Avakin Life vs The Sims™ FreePlay
Choose The Sims FreePlay if you prioritize a traditional life simulation experience with fewer ads and better stability, but Avakin Life might appeal if you seek a more social, fashion-focused virtual world despite its monetization issues.
Avakin Life, while praised for its social aspects and fashion, is heavily criticized for aggressive monetization, frequent ads, and technical issues. The Sims FreePlay offers a more classic life simulation, with users appreciating its ad-free experience and creative freedom, though it faces complaints about slow progression and occasional glitches.
Head to head
You are looking for a virtual social world with a strong emphasis on fashion and customization, and you are willing to navigate or tolerate its monetization model R8. You enjoy interacting with other players and participating in events .
You prefer a traditional life simulation game where you build homes, manage families, and progress through life stages . You value an ad-free experience and are patient with slower progression or willing to make occasional in-app purchases .
Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases. Avakin Life's negative reviews are heavily skewed towards its recent monetization changes (crowns, VIP, ads) and technical issues, which have alienated long-term players. The Sims FreePlay also faces monetization complaints and technical problems, but its user base is significantly larger, and its ad experience seems less intrusive according to reviews.
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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.
- [R1] Avakin Life #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
- [R8] Avakin Life Avakin life: I’ve been playing for about eight years almost nine I love this game so much! The only thing I don’t like is us gothic women really wish for more delirious items and more gothic clothing we don’t get seen that much on the game sadly but other than that I really enjoy playing especially with my friends
- [R46] Avakin Life 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
- [R48] Avakin Life The crowns, very limited items: The update of the crowns has taken too much fun away from the game. I rarely see players anymore because of the update, servers have became depressing. Most items in the stores are mainly about the crowns, it’s disappointing. Very limited. If you’re gonna add crowns, at least make have us earn it by quests instead of paying for them. They’re extremely expensive.
- [R12] Avakin Life 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
- [R16] Avakin Life 💔: 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.
- [R17] Avakin Life Exquisite: I am now level 2. I feel honored to achieve such a feat!! When first opening the game I wasn’t prepared to experience my love for this virtual app. I look forward to the next update. Thanks to all who provided their time to create this marvelous virtual app.🤩
- [R7] Avakin Life 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.
- [R18] Avakin Life 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!
- [R24] Avakin Life Why does this keep happening?: I had this game for 7 to 8 years. It’s very fun and most definitely changed over the years my only concern is why do I have to keep leaving the app and coming back because the game is not not fully loading after the update. I’ve even deleted it and reinstalled it back I still have to keep swiping the app away and coming back because content is not loading and the gam
- [R27] Avakin Life Help! Game isn’t working: I love this game. Been playing maybe 8 years. But now my game is always saying “connection to Avakin Life is currently unavailable.” My friends say they can play easily. Note: sometimes if I update my phone it will work for a day. I have vip. I’m a paying player and really want to play. If someone knows what I’m doing wrong or not doing right, please help.
- [R4] Avakin Life Listen to the players of this game for once. Stop presenting the game as a commercial dump. You might as well make logging into the game PAID! Because of you, all locations are empty, and when you start a conversation with someone, it's based on dissatisfaction with the 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, that sin is on your soul. · translated
- [R9] Avakin Life 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
- [R13] Avakin Life Not fixing my vip: I’ve already did all I can do and they still don’t wanna listen PLEASE STOP VIP AND MAKE THE BODYS FREE ITS NOT THAT HARD listen to your players
- [R3] Avakin Life Mystery box disappeared: The game is good, but my mystery box disappeared. I wrote to support but they didn't answer. I deleted the game and re-downloaded it, but I still don't have it. · translated
- [R6] Avakin Life 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
- [R10] Avakin Life 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
- [R19] Avakin Life uh: i got groomed in this game back in the day 😭🙏
- [R31] Avakin Life 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..
- [R37] Avakin Life 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
- [R29] Avakin Life The game glitching: The game keeps glitching every time i stay in the game for about 5 minutes and then i have to refresh just for the same thing to happen.
- [R70] The Sims™ FreePlay 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!!!!!!!
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store