Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 21 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 25 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
1 votes
5 votes
2 votes
5 votes
2 votes
4 votes
3 votes
2 votes
3 votes
7 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 7 votes
7 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 19 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 44 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
1 votes
5 votes
1 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
5 / 1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
2 / 3 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 3 votes
2 votes
4 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
2 / 4 votes
2 votes
4 votes
2 votes
4 votes
6 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 6 votes
6 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 6 votes
6 votes
6 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 39 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
2 votes
1 votes
6 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 6 votes
1 votes
6 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
1 / 6 votes
6 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
0 / 6 votes
6 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 6 votes
7 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 7 votes
6 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 19 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 27 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
6 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
6 / 0 votes
6 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
6 / 1 votes
5 votes
2 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
5 / 2 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 3 votes
7 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 7 votes
7 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 7 votes
7 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 7 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 301,147 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.28) with 7,242 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Anchoring Tricks reported on Jul 8, 2022
VIP (the most expensive item) is at the top of the shop, and the next item is one of the cheapest.
Grinding reported on Jul 8, 2022
Taming frogs (allowing them to be bred, traded, or used in games) requires hopping from one lilypad to another eating dragonflies. The higher level the frog is, the more dragonflies it needs before it becomes tame.
Waste Aversion reported on Jul 8, 2022
Each habitat can only hold so many frogs, and you can only buy so many habitats without making a purchase. You can only have eight items in your mailbox without making a purchase.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jul 8, 2022
Having an account with VIP status is more valuable.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jul 8, 2022
VIP sales occur somewhat sporadically. The shops' stocks also change daily.
Daily Rewards reported on Jul 8, 2022
Free rewards are granted every two hours.
Wait To Play reported on Jul 8, 2022
Frogs have an arbitrary amount of time it takes to hatch. The timer can be reduced using in-game items.
Reciprocity reported on Jul 8, 2022
You can give frogs and items to other players.
Pay to Skip reported on Jul 8, 2022
You can buy potions to speed up frog egg hatching times, and reduce taming requirements. You can also buy stamps, which let your mailbox deliveries arrive faster.
Power Creep reported on Jul 8, 2022
Higher level frogs require more potions, and higher level items or frogs require more stamps to speed up mailing times.
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