The house is packed with interactive objects. Turn on the TV in the living room, cook a meal in the kitchen, or hop in the bathtub. Every room has a handful of clickable surprises, and the characters can swap outfits or pick up items and carry them around. There’s a family of four plus a cat and a dog, and you can move them all through the house like a tiny, no-stakes puppet show. The art style is bright and chunky—think dollhouse meets cartoon—and nothing ever breaks or yells at you.

What sets this apart from other kids’ apps is the social layer. You can play with a sibling or a friend on the same device, each controlling different characters. That turns a solo play session into a cooperative storytelling game. One kid can pretend to be the parent cooking dinner while the other is the kid hiding under the bed. It’s loose, creative, and surprisingly good at teaching kids how to negotiate roles and share a space.

My Town Games has been making these dollhouse-style apps for years, and it shows. The animations are smooth, the sound effects are cute without being annoying, and there’s no ads or in-app purchases once you buy it. That last bit matters a lot for parents who are tired of their kids accidentally spending money on gems or coins. You pay once, and the whole house is yours to mess up and reset as many times as you want.

If you’ve got a kid between 6 and 12 who loves pretending, this is an easy win. They’ll burn an hour just moving the cat from room to room. My only tip: let them show you how it works first. They’ll find things you’d never think to tap.