House of Fun review: Slotomania's sibling with more side-games, same coin loop

The short answer to the question people actually ask: if you already play Slotomania, House of Fun will not feel like a new thing. It is the same publisher, the same coin economy and the same habit loop, with a different coat of paint. If you have never played either, House of Fun is a perfectly adequate free slots app, and the one thing you must decide before installing is how much you are willing to be nudged to spend.

What it is, in the maker's own words

House of Fun is a free-to-play social casino from Playtika. There are no cash prizes at all: the game's site says you "cannot win or lose real money" and that all winnings are virtual. That puts it in a different legal and risk category from the sweepstakes sites and the licensed casinos we cover. There is nothing to withdraw, so the questions that matter are about time and spending, not payouts.

The App Store listing says the game has "more than 400" slot machines. The website is less consistent: one section says over 300, the FAQ says 400+. We would call it a few hundred and not argue about the exact number, because slots here are cheap for Playtika to add and the count only goes up.

Where it overlaps with Slotomania, and where it does not

Both games are Playtika products, and the shared pieces are easy to list. Daily coin gifts. A wheel. Card packs that fill themed albums. A cross-game Playtika Rewards scheme that hands out points and coin bonuses across the company's apps. Paid coin packs, including random-reward items, which the site warns about itself.

What House of Fun adds is a set of side layers, listed on its home page: Seasons (monthly missions), Squads (team play with chat and gifting), My Scapes (decorating mansions and cruise ships for prizes), Quest tasks and an Album. The listing also names Cleopatra II and "IGT-inspired experiences" among its slots, so some of the lobby leans on casino-floor familiarity.

That is a lot of progress bars. For some players they are the fun. For others they are exactly what makes the game hard to put down, and that is by design.

The money question, plainly

The app is free. It also sells virtual coins, and Playtika's own site says purchases include "random items", which are loot-box style. You can switch purchases off in your device settings, and we would. Free gifts replenish coins on their own, and the site promises "15% more coins for everything" when you play on the website, with Piggy and Mini Games excluded, which is a small nudge to avoid the app store's payment route.

We did not spend money on coin packs for this review, so we cannot tell you what a given pack buys or how fast it disappears. We can say what the App Store shows: a listing rated 4.65 out of five across more than 500,000 ratings, first released on March 14, 2013 and last updated on October 27, 2026. That is a healthy, long-lived app, which says nothing about how a purchase will feel to you.

Terms and safer-play tools

Playtika's Terms of Service apply, and the page lists the games they cover. Two details stood out. The website says the game is intended for those 21 and older, while the App Store rates it 17+; read that as a floor, not a recommendation for teenagers. And the company links a responsible gaming page with a self-exclusion start form.

A social casino has no house edge to talk about in the usual sense, because you cannot cash out. The risk is behavioural: slot play that feels like harmless practice can still be a path to the real thing, and spending on virtual coins is real spending. Set a monthly cap on in-app purchases, or use the device setting to turn them off.

Who should install it

Install House of Fun if you want a big, colourful, free slot app and you will not spend on coins. Pick it over Slotomania only if you prefer its side-games and Squads. Skip it if daily-gift loops and collection albums tend to pull you into longer sessions than you planned, or if you want an app where winning ever means anything outside the game.