Animal Hair Salon Australia

Review by eFreeware

Children who like combing, braiding and dressing up usually run out of willing subjects at home. Pets get tired of it, dolls only go so far, and a haircut for a sibling is out of the question. A makeover game sidesteps all of that: the client never complains, the scissors never slip, and the hair grows back the moment you want a different look.

Animal Hair Salon Australia is TutoTOONS' take on that idea, and it moves the salon to a sunny Australian setting. Amy the leopard, Maggie the baby koala, Sydney the kangaroo and Crystal the snake make up the four animal clients. Each one gets her own styling session, and the game is free to download with ads and in-app purchases attached.

What happens in the salon chair

The basic loop is the same for every client: choose an animal, work through her hair, face and wardrobe, then admire the result. For Amy the focus is hairstyling plus makeup and a change of eye color, with the latest fashion trends to try on. Maggie, the baby koala, starts with a bubble bath, then gets dressed in cute clothes, has her hair done and can be fed when she is hungry. Sydney the kangaroo is newer to the salon and gets makeup, an outfit and a full hair session with cutting, curling, washing and styling.

Crystal the snake is the most involved of the four. She is a pet beauty vlogger, so her session includes hair care in the form of a mask, then styling into curls, waves or braids, with a wider set of trendy hair colors to pick from. Clothes and makeup finish the look. Across all four characters the tools stay familiar, which is what you want in a game made for young children: they learn one set of interactions and can then concentrate on the styling decisions themselves.

That makes it a calm activity rather than a challenge, closer to a digital sticker book than to a competition.

Four clients, no levels to clear

The structure here is a set of characters rather than a ladder of levels. Each client offers her own mix of activities, with Sydney described as a new arrival. The Australia setting is one stop in a series that has already visited a jungle, a rock show and Santa's village, so children who take to one version will recognize the format in the others.

The variety comes from the styling choices, not from new mechanics. For a young player who enjoys the process, repeating a makeover with different colors and outfits is the point; for one who needs a goal to chase, the appeal will be shorter.

The developer also presents the series as a way for children to meet animals from around the world. The four clients here are a leopard, a koala, a kangaroo and a snake, and the framing is that they look different but share a love of style. Treat that as a light introduction to the animals rather than a wildlife lesson.

Free to play, with purchases inside

The app costs nothing to download and is supported by ads, and it also offers in-app purchases. TutoTOONS addresses parents directly in the store text, noting that some items can be bought for real money and that downloading the app means agreeing to the company's privacy policy and terms. The sensible approach is to check the in-game store yourself before handing over a device.

The store also carries a content rating of Everyone, and the developer describes its games as crafted and play-tested with kids and toddlers, with the aim of safe and meaningful mobile experiences. Those are the developer's own claims about its catalog rather than details of this particular title, but they set the tone for what the game is trying to be.

Where it lands with young stylists

The audience that fits best is roughly the preschool-to-early-primary range, and especially children who already gravitate to hair, makeup and dress-up play. The interactions are gentle, the characters are friendly, and the sessions are short enough to finish in one sitting. A parent looking for a quiet activity for a car ride or a waiting room will find this easier to hand over than something with timers and scores.

Older children and anyone wanting a challenge will likely tire of it quickly. The 3.7 average across a large body of ratings suggests plenty of families have tried it, and that response is mixed rather than rapturous. The install figure of more than ten million points to a wide reach, but reach is not the same as lasting appeal.

The game has been available since early 2018 and was updated in August 2026, with the most recent change described only as improvements and minor tweaks for a smoother experience. That tells you the app is still being looked after, without saying anything about what was fixed.

A makeover toy rather than a challenge

If your child's idea of a good time is choosing between braids and waves, picking an eye color and then starting over with a completely different outfit, this delivers exactly that, with four characters to work through. It is free to try, which makes the decision low-risk, and the styling tools are simple enough that a young child can manage them without help.

The trade-offs are the ones that come with the territory: ads and in-app purchases sit alongside the play, and the content is a fixed set of characters rather than a stream of new levels.

My recommendation is to install it for a child in that younger age band who enjoys beauty and dress-up play, and to look through the in-game purchase options first.

What's new in version 8.1.10248

A few improvements & minor tweaks for a smoother player experience!