More outfits and options make it similar or make a mobile game of sims 4

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