# Hungry Hearts Diner — user reviews > 1,067 indexed App Store user reviews of Hungry Hearts Diner by GAGEX Co.,Ltd., rated 4.90/5 from 4,746 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hungry-hearts-diner/id1255042213/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hungry-hearts-diner/id1255042213.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,515 · 4★ 150 · 3★ 34 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of Hungry Hearts Diner? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌟 Heartwarming story - 🎨 Beautiful art and design - 🕰️ Relaxing, low-stress gameplay - 📚 Interesting character backstories - 🍱 Delicious-looking food depictions - 🎶 Calming background music **Cons** - ⏱️ Short gameplay length - 🔚 Abrupt ending after completing story - 🧱 Limited customization and upgrades - 💤 Slow customer flow after reaching max level **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional crashes or progress loss - Inconsistent customer ordering and satisfaction **Most requested features** - Expand the story with new characters and locations - Add more customization options for the diner - Introduce new gameplay modes or challenges - Allow players to continue playing after completing the story ## Newest reviews (19 of 1,067) ### 2/5 — Мило, но добавьте русский язык. *2026-05-14* Сразу же удалила, хотя очень хотела поиграть… ### 5/5 — Worth it *2026-04-10, version 1.3.3* A beautiful little game that combines chill cooking and the stories of a series of character in the Japan of the Showa period. The food made me feel nostalgic and, not gonna lie, the end made me cry. I need to play the other game in the series now ### 4/5 — Mabo is such a little cutie!! *2026-04-09, version 1.3.3* Glad I wasn’t menstruating while playing this game because if I was…I would’ve cried a lot. The depth of the stories surprised me and even over text messages there was so much meaning behind them, so much of the human experience and how closely it’s tied to food. I gave this a 4/5 stars because I wish there was more to do BUT I do think the game as it is deserves 5/5 starts if you’re looking for a no-pressure, low stakes, passive game just to enjoy the art, the stories, and learn all these dishes. ### 5/5 — It’s so good, it made me cry!! *2026-03-27, version 1.3.3* The game is very chill. I love how comforting the gameplay AND the background music is! I did not expect myself to be crying at the story esp the ending.. tears kept falling from my eyes even while writing this review.. for a short amount of time, i got attached to all the customers and their stories as well as grandma and her story 🥹 This is such a masterpiece i love it! ### 5/5 — Heart throb *2026-03-03, version 1.3.3* It’s been twice I’ve come back to this game, it’s so wonderfully made, the only kind of game I’d ever comeback to more than once. Each tantabata note left from the characters made me cry so much once understanding them as I progressed into their own stories. It also reminds me of real life too, I relate on some levels, makes me appreciate more and understand dearly. I love this game very much, even downloaded the rest just to play some more. I hope others enjoy this game as much as I have. ### 5/5 — Simple, Sweet, & wraps up nicely! *2026-02-28, version 1.3.3* It’s free, it has a story, and that story has an ending. This is a lovely change compared to what most phone games run. It’s something that’s actually completable! You follow a story of a sweet old lady, and I never would have guessed how it tidied up… so bitter sweet. ### 5/5 — Most beautiful game ever *2026-02-18, version 1.3.3* I redownloaded this game twice, and so far everything is has been fantastic. As a player, this game gave me an experience of a simulation game, beautiful art, absolute-heaven BGM. As a human being, this game taught me so many lessons as well. There are some lines from the characters that hit too good in the heart, and there’s always a piece in there for everyone. It’s not a fancy game, but it sure did leave a remarkable impression. I want to introduce this heart warming world to everyone I’ve ever known and loved. Thank you! ### 5/5 — It’s just dusty in here *2026-01-22, version 1.3.3* I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying. ### 5/5 — PLAY NOW!! *2025-12-20, version 1.3.3* Best idle game EVER!! Very cute and cozy and the story is fun :3 ### 5/5 — Surprisingly Good! *2025-12-20, version 1.3.3* I can’t stop playing, I kept playing till the very end. The story is amazing with all its twists and turns! Also… I’m sobbing like a baby that ending was so good ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2025-12-07, version 1.3.3* Ending of this game had me in tears, I’m so emotionally attached to this grandma and her cooking T_T 10/10, moving on to Hungry Hearts Diner 2!!! Wish me luck! :D ### 5/5 — Самое хорошее *2025-12-05* Эта самая лучшая игра всё супер! 💝 ### 5/5 — best series *2025-12-02, version 1.3.3* genuinely never minded the ads in this game, i’ve replayed it a few times over the years and i cry each time, i genuinely love these characters. i only just found the rest of the series so i’m happy to play those too! ### 5/5 — Unexpected *2025-11-26, version 1.3.3* Come for random food gaming to kill time, end up sobbing at the ending. Good game. Hope to see the after-endings. ### 5/5 — 💖💖💖 *2025-11-20, version 1.3.3* me encantó el juego!! relajante y con historias interesantes. Lo único malo es que es muy cortito😭 lo terminé en unos días💔 ### 5/5 — Nhận xét về game *2025-11-16, version 1.3.3* Goood , very good ### 5/5 — Wonderful game *2025-11-13, version 1.3.3* It really touched my heart, these all stories about their lives. It helped cure me a little while breakdown ### 5/5 — So peaceful *2025-11-08, version 1.3.3* I love playing this game. It always makes me feel like calm and relax. All I have to do is just make the food and give it to the people hear their stories and I enjoy the artwork. I enjoy everything about the graphics of the game. ### 5/5 — Она только претворяются милой игрой *2025-11-03* На самом деле она разобьет вам сердечко, но сделает это со вкусом и приятно Очень советую ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Screen freeze *2026-01-08, version 1.3.3* Hi i played like 15 minute. Suddenly screen turned black for a brief moment. Please help ### 1/5 — Beautiful *2025-10-14, version 1.3.3* This game is beautifully written and executed. I came in with no expectations. I was just looking for a cooking stimulation game. Not only are the dishes so delicious looking, but I also got so invested in the stories. My heart breaks a bit for everybody. At the end I cried. I am sad now that I went through all the conversations and the game will end soon . ### 1/5 — The version Neo is better *2024-09-30, version 1.3.3* The version with the lady helper is better ### 1/5 — Too slow *2024-06-09, version 1.3.3* This game is incredibly slow. I played it for 1 hour and it just takes forever to level up, and upgrade workstations. The stories are really nice but it’s so slow! That’s the main reason why I deleted it. It’s just not worth wasting time on tbh ### 1/5 — Cute but annoying banner ads *2024-06-02, version 1.3.3* Game has potential, but the banner ads at the bottom of the screen that keep flashing “update” are very annoying ### 1/5 — เติมเงินแล้วไม่ตัดโฆษณาออก แย่อ่ะ *2024-02-21, version 1.3.3* แย่มากๆ ### 1/5 — cute concept, weird message *2024-02-10, version 1.3.3* i was this game, but grandma convincing officer hiro to break his sobriety in the wake of a traumatic event was pretty ridiculous. if someone has a problem, they can’t just choose to “have a drink every once in a while” because “it will do good” ### 1/5 — bad ad on screen *2023-08-23, version 1.3.3* ads below the screen, so bad i do not like ads on screen cause it look ugly ### 1/5 — La intento abrir y se cierra automáticamente *2023-04-06, version 1.3.3* La intento abrir y se cierra automáticamente ### 1/5 — Patriarchal and sexist *2023-02-15, version 1.2.1* The gameplay is good but the story promotes patriarchy and sexism culture. The grandma works alone with no one helping while the grumpy husband job is to always complain while making a sexist and patriarchal statements. He doesn’t really care about the grandma. All he care and think about if grandma got sick or have an accident is “who’s gonna run the place? Who’s gonna take care of me” — which is ignorant and suggest a patriarchal culture that women’s job is to become a man’s personal maid. Well… I guess all men in your developer company can’t do a single basic skill and chores, because it is reflected in your game. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-08-30, version 1.3.3* sweet and fun story ### 5/5 — calming *2026-08-01, version 1.3.3* I used to play this after school and remember falling asleep to the music because it was so calming. I thought about this game after so long when listening to acoustic music. The storyline is good and I like how you can interact with characters. It’s definitely a comforting game that I had a positive experience with and discovered new foods from. ### 5/5 — Lovely *2026-07-19, version 1.3.3* Bittersweet and cozy like va-1 hall-a in the Showa era. My favorite game so many years ago, and I finally managed to find it again ### 5/5 — Touch grass! *2026-07-01* The storylines, the simplicity of operation & the love. So much love was poured into the characters & the creation of this game that makes parched player like me immensely special to have played this wonderful game. The team must take a well deserved bow!!!! ### 5/5 — I sobbed! *2026-06-21, version 1.3.3* Unexpectedly it was so good, and I finished it in 2 days. ### 5/5 — Phenomenal Idle Game *2026-06-18, version 1.3.3* This is the only idle game I like. I loved the story, calming music and fell in love with the charming characters. It was perfect for study breaks because it straddles the fine line of being not too addicting yet still engaging. 10/10 game! Can’t wait to play its sequel! ### 5/5 — Super cute *2026-06-14, version 1.3.3* This game is so cute! I love the feel of the game and how the customers have storylines too. It’s a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Thank you! ❤️ ### 5/5 — Hungry hearts *2026-05-11* Нет сложных замороченных механик, диалоги персонажей действительно интересные. Каждая история — хоть и грустная, но жизненная. Разговоры с бабулей дают героям надежду на исправление и, знаете, мне кажется, каждый найдет что-то свое. Атмосфера уютная, теплая. Жаль только, что персонажей относительно мало: но это дело субъективное. ### 5/5 — Прекрасный маленький кусочек добра♥️ *2026-05-11* Просто прекрасная уютная игрушка. За маской обычного симулятора готовки сидит совершенно самобытный геймплей и очень трогающие за душу жизненные истории посетителей. Я расплакалась, правда. Английский здесь совершенно понятный, легко можно без переводчика понять суть очередного рассказа. Безумно понравилось, таких маленьких уютных и душевных игр должно быть больше!♥️ ### 5/5 — omg *2026-04-25, version 1.3.3* I can't believe this was free, I was glued to my phone and nearly cried multiple times over the storytelling. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*