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Pony Trails – Simulation Game Review
Pony Trails is a Simulation/Entertainment game from Tantalus Media PTY LTD, first launched in 21st November 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 650+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Pony Trails Stand Out
OVER 4 MILLION DOWNLOADS! Set off on your pony trekking adventure!
From a stable of 14 ponies, choose who will join you on your adventures and once you’ve named your new friend, explore nature, observe and photograph wildlife together.
Trot, canter and gallop; explore mountain paths, desert tracks and beach trails. Discover multiple paths and find animals that only come out at night. Can you discover the cute but super rare Bobcat?
Discover the art of taking perfect pictures of the wildlife you encounter then use these new skills to earn and collect pro badges.
Share your favourite photos with your friends and help them curate their albums.
PONIES GALORE
So many different pony breeds to ride, including the adorable Shetland, Connemara, Mustang, Arabian, Falabella and more! Every breed has its own special set of markings, from spotted to roan, chestnut to dun, buckskin to perlino. Find your favourite pony or create a whole stable full.
CARE FOR YOUR PONY
Wash, brush and clean until the shines and sparkles show that you are both ready for the next adventure. Just don’t forget to check the hooves as well!
SO MUCH TO COLLECT
There are beautiful accessories to collect, and each trio of matching saddle, blanket and bridle completes an accessory set that unlocks a special ability in your pony when worn!
Collect special ponies, the exotic Zebra and the mystical Unicorn.
5 daily quests, 26 awards, stars and pro photos … Can you collect everything?
Game Features
• Explore mountain, plateau and coast trails
• Use tilt or touch controls to control your pony
• Find and take photos of 31 different animals
• Curate your photo album
• Share your photos by email or your favorite social media site
• Complete daily quests and discover 26 awards
• UNIVERSAL: Works on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Important Consumer Information. This app: Requires acceptance of Tantalus’ Privacy & Cookie Policy and Legal Agreement. Includes in-game advertising. Collects data through third party ad serving and analytics technology (see Privacy & Cookie Policy for details). Contains direct links to the internet. The app uses Game Center. Log out of Game Center before installation if you don’t want to share your game play with friends.
Legal Agreement: http://www.tantalus.com.au/legal.html
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This Simulation game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Pony Trails is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 22nd May 2019
Recent improvements include:
- Fixed an issue with the Money Store
- Minor bugfixes
Download & Availability
Pony Trails is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Dude this game is so fun but its a bit repetitive so we think if you added more stuff to do (like racing or smt) it would be even better. But we love this game so much!! (Also its hard to find the black bear and dolphin so can you maybe fix that??).
When we first joined the game the game didnt let us get a horse so this time we HOPe IT WORKS IF NOT PLS FIX THE PROBLEM we will still give it 5 stars just bc its a good game.
We love the game much we cant tell y'all all about it ,but we your game we do gotta go our kittens need cuddles. We do know keep trying making other games many more people will love it.
We love the game it is so realistic the sound effects are great but we do not like how you have to turn your iPad/phone because Im used to games that you dont have to do that and it hurts our hands because we play for hours so can you change that please.
We think this game is good but we wish you would add a free mode and let you explore and free roam , please also add a girl character and please add more breeds and less expensive.
It get old because it need some more trails and more things to do to care for the horse.
We love this game and its really fun but the money store needs fixed.
This game is amazing but we have some suggestions.First, you should really add new trails and new horses.you should also add some more animals to find.that is all but this game really is awesome.
Love this game! You can unlock different trails, buy different ponys, do daily quests, get badges, care for your horse, and buy tack. One thing we dont like is that the money store dosent work, we cant buy any money so Im stuck with one horse until we get enough from trails. The game cant get super boring once you get every trail.
So when we were abt 4 or 5 we started to love horses so our mom downloaded this on her phone and let our play on it but when we wouldnt give it back she got our an iPad and downloaded it us and that iPad were insuperable we played this till we were abt 8 or 9 then we lost it bc our iPad broke and had to get a new one but the version of our iPad or game wouldnt allow us to download it and we were heart broken But we love this game definitely play it if your young and like horses youll enjoy it a lot.
This game is great if your bored and just chilling out we totally recommend.
Ive played this game our whole childhood it brings back so many memories Im so glad its still up on the App Store.
We know exactly which game this is supposed to be and as far as nostalgia and comparison, this is a worthy fill-in (Pony Friends).
We used to play this so long ago it brings back memories so yes we loved this game we still do so please get this game ty <3.
Our sister and we played this game all the time as kids, and we wanted to see if it was still on the AppStore after all these years.. And it is! We downloaded it again and all the memories came flooding back. Now were back into it and trying to unlock everything. This game was and still is wonderful, 10/10.
Alright, so in all we think riding on trails and getting to take pictures is very creative, we just have some trail and animal suggestions. Starting with trail suggestions: 1.) A Jungle 2.)A Safari 3.)A City Alright, and on to some Jungle animal suggestions: 1.) Tigers 2.) Toucans 3.) Macaws (also known as parrots) 4.) Monkeys 5.) Leopards 6.) Poison Dart Frogs 7.) Crocodiles (or alligators) 8.) Snakes Animals of Safari: 1.) Lions 2.) Cheetahs 3.) Horn Bills (example, Zazoo from The Lion King) 4.) Crocodiles (or alligators) 5.) Coyotes or Jackals 6.) Ostriches 7.) Elephants 8.) Hippos Animals of City 1.) Stray dogs 2.) Stray cats 3.) Lizards 4.) Rats 5.) Snakes 6.) Toads 7.) Owls 8.) Songbirds Anyways, we know this is a lot of animals. And the city could be abandoned, since this is flora and fauna and not humans. Other than that the game is Amazing and definitely should be a first game download if you like taking virtual pictures and if you like flora/fauna. Until next time, this was Jade, signing off.
People keep saying this is a heart and really fun game. We just got it Im ready to ride a uni! :D.
This game is our childhood. 5 stars alone from the nostalgia.
We used to play this game when we were 3-5 years old, we accidentally deleted it, now we are 9 years old, we got it back and showed our fam and asked them, do u remember us playing this game? Well we got it back! They were like, Oh, good, good. As a girl who ADORES HORSES this is the PERFECT GAME for us! If your looking at some reviews about it, you love animals, horses and taking pictures, this is the game for you! Thank You For Creating This Game, Black Market Games.
Ive rediscovered this game from our childhood and BOY, do we remember why we loved it so much. We honestly wouldve been sold on the horse and trail graphics alone (we just love that stuff), but there are so many yummy details like new worlds, endless wild animals, challenges in capturing all of those animals (AND in a good quality photo)… And the way that washing the pony has direct effects on its riding abilities.. chefs kiss. Its pretty hard to believe that all this is free! We really hope it never gets taken down, its a rare, high-quality gem in mobile games.
We think pony trails is really good but it would have more levels it will be better.:).
We love this game, it gives us so much nostalgia and it also gives off such a calming feeling just walking in the wild with your pony.
We mean everything is perfect but galloping we mean The is a time limit and we dont like it it would be so much more fun and easier to play if we could just gallop forever so please take the time limit off please.
This game is a cute and fun game.we would recommend this game mainly because the controls are easy to figure out we have been playing this game for at least a year or two,we love this game and you prob our would to.
Please download we love it its so cool those horse and noun horse lovers and noun horse lovers please download now.
So by the title you can see Ive been playing since 4 and now we 16 and well……….. GAME AWESOME!! Its been so fun playing. Hope you have fun too! Can you add like maybe a peg. Or you can make a trail ride or arena.
We LOVE this game soooo much!!! Anyone who loves horses we think should get this app. 1 problem though can you please make it easier to get the trails cause we had to just play the mountain trail for 6 whole months!! That is pretty much all we have to say otherwise we LOVE it thank you for making it.
Okay we havent played in a long time but when we re-downloaded it actually saved our progress! But way to many adds.
This game is so awesome that we could play it three hours non-stop! Sorry about all of the one and two star reviews but your game is pretty cool one sec imma get mangos… Ok done we just really love mangos that we nicknamed ourselves mango and one thing can you make the paths wider and can you also make better graphics, that will be very cool Bye.
So first of all you should be able to walk around like having a stable you can go to or in the paddock/pasture. Second of all the game should allow people to play together. Thats all we would like.
We love it a lot!,to us it looks realistic. We have played many horse games like star stable on our pc but it feels like this game tops star stable. Its a favorite game we have on our phone! Keep up the updates and the good work.
We have been playing Pony trails for 6 years not straight and its so much fun! We really enjoy riding a horse taking pictures of animals on trails and caring and customizing our horse. We have been playing this since we were 5 and we still love it! Many fun years! We certainly recommend this game to any horse lovers! What you do: You are a riding photographer who photographs wild animals. You collect as many photos as possible and it rates how good your picture looks. You can care and upgrade your horse. There are so many different trails to go on and sooooo many different paths on each trail! And so many paths on paths! You must care for your horse by hoof picking it washing it with a hose. You can pick and change your tack by collecting so many different types by collecting coins from trails and getting them from in game gifts! Go on trails and ride your horse taking pictures of wild animals and collect as many coins as possible and those coins you can use for tack, horses, gear, and more! Make a huge album of pictures in the games picture album! Over all an awesome game we really recommend! Thanks for reading.
Ok. First of all,awesome game. Second,best trail ride gam ever we dont care if im making typos or whatev. Here are a few things: 1. We wish you could make it easier to get photos of dolphins,orcas,desert tortoise,etc. 2. We wish that the horses wernt worth so many coins. 3. We wish you could add some more breeds like Percheron, shire,thoroughbred,alicorn,etc. 4. We wish you could breed your own horses. Otherwise,this game is great if you are reading this and you think our review is a bad review, well, it isnt. Its just a few minor details that we think black market games could add. So definitely install this game! P.s. Could you add more gaits, like trot and canteen? Stupid auto correct. Canter.
We love this game a lot by the way you are the best game is the world we love that there is no adds we love it but these are probably some problems in our game the game is lovely into you have to earn money by riding we wish the game had jumping compilations or races its just the same thing over and over again Please update the game with that please. If you read this can you please put it with the others so other people can read it.
Perfect for Quarantine! We miss the outdoors, this helps.
This game is so great!!! Ive had thins game for so long but our IPad broke, but we were so lucky to find this game on our phone! This game has so much amazing graphics and dont even get us started with all the horses! We bet you they worked so hard on this game. There is like 18 trails in all to explore(including the trails inside pf the trails). The nature is so pretty and the animals are so well made. This should be on top of the horse game list!But we dont think they have posted an update in 9 months! All we really gotta say is please! Maybe add more trails! We have explored all of the trails already and we would LOVE to see more come out. They probably quit on this game but yall listen you have such a great game and its a bummer that you guys didnt come out with an update! This game is amazing and we recommend it to any horse crazy person! We swear.
We love this app but we were wondering if you could add a restore button because we recently got a new iPad but now all our progress is gone. Please make a restore button because we really want our horses back and everything else.
We think it's an addictive game! We love the graphics but we wish the coins were just a bit easier to get.
Love it!But,can you please make another way to get stars???we completed the daily quests and now Im bored.we hope you can do this for us.
The horses look great! We mean what can we say not a lot of problems there are no adds! The problems( some of the achievements are in possible ).
We love this game because you can wash the horse you can ride it and you can get a rare unicorn and a rare zebra if you have anoghf coins this game is magical.
Love this game but the money store doesnt work at all.
Well we were so excited to get this game because we have looked for a game like this forever we love how the reigns in the game are like how you can steer it yourself In real life. Thanks so much for this game.
Love the game but can you fix the money store please.
Its a fun game to help pass the time for horse girls. We like all the different trail options and photos. Some of the animals are pretty hard to get a good photo of but its nice that theyre not all super easy. When we try to go to the store it just keeps saying cant connect. We even reset our game in hopes that it would work but nothing.
This is a really fun game but we have 2 problems. If you need to take a picture but your a pinch away you cant back up to take it, and we think the gallop could be longer.
Hello this game is very boring pls add more things ty.
So at first the app was amazing but then we couldnt turn witch was bad so we use deleted the app.
Its fun and all, but can you add mates and breeds? We want our horse to be in a herd too! And we could watch them Run and race around! That would be fun to watch. And all we could do is ride and care and pick what horse we want! And can you add stables? This game is fun but we would like for you to add all of this to the game. But overall this game is fun and thanks for reading.
We love this game. You ride a horse and see amazing animals. There are also different places like the beach forest and desert. This game is one of the best horse games.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.8.4
- Size: 166.19 MB
- iOS: 9.3 or later
- Languages: AR, EN, FR, DE, PT, ZH, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Tantalus Media PTY LTD
Last updated: 22nd May 2019 | Genre: Simulation, Entertainment | Developer: Tantalus Media PTY LTD