Currency

My Singing Monsters uses different types of currency that help you in the game. Each one has its own particular traits and methods of obtention.

Coins
Coins are the main resource in the game, and are used to:
 * Buy most Pure Element Monsters
 * Purchase Decorations
 * Buy Islands to expand your archipelago
 * Buy Structures
 * Grow Monster Food

Obtaining Coins
The Monsters themselves are the main source of coins, but they may be also purchased with actual money in the Market.

Diamonds
Those little green gemstones are the "premium" resource of the game, and have many uses, which include:


 * Buying Hybrid Monsters
 * Speeding up the time required to finish most of the time-dependent actions of the game
 * Trade for other types of currency
 * Upgrade the Castle to its Extravagant Level
 * Get Extra Scratch Tickets after redeeming the free ones
 * Upgrading the Humble Hotel and the Storage Structure

Obtaining Diamonds
Diamonds may be earned daily from the Mini-Mine, or from the limited time-only Mine.

Some Achievements may also grant small quantities of diamonds to players when completed.

Outside of that, the Market is the only way to obtain diamonds, either for free or with real money (in this case, free diamonds require downloads of third-party apps, and come only in small quantities).

Food
Treats, sometimes called food are primarily produced in a bakery, but they may also be given as a reward for completing certain goals, won as a prize in the daily Scratch Ticket, or purchased using real-world money from the market. The sole use of treats is to level-up monsters - the specific amount required depends on the complexity of the monster, and information can be found on the following pages:
 * Pure Element Monsters
 * Double Element Monsters
 * Triple Element Monsters
 * Quad Element Monsters
 * Ethereal Monsters

Shards
Exclusive to the Ethereal Island, this shards have the same uses as coins, but can only be produced by Ethereal Monsters or bought in the Market with coins, diamomds, or real money.